By Sam Conder
Ever since my first BT3000, I have wanted a large mobile cabinet for it and an accompanying wide table kit. It took me almost seven years, and an upgrade to my BT3100, but I finally got around to constructing my cabinet. This document gives the reader some construction notes to go on, as well as some photos.
I am no means a CAD expert. I have “owned” a copy of the free version of IMSI TurboCAD 2-D for about four years. Unfortunately the version I have is no longer available, but the do still have a free learning edition available at http://nct.digitalriver.com/fulfill/0002.16. I have no formal CAD training, I am completely self-taught. So, any and all CAD drawings in this document are purely for display purposes and are not guaranteed accurate.
This cabinet is constructed entirely of 3/4” MDF. I bought mine at Home Depot. It required 5 sheets. Attached is a cut list and cut diagrams for my cabinet. My cabinet has an overall height of 37”. It is a comfortable working height for me, and it is the same height as my Ultimate Tool Stand. The depth of the cabinet is 20 7/8”. It is built upon a torsion box in the same manner as the Ultimate Tool Stand.
All dados are 3/4” wide by 3/8” deep. All joints were glued using Elmer’s Glue-all white PVA glue. The extension table is topped with a remnant of 1/8” plastic laminate that I bought from a local laminate shop. I think the piece cost me $5.00.
The edge banding is 3/4” wide by 1/4” thick maple that I had left over from a previous project. Before cutting to length and attaching, I applied three coats of Minwax satin polyurethane to the maple. I attached it with Elmer’s Glue-all white PVA glue and 1” brads. Here is a list of the other hardware I used:
- Four sets of Liberty 20" White European Side Mount Drawer Slides for all drawers. (Home Depot SKU #385531)
- One pair of Liberty 20" Zinc Plated Ball Bearing Full Extension Drawer Slide for the blade caddy. (Home Depot SKU #432718)
- Six Liberty 3" Polished Chrome Wire Pulls. (Home Depot SKU #806283)
- Four 3" Rubber Wheel Swivel Casters with Brakes. (Home Depot SKU #433039)
- One pair 4” door hinges for flip-top.
- Four 1/4” x 5/16” t-nuts for mounting the BT3 to the cabinet. (Home Depot SKU #254827)
If you have any questions about this cabinet, feel free to email me at sam@samconder.com. Below are some photos, a measured CAD drawing for reference, and a copy of my cut list and cut layouts, made with Cutlist Plus, for my MDF.
Original PDF Document:
sc-tss.pdf