Cabinet Assembly Workstation

This is a new system for me. First time I've worked at a mid level cabinet shop.
I have plans available for the assembly table here: www.etsy.com/l...
Thanks for watching. This system improved production by a large amount. I'll have another video posted soon on some nice jigs for improved cutting times on a slide saw.

[@brianmosse]

Brilliant, out of the box thinking at its best.

[@robertpartridge297]

Finally a professional channel with professional info. Thank you for sharing. I no longer build cabinets but I LOVE seeing how other professionals do things. Ain't it great having you tube at our disposal. Thanks again for sharing. Looking forward to more from you.

[@mgildersleeve]

KZbin is wonderful. It is good to give back what I can after taking so much from it. What a wonderful library it is. Thanks.

[@jjsuperalfadogg122]

Most brilliant assembly method for a small shop I've ever seen!

[@lynardburt5992]

Your a wizard of carpentry, I’m amazed this is first ever small shop best cabinet making jig. Thank you for sharing.

[@Rage-of-War]

What ever you do, do NOT look up 80/20 extruded aluminum, you will be hooked on the framing methods and start making all of these amazing carts out of the aluminum..... your ideas are AWESOME, really awesome. Hats off to you for innovation, really impressive!!!

[@shaunadams5201]

Efficiency at its finest. Very well thought out.

[@claudemaximus9409]

You rock MICHAEL, thx for sharing!

[@ericrobertsER]

Nice cart. Thanks for sharing your techiques and process. I appreciated getting to see it fully with all the steps and not speeding up things

[@SkullyWoodMetal]

Really nice concept. It ensures every cabinet is exactly square and correct.

[@andrepoon]

Killing it.

[@misterfee6467]

Very cool, I would love to work with you for like a week, learn a bunch of stuff

[@81bhoke]

The organization is amazing

[@skipmcgrath]

Great system. I also build cabinets on the side it is much easier to line them up. My system uses the same basic idea with a slightly different layout. I love the way you have every step thought out.

[@makeverse584]

Hi Michael, this system is absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing!!!!

[@Maker76]

Michael, great video, this has given me some great ideas for my wardrobe builds and cabinet assembly, I look forward to seeing more of your shop, thank you.

[@ArkWorksCNC]

Thanks for sharing. Nice work

[@anthonyloran4442]

I like the design of your parts kart

[@MelbourneAlan]

absolutely brilliant. really efficient and well thought out.

[@Normambo]

Wow! Impressive.

[@NicoSmets]

Thank you for sharing.

[@williampagan1952]

Amazing thanks

[@lukecarter7906]

Next level!! Why do you not use pocket holes for your screws or any glue? Are you trading stability of the pocket holes for speed and ensuring square?

[@jjsuperalfadogg122]

In this method no need for pocket screws.

[@MrDanthesoundman]

Hi Michael! This is a great station. Are you still selling the plans for this workstation? I would gladly buy a set. The link in the video does not work. Thanks!

[@nelsonbriles1157]

That's a beautiful setup. Could you suspend the power tools by those fancy retractable cables so you could save on having to continually pickup and put own the cordless tools?

[@mgildersleeve]

Giving it some thought. That's a good idea. Thank you.

[@diederick1998]

briljant 👌

[@reinharddecker4650]

Quiet specialized, but clever.

[@jronmanbuilds]

Awesome setup. Did you design the whole thing yourself or was this already built when you started in the cabinet shop? Also you don't see too many guys in North America with a European style sliding table saw. I think those saws are so cool.

[@mgildersleeve]

I built this system a couple months after I started working at this mid level cabinet shop. There’s a lot of standards here. It’s custom, but production. I had been trying to figure out an assembly system at my last job, but the last job was slow, high end projects. This job is building a project pretty much the same day you get the prints. Maybe two projects a day. But, most of the parts are standard and done in batches, stored in racks. That frequency of repetition of assembly let me figure this station out pretty quickly. And, yes, the sliding saws are wonderful. Easily ten times faster than a table saw. That saw and a fork lift putting the bunks of plywood at the saw saved my body. Before, I was hurting at the end of the day. Now, I’m much more productive and feeling no pain.

