Project by Bricofleur | posted 11-19-2015 05:57 PM | 5053 views | 20 times favorited | 16 comments | ![]() |
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This project was inspired by eight drawers I salvaged from a Captain bed I got from a neighbour. I made a full size plan on craft paper to get the exact required measurements to build the cabinets. All drawers, which are identical, ride on a single full extension 100 pounds rated slide (more than enough).
The cabinets hang on French cleats up over my radial arm saw. I used white Melamine so the light from the flanked windows and above fluorescent light fixtures would reflect on.
Just because one day the cabinets may be moved and hung in a corner of the shop, the drawer openings face towards the center, reason why the handles are tilted towards the center as well.
It was a fun and very satisfying project.
Watch more photos and full construction details from this page (out of 8) of my blog.
Thanks for looking.
Best,
Serge
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mikethetermite
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#1 posted 11-19-2015 06:15 PM
Serge, you always come up with great ideas and go into detail on how you did them. This is one of the best storage ideas yet.
Thank you for sharing.
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racerglen
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#2 posted 11-19-2015 06:53 PM
Nice job Serge, and well thought out !
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JoeinGa
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#3 posted 11-19-2015 07:08 PM
Pretty cool …
(say, didn’t somebody else do something similar last year? Looks just a little bit familiar)
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kiefer
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#4 posted 11-19-2015 08:01 PM
Very nice and practical Serge .
Far better then open shelf’s but you better label them so you know what’s inside .
Klaus
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helluvawreck
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#5 posted 11-19-2015 08:06 PM
These are great for shop storage. Nice work.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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Gregg M.
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#6 posted 11-19-2015 08:39 PM
great idea. That provides a lot of storage and ease of access.
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KMT
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#7 posted 11-20-2015 12:25 AM
I like it. Very good idea.
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tyvekboy
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#8 posted 11-20-2015 01:18 AM
Great Idea. That’s thinking outside the drawer … box.
Thanks for sharing.
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BikerDad
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#9 posted 11-20-2015 01:56 AM
Great repurposing solution. I’m curious why you didn’t simply mount the slides flat, rather than “side” mounting them the way you did?
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Ivan
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#10 posted 11-20-2015 08:01 AM
Besides it’s very useful, it’s also very good looking
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calisdad
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#11 posted 11-20-2015 04:54 PM
Brilliant ! I never would have thought to use drawer slides like that.
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Bricofleur
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#12 posted 11-20-2015 05:29 PM
Thank you all guys for spending time to comment.
@BikerDad: I’d say those slides are meant or design to be installed vertical. If installed flat, I’m afraid they wouldn’t hold that much weight (think I-beams). For small drawers, yes, unless you want to store your gold ingots in. Does it make sense ?
Best,
Serge
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woodbutcherbynight
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#13 posted 11-21-2015 02:06 AM
Great idea, thanks for sharing gives me inspiration for setting some more storage up.
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jcees
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#14 posted 11-23-2015 11:07 PM
I like it! Very cool solution. Bravo!
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Roger
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#15 posted 12-03-2015 01:24 PM
Nice recycle Serge
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