Tools and materials I propose:
Circular saw
Over the past few months, I have accumulated many new tools in my shop. So I needed a new cabinet to keep things out of my way while I work.
I made this simple cabinet out of 15mm OSB, lots of screws, casters and a piano hinge.
I had my material cut to rough size on the lumberyard.
I used my corner clamps, to keep the sides together, while I glue and nail the carcass of my cabinet. I kept checking that everything was square.
The back panel was too large to fit in my car. So I had it cut in half. I put the back in place, using nails and glue.
At this point the cabinet was strong enough to add the screws. I predrilled pilot holes, countersunked them and added the screws.
The back panel had an exceeding side. I secured my guide rail place and cut it with the circular saw. Then I added a flush trim bit on my router, and trimmed it flush.
It was a good time to add the casters. Mostly because I can move the cabinet out of the way while I work on other parts of the build.
The screws I used for the casters, were longer than needed, so I trimmed them flush with my angle grinder.
Next I cut the shelves to size on my table saw. I wanted them to fit loosely. I also cut three support pieces for each shelf. I used a scrap piece as a spacer, to position the supports in place without measuring. I glued and nailed the supports in place. Then I also added screws for extra strength.
Back on the table saw, I cut a vertical piece. This will support the front edges of the shelves to prevent them from bending over time. I also cut grooves on the tables saw so the shelves would fit in. I glued, nailed and screwed the front piece in place.
To cut the doors to size, I clamped them together. I used my circular saw and my guide rail, to cut both doors at once.
I wanted to attach the doors with piano hinges. So I glued and nailed a stripe of OSB to gain some meat for the hinges. I first lifted the door with my foot, then added two support nails in place and a clamp. Then I added one screw on the top edge of the hinge and one on the bottom edge. I then added the rest of the screws in a zig zag pattern.
I cut my hinge to size, with the angle grinder.
After I installed the doors, I pulled out the nails I had added earlier.
Keeping stuff in analogy with each other makes your designs look better. So I made the latch two times wider than the OSB stripe of the door side.
I cut the latch pieces on the table saw and glued and nailed them in place. The latch is just screwed on one door.
I gave everything a rough sanding with my angle grinder. Basically I just removed the sharp edges and fixed some imperfections.
My cabinet was ready. I hope you found this project useful.
But that was it, see you soon, with a new project video!
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