TobyT
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I'm building myself a workbench at the moment (WIP when I get enough posts to beat the spamulator) and I want to fit some drawers between the legs. This is very much an apprentice piece so I'm often without a clue. I intend to fit FE runners but I'm now trying to work out what size I should make them and out of what.
Space size is 35cm high x 95cm wide x 54.5cm deep.
I was originally intending three drawers, but with only 35 cm to play with I'm looking at 1 x 15cm + 2 x 10cm. Assuming a 12mm base and some spare the 10cm drawers are rapidly running out of space. I've just measured my kitchen drawers and they are ~20cm high. Perhaps I would be better going for a 1x 15cm and a 1 x 20cm drawer. For tool storage what sort of size do people find useful? I've got the power tools elsewhere so it's really the hand tools I'm looking to keep under the bench.
Typing that last paragraph has I think made up my mind. Two drawers instead of 3, with perhaps some loose fit trays in the top.
So what should I make it out of? I was thinking 12mm ply with faces of some old pine I've got hanging around (the rest of the bench is mainly Shed pine). Considering the 95cm width of drawers will this be too thin for the base?
Is the 95cm width too optimistic, will it lead to some form of sagging and sticking? Should I take the time to put in some form of central divider ad have to sets of drawers?
Space size is 35cm high x 95cm wide x 54.5cm deep.
I was originally intending three drawers, but with only 35 cm to play with I'm looking at 1 x 15cm + 2 x 10cm. Assuming a 12mm base and some spare the 10cm drawers are rapidly running out of space. I've just measured my kitchen drawers and they are ~20cm high. Perhaps I would be better going for a 1x 15cm and a 1 x 20cm drawer. For tool storage what sort of size do people find useful? I've got the power tools elsewhere so it's really the hand tools I'm looking to keep under the bench.
Typing that last paragraph has I think made up my mind. Two drawers instead of 3, with perhaps some loose fit trays in the top.
So what should I make it out of? I was thinking 12mm ply with faces of some old pine I've got hanging around (the rest of the bench is mainly Shed pine). Considering the 95cm width of drawers will this be too thin for the base?
Is the 95cm width too optimistic, will it lead to some form of sagging and sticking? Should I take the time to put in some form of central divider ad have to sets of drawers?
If this will fit in to a series of grooves then, I doubt you'll need to add a central 'muntin' for support unless you plan on storing something really heavy in there, like a metalworking vice...! :shock: If the sides aren't thick enough for the required depth of grooves, glue some drawer 'slips' to the inside faces and groove those. They'll also take a lot of the wear from the bottom edge of the sides.
