Building File Cabinet Drawers

Using equipment with the wrong load rating will potentially result in costly damage to your file cabinet hardware.

Building file cabinet drawers.

If building a new drawer you can follow my simple drawer tutorial but adjust the size to accommodate the files. Choose the rail type. This week i am making a 2 drawer filing cabinet for my grandfather join me as i walk you through building this simple construction oak cabinet. I hear from a lot of folks that building and installing drawers can be intimidating but as long as you take your time and make sure you re checking for square you shouldn t have too much of an issue.

I built my drawer 14 wide by 10 deep. Originally posted 2012 09 04 08 00 25. Leave a comment below. Heavy duty drawer slides such as kv 8505 are ideal for converting drawers into durable file cabinets.

Another critical step to build your own file cabinet is selecting the type of hanging rails. A filing cabinet is a type of storage furniture meant for storing and categorizing important paper documents. Have any questions about the free furniture plans to build a file cabinet. Shop for file cabinets in office furniture.

Pre drill a hole in each end of the strip and attach the strips with the 1 pan head screws each through a spacer into the larger drawer boxes. You re basically just building a box. When planning your cabinet make sure to leave 1 clearance above the top of the file drawer so the hanging file tabs will clear the faceframe or drawer above the files. Okay it s drawer building time.

Typical filing cabinets have two to four drawers each and contain multiple file folders within that can be pulled out via a small handle on the exterior of the cabinet.