Cheap And Easy Drawer Runners / Sliders (How to make your own drawers)

[@wiesejay]

@2:38 using a car jack to align the door is genius

[@TJPlaysNow]

I was going to say the same thing! He is such a clever guy

[@andymanaus1077]

Hi Tim. As a furniture manufacturer of ten years, here's a tip for timber runners: Simply rub a candle along the top of the wooden runner. You will be shocked at how smoothly your wooden drawers on wooden runners will operate as long as you don't put extremely heavy things inside. This simple treatment also vastly extends the life of the runners.

[@RC-nq7mg]

bar soap works too

[@blaircox1589]

That OSB/particle board is likely far too rough for that trick that works with real wood.

[@andymanaus1077]

@@blaircox1589 My workbench drawers are made of unedged particle board and the wax works just as well as real timber.

[@allwaysareup]

I've seen metal thumb tacks on the drawer bottoms​, I expect that would work well on a rough surface@@blaircox1589

[@joethompson11]

Tim and the Downpipe Runners! Looking forward to your album 😄 workshop is coming along great!

[@ericheft6184]

Not only do you get more storage, but you have a large work surface! At least until stuff finds its new home there. Its a constant struggle between chaos and order. Thanks for sharing. Love to see how you build things on a shoe string budget.

[@Hellyers]

The Downpipe Sliders are genius... and definitely sounds like a good college band! Loving the new cabinets, very smart.

[@Lobo-ih3bh]

Good to see things done ‘ on the cheap’! Most of the builds on youtube use expensive plywood and fittings.

[@WiggglezMr]

A tip for cutting plastic, put your blade in backwards. Used to do this all the time for vinyl siding.

[@Vikingwerk]

Getting the shop organized always feels great!

[@jeffreycutler7364]

That's a great idea for drawer slides. Thanks for sharing!

[@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674]

Hello from romulus Michigan brother thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise and for taking us on your adventures through engineering

[@TheMrWoodsman]

Excellent solution Tim but at 1:00 of the video made me wince a little, glad to see you did not have an accident. Paul

[@heatherread5314]

Me too 😮

[@diablothe2nd894]

Was going to comment the same - made the hairs on my neck stand on end!

[@davidbrown8365]

I closed my eyes the final seconds

[@juleswebb1885]

Yes, me too. I commented on Tim's way of using the table saw in another video. Unfortunately I was a fool and lost my focus for just one cut, last year, (after 40 years of using woodworking machines) and lost part of my thumb and the tendons of my middle finger. A 'healthy respect' for the table saw does not give immunity to serious life-changing accidents, especially when you don't know how to use it properly and added to that there's no riving knife or crown guard.

[@eckosters]

Welllll, our small kitchen was built 21 years ago by our very very trusted carpenter/builder. The cabinets and drawers are made of laminated whatever, the fronts are all varnished Birch plywood and all the drawers have telescopic stainless steel gliders and yes that was expensive then but holy moly, is it EVER made for the ages. Because after 21 years of intense use, it all still looks smashingly beautiful.

[@rjung_ch]

A great space saver, happy days indeed. Small step by step.

[@katiemmm347]

you will never find anything now 😊 great job 👍

[@thomashverring9484]

Nice! I hope you're going to make a proper tour of the workshop soon! When you've build some more storage, probably ... You could drill a hole and glue a magnet in the outer upper corner of each door and put a screw in the end of the battens already there (holding the drawers under the table top). Just to keep the doors from swinging up and hitting you in the groin area (wild example, I know, but safety first😅).

[@DianeD862]

My husband has just said wouldn’t it be lovely to meet Tim down at the pub.We think you are so lovely and kind we just love Ireland and Irelands so much.Would be lovely.🥰 To have some of the brown Stuff Guinness.See you for now.☮️☮️☮️

[@Deutschehordenelite]

Really coming along, hard to believe when you see all the other areas being such a mess 😁

[@covishen]

There is nothing "small" about that project. It looks amazing.

[@frederickmoller]

Yes I love your well thought-out shop cabinets...You da Man!

[@msears101]

Looking forward to the first album from the "Down Pipe Sliders"

[@thewunder-lusters9644]

Abso-bloody-lutely brilliant!!! 👏👏... love the wind-up parrot having the last word there too. 😊

[@MattBrownbill]

You certainly have an enviable workshop setup now. 😊

[@McRocket]

DJ - 'Hey, welcome to WWOW Radio. Our first song tonight is from that new band - The Downpipe Sliders. WIth their big hit 'How to Save Your Money''. ☮

[@fleurdelune5240]

Wonderful job designing and building your shop storage ❤ I didn't see the pile nearby that also needs straightened up. 🙈😀❤

[@Convolutedtubules]

Looking good! I hope I make my workshop this neat one day.

[@timeflysintheshop]

I like the look of OSB. I have it on all the walls of my shop, but I imagine as a workbench/counter and as drawer or cabinet doors that see a lot of use, it will wear and get splintery unless you seal it with something like a good durable paint.

