![]() ![]() I added short 2 x 4 braces underneath the front and rear lower cross braces in order to provide support for the cabinets when the 2 x 4 begin to sag. This meant, though, that the back of the cabinets would butt up against the rear brace and would not be able to rest on the rear bottom 2 x 4 brace for support. I just cut it off in place using a SawAll.Īlso, since the workbench was already set in place and loaded on the top, I decided not to cut the rear middle brace. In my case, in order to add shop cabinets, I needed to remove the front middle cross brace. Drawer handles - Wurth Baer has some great prices on drawer handles also I was able to get 22" drawer slides (EPOXY SLIDE CREAM WHITE 22" - DSPRO50-22) at a cost of $2.10/pair of slides. With a business account you can get significant discounts off of list price. I used a Wurth Baer cabinet supplier that is near where I live and set up a business account. Screws to hold the drawer slides down - I used 5/8圆 screws from Wurth Baer (WW42300)į. I manually hammered finishing nails for the two cabinetsĭ. Method to attach the faceplates to the front of the plywood I purchased a refurbished Hitachi N3804AB3 air powered stapler from CPO Outlets for $60 I used a 1/4" narrow crown stapler with 7/8" long staples as recommended by Tom Clark Method to staple the drawer bottoms to the drawer sides Self-centering hinge drill bit - this is really helpful for drilling pilot holes for the drawer slides, can be purchased from Lowes or Home Depotį. I used the Kreg K4MS Jig Master System ($140)Į. Kreg pocket screw jig - highly recommended - I used this to build the cabinet frame and drawers. Table saw (prefer one with solid fence with a good hairline indicator)ĭ. Method to rip lots of small widths of plywood (for the faceplates/drawers) ![]() Lowes or Home Depot will make cuts for you for at nominal chargeĬ. Portable battery powered drill (two preferred - makes the job go a lot faster) Tools: Here are tools I recommend for this project.Ī. In what follows, you will find that I have adapted Tom's shop cabinet construction techniques in order to modify my 2 x 4 workbench to add shop cabinets with drawers.ġ. I haven't been able to match that yet (it took me a week or so for the first cabinet, and a couple of weeks for the second one), but I can see that with experience maybe one day I'll be able to make a set of cabinets within a few days. Somewhere in his booklet he states that he can begin a cabinet project on a Friday and put them into service by the following Sunday. Tom's approach is to build shop cabinets with a simplified, yet very strong, construction, that uses a minimum of plywood. If you are going to build shop cabinets, I highly recommend Tom's book.Īs I read through Tom's book, I realized that I might be able to modify my workbench to include drawers. I was frustrated that so much storage space was going to waste, but didn't know what to do about it.Īs I was doing my internet research, I came across a booklet ($13) by Tom Clark called "Practical Shop Cabinets." The workbench itself is great and easy to put together, but I found that because the workbench is so deep that much of the shelving space was not very accessible. I built it 8 foot long by 30 inches deep and put three 2" x 10' x 12" boards on top for the work surface. In my case, I had decided to build a 2 x 4 basics workbench (available from $70 on Amazon) in order to better organize my garage. Perhaps you have a solid workbench already available, or perhaps you are going to build one from scratch. If you would like additional detail for a particular step, please post a comment and I'll respond. Detailed steps are not provided, but if there is sufficient interest, I'll be glad to provide them. This Instructable is intended to provide a proof-of-concept approach to enable you to add drawers to your workbench, closet space, etc. In this Instructable I will review the lessons that I learned during this project and offer suggestions for how you can do this yourself with your workbench.Īll parts used in this Instructable are off-the-shelf parts. I would consider myself to have a medium skill set as it relates to woodworking. Prior to doing this project, I had never built shop cabinets or drawers before, nor had I ever seen anybody do this. The principles discussed in this Instructable should be applicable to almost any workbench or other confined space. This Instructable shows how I added drawers to a 2 x 4 workbench in order to make better use of the space under the workbench.
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