Mobile Storage Cabinet

In this Instructable I'll show you how to make a mobile storage cabinet with vertical sliding panels and drawers. I use it for my table saw accessories, but you could use it for all kinds of storage. The assembly goes quickly with easy joinery and the whole thing is made from just 2 sheets of 3/4" plywood and 1 sheet of 1/4". Hope you enjoy the project!

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You can also see a more detailed blog post where full PDF plans are available at http://fixthisbuildthat.com/table-saw-cabinet-diy-storage-plans/

Here are the tools and materials I used for this project. I've provided affiliate links for your convenience.

Tools Used

• Kreg K4 Pocket hole jig
• Kreg Accu-Cut
• Kreg Cabinet Hardware jig
• Kreg Deep Face Clamp
• Parallel Clamps
• Trim router
• 18ga brad nailer
• Circular Saw
• Tablesaw
• Miter Saw

Materials/Supplies

• (2) 4' x 8' 3/4" Plywood
• (1) 4' x 8’ 1/4" MDF
• (7) 22" Drawer Slides
• 1-1/4" Pocket Hole Screws
• 1-1/4" Wood screws
• (7) Drawer Pulls

The carcass of the cabinet is made from 3/4" plywood sheets. I cut them down to size for my table saw height then prepped for joinery.

I used pocket hole joinery to connect the panels and drilled holes in the top and bottom panels.

I connected the parts with 1-1/4" screws.

There are two vertical sliding panels on the cabinet on either side. I used full extension drawer slides for the build and mounted them to some vertical dividers on the left.

I installed the vertical divider assembly in the left side of the cabinet with pocket screws. Then I put the mating side of the drawer slides on a panel that will ride in the narrow opening.

I repeated the process on the right side of the cabinet but screwed the drawer slides right to the cabinet.

On that side I installed two vertical dividers spaced the same distance from the side as the other dividers.

I built 5 drawers in total for the cabinet. I used a large base drawer, a slightly smaller drawer above that, and 3 smaller drawers on top.

The variety of drawer sizes plus the sliding panels give me a lot of storage options.

The drawers are made with pocket holes on the fronts and back and then glued and clamped together.

The bottoms of the drawers are 1/4" plywood brad nailed and glued on. I chamfered the bottom edges of the drawers to hide the plywood panel.

To install the drawer slides for the 5 drawers I used some 3/4" plywood spacers. The bottom two drawers are spaced the same distance and the top 3 are spaced with a smaller gap.

I used clamps to hold everything in place and screwed the slides to the cabinet with 5/8" screws.

I installed the drawers using a 1/4" gap on the bottom drawer from a scrap of 1/4" plywood. I pulled the slides out and attached them to the drawers in place.

For the next 4 drawers I used the same process but used a 3/4" piece of plywood to space the drawer from the one below it.

I made false drawer fronts for all the drawers and vertical sliding panels.

I attached the false fronts using oversized holes in the drawers and screwed them in from inside.

For the sliding panels I attached a piece of blocking to each one with pocket screws. Then I attached a false front to each panel using the same method.

All drawer fornts are spaced 1/8" from each other.

I finished up the cabinet with drawer pulls. Each pull was spaced and place using a cabinet hardware jig.

I attached a full 3/4" back panel to the cabinet which squares everything up and keeps it from racking.

I used 3" casters on the base of the cabinet for mobility around the shop.

I laid out some custom mounting cleats on the sliding panels to hold my most used items.

The pegs were 5/8" and mounted to some scrap plywood to hold the blades and wrenches. I traced and cut out cleats for the pushsticks as well.

I loaded up the cabinet with my jigs, blades and accessories and it still has plenty of room left.

This is a great project to tame your workshop! Hope you enjoyed the project.

If you liked it please subscribe to my YouTube channel!

You can also see a more detailed blog post where full PDF plans are available at http://fixthisbuildthat.com/table-saw-cabinet-diy-storage-plans/