Charlie Woody
Established Member
Hi all
I want to make a mobile "cabinet" to put my pillar drill on that is mobile and has good storage for drill bits etc. As I have some 12mm & 18mm MDF lying around plus a few short pieces of 47mm x 100mm softwood I would hope to use these materials to keep costs to a minimum.
So my questions are:
1. If it is on castors and I also use leveling feet will it be stable enough?
2. Is there a minimum width, depth I need to adhere to for stability?
3. How high should the base of the drill be to allow comfortable working?
4. I have some full extension drawer slides which I can use for storage drawers for sets of drill bits etc, but how to store all the loose drill bits, including some long ones for my SDS Drill?
5. Should I laminate a couple of pieces of 18mm MDF for the top?
Is there anything else that I have forgotten to consider?
I want to make a mobile "cabinet" to put my pillar drill on that is mobile and has good storage for drill bits etc. As I have some 12mm & 18mm MDF lying around plus a few short pieces of 47mm x 100mm softwood I would hope to use these materials to keep costs to a minimum.
So my questions are:
1. If it is on castors and I also use leveling feet will it be stable enough?
2. Is there a minimum width, depth I need to adhere to for stability?
3. How high should the base of the drill be to allow comfortable working?
4. I have some full extension drawer slides which I can use for storage drawers for sets of drill bits etc, but how to store all the loose drill bits, including some long ones for my SDS Drill?
5. Should I laminate a couple of pieces of 18mm MDF for the top?
Is there anything else that I have forgotten to consider?