biscuit and butt joint drill press cabinet
 

As requested in the wreck...here's a picture of a drill press cabinet I
made. The carcase and drawers are constructed of 3/4" MDF using butt
joints and biscuits. The MDF is cheap, and the additional weight over
plywood helps counterbalance the top-heavy tool.

There is a solid wood brace behind the false drawer front at the top,
and the cantilevered back legs are supported by solid wood braces at the
back and a solid wood strip across the bottom.

The back legs are cantilevered so that if I ever need to drill something
really long I can reverse the head and get a couple more feet of height.

The drawers are hung on 100lb slides.

The cabinet works well, except that since my floor is cracked and not
perfectly level I need to be careful how I place the drill press so that
it doesn't rock.

Chris

biscuit and butt joint drill press cabinet -- let's try again,with the picture....
 

biscuit and butt joint drill press cabinet -- let's try again, with the picture....
 

On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:30:39 -0600, Chris Friesen
wrote:

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Looks good!

MDF's weight is a good feature in a tool base.