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28th May 2023, 01:56 PM #16Intermediate Member
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I built this from Bunnings lumber.
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just finishing up adding ten drawers at this time.
On the right set of drawers I made the drawer sliders using inspiration for John Heisz (Ibuildit) on YouTube
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29th May 2023, 11:07 AM #17Member
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31st May 2023, 06:09 PM #18
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31st May 2023, 06:27 PM #19
Really good advice from Derek and Kuffy. Much easier to build the drawers as a separate cabinet, and they can always then be moved to the next work bench. Work benches are always a work-in-progress.
However, I do suggest that you do use full extension drawer runners so that you will have full visual access to the back of every drawer. Derek's look great, but full extension is more functional - sorry D.
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31st May 2023, 06:44 PM #20
My drawers range in depth from 50 to 300 mm.
300 mm: I have nothing in the drawers that requires this depth. A circular saw is 220 mm high, so "just in case" perhaps a single drawer 250 mm deep would suffice, for me.
50 mm: These are ideal for most small tools - chisels, spanners, pliers, hammers. etc, for measuring and drawing instruments, and for small components such as screws, knobs, hinges, etc. Shallow depth makes things easy to find. I have three drawers this depth; want at least double that many.
Other depths: Not a lot of my stuff requires drawers deeper than 100 mm. So more shallower drawers and fewer deep one.
Recommendation: Suggest that you think very carefully about what you are going to put in the drawers and custom plan the depths accordingly.
Example: I put a Makita router in a bottom drawer because it was very heavy, and put the bits with the router. Really dumb idea because you cannot find router bits in a drawer 300 mm deep.
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