Popular Woodworking 2002-12 № 131, страница 37

Popular Woodworking 2002-12 № 131, страница 37

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1/2"

283/8" -273/8"

-3/4"

^ 1/4"

287/8"-

Drawer plan

1/4" deep x 3/4" wide rabbet

121/8"

11 3/8"

-30"-29"-

3E

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11/4" diameter holes

Plan

12"

12"

13

2"

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?V4"

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2"13/4"

bottom rests in dados. The most difficult parts to make are the "perforated" top and false bottom. These two parts have a grid of 1 V4"-diameter holes. To cut the drilling time in half, I clamped the parts face to face and drilled them both at once. Note that the top is H" longer and wider than the false bottom. When stacking them for drilling, make sure the top overlaps the bottom 1/4" on all sides.

Glue the parts of the box and the drawer together, fit the drawer to the box and attach casters to the bottom. Then assemble the pipe racks. Depending on the number of small clamps you have, you may need two or more horizontal pipes. I made a rack with two horizontal members.

I made a 2 x 4 ledge to hang beneath the bottom horizontal pipe. I drilled 1"-diameter holes in the board, cut slots through the holes, then ran bolts through the slots near the board ends. These bolts clamp the 2 x 4 ledge in place. After assembling the pipe rack and ledge, insert the supporting pipes in two holes in the top and false bottom. Wedge the pipes in place. PW

To secure the pipe rack in the box, cut several small wooden wedges. Press the wedges into the spaces between the pipes and the plywood.

90° Elbow (2 required)

1" O. D. ■ galvanized pipe

T-fitting (2 required)

1/4" deep x 3/4" wide dado

1/4" deep x 3/4" wide rabbets

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-21/2" Casters (4 required)

Elevation

U

31/2"

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Nick Engler is the author of more than 50 books on woodworking, plus countless articles. Currently, he's helping kids across America build ribs for a full-size replica of the first true airplane, the 1903 Wright Flyer.

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