Frank Pellow
05-14-2005, 1:54 PM
I have a LOT of Festool systainers that need to be suitably stored and ported. Last year, I bought one of Festool's large systainer port and I really like it. But, it is expensive. That is why I was so interested in the systainer ports made by Paul Franklin and featured in the thread: http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=16079
I finished the first such unit this week. Picture (1) below shows my cart beside it's Festool-made sibling:
This particular unit will be used for my Festool sanders (in the top 3 drawers) and the systainers that contain the sandpaper and accessories for same (in the bottom 3 drawers).
In order to make the unit "tip-proof", I screwed a (built-in) concrete slab to the lower rear. Photo (2) shows the test I used to check for stability. The cart is empty except for a (full) 1400 Router systainer on the fully extended top shelf.
The cart cost me about $180 (Canadian). It is constructed from the following material:
Carcass made paint grade 19 millimetre maple plywood,
Trim and drawer sides from scrap pine
Drawer bottoms and unit back from scrap plywood
36 centimetre full extension lockable drawer slides from Lee Valley (02K38.14),
Top mat cut from A lee Valley router/bench pad (05J11.01),
4 inch lock/swivel caster set from Lee Valley (00K20.10)
I plan top make another unit that will fit under my Festool multi-function table (MFT).
Before building the real thing, I made a small prototype and Margaret (my wife) liked it so much that she requested something similar to go under our kitchen eating counter. A couple of pictures of it are shown as (3) and (4).
The kitchen cart is used to hold art supplies, toys, dishes, and play clothing for children's visits.
I finished the first such unit this week. Picture (1) below shows my cart beside it's Festool-made sibling:
This particular unit will be used for my Festool sanders (in the top 3 drawers) and the systainers that contain the sandpaper and accessories for same (in the bottom 3 drawers).
In order to make the unit "tip-proof", I screwed a (built-in) concrete slab to the lower rear. Photo (2) shows the test I used to check for stability. The cart is empty except for a (full) 1400 Router systainer on the fully extended top shelf.
The cart cost me about $180 (Canadian). It is constructed from the following material:
Carcass made paint grade 19 millimetre maple plywood,
Trim and drawer sides from scrap pine
Drawer bottoms and unit back from scrap plywood
36 centimetre full extension lockable drawer slides from Lee Valley (02K38.14),
Top mat cut from A lee Valley router/bench pad (05J11.01),
4 inch lock/swivel caster set from Lee Valley (00K20.10)
I plan top make another unit that will fit under my Festool multi-function table (MFT).
Before building the real thing, I made a small prototype and Margaret (my wife) liked it so much that she requested something similar to go under our kitchen eating counter. A couple of pictures of it are shown as (3) and (4).
The kitchen cart is used to hold art supplies, toys, dishes, and play clothing for children's visits.