Shop Cabinet

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This paint grade 9 drawer rolling cabinet was built to accommodate a Hitachi scroll saw, it’s accessories, patterns and projects. The cabinet is 34” wide by 26” deep and 36 1/2” tall. The three large drawers (inside measurements) are 30” X 21” and 3 3/4” deep. The 6 smaller drawers are 13” X 21” and 3 3/4” deep. There is a piece of 1” X 1” X 1/8” angle iron under the front edge of the top above the top drawer that stretches from side to side of the cabinet. This provides support for the work bench top to aid against the weight of the saw. It is covered by a piece of table saw cut trim and furnishes strength against sagging and drawer bind.

The cabinet was made from shop scrap and a sheet of 19/32” construction grade plywood from Lowe’s. The casters are from Lowe’s and the Formica used for the top was a cutoff left over from a counter top job. The side handles for pulling the unit were found in a coffee can in a shop cabinet.

The cabinet was put together using a table saw, 7 1/4” worm drive skillsaw, a router for the drawers and laminate trim and a Hitachi sliding miter box. A jig saw and spindle sander were also used for the drawer pull cut outs. Assembly was accomplished with a $14.00 Harbor Freight 18 gauge brad nailer and a Makita cordless drill with gold construction screws of various lengths. I also like to use Titebond III glue.

Two coats of spray can primer and 3 coats of .99 cent spray can Meadow Green from Wal-Mart finished it up. The cabinet feels solid when moved, rolls smoothly and is very sturdy. With the added height from the scroll saw table itself combined with the 36” height of the cabinet it provides for a comfortable cutting height. This makes the blade and cut line easy to see and follow.

Looks pretty good man. I like it. Best part about it you didnt go buy a made in china piece of junk ccause ime sure that will work better then a homedepot or sears bought one would.

keep us posted on how it works maybe afew month from now

Not a big fan of the green but the cabinet looks great. I used to do quite a bit of scroll sawing, would have loved a cabinet. Haven't done it in a while and sold both of my scroll saws, there are times I wish I'd kept the small one.

Yeah, I'm not a big scroll saw guy either but I am converting my band saw to a metal cutting saw. So I figured it would be good for a quick cut here and there instead of breaking out a jig saw. I also plan to use some of the drawers for hardware storage. Hinges, knobs, brackets and such..

My wife has also shown a great interest in learning to do scroll work. She is quite talented, a journey-women upholster with 25 years experience (she did my '53 Ford pickup) and she is pretty artistic. She also makes some beautiful quilts and she paints craft type stuff. If it puts her in the shop beside me I will buy it. We have a blast working together she is good with a Haynes manual and she is fair with a wrench and is my shop help.

She got any sisters??