Tom, that is a fine idea and I think that would work quite well. Appreciate the plans. I already know that the counter top I got has a rounded edge that hangs a little low from the actual top. So basically I'm going to add some wood to make up for that for my keyboard tray and also for the side pieces when I mount the drawer. Hey, this is going to work great. Btw, in case anyone wants to know, you can purchase the counter tops in such a way to already have those 45- degree angles which is what I meant, but I kept saying 90-degree so just ignore me. grin
On Jul 19, 2008, at 10:15 AM, Tom Hodges wrote: > Scott, I recently built a workbench and made the top from a piece of > scrap > kitchen countertop with Formica on it. I will just address building > the > drawer, because the way I built it was very simple. > > The face plate on the workbench below the front edge of the > countertop was a > 1 x 6, which is 5 ½ high. I built the drawer by cutting the > opening the > face plate before I assembled the workbench. The opening for the > drawer was > 3 ¾ high and 18 ¼ wide. Here is the simple method I used for > building the > drawer: > > I bought an 8 foot piece of 1 x 4 pine relatively clear of knots. > The > first thing I did with this board was run it along my fence of my > table saw > and cut a groove in the bottom about 3/8 deep, 3/8 from the edge > of the > board. Since the saw blade isnt quite a ¼ wide, even with the > carbide > tip, I moved the fence over slightly and ran the board across the > table saw > one more time and ended up with a grove 3/8 deep and ¼ wide. Then, > I cut > the board into two 18 long pieces for the sides of the drawer, and > two 16 > ½ pieces for the front and back of the drawer (when assembled, I > have an > 18 by 18 outside dimension drawer). I bought a ¼ thick piece of > plywood > and cut it to fit into the slot all the way all four sides of the > drawer. > So, with an 18 by 18 drawer, the inside dimension will be 16 ½ by > 16 ½, > and if you could measure inside the slot you cut all the way around, > that > dimension is 16 ½ plus 3/8 plus 3/8 in each direction, which 17 > ¼ . So > I cut the ¼ plywood 17 1/8 square so it will fit inside the > grooves with a > 1/16 tolerance all the way around. > > I drilled and screwed the front rail to the side rails, making sure > that > slot is lined up all the way around these three pieces. Then I set > with the > face down and slid the ¼ plywood into the slots. Then I added the end > piece and drilled and screwed it on. After that, I built a face plate, > which is about ½ larger than the front of the drawer, or 4 ½ by > 19, and > screwed it to the front of the drawer from the inside. That is > basically > how I built the drawer very simple, and you dont have to worry > about > tongue and grooves or anything like that. > > I wont go into the mounting except to say I bought metal and roller > guides > that attach to the sides of the drawer and allow you to pull the > drawer > completely out without it falling out. These are available at Lowes, > Home > Depot, etc. and mounting instructions are included. > > Good luck, > > Tom > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] > ] > On Behalf Of Scott Howell > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 8:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SPAM][BlindHandyMan] making a drawer > > Hey folks, I am finally relocating in the house to gain additional > space. I've got a plan for a desk/work surface, but I was trying to > figure out how I could make a good solid drawer. I guess I could > figure some of this out like making a groove in the sides to fit the > bottom into and if I did this, what router bit would be best suited > for making that type of groove and I imagine I'd have to find one that > is the same thickness as the board I want to fit all the sides on too. > Now as far as getting all the sides connected. I guess I could just > run some screws into the ends and that would work, but is there a > better way or a way that might not necessarily be better, but might > make for a stronger drawer? I did a little reading on dovetail joints, > but I suspect this is way out of my skill level at this point. I > believe those joints are like fingers that interlock at a 90 degree > angle and are I imagine either glued or just pressure fitted. In any > event, any thoughts appreciated. > If anyone is interested, I'm going to take two counter tops and use a > piece of melamine (however that's spelled) and use that to make the > corner piece of the l which will keep me from having to rip the edge > of the counter top partially off or trying to rip a 90 degree angle on > both halves. That is how it looks like they did the counter tops in > our kitchen. They cut the two tops at a 90 degree angle and slapped > them together. Nothing wrong with this but gee I got this nice scrap > lying here, might as well try to put it to good use. Well actually > this does bring up one other question. If I wanted to cut the top at a > 90 degree angle, how would I use the miter cross cut tool on my table > saw? I know that might seem like a silly question, but I haven't used > the gage yet so not sure exactly how I would use that while pushing > the wood through. > > tnx > > Scott Howell > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:s.howell%40verizon.net> net > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! 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