This workbench cabinet, chop saw stand and bench saw stand were designed to work with the Classic Workbench project. The workbench cabinet will sit on the leg stretchers of the workbench and features three soft close drawers and one small cabinet area behind a Shaker style panel door. The two saw stands were designed with specific saws in mind, so that the work surfaces of the saws would be at the same 36″ height of the workbench. The saw stands will easily attach and detach from the workbench with 5/16″ threaded studs and star knobs.
With future expansion and some adjust ability in mind, both of the saw stands feature 1 1/2″ thick adjustable leveling plates that will accommodate some variation in the shop floor. The leveling plates will also accommodate future chop and bench saws with different mounting-surface-to-working-surface dimensions. Standard 1/2″ hardware was used to provide both sturdy support and adjustment capabilities.
All three cabinets are made of 3/4″ birch plywood carcasses, with hard maple face frames.
Rockler 3″ locking swivel casters
These casters are for the two saw stands
Birch plywood from Chelsea Lumber
Initial plywood breakdown with track saw
Shop drawings produced with SketchUp Pro and LayOut
Ripping to final widths on the table saw
Sizing panels with shop made cross cut sled
Workbench cabinet components
Bench saw stand components
Chop saw stand components
Kreg jig setting dado set for 3/8″ cut depth
Machining rabbets for cabinet joinery
Gluing up saw stand tops and leveling plates for 1 1/2″ thickness
Using 1 1/4″ screws to reinforce glued up panels
Transferring leveling plate holes to saw stand tops
Using quick shop mad jig to mark centers of 1 1/8″ radii
Cutting corner radii with 2 1/4″ hole saw
Corners cut from both sides to minimize chip out
Kreg jig to drill pocket screw holes for later attachment of face frames
First dry fit of bench saw stand carcass
Drilling caster mounting holes in saw stand bottom panels using another shop made jig
Leveling plate adjustment tower – fancy name for a 1/2″ x 7″ carriage bolt
Bench saw stand carcass and leveling plate complete
Blum Tandem soft close drawer slides
Assembling chop saw stand carcass
Chop saw stand carcass and leveling plate complete
Assembling workbench cabinet
Workbench cabinet carcass under the Classic Workbench
Three sets of drawer box components
Drawer box assembly with glue, nails, and pocket screws
Pocket screws reinforce drawer box corners
Three drawer boxes stacked in workbench cabinet
Adding 1/2″ plywood strips to reinforce 1/4″ plywood drawer bottoms