I want to build a big under bed storage drawer
similar to this workbench drawer.
And, here's my material.
A top from a shelf
An Ikea shelf and a new board.
And I'll use some scrap plywood.
The scraps from the front and the sides
turned out to be just about enough for the back.
Plus this little bit here. So, I saved a bit of wood.
I've just done the pin setup in the Pantorouter
using the dovetail jig here and a dovetail bit.
Which cuts the pins.
And I put an extra clamp on here the long reach clamp
to make sure this stock is on there flat. And I've also got this
little clamp here to make sure nothing slips to the side.
I've now switched to a straight bit for cutting the pins.
And this time, instead of descending into the straight channels
I'm gonna be descending into the V's so I could trace that right shape.
Now, getting the fit right is important.
But, I just shot a video on how to set this up.
And I'm just leaving it set up. It doesn't
matter what the thickness of the material is.
Once it's at the right height for the same bits
it'll always work.
So, this piece of plywood from the garbage
is gonna form the bottom.
But before I put this on I need to figure out how to put the wheels in the corners.
The wheels I'm using are from some discarded inline roller skates.
And if I take these plastic sleeves out of here
the bearing which is 8 millimeters inside
fits a 5/16th inch bolt quite nicely.
The wheels are gonna go on the inside corners of the drawer.
So this would be the front and this is the bottom.
And they're gonna protrude through a hole
in the bottom.
And to keep stuff from hitting the wheels
there's gonna be a wheel well to go around it.
And then a cover that goes on the inside of the drawer.
And that also hold the other end of the bolt.
So, this is the hole where the wheel is gonna poke through.
And I need to cut a rabbet to sink this bottom into the sides.
And that doesn't have to go all the way to the corners. just to about here.
I loaded it down with all kinds of stuff. Just to make
sure my glue joint will be good.
And now I'm gonna put some screws in here.
That wheel needs to go in with a washer on either side.
And that's tricky. So, I'll put this one in.
And the other on on top the wheel. And then with a screwdriver
I'll keep that one from sliding while I stick the wheel in.
Trying not to slide the washer off the wheel.
And, I have them all lined up. So...
Put that one in.
The bolt is just threaded into an undersized hole in the wood.
And I actually had to shorten that bolt a little bit because
I had to buy one this long to get this much smooth shank.
Whoa.
I've got a center mark here and a center mark in the handle here.
And I've got 4 holes drilled in the handle.
Just marking where those need to go.
Now I just have to clean up this mess here.
Organized.