[@ron.v]

Those drawers look really neat. What a great idea. Also, I have to agree with @wiesejay about the car jack.

[@novampires223]

Wow! I must have missed the first part of this! Very impressive.

[@romancharak3675]

I like the old car jack idea too. I have one of those from a Toyota Celica I once owned. Lovely !

[@schwuzi]

That workbench looks great! I love the OSB look. Really nifty trick with the drawer mechanism. So many drawers can get expensive really quick. Also the regular drawer slides are a pain to install. I like this trick a lot!

[@susieshaw2910]

Lovely to hear all the birds singing 😊

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Very well done, Tim, love the use of the down spout for slider material.

[@davidquirk8097]

Great job and time spent organising the workspace always pays dividends in terms of productivity and the enjoyment of going into the shop.

[@hrxy1]

a big improvement, I'm sure you will enjoy the extra space and ease of finding things, good job

[@McRocket]

I think it looks wonderful. Purposeful, rustic and simple. And with today's inflation? They might be a new craze one day fairly soon. ☮

[@kasbakgaming]

I definitely wouldn't call that a small accomplishment; that's a very large improvement!

[@richdecibels]

workshop looks great Tim, thanks for the video!

[@malcolmthompson9848]

You can also run a dado along the middle of the runners (instead of placing the drawer on the slider) and screw sliders on the carcass. This way the drawers can be almost fully extended w/o tipping and there is no sacrificed space between the drawers. Best of all, can be made with scrap.

[@hughraftery]

I'm very jealous. It look great.

[@baileykeller288]

You could glue some very small magnets in, so your cabinet doors have a little grab.

[@mischef18]

Pure gold bro. Safe travels. Ken.

[@jims6323]

Not the 1st time you've inpressed me!

[@bilgeratjim]

Now that you have a place for some of your stuff, you can get some more stuff.👌

[@bendordoy4815]

I don't think it matters if they look rough you achieved your goals of making some cabinets and drawers for your workshop with cheap and easily available materials in a way that is simple to copy if you like the way they look then keep them like that it's your workshop no one elses.

[@SimonAmazingClarke]

Excellent work Tim. Amazing what a bit of though and a few hours can achieve.

[@johntraynor8777]

I love it Tim a job well done, Your well on the way to having the whole workshop done

[@perr1don]

That certainly does look awesome Tim

[@pete3897]

The down pipe-sliders sounds like a name for a strip joint lol :)

[@ZephodBeeblebrox]

lol. Im busy organising my electronics workshop. New shelves and containers.

[@nicomaisano]

Hi tim, new subscriber here. that was so simple I'm mad at myself for not figuring that before. Great work. Greetings from Argentina

[@ferguscosgrave7510]

It's a start enjoy

[@assassinlexx1993]

A third way is a horizontal saw cut in the carcasse and in the drawer. With thin strip of metal or plastic. Great for shadow drawers. Wax makes for a long term lubricant that doesn't get gummy as oil does. What do you use to stop your chip wood from expanding from moisture?

[@Falney]

It doubles the plastic use but you can improve the longevity and slid ability by putting it on the drawers as well for plastic on plastic rather than wood on plastic. Even better is to wax it.

[@richardball9724]

I dumpster dive and find these all the time good way to recycle the used ones

[@samcgill]

Fantastic idea.

[@Ultra4115_]

Looks amazing tbf

[@MrTapanes]

I adore this channel.

[@Gin-toki]

Just hang a curtain infront of the messy areas and lige magic, it's gone! :D

[@Santafefrank]

Thanks Tim 😊

[@MartinJones-o2x]

That’s a very good idea, thankyou

[@timspoor]

Very nice build!

[@martialme84]

Well done! So ingenious.

[@davidhensley76]

The world needs more clockwork parrots.

[@MattBrownbill]

I keep thinking of 'Down the dustpipe' by Status Quo

[@lcdc59]

Very nice!!

[@lumotroph]

Beautiful stuff!

[@ronaldmartin7892]

Top drawer, Tim.

[@ebikescrapper3925]

The downtown sliders are an ok band but they sound a bit wooden.

[@totherarf]

Amazing what a little "out of the box" thinking can do for you! .... or should that be "In the box ....." ;o)

[@ianbottom7396]

Tim your new budget drawers look grouse 👍…so much so your pet bird has a real spring in his step 😂

[@AlanBates-h8w]

Nice to see. But can we have more train track works/engineering please. Like your down to earth approach. Alan in west yorkshire

[@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299]

Love to, Alan, but there's no money for that atm : - (

[@johnwildwest1]

A nice coat of clear epoxy would make that look better Tim 😉

[@tropifiori]

Very nice

[@TomStedham]

Very nice!

[@AlbertFilice]

Looks asesome!!