[@sebastiangarrido7707]

Woooow

[@crownmoldingbyspectaculart941]

This looks impressive, but I have some questions. I don’t see you adding glue to any assembly, so I’m concerned that the back could be pulled off when the cabinet is installed to the wall. I noticed that you’re not working with any material that is edge, banded. I’d be concerned that this system would be hard on edge banded parts. For such a efficient system, it seems like you lose efficiency by not being able to work with parts that have pre-installed drawer slides. I didn’t see any line boring as part of your process so I’m wondering at what point you do line boring to your cabinets.

[@devcal1]

Australian with so many questions. Assuming this is a joinery in NA? You guys do cabinets so differently from us, I'm assuming it's because you spray up your kitchens in-situ and therefore use ply rather than melamine boxes. What's the point of the routed corners at the bottom of the cabinets, presumably for the kick rail? How do you level them? Adjustable feet? If so, why not have a flat bottom? Or do you plane every cupboard end to suit the floor? Why do you recess the back into the cabinet, rather than just fit it between the ends and bottom/back top rail? Do you typically nail/brad your cabinets, or screw them together? If screw, do you not use an impact driver rather than a drill like you've shown here? Cart looks interesting, I like the thought process behind it.

[@mgildersleeve]

Thanks, man. I don’t really know the installation process for this company. They keep me busy at the shop, and I’m pretty new here as the cabinet builder. Yes, this is a North American company. The process varies a lot between companies here. This is how this company likes it, because this is how the owner likes it. I adjust to different owners. This is a mid level cabinet shop. A lot different from what I’ve known before. Speed is important here. The cuts for the bottom fronts are for toe kicks. I use two jigs and a circular saw. The routes in back are to give tighter seams for the back panel. I doubt putting the back panel inside would produce a better result by my hands, but I’d like to see how that works if you show me. I always like to see other processes. You can get away with a lot with the rabbets in the back.

[@mgildersleeve]

And my old boss taught me not to use an impact because it tears the wood up, weakens the grip of the screw. I use impacts for 3” screws for heavier builds, but not for plywood ends.

[@mattmeadows8587]

@@mgildersleeve I've used an impact for cabinet assembly for the past 14 years and have never had it damage anything other than perhaps my hearing lol. And it most certainly doesn't weaken the grip. I've had other supervisors tell me not to use drills on high speed to set screws for the same reason, which is even more hogwash. That dude required me to use drills on low speed because it supposedly made the grip stronger. But of course all he'd buy me was sheetrock screws. The only loose screws that ever came out of that shop were the ones in his head. I don't blame you for not using the impact in the assembly area, I don't care for the noise but I always wear earplugs/earbuds anyhow. But don't skip the impact because it tears up anything or weakens the screw, because it doesn't.

[@bighands69]

@@mattmeadows8587 Anybody who tells you that a weak screw is an issue on these types of cabinets is talking nonsense. If it was furniture that was being moved around constantly the mechanical forces exerted on the joints would cause issue over time. But not on a static cabinet that is built in and the box structure actually absorbs the forces. What I would suggest to anybody working in these types of jobs is to save up money and go out on their own at some point. Even if it is only doing small jobs to build up experience on the weekends at first. You have the ability to build cabinets and it would only take a short period of time to learn to fit them with speed. There are people out there who want small cabinet projects on their property but they tend to be too expensive to get a company in to do.

[@mattmeadows8587]

@@bighands69 I think you meant to reply to Michael , not me. I think you and I are saying about the same thing, I definitely agree with you.

[@brianrezarch7477]

how cute but you should use cabinet screws not dry wall screws cause they are made for drywall

[@TheshBuilds]

Are there metric plans too?

[@timmcbride1105]

Do you have a new link to the plans?

[@mgildersleeve]

My card expired. This link should work now. Thanks for letting me know. www.etsy.com/listing/712901513/mobile-cabinet-assembly-workstation