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Cordless Tool Storage Cabinet There's no doubt about it. Cordless tools are pretty handy to have around in the shop. Just grab your tool and go. But as convenient as they are to use, cordless tools don't completely eliminate the hassle of dealing with power cords. That's because they all come with a battery charger that still has to be plugged into the wall somewhere. And if you have more than one cordless tool, pretty soon your benchtop is strewn with batteries and chargers. The idea behind this storage cabinet is to get the battery chargers off the top of the workbench and out of the way. It also provides a storage place for the tools so that you can find them when you need them. (Without a FIGURE SACK NOTE: cur slot in back for charger cords SIDE power cord to act as a leash, cordless tools seem to have a habit of "walking off" on their own.) This cabinet is designed to hold a pair of drills and a couple of cordless saws, along with their battery chargers. But you can easily customize it to fit your own cordless tool storage needs. A wide, shallow drawer in the middle of the cabinet provides the perfect place to keep saw blades, drill bits, or other accessories. Case - As you can see by looking at Figure 1, the case of the cabinet is constructed entirely of 1/211 plywood (I used Baltic birch). Start off by cutting all the plywood panels that make up the case to size. You'll need two sides (A), two shelves (B), a bottom (C), and one large panel for the back (D). The sides will be joined to the shelves and back of the case with dadoes and grooves. But to avoid cutting a dado in the wrong place, I labeled the inside face of each side Oeft and right). Then I cut away the corner at the top of each side, as shown in Figure 2. 6 ShopNotes SIDE back VIEW SHELVE5 BOTTOM SIDE (12Vz" x 24V2") NOTE: all parts are 1/2" plywood NOTE: locate and cut slots for tools before glue-up side bottom I V2" back \ a. IN SIDE VIEW No. 58 |
