{"id":11,"date":"2020-05-03T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T12:29:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-01-18T11:39:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T11:39:12","slug":"mf-tc-part-14-drawers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/workshop\/2020\/05\/mf-tc-part-14-drawers.html","title":{"rendered":"MF-TC Part 14 &#8211; Drawers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The drawer fronts were all shaped on the bandsaw.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC82.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-105 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC82-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC82-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC82-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC82.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The drawer bases had their holes, for holding the Systainer feet, cut out using a drill for an initial hole and then finished off using a pattern bit in the router, I made a couple of mini templates that I stuck to the first base and then used that base as a template for all of the others.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC83.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-106 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC83-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC83-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC83-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC83.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The drawer fronts were then glued and nailed to the bases.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC107.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-107 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC107-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC107-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC107-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC107.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The screws supplied with the drawer slides were too long for the 12mm plywood sides and would poke through, so I ground down the tips by about 2mm.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC106.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-108 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC106-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC106-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC106-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC106.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>To space the drawer slides, I started with a couple of offcuts at the longest distance, and cut them down for each shorter gap.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC104.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-109 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC104-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC104-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC104.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>All drawer slides installed.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC105.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-110 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC105-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC105-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC105.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Drawers installed on the drawer slides.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC108.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-111 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC108-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC108-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC108.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Systainers installed.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC109.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-112 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC109-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC109-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/MFTC109.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Not all of my systainers are of the newer variety, the older style ones have less of a gap between the top and the next drawer base. In time I will swap the older ones out for newer ones funds permitting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The drawer fronts were all shaped on the bandsaw. The drawer bases had their holes, for holding the Systainer feet, cut out using a drill for an initial hole and then finished off using a pattern bit in the router, I made a couple of mini templates that I stuck to the first base and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4,13],"class_list":["post-11","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised","tag-mf-tc","tag-woodwork"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":349,"href":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11\/revisions\/349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}