On Fri, 4 Oct 2019 13:24:29 -0700, Bob La Londe
wrote:

This might be metalworking or wood working. I'm seriously thinking
about removing the work benches from along the back wall in my shop and
replacing them with a single continuous monolithic steel plate top work
bench. Beveled, welded, and ground flat at each joint. Apx 54' long.
Ok, that part is definitely metalworking.

Here is the part I am undecided about. I want drawers from the bench
top to about 3 inches above the floor from end to end. No. not a 54'
long drawer. LOL. Banks of drawers, to eliminate all my roll away tool
boxes and sort a lot of tools with their related parts. ie: Snap rings
with snap ring tools, etc...

Appearance is a non issue for me. Strength and speed of assembly
probably rank 1 & 2 for importance with cost coming in at number three.
Not all drawers would need to be super strong of course, but I would
like to make them all the same. Right now I am thinking about wood
drawers or folded/welded sheet metal drawers. I have a decent finger
brake and various metal cutting processes in my shop. I also have all
the wood working tools I could need for making wood drawers. No matter
which way I go I'd want to make them all the same way.

I looked at roll away bottom cabinets as an option under the bench, but
they are either way to light duty, don't have drawer configurations that
I like, or way to expensive.

I have made my drawers out of 1/2" cabinet grade plywood. On the sides
I cut a 1/4 inch dado a 1/4" in from the edge, the front and back dado
cut leaving a 1/4" x 1/4" tongue. Sides and backs get a 1/4" dado a
1/4" in from the bottom edge, the bottom gets wait for it a 1/4"
removed all around. Glue and nail together, make a stronger bottom
than just 1/4" ply.