[@williesimpson6757]

Great

[@bricklearns]

So you going to do a shop tour soon?

[@DianeD862]

Tim you’re simply a genius.We will watch on later 👋 my husband loves to make things with wood.You give him plenty of tips.Weather’s still not good 👍.Till next time.🙏🙏🙏🙏🤩👀🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@isfahelww]

Looks very nice! You haven't made any sawmill videos lately, are you still using it?

[@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299]

No time : - (

[@DieselDoesADive]

YAAAASSS!!!! Thank you for this!

[@xFlow150]

One can never have enough storage.

[@janek3187]

More video's!!!

[@michaelhogan9053]

They used to say put the blade in backwards when cutting plastic?? Just what I heard, never tried it.

[@cliveforgtes]

Thanks!

[@Rebar77_real]

Groovy!

[@wideyxyz2271]

💥❤💫

[@amandahugankiss4110]

hey. fella. i can see your drawers..

[@TheCrepusculum]

I don't think anyone does that anymore, but wooden sleighs used to have ground and polished horse bones. I don't know why it's a horse and not a cow or something like that, but maybe someone can do something with the information

[@fjuedes]

From my limited experience, L-profiles seem to be able to support more weight when used upside down. ┌ ┐ instead of └ ┘

[@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299]

You could be right, but they need to guide the drawer sideways as well..

[@mobiousenigma]

tim the design may be proven but the material most definitely is not! it appears as if the old cabinetry is plywood not osb, which either because of the glue or the exposed grain or through several layers has major issues with moisture, here in canada exposed osb dosnt last 12 months! it absorbs moisture and looses all strength . here is a project that will benefit from all the paint you can throw at it just to keep the grain sealed and stop expansion and its resulting bond failures. as always thanks for the videos.

[@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299]

No shortage of moisture here - you could be right. I'll report back!

[@IvoTichelaar]

"so we just won't look that way." Please explain this to my wife.

[@someguydino6770]

when my drawers start sliding I realize that it's time to tighten my belt...

[@tracybowling1156]

Tim and the downpipe runners, do you know what your job should be? People tell you what they want to accomplish (build wise), and you tell them how to complete said task with your unique way of solving problems in the easiest way possible. You should get paid for your superpower.

[@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299]

I like the suggestion, Tracy. The hard part is getting paid for anything I do : - (

[@MrBeje]

you have heard about IKEA

[@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299]

I have heard about it, yes. And?

[@VanderlyndenJengold]

I assiduously labelled a lot of drawers in a communal workshop, and put everything in it's place and yet my fellow workshop users RARELY put things back where they belonged. I've pretty much given up now. The place is a shambles. So disheartening. Your drawers and sliders look to work great.

[@BrassLock]

How absolutely ghastly. Whose in charge of the place, eh? Anyone wishing to join your community workshop should be given a full day's training in the rules and regulations of the place before they are permitted to touch a pencil of piece of wood. Only after signing a frightening document outlining the severe punishments meted out to transgressors should they be allowed to open a drawer. A CCTV system focused on tool returns will catch miscreants in the act of betrayal. My toolshed is permanently locked, and all my tools are safe from displacement, I don't even trust myself to touch them. That way I always know they're in the right place 24/7. 😅😅😅

[@VanderlyndenJengold]

@@BrassLock It's terrible isn't it! When I was younger I'd simply get the stuff for them (they were all older than I, pensioners really) and put it back when they'd finished. They were such scamps, I thought. Most of them are retired engineers of one sort or another. The final straw came when one of them said the place was a tip and engineers like himself would never leave it in such a state. He insinuated I was leaving it a mess. I gave up, and left him to figure it out by himself... probably never did! Glad to get it off my chest! I raised the money and bought all the bloody stuff for them too. Oh my days.

[@VanderlyndenJengold]

@@BrassLock We had a system of signing tools out, we had CCTV - they just ignored it. I was the only pillock signing things in and out. Loads of stuff just went missing only to turn up in their own sheds. You have to laugh, really, or else you'd go mad (I went mad).

[@BrassLock]

@@VanderlyndenJengold Clearly this was an unfortunate period in your otherwise happy career, but the memories pop up now and again it seems. Australia has a well established program of "Men's Sheds" in almost every State these days, none of which I have attended so cannot say how they deal with the problem. I guess one way would be to have a rotating responsibility for tool returns, spontaneously appointed at each session; "You Jones 😉 are the Tool Monitor today, here's the book, make sure all tools are signed out and back in the right place before you knock off!" That kind of thing worked when I was in the Army decades ago, we had to sign out all our tent equipment and entrenching tools, which had to be cleaned and oiled before return "or else." Glad you got it off your chest, and don't have to deal with those naughty pensioners any more 😉

[@avibank]

Had the exact same thing in our robotics lab at uni. I think the tool monitor solution is great. Kind of like the library cart, where you have to put any books you took off the shelves, instead putting them back on the shelves yourself.