But it won't have a shelf so you don't have to worry about self pins, right? Any kind of little 32mm drilling jig will work to drill the holes for the hinges on the sink cabinet, like maybe the little Kreg version.Īnd here's another suggestion. The only exception would be the sink cabinet which will have hinges and doors. You can use story sticks for spacing and just screw them on. No point in setting up the LR32 just for holes for drawer glides. You can screw the drawer glides to the sides of the base cabinets BEFORE assembly. And then you don't have to worry about 32mm holes at all on your base cabinets because you won't have any doors or shelves to worry about. Assuming you're going with Blum Tandem soft close drawer glides any kind of construction will be fine because the drawer bottom carries all the weight. You can domino them or just use pocket screws. What's the point in having the user have to bend over to dig stuff out of a base cabinet? And what's the point of having to open two doors in order to pull out a sliding shelf? Just go with drawers on lowers and you be much happier. Unless there's some pressing need only have drawers with drawer fronts on all your base cabinets. Using dominos means clamping and clamping that mid panel on base cabinets is a pain.Īnd for what it's worth here's my opinion. Simpler design, simpler assembly and even simpler installation. Yes, it will take a little more material but everything else will be SO MUCH SIMPLER. And they have the virtue you note, the mortises are all the same depth.Īs far as mid panels go, don't do it. I've done a lot of cases and the 5x30's are more than adequate for 23/32 ply. That's what they use in the Festool training sessions.
5x30's are tempting because they don't require changing the depth setting back and forth but they seem awfully small.įirst, 5x30 by all means. I believe 6x40's are the "correct" size because 6mm is roughly 1/3 of 3/4" sheet goods. Suggestions or links to information on the subject will be great.Īs a separate question re: the sizing of dominos for 3/4" sheet goods, I'm wondering if I should use 8x40 dominos (which I have a ton of on-hand) or whether I should buck-up and buy some 6x40's or possibly 5x30's. I've looked but haven't found a good reference source, YouTube video or thread covering this question and I'd like to proceed using good technique. If the mid-panels are cut 3/4" shorter (taking into account the thickness of the bottom panel) then there is only one reference edge for the LR32, that being the top. Keeping the mid-panel and side panel heights the same has an advantage when using the LR32 of being able to reference off of both ends of the panel the way the LR32 is designed to be used. This wouldn't be noticeable on the base cabinet but it would be on the uppers (especially for short people). If the mid-panels are the same height as the sides, then it means the bottom becomes 2 or 3 pieces vs.
I plan to have the L&R sides cover the bottom panel so it doesn't show from the sides. So my design question involves how-best to plan the joinery for connecting sides and mid-panels to the bottom.Īt issue is whether it makes sense to cut mid-panel(s) the same height as the L&R sides. I plan to use dominos for the joints and the LR32 for shelves, drawers and hinges.
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The issue is how to handle the mid-panels. Guidance is needed regarding laying out base and upper cabinets when there are 2 or 3 banks of drawers or shelves in a single cabinet assembly.
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