Small hardware cabinet - wood

[djjsr]

Just built this cabinet for screws and stuff. 30" tall x 18" wide and 12" deep. Drawers are 1x2 sides and backs with 1x3 fronts and 1/4" masonite bottoms. I used only 1/4 sheet of oak plywood for the outside. Plastic trays from HF, just took off the lids, made the drawers to fit the trays and made the cabinet to fit the drawers. Got a good price on 100 lb slides (a little overkill).

 

[Flathead Red]

Very nice work

Red

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Really, really nice.

I think I COULD make one if I tried, but I know I don't have the patience. Excellent idea to use the HF trays. Kudos, very nicely done. Do you have other self made projects to show us? (I'm trying to get motivated here)

 

[ratdoggy]

Beautiful.. I was going to make something much much simpler around those very trays.
Wish I had the skill and time to do that though

 

[boseefus402]

Nice job! Where'd you buy the slides from?

 

[PassnThru]

Very, very nice. The problem with building that sort of thing is always the cost of the slides. Drives the price up real quick. If you have a source for cheap slides then please share

 

[gmhill33]

Really nice looking cabinet.

Gary

 

[djjsr]

I got the slides from The Hardware Hut website. They're 10" full extension ball bearing slides. Only $5.86 per pair (plus shipping). They have pretty good prices on a lot of hardware stuff even with the shipping cost.

http://www.thehardwarehut.com/catalog-product.php?p_ref=259781

 

[reinhardt]

very nice work. one of these days (im currently 24) i will tackle some projects like that.

in the mean time..... i had an extra 3 drawer craftsman toolbox, the red steel one w/ flip up top for a total of 4 compartments. i took the little clear slid out trays out of one of those gray bolt organizers and dropped them in the toolbox. quick, easy, free (had stuff on hand). now i can open a drawer and there is all my 3/8 hardware!

 

[PassnThru]

I got the slides from The Hardware Hut website. They're 10" full extension ball bearing slides. Only $5.86 per pair (plus shipping). They have pretty good prices on a lot of hardware stuff even with the shipping cost.

http://www.thehardwarehut.com/catalog-product.php?p_ref=259781

So that's 46.88 before shipping. Probably safe to say $50+ after shipping. By the time you add the handles and the rest of wood in you are probably up to $100 easily.
It looks great - I really like it. But that is my usual problem with building things with drawers. By the time you put slides on the drawers on something that size you could buy a cheap roll around cabinet for the same price with more space.
If you are going to buy slides, make the drawers as wide as possible. Still takes 2 slides but you have a lot more space to show for it. If you plan narrow drawers, do something besides slides. It just isn't cost effective.

 

[dan76]

So that's 46.88 before shipping. Probably safe to say $50+ after shipping. By the time you add the handles and the rest of wood in you are probably up to $100 easily.
It looks great - I really like it. But that is my usual problem with building things with drawers. By the time you put slides on the drawers on something that size you could buy a cheap roll around cabinet for the same price with more space.
If you are going to buy slides, make the drawers as wide as possible. Still takes 2 slides but you have a lot more space to show for it. If you plan narrow drawers, do something besides slides. It just isn't cost effective.

I share some of your thoughts, however each time I complete a project (vs. buying an item off the shelf) I've usually improved and expanded my skill set. Additionally I have an item worth passing on to another generation. And frankly I'd rather spend time in the shop designing/building an item than watching an over rated athletic event on the tube.

Recommendation: suggest using a French cleat to secure the cabinet to the wall rather than using the angle iron frame. You'll gain floor space and not have it detract from the wood construction.

 

[reinhardt]

what is a french cleat?

 

[djjsr]

Recommendation: suggest using a French cleat to secure the cabinet to the wall rather than using the angle iron frame. You'll gain floor space and not have it detract from the wood construction.

You're right Dan. I actually have 3 cleats supporting it across the back and was planning on just using the angle brackets as a safety until I get the drawers loaded and check the weight. So far it's about 1/2 full and it's still pretty light.

 

[crowldawg]

http://benchmark.20m.com/plans/FrenchCleat.pdf

 

[arkangel06]

That looks pretty good!

 

[cowboy73]

Very nice looking cabinet. The stuff you make yourself is always nicer than any store bought junk.

 

[flathead74]

Excellent work. Better to have a keeper you can always take pride in, than to have another piece of plastic to throw away.