in one of my recent videos I built this miter saw station out of two by fours
I left the bottoms open with the intention of adding different storage
options underneath and today I'm going to build a set of drawers under the
drill press module so I can store all my bits and various accessories for this
build I'm using one full sheet of half-inch plywood as usual I had it cut
down into manageable sizes at the store and then made the final cuts in the shop
I'm going to make three shallow drawers and one deeper drawer so after ripping
down all my pieces to width I moved over to my miter saw to cut them to length
now my miter station is 24 inches deep so I bought some 24-inch drawer slides
but before going any further let me point something out euro slides are
metric so 600 millimeters is actually 23 and 5/8 to avoid any confusion or errors
I'm going to use the metric system to build these drawers for once so since my
slides are 60 centimeters I set my stop block to 60 centimeters too and cut all
the sides for my four drawer boxes without moving the stop block with all
of the sides cut to length I could move on to the front and back pieces I
started by measuring the width of the opening and use this method to figure
out the exact length I would need to cut basically you take the width of your
opening minus the thickness of both slides minus twice the thickness of your
plywood I set my stop block to the width of the
opening minus the 2.5 centimeters to account for the drawer slides then to account
for twice the width of the plywood I simply used two off cuts that I placed
up against my stop block because plywood thickness can vary I find this method
easier than doing the math and less prone to making errors
oof okay the hard part is out of the way and I can now move on to making pocket
holes to prep for assembly I made the pocket holes in all the front and back
pieces using the half inch setting since I'm using half-inch plywood
to assemble the drawer boxes I used some wood glue in one inch pocket screws it
helps to use a clamp to hold the board's in alignment during assembly at least
for the first few screws
if you have any questions about any other materials that I use for this
build I'll leave links to all the products in the description below
I repeated the very same process on the other side of the box and was then ready
to move on to the drawer bottom
I measured and cut a bottom panel to size again using half-inch plywood I
then secured the drawer bottom using glue and Brad nails now there are plenty
of methods for building drawers and this is just one of them but for shop drawers
I just want something simple and functional so this is the method I went
with after wiping off the excess glue it was time to move on to the drawer slides
as I mentioned before I'm using Euro slides for the first time I've used ball
bearing slides for bigger drawers in the past but I decided to try these out to
save on costs a little and really just to try them out installation on the
drawer boxes is pretty simple you just place the slide on the bottom edge of
the drawer and attach it with the provided screws installation on the
cabinet was not as easy but we'll get to that next
I've already attached the top slides as you can see now since my total drawer
height is four and a half inches including the bottom I measured down
five inches to allow for enough clearance with the drawer above after
making a mark I simply lined up the bottom of the
slide with the mark and used a sharpie to mark out the pilot holes I'll need to
make for the back end I used a magnetic level to make sure that the slide was
level and marked out the pilot hole working in tight spaces is not fun but
anyhow I made the pilot holes and then loosely attached the front screw and the
back one and checked for level again before fully tightening the screws I
repeated the same fun process on the other side and was then finally ready to
install the drawer and I was happy to see that everything fit just as planned
when I reach the bottom drawer I noticed I would have an issue with the rear 2x4
cross support being in the way it won't be a problem for the slide itself since
I can install it just below the 2x4 but I'll need to make the drawer box itself
shallower after a quick measure I trimmed down the side pieces that had
previously cut and assembled the box just as before
when installing the slides just remember that the part with the wheel needs to
stick out since this will be the back side of the drawer after installing the
slides I could do a test fit to make sure everything fit nicely you'll notice
that because the drawer isn't as deep as the slides it doesn't extend fully so
ideally you would use a shorter slide for this drawer but I can live with this
all right with all my drawer boxes made I can move on to making the drawer
fronts my opening is 20 inches so I'm going to allow for a half inch overhang
on each side and make the Front's twenty-one inches I started with the
bottom drawer and measured the height so it would sit just below the drawer above
without interfering I cut the Front's out of 3/4 inch
plywood and use some spring clamps to hold the front in place and adjusted it
until it was centered and the bottom was flush with a drawer box and finally I
checked for level just to be sure once I was happy with it I drilled some shallow
pilot holes making sure not to go all the way through and secured the drawer
front with some screws from inside
then I essentially repeated the same process working my way up through the
drawers using washers as spacers between the drawer fronts it helps to pull out
the drawer slightly so you can hold it in position and check the alignment with
the bottom drawer
again once I was confident I used some spring clamps to hold the front in place
and secured it with some screws after making some pilot holes
I'm using some leftover drawer knobs I had lying around but as you may have
seen me doing my router table video I first applied a couple coats of red
spray paint for some reason I'm really diggin red as an accent color around the
shop to install the knobs I first mark a centerline and then use this cabinet
hardware jig to make the screw holes it's not necessary but certainly helps
to make the positioning of the knobs consistent
I noticed that my screws would be too short to fit all the way through so I'm
going to countersink them using a Forstner bit I find it easiest to clap a
template made from a scrap piece of wood so it's easier to make the hole by
guiding your Forstner bit so it won't bounce around then I just screw the knob
into place and voilà
I love having this extra storage in the shop for all the stuff I never know
where to put for now I'm just gonna store my Forstner bits and drill bits so
they're close to my drill press in the bottom I've got some of my table saw
accessories and I'm sure the rest of the drawers will fill up in no time what
would you put in them hey I hope you liked this video and if you did please
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