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vtsteam:
Looks great, BOE -- I've been following along.

Don't recall if I mentioned this in my construction log, but when you locate the slides on the plywood, use a loose drawer side piece to get the spacing, plus about 6mm shim for clearance -- you'll need that much so your drawers don't jam tight in damp summer weather. Using a side piece to locate the slides eliminates measurement mistakes, and makes it easy to screw down the next slide.

you should also allow similar side to side clearance when sizing your drawers, and spacing the plywood. Or guaranteed they will stick in summer.

The dead space in back of the drawers (the sides are longer than the bottom) allows you to pull the drawers all the way out to examine contents without the drawer falling out and dumping tools on your feet. I think I allowed about 3".

True, you lose a little drawer space, but it's worth it not to have indicators, machinest squares, etc. end up onto concrete after 2 foot fall  :bang: :bang: :palm:

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