Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012

1rosario wrote:
Sabre, how do you build those outside storage drawers?
Great Work!

Ingredients:
2 6' lengths of 1 1/2" angle ( I used one of those folding metal bed frames and removed the cross members).
1 sheet 1/2" plywood cut to 30"x60" (or width of door opening).
3 3/4" copper pipe clamps.
1 3/4" wood dowel for axle.
3 1" plastic castors.
1 12' length of steel stud header.
2 2" aluminum pulleys size just big enough to roll INSIDE the steel header.
6 pack beer.

I bolted the angle iron along the edges of the plywood to make the platform.
Attached the pulleys (aka wheels) to each end of the wood dowel (aka axle) and attached that to the bottom of the platform at the back end. The axle should be just long enough for the wheels to be on the outer edge of the platform (+/- 1/4").
Cut the steel stud header (aka guides) into two 6' long pieces and screw them to the floor of the storage compartment, JUST wider than the platform.
Screw the 3 plastic castors to the floor of the compartment about 1 foot IN from the door end so that the bottom of the platform can rest/roll on them.
Install the platform by inserting the wheels inside the guides (steel stud).
Pull out drawer, drink beer, push in drawer.
Repeat until satisfied with work:):)

The front of the platform rolls back/forth on the 3 castors at the door end and the rear rolls on the axle/wheels inside the guides. I still have about 6" of room on either side of the drawer to store toolkit, wood, empty beer cans, etc..

Add-ons:
Might put small sides on platform to keep things from bouncing off.
I think I may have to re-inforce the metal studs a bit.

Time will tell, but if the whole thing doesn't work I'm only out about $15.00 in supplies and about 10 small screw holes in the floor.