Building File Cabinet Drawers

You re basically just building a box.

Building file cabinet drawers.

Choose the rail type. Finish the file cabinet as desired. This week i am making a 2 drawer filing cabinet for my grandfather join me as i walk you through building this simple construction oak cabinet. Okay it s drawer building time.

Using equipment with the wrong load rating will potentially result in costly damage to your file cabinet hardware. Heavy duty drawer slides such as kv 8505 are ideal for converting drawers into durable file cabinets. How to build a drawer. I built my drawer 14 wide by 10 deep.

When planning your cabinet make sure to leave 1 clearance above the top of the file drawer so the hanging file tabs will clear the faceframe or drawer above the files. I hear from a lot of folks that building and installing drawers can be intimidating but as long as you take your time and make sure you re checking for square you shouldn t have too much of an issue. Originally posted 2012 09 04 08 00 25. Typical filing cabinets have two to four drawers each and contain multiple file folders within that can be pulled out via a small handle on the exterior of the cabinet.

Shop for file cabinets in office furniture. Leave a comment below. If building a new drawer you can follow my simple drawer tutorial but adjust the size to accommodate the files. Buy products such as 2 3 4 and 5 drawer lateral and vertical filling cabinets with multiple finishes and colors.

Pre drill a hole in each end of the strip and attach the strips with the 1 pan head screws each through a spacer into the larger drawer boxes.