90 - Get the Most out of a Plunge Router, страница 4
LARGE COMPARTMENT HOLDS TWELVE STORAGE BINS Readers Tips for Your ShopSmall Parts Carousel SMALL COMPARTMENT HOLDS SIX STORAGE BINS I like to keep extra screws, bolts, and other hardware on hand to save me trips to the hardware store. The problem is all these parts can NARROW DIVIDER (4% x 13 - 14 Hdbd.) NARROW SHELF (4^4 x 20 - !i Hdbd.) be difficult to store and organize. To solve this problem, I built the small parts storage carousel you see in the drawing below. The carousel consists of a single base unit and a set of storage units sized to hold plastic bins. The storage unite rotate so you can find the part you need quickly and easily. And, as shown in the drawing above, you can build and stack as many BACK units as needed for addi- (12'/2 x 21 - % Ply.) , tional storage. WIDE SHELF (6% x 20 - 'A Hdbd.) NARROW SIDE (4'/2 x 12'/2 - % Piy.) SMALL SHELF (054 x 9 - 54 Hdbd.) NARROW LEG (2'4 X 1 a - 3/« Ply.) Base. To make it easy to access the storage bins, I built a simple base (drawing at left). First, cut the top and bottom shelves to size. And then connect them to the L-shaped legs and frame. Finally, add a lazy Susan to allow the unit to rotate. Storage Unit. Each storage unit is built from %" plywood and hardboard. Start by cutting the base and top to size. Then make four separate storage compartments to hold two different sizes of 4''-wide bins (one deep and one shallow). The two larger compartments are made by joining two sides and a divider to a back. Dadoes in the sides and back hold the V hard-board shelves and divider (main drawing and inset). The small center compartments are formed by connecting the backs of the large compartments by two spacers and a set of small shelves. Here again, dadoes hold the shelves in position. To use the carousel, just slide in the bins and fill them with small parts. Then a spin is all it takes to find the part you need. John Dutcher Salt Lake City, UtaJi 4 ShopNotes No. 90 |
