Drill Press Cabinet

The drill press cabinet is similar in design to the miter saw cabinet including a removable top panel. Though in the miter saw cabinet design the drawer front overlays the cabinets sides, I decided for this frame-less cabinet  the draws would look better indented into the cabinet as seen in the picture below. In addition, I wanted the drawers to be 16" deep; therefore, full extension drawer slide were used. These are twice the price of the Euro slides but can carry bigger loads.

As seen in the picture below, the bottom is open. This space could be use for additional drawers or storage space with an non-overlap door. The common euro door hinge is designed for 3/4 or full overlay; however, non-overlay versions are available from Lowes and other supplies.Using these hinges the door will inset to match the drawers and give nice clean lines.

As with the other projects, this is a project using Kreg pocket screws. There are many ways that cabinets like this could be built, but this method is fast and the joint is strong. I have seen projects elsewhere that use brads and glue for assembly. But whatever the case, all the dimensions are here and you can use whatever method you want. For this project, the construction process is very similar to that used for the miter cabinet project.

Completed cabinet with drill press.

Back view showing cleats indented 3/16"

Partly completed cabinet with 2 1/2" draw.

BOM

1. Sides: qty 2, 27 1/4" x 19 1/2"
2. Top/Bottom:  qty 2, 22 1/2" x 19 1/2"
3. Standoff: qty 2,  11/2" x 19 1/2"
4. Top Plate: qty 1,  22 1/2" x 19 1/2"
5. Front Cleat: qty 1, 2" x 22 1/2"
6. Back cleat: qty 1,  3 1/2" x 22 1/2"
7. Corner Cleats: qty 2,  4" x 4" with diagonal cut
8. Caster blocks: qty 2,  4" x 3"
9. Back cleats: qty 5', 3/4" x 3/4"

Material:

1. 18mm (23/32") Cabinet grade plywood, HD
2. Poplar plank 1/2", Lowes

Drawers: A detailed discussion of drawer construction can be found elsewhere in this blog. The picture below show one drawer for this project being constructed.

4" drawer being assembled.

Attaching drawer slides to drawer. Note center punch.

The cabinet slide positions using 1/4" spacing at top and 3/8" between drawers. With this spacing the drawer fronts will be have a 1/8" lip top and bottom. The final look will be a 1/8" spacing between adjacent drawer fronts and the cabinet walls, as seen in the picture. The following assumes that the slides are centered vertically on the drawer sides.

1. 2/1/2" drawer: 1 1/4" + 1/4" = 1 1/2"
2. 4" drawer:  1 1/2" + 1 1/4" + 3/8" + 2" = 5 1/8", position of top slide + remaining drawer height + 3/8" spacing between drawers + center of 4" drawer.

Mounting slides in cabinet.

Drawer BOM:

Drawer 2 1/2" x 16"

1. Front/Back: qty 2, 20 9/16" x 2 5/16"
2. Sides: qty 2, 16" x 2 5/16"
3. Bottom: qty 1,  16" x 21 1/2" x 3/16"
4. Slides: 1 set full extension, 16" Liberty D80616C-ZP-W, HD

Drawer 4" x 16"

1. Front/Back: qty 2, 20 9/16" x 3 13/16"
2. Sides: qty 2, 16" x 3 13/16"
3. Bottom: qty 1,  16" x 21 1/2" x 3/16"
4. Slides: 1 set full extension, 16" Liberty D80616C-ZP-W, HD

Drawer Fronts

1. 2 1/2" Drawer: 22 1/4" x 2 3/4" x 12mm
2. 4" Drawer: 22 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 12mm

Material for Drawers:

1. 12mm Blonde plywood, Lowes
2. 3/16" underlayment, HD
3. 1" Kreg screws