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4th December 2018, 12:00 AM #1
Spacing Drawer Fronts
Hi Folks ....
I am partially through a walk in robe project and have now come to making the drawers and would be interested in opinions on how best to approach it.
At this stage I have the basic carcass made using melamine. The drawer unit is being inserted into the full height carcass and will have half hang over. The attached drawing shows the drawer carcass that will be inserted into the main carcass. The drawing to the left shows the drawer sizes, I was aiming for 130mm deep for the top two, and 170mm deep for the bottom two. I have allowed 16mm between the drawers and also offset of the bottom drawer, the gap above the top drawer is a little smaller at 8mm. The drawer slides are side mount (https://elraco.com.au/product_info.p...nt-black-p-190).
The drawing to the right shows the drawer fronts that will be added to the drawer box and overlay the sides of the drawer unit carcass. As you can see in the image (red being drawer fronts and dimensions), the top and bottom drawer fronts will need to be larger than their friends in order to cover the drawer unit carcass. Ideally there should only be two drawer front sizes, slightly smaller for the top two and slightly larger for the bottom two.
Drawer.JPG
I had set the spacing between the drawers at 16mm as I thought it would be easier for installation of the drawers. Is it the case however that I need to vary the spacing between drawers to ensure I can get even fronts?
(as per image 2 which I quickly sketched up to provide for the regular front sizes).
Drawer 2.JPG
Also is 2mm about right between the drawer fronts and also to the sides?
Happy for the thoughts of those with more experience to avoid me having to do it twice.
Cheers
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4th December 2018, 01:06 AM #2
Hey Stinky,
You might want to check your calcs again... some of those dimensions are out.
Your actual drawer heights are rather large. Most drawer heights are usually much shorter compared to drawer fronts.
If you are planning on constructing the drawers in the way you drawn them, the drawer sides for the top 2 drawers only need to be 84mm (for example).
The only drawer front that should sit lower than the rest is the bottom drawer front i.e. to cover the bottom panel. Normally you shouldn't need to vary the spacing for the rest of the drawers, but if you are set on making your drawers to the heights you have stipulated, then you will have to.
Yes, aim for 2mm as the overall gaps.
What finish are you using for the the fronts? Melamine, ply, 2 pac, hand painted?
- If melamine, think about what thickness of edging you plan on using
- If hand painted, allow for gaps of 2.5mm while the drawer fronts are in their raw form
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14th December 2018, 09:19 PM #3
Thanks Junkie .... sorry for the slow reply. I was all systems go there for a while, progressing well until I was hit with the weekends of Christmas parties etc which has slowed things down again.
It might be a little hard to tell from the small image as I haven't dimensioned the gaps and some of the other dimensions were just checking clearances off other items. It will all work out.
This is for clothes storage in a WIR so the higher drawer sides will help keep the clothes in. I have checked the other chest of drawers, tall boy etc around the house and the heights seem to be about right. I would agree in a kitchen or study the sides wouldn't need to be as high.
Thanks. Happy with that.
Drawer fronts are going to be a bit of a combo. I am using some spotted gum engineered floorboards, fixed to a melamine backing and edged with solid spotted gum. I will size the fronts to account for the edging and the red fronts shown in the image will be finished dimensions. One problem I may have is I am using finger pull handles and these would be designed for a 16mm front so I will need to work around that.
Hopefully I will get some time tomorrow to go out and have a play to see what happens.Now proudly sponsored by Binford Tools. Be sure to check out the Binford 6100 - available now at any good tool retailer.
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15th December 2018, 02:47 PM #4
Dimension wise, your drawer fronts should all be the same height, or graduated with the tallest at the bottom and the shortest at the top.
if the 2nd from the top drawer is not as high as the top drawer it will look odd.regards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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