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23rd August 2020, 07:19 PM #1Senior Member
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A quick vertical sliding spanner cupboard
After deciding to hang three saws where an assortment of spanners were living, I saw an opportunity to make a narrow sliding cupboard to relocate the spanners into. I have been planning a new narrow 4 vertical unit for relatively flat bits and pieces (including the inevitable cans...), but this is in additional location/gap.
I had slid a Woodpeck T-square into the existing 30mm gap, and largely forgotten about it. It vacated. The saw cupboard ( I hesiate to glorify it as a 'till"), could move 35mm left to butt up against the Festool rail hanging unit, and taking that down with a pre-considered plan to reduce the width 20mm or so by using thinner ply... once I have some available scrap/new ply. That might sound somewhat wacky, but in a small space (3mx3m), every inch or so can count.
Anyhoo, an 80mm gap was created.
I found a bit of ? redgum/jarrah that I had saved from being thrown on the fire a few years ago (philistines they were, and remain). Don't quite seem heavy enough for jarrah. It had been out in the weather in a pile for decades, but was about the right size.
I hand planed it down, which is a relatively new experience, and it looked promising. I decided to rebate in the back panel of 12mm ply, so got to it with a recently acquired Record 043. Only had a 1/4" cutter, so had to make multiple passes . It was really pleasant change to the usual festool router attack. Cut surprisingly easily. I have a set of R.Isles cutters on the way.
The scrap bit of ply that was a former workshop cupboard door (I built new ones a few weeks ago) was the only bit I had lying around, I'll domino patch in a bit on the top tomorrow. And I don't have anything for the back stile, but up in place it is, and I'm well pleased.
The timber came up quite nicely me-thinks, combination of cabinet scraper and 320 Mirka. A couple of initial coats of some old tung oil, and I am pleased with the finish. I have become quite enthusiastic with BLO of late, but it tends to really darken jarrah , or so it seems to me.
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24th August 2020, 01:07 AM #2
From someone who is re-fitting out a space that will be my new workshop, I wanted to post my thanks for sharing this idea rather than just clicking a "thanks" button.
It's a brilliant idea, and you've given me inspiration just at the right time!
Thank you
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24th August 2020, 08:55 AM #3.
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Nice implementation.
Vertical sliding cupboards are really useful way of generating compact storage.
We had them installed 25 years ago in the kitchen under the stairs for SWMBO cookbooks.
The smallest triangular fronted cupboard is our medicine cupboard.
It was my idea which SWMBO really likes.
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The photo below shows them under my workbench.
The Photo was taken 13 years ago when I first quickly knock them up for some badly needed storage.
Of course they are now a lot fuller (and dirtier).
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Yes, occasionally I need a tool and a workpiece in the vice blocks cupboard access .
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24th August 2020, 07:26 PM #5Senior Member
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finishing it off
I made a top guide from a couple of bits of MDF and a melamine offcut. The idea is that the melamine rib acts both to prevent the cupboard falling sideways left (i.e. as a stop), should the saw cupboard (left) be removed, and also to prevent the back of the plywood rubbing against the plywood of the saw cupboard - so it will slide easily.
The top guide underside to the top of the cupboard clearance is 3mm. The guide also acts to prevent the cupboard falling forward when at full extension.
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I packed the bottom surface to the height of the larger bench surface, again with melamine for easy sliding.
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I cut a back stile from the leftover bit of plywood door, and made a top guide rail with a bit of melamine. This one is positioned right of the topmost bracket rail, and set for a 1mm gap (packed out with those yellow plastic packers, then screwed in place...). Plenty.
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Up in place
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I added a small stop block at the bottom front , inset just enough to allow full closure, and thin enough to allow the vertical drawer to slide forward until the back stile of the drawer hits the stop block.
The melamine is plenty slippery enough, especially given the fairly light total weight, that drawer runners aren't required. I will use runners though for the 4 drawer unit I am planning. Intend to hang the vertical drawers from the runners, rather than support the vertical drawers on runners underneath. My engineering mate convinced me this was the preferable way to go.
I thought to make some spanner size labels with punches on some brass sheet (plan A) Overkill but a bit speccy I thought. Eyesight ain't wot it used to be. Did't make mush impression on the brass, I need a bigger hammer or harder surface to bash on. Plan B resorted to impressioning bits of ply, then pencil/pen in the resultant indentations. I have to find some missing numbers...
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So now the gap is quite good.
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I also cut down the hanging mount for my Festool guide rails. Re-did it with 12mm instead of 18mm ply, more leftover from the cut-up door. I'll make another post about this cos I think it is quite a compact approach. Basically 210mm wide by 220mm dip, it easily fits 4 rails, and is really easy to mount the rails up.
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Thanks for the positive comments. Glad it is potentially useful to people.
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