hey there I'm Marie from DIY Montreal and today we're going to upgrade the
miter saw station by adding some storage underneath
now I built this miter saw station just over a year ago and I have a video and
plans available if you're interested now I did two upgrades ever since that video
the first being dust collection where I added this bus hood with slide doors and
I've added a dust cyclone underneath and the second video was added a bank of
drawers for storage now in the original design I made the miter saw station out
of 2x4 lumber and left the undersides open on purpose so I could come back
later and add storage to fit my needs so without further review let's get started
the first thing I want to do is hide these utilities by adding a set of doors
I built these shaker doors in my last video if you want to check that out I'm
using blum 1/2 overlay hinges that can be installed with a 35 millimeter bit
but using a jig like this definitely helps
I align the jig with the edge of the door in order to set the hinge four
inches from the bottom
if you're interested in the jig or these hinges I'll leave links down in the
description below
I repeated the same process for the second hinge then followed the
instructions on the packaging in order to install the mounting clips in the
right spot hinges are always a bit different but these ones you just slide
into the clips then secure by tightening the back screw
I mounted the other door using the same process and was about to start adjusting
the doors when I noticed that I had made the doors too big
since I hadn't yet applied finished I could just take them over to the table
saw and trim the inside edge off both doors I reinstalled them to test the fit
then simply adjusted the two screws on each hinge until the doors were both
straight and level
next up is an idea inspired by my kitchen a pullout garbage bin I need to
build a whole door that I'll attach to some drawer slides so I first measured
my garbage oh and by the way to get the diameter you simply need to divide the
circumference by pi I cut a piece of MDF wide enough to cover the garbage and
deep enough to fit my drawer slides to trace out the circle for their cut I
first found the center point and made a pilot hole I used a scrap thin piece of
wood to drill two pilot holes to match the radius of my garbage which is equal
to half the diameter I could then simply nail it into my Center hole and use a
pencil in the other hole to trace the circle
to cut out the circle I first drilled a large pilot hole so I could insert my
jigsaw and then make the cut you'll notice I use the mix of MDF and plywood
in this build and there's no particular reason for that other than those are the
off cuts I happen to have on hand with my circle cut I could do a test-fit
and was happy to see I got my math right next I need to build a sort of base to
hold the cutout the base will just be four pieces of plywood assembled into a
box I'm making the sides tall enough to install drawer slides and also to have a
decent sized surface to attach my door panel later on I use my pocket hole jig
to make pocket holes in the front and back pieces then applied some glue and
assemble the box using pocket screws you'll notice the back piece is shorter
than the other pieces but there's really no reason for that other than I couldn't
find a bigger off good it shouldn't affect the overall structure and it'll
be hidden in the back with that done I can simply apply some
glue and secure the cutout panel to the top with some Brad nails
before installing the dryer slides I'll need to modify the base of my mitre
station but wait first I double-check the width of the
trash holder then added one inch to account for the width of the slides and
cut a scrap piece to that length so I could use it to position the back leg I
then secured it with some pocket screws I use the same spacer to position the
front leg then added pieces on the right and left at the same height as I plan to
install the drawer slides
okay with my opening ready I can now install the slides I cut out a spacer
block for this to ensure that both sides would be at the exact same height using
these jars light jigs I simply dropped in the slide and set it 1/8 of an inch
back from the opening then holding it in place I gently pulled out the slide and
found the holes to install three screws and secured it in place
I repeated the same process on the opposite side then use my drawer slide
jig to support the trash holder while I pulled out the slides and secured them
this time making the slide flush with the front of the box I started with the
front screws and alternated sides then could pull out the box a little more to
reveal the next screw hole and so on until I reached the back
I did a test fit and everything looked good but I still need to add a door but
we'll get back to that in a bit I still have a tiny little nuke that I'm going
to use this tool storage by adding a vertical pullout wall I got this idea
from Jackman works and I'll leave a link to his video down below I don't really
have any way to clamp the jig down so instead I'll make a homemade jig I
managed to get a first nail in then holding it level I drove in a few more
nails just as before I set the slide back 1/8 of an inch and held it in place
with one hand as I pulled it out with the other hand so I could install the
screws for the bottom rail I stacked and level a bunch of off cuts to support the
slide while I screwed it in before installing the panel I decided I should
add a false front so I'll have something to attach the door to so I simply
screwed on another piece of MDF
with that done I could mount the panel to the slides I used some shims to level
and support the panel then pulled out the slides and secure them with screws
all right it's time to dress up this tool wall starting with a simple storage
solution for my saw blades after a quick layout I drilled a hole to
insert a half inch dowel with a little glue
once dried I could hang my blades using some homemade spacers that I made from
thin plywood next I screwed in two dowels from the
back to hold my brad nailer and made a simple holder for my jigsaw that I also
screwed in from the back last but not least I made a small holder for my
sander and added a hook for the cord
it's time to add the doors and if you're interested I have a full video on
building shaker doors and you'll find a link down in the description below
for the door to the garbage I'm adding this backers all have something to screw
into and installing it I won't lie going with shaker doors probably wasn't the
best idea mounting them is going to be a challenge
since I can't really get a clamp on here i pre-drilled some pilot holes then
decided to try some double-sided tape to try to temporarily stick on the door
while I screw it in from behind I used a level as a straight edge that I
shimmed up against the bottom of the adjacent doors I then use a spacer to
get the door into position reaching in from behind
I pressed up against the tape and delicately pulled out the door you can
see me awkwardly holding it trying to get his screw in from behind it wasn't
pretty but ultimately it worked I could then add some more screws trying to get
them into the doorframe
to install the door for the pullout wall I first drilled some pilot holes and put
in the screws that being said I figured it would be easier to use the doorknob
to help install the door so I started with that
using the same trick as before I position the door then use the knob hole
to drill through the backer
I could then temporarily installed the knob and hold the door in place after
that it was just a matter of leveling the door and screwing it in from behind
to finish things off I install the draw pull for the garbage and installed the
rest of the knobs hey I hope you liked this video and if
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