Lego Table #14: Fixing the sliding bottom...
I had a eureka moment last night. How to get the false bottoms on the bins to slide in and out? I had envisioned two pieces of thin plywood or hardboard, sliding out through the sides, which allow all the collected Legos to fall out through the open bottom. I had devised a few different ways to achieve this goal, but all of them included little guide rails sandwiching the moving part. It was all very complicated and involved tiny pieces. Then it came to me: why not just cut the bottom off the sides, cut a notch and glue the bottom back on? Instant support! Like this: Then I notched the middle pieces to allow free movement of the false bottom and installed it. I used glue and ...
