hey there and welcome back to part two
of this router table build where today
I'll show you how I built this router
table cabinet if you haven't already
seen part one in which I built the
tabletop be sure to check that out first
like most projects this one started off
at the lumber store since I can't fit a
full sheet of plywood into my car I had
mine cut down to more manageable sizes
at the store then finished making the cuts
in the shop if you're interested you'll
find the detailed measurements as well
as a cut list on my website I'll leave a
link in the description below
once all my pieces were cut the first
thing I did was cut out a hole in the
back panel where I'll attach a 4 inch
port for dust collection I knew I wanted
it 12 inches down from the top and sent
it across the back after tracing it out
I also traced out the inside of the port
then use my jigsaw to cut away the inner
piece and make the hole I'm not going to
attach the port just yet but we'll get
to that a little later
next I moved on to assembling the
cabinet frame I started by making all
the pocket holes I would need to make
the assembly easier
with all the pocket holes made I moved
on to assembly I first connected the
back to the side panels using one and a
quarter pocket screws and attach both
sides I then added in the middle divider
and use some spring clamps to help hold
it up against some reference lines I had
drawn 12 inches down from the top to
finish off I slipped the bottom piece
underneath lined it all up and screw to
all three sides down to the bottom using
some more pocket screws I wanted to add
in two drives in the bottom section
so I started by measuring the width of
the opening then subtract one inch to
account for the width of the drawer
slides I'm using to assemble the drawers
I first applied some glue to the seams
then use some Brad nails to help hold
the sides into place while I screwed in
some pocket screws
I then applied some glue all along the
bottom and dropped in the bottom panel
that I secured with Brad nails this was
my first time working with drawer slides
but the process is pretty simple for the
bottom one you'll want to use a small
spacer to raise the drawer up a bit then
set the dryer slide an eighth of an inch
back holding it firmly in place just
pull the slide out and find the screw
holes to secure it to the cabinet next
you can pull the drawer out just a bit
along with the bottom spacer and attach
the sides to the drawer then work your
way back to the following screws for the
upper drawer I use my craig doris live
jig which made the job easy
next I moved on to the drier phases I
lined up all the sides then Clent the
face of the drawer box securely
I used a countersink bit to drill some
holes in from the back then added some
screws to secure the face to the drawers
I repeated the same process for the
upper drawer but used washers as a
spacer between both dryers at this point
I decided it was time to add the casters
and move this build down to the floor oh
and by the way this is why I didn't
attach the dust port to the back just
yet I made some pilot holes and attach
the casters using these lag screws
because they're strong but also because
they have a hex head that's big enough
so it won't slip through the holes at
this point I probably should have gotten
some help or at least taking the drawers
out in any case I got the cabinet down
to the floor in one piece and without
injury okay now is a good time to attach
the dust board I used some well bond
glue to create a seal then secure it
with some screws
for the top part of the cabinet I wanted
to add small jars but decided to go with
simple wooden slides that I nailed into
place with my brad nailer I repeated the
same pattern on a second panel then
check to make sure my drawer bottoms
would fit before securing the panel into
place with some pocket screws
I then repeated the same thing on the
other side of the cabinet the top middle
section is going to be a door so I can
easily access my router from underneath
if I have to
I used a hinge jig to mark out three
pilot holes then use the 35 millimeter
Forstner bit to countersink the hinges I
loosely attached the fasteners to the
cabinet leaving some wiggle room again
using washers as a spacer I mounted the
door then fully tighten the screws and
then made some final adjustments
okay back to my top drawers I added
these blocks as full fronts which are
basically just so have something to
attach the drawer fronts to
using my trusty washers to get the
spacing just right both on the bottom
and on the side I clamped on the face
drilled some countersunk holes and
secured the face with some screws and
then simply repeated for all six dryers
to attach the knobs I use this Craig
dryer pool jig to help place the knobs
consistently
I'm not sure what I'll use all my upper
drawers for yet but I decided to fit one
of them with a router bit holder that I
made out of a 2 by 8 by drilling a bunch
of quarter-inch holes into it since all
of my drill bits have quarter inch
shanks I didn't want to make this too
permanent yet so I just held it into
place with some Brad nails for another
drawer I decided to make a simple box
where I'll be able to soar some of the
main tools I'll use for this table like
the lift handle and wrenches again not
being fully committed to this just yet I
just nailed it all together for now in
the final stretch now it's time to
attach the tabletop if you haven't seen
part one where I show how I built this
tabletop be sure to check that out by
either clicking the link in the top
right corner or the link in the
description below a router table isn't
really complete without an external
switch I'm reusing an old switch that I
had on hand but you can find a wide
variety on Amazon
after mounting the switch to the door on
the side closest to the hinge I fed the
wires through and realized I was pretty
much done with this build well except
for one thing
I really wasn't digging my nickel
handles so I decided to paint them all
red so let me give you a quick tour
here's where I keep my push pads and
these ones are the grabbers by miles
craft and then under here I have some of
my router bits with plenty of room for
more over here we have the router lift
handle to raise and lower the bit as
well as my various router wrenches I've
also left some drawers free for now
until I figure out what to use them for
on the bottom I've got all my miles
craft feather boards and a place to
store my Craig jigs and then on the very
bottom I can store my routers and other
handheld tools
so that's it for this video but stay
tuned for part 3 where we'll take a
closer look and test out the dust
collection as well as finally see this
table in action if you liked this video
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until next time thanks for watching