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.

A filing cabinet is a type of storage furniture meant for storing and categorizing important paper documents. 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. Another critical step to build your own file cabinet is selecting the type of hanging rails. Finish the file cabinet as desired.

Choose the rail type. Originally posted 2012 09 04 08 00 25. How to build a drawer. Shop for file cabinets in office furniture.

Leave a comment below. 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. I built my drawer 14 wide by 10 deep. 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.

Heavy duty drawer slides such as kv 8505 are ideal for converting drawers into durable file cabinets. Have any questions about the free furniture plans to build a file cabinet. Buy products such as 2 3 4 and 5 drawer lateral and vertical filling cabinets with multiple finishes and colors. If building a new drawer you can follow my simple drawer tutorial but adjust the size to accommodate the files.

Okay it s drawer building time.