I ordered a Supermax 16/32 drum sander with the infeed/outfeed tables. I figured I'd build some kind of rolling cabinet for it, as floor space in my garage/shop comes at a premium. I thought I'd just build it to the same dimensions as the sander (width/depth), sans in/out tables, but i did not take into consideration how the tables fold down. If I want to fold them down, then the design needs to be in the shape of a T..... That seems like a wasted opportunity for more drawers, more storage space...... I guess another option is to leave the folding tables off, and just use them whenever I actually need them. Not sure how much of a headache that might be though. Or build it as wide as the machine with tables, but that's a lot of floor space.
I have two 24" DT jigs that I'd like to find a home for on this too, well maybe..... One is the 90 pound PC jig and the other is a D4Pro. The PC needs about 34" of space. I'm thinking I might be able to make a couple wide drawers, back to back. Not sure about that idea though. I haven't had much luck with wide drawers and slides.
So many dumb questions for a simple cabinet. I know I'm overthinking this.......
Before I get too committed in this shop furniture project, I thought I'd ask the Creekers what they might have done? I did find a thread at another wood working site where a fella built a pretty cool cabinet that had drawers that were on one end, and an opposing side, 90 deg opposed from each other.
I pick up the sander next week. I buy my wood from the same place, so I'll grab whatever supplies I need to build the cabinet when I get the sander. I'm thinking I'll use 3/4 ply. They sell the 4X8 Russian birch and the 5X5 BB stuff. I have a canopy on the truck, so the 4X8 stuff is generally what I use. Trying to get the 5X5 stuff in the truck with the canopy is a PITA.