Sliding Easy
I subdivided each of my carcasses into three equally sized spaces for a bank of three drawers, two shallow and one deep for each bank. Then I added some drawer slides that I think I bought at least two years ago for this project and then never got to it. I'm pretty sure it was during the height of Covid in '21. I blew off the dust and after opening them up for the first time, verified they were the right size and got them installed. I even got the scissor jack out of the ban and got it ready for the next step which is to install them underneath the work surface.
The installation went smoothly, thanks to the car jack. Although there is a lot of drawers to make and assembly, which will take a fair amount of time, just having those carcasses in place feels like the hard part is over.
It is really coming along. You are indeed ingenious to use the car jack. My late husband was creative like you and could do lots of hard stuff just by problem solving.
ReplyDeleteOnce, many years ago, I read a blog of a guy who was building an entire house by himself. I was amazed at the jigs he built to get things done like hanging trusses. Unfortunately, the blog went silent before even the roof was put on. I've always wondered if he finished or was finished by a heart attack. But I always think of him when I have a task that is "impossible" for one person to accomplish.
DeleteThat's going to be so nice (and useful!) once completed.
ReplyDeleteThat is my hope plus I would like to clean up the pile of stuff in the far corner of my garage.
DeleteI am in the process of installing drawer slides into an existing cabinet with a door. Any hints as to how to make sure the sides of the cabinet shell is level and even? Fortunately I was able to purchase drawers from ReUse Hawaii - one of my favorite shopping spots here that recycles all kinds of donated construction and interior goodies.
ReplyDeleteI cut a spacer out of scrap to hold the drawer slide in place to the side of the cabinet and screw it. I do this on both sides. I them put the drawer in place and shim it to the correct height. I then slide the drawer out slightly along with the slides on each side, enough to put a screw in the first slide hole. I slide the drawer out halfway and put in another screw in each slide. Finally I pull the drawer out all the way and put a last screw in both slides. This method allows you to keep the drawers level and in the right place regardless of how square your cabinet is.
DeleteA spacer sounds so much better than just drawing a line with my leveler and hoping it doesn't shift.
DeleteMahalo for the tip!
What an improvement. This will be so useful.
ReplyDeleteThat is the plan anyway.
DeleteIt looks great! I have something similar as a craft table but mine is more of a two sided desk with ten drawers on each side ...it is full of "stuff" and I can no longer push my desk too close as I have filled that area with "stuff" too:)
ReplyDeleteThat is one danger of building storage space, filling it up with even more stuff because, well, I have the room now!
DeleteThanks for the turkey tip btw.
ReplyDeleteMy mom, god rest her soul, had a tendency to overcook any meat. As an adult, I have learned to pay attention to guidelines for temperatures and have been much happier when eating it.
DeleteNice looking work! -Jeff https://fromarockyhillside.com
ReplyDeleteThanks!
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