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Router Table Draw

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Router Table Draw

Postby Phil » 09 Oct 2014, 07:04

The bottom of my router table is a storage area (cavity)

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I keep the second router there as well as the jigsaw, drill, electric hand planer and the two sanders.
And also the dowel jig, and cases with the various screwdriver bits etc.
The problem I have is that when I need something, I have to go down on one knee (the good one) or sit on the floor (got to get up again!) to get it out.
So I decided that a slide out draw would be ideal.
The base is made from some chipboard and I had some old draw slides to fit underneath.

Fitting the slides

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Slides fitted with some gutter bolts

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To be able to bolt the slides down, I needed access to the bottom of the cabinet. The whole construction is quite heavy so it needed some jacking up.

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Test fitting the draw base

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Tightening the bolts on the slides, again just used gutter bolts

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Fitted and working

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This is the front that will be screwed on last, with some corner pieces for stability.

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Re: Router Table Draw

Postby Andyp » 09 Oct 2014, 08:01

Seems like a good idea to have the runners underneath.
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Re: Router Table Draw

Postby Phil » 10 Oct 2014, 05:05

Andyp wrote:Seems like a good idea to have the runners underneath.


Will see when it is loaded with all that weight.
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Re: Router Table Draw

Postby Phil » 11 Oct 2014, 18:26

Clamp and glueing some corner supports
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Loaded with most of what needs to go in.
Unfortunately lost some height with the base and rails, the Ryobi case can’t stand upright anymore.

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Draw closed.
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Re: Router Table Draw

Postby DaveL » 11 Oct 2014, 20:11

The runners have to go somewhere, ether under the drawer reducing the height on on the sides reducing the width. I think for heavy loads the bottom mounting is the best option, removing the need for really strong bottom to side joints.
It looks a good solution that makes accessing the stored kit much easier on the knees.
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Re: Router Table Draw

Postby Phil » 12 Oct 2014, 07:10

There is a bit of flexing on the slides when fully extended. Will keep an eye on it.

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