tape measure - building strong...front. construct the drawer box with 1 ¼-inch brad nails and wood...

Materials:

• (4)¾-inchSheetsof4x8FootPlywood• (1)¼-inchSheetof4x4FootPlywood• (4)18-inchMetalDrawerSlides• (4)2½-inchLockingSwivelCasters• (2)2½-inchSwivelCasters• 1¼-inchSimpsonStrong-Tie®PhillipsWafer-HeadScrews• 2½-inchSimpsonStrong-Tie®StainlessSteelWoodScrews• 1½-inchSimpsonStrong-Tie®Hex-HeadStrong-DriveSDConnectorScrew• 1¼-inchBradNails• 1inchBradNailsorStaples• ShelfPins(optional)• WoodGlue

Tools:

• TapeMeasure

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• Pencil• Carpenter’sSquare• TableSaworCircularSaw• CordlessDrill/Driver• Jigsaw• ShelfPinJig(optional)• BradNailer• Stapler(optional)• SafetyGlasses• HearingProtection• DustMask

CutList:

• (2)¾-inchplywood@50inchesx40inches(topandbottom)• (3)¾-inchplywood@40inchesx32½inches(sidesandmiddledivider)• (2)¾-inchplywood@32½inchesx237/8inches(centercarcasssupports)• (8)¾-inchplywood@237/8inchesx195/8inches(shelves)• (4)¾-inchplywood@227/8inchesx5½inches(drawerfaces)• (4)¾-inchplywood@213/8inchesx5½inches(drawerbacks)• (8)¾-inchplywood@18inchesx5½inches(drawersides)• (4)¼-inchplywood@227/8inchesx18¾inches(drawerbottoms)

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STEP1–BUILDTHECARCASSMeasure,mark,andcutbottom,sides,andmiddledividertosize.Applywoodgluetojointsandattachthesidesandmiddledividertothebottomwith2½-inchSimpsonStrong-Tie®StainlessSteelWoodScrews.

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STEP2–ATTACHTHECENTERCARCASSSUPPORTSMeasure,mark,andcutthecentercarcasssupportstosize.Measureandmarkthemidpointinthesidesanddividers,positionthecentercarcasssupportsinplace,andattachasshownwith2½-inchSimpsonStrong-Tie®StainlessSteelScrewsandwoodglue.Youmayneedtooffsetthetwopanelstoavoidpossiblehardwarecollisionatthemiddledivider.

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STEP3–ATTACHTOPMeasure,mark,andcuttoptosize.Attachtotheworkbenchwith1¼-inchSimpsonStrong-Tie®PhillipsWafer-HeadScrews.Donotaddgluehere,sothatyoucaneasilyreplacethetopwhenneeded.

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STEP4–INSTALLCASTERSInstallthecasterstotheundersideoftheworkbench.Noticethattheoutercastersarelocking,whereasthemiddlecastersarenot.Attachthecasterswith1½-inchSimpsonStrong-Tie®Hex-HeadStrongDriveSDConnectorScrews.You’llneedtoaddascrappieceof¾-inchplywoodtoeachcasterlocationsothatthescrewsdon’tcomethroughtheotherside.

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STEP5–ADDTHESHELVESIchosetomakemyshelvesadjustable,soIusedaShelfPinJig.Ifyou’dliketoattachtheshelvespermanently,simplymarktheirpositionsandattachwith1¼-inchSimpsonStrong-Tie®PhillipsWafer-HeadScrews.

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STEP6–BUILDTHEDRAWERSMeasure,mark,andcutdrawerpartstosize.Useajigsawtocutthecurvedcutoutonthedrawerfront.Constructthedrawerboxwith1¼-inchbradnailsandwoodglue.Attachthedrawerbottomwith1-inchbradnailsorstaplesandwoodglue.Installdrawerslidesaccordingtomanufacturer’sinstructions.