Problem Solved: Designing A New Kitchen Bin

[@Rockhopper1]

Mickey will figure it out, can't wait for the update when he does,

[@feeftje]

i am a 20 year old girl and love fashion and making jewelry.. but i saw a clip of this on tiktok and was so amazed by how you can just.. basically make anything you set your mind to! i love this a lot and may have just discovered a new interest :) excited to watch all your other videos :D

[@Avoyx]

Innit

[@mark_loveless]

I used to have a cat that could open anything - child locks, pet locks, you name it. I laughed really hard during this video as I recognized that behavior in Mickie and immediately saw where this was going! Good job, and good luck as something tells me you're going to be building a LOT of Mickie-proof items around the home.

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Haha yes!! Thank you for watching

[@trishblakely3476]

Oh Mickey, you resourceful little minx. Maybe one day you’ll realize you will never have to worry about food again. Great project, Keith!

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Haha I suspect he will always be like this!!! Thank you for watching Trish

[@BevMargaret]

Great project! I love your way of talking through your process. We had a cat who could unscrew the lid off the per food container we had...it was the size of a bucket and held a while bag of food. I kept thinking the kids were leaving it open. Until I watched her spin it open, pulling towards herself with both front paws with enough force it would go all the way around....she even knew to pick her paws up to let it spin freely.....😂

[@supermaniac5]

What a cute kitty! You know some people would just get rid of the cat. You can tell this guy really loves cats. It’s great to see love inspired innovation.

[@Barbaralee1205]

I have cleverly designed a cat door that has two sides: an only OUT side which I lock at night because I can only sleep when all 3 of my cats are inside 😳; and an only IN side that means no matter what they can get in but not out that door. It works with two of the cats but the calico named Elizabeth, as in Queen E, regularly lets herself out the only in which is impossible… except for her!! 😱 never underestimate the capacity of a cat!

[@jsmxwll]

I like taking paracord and pulling the sheet off for making flat retention chords. They bind a bit less than flat strap or webbing because they are round but easily collapse flat when needed.

[@cece624]

Every great YT channel has something that makes it unique. Sorting out mistakes, made by yourself or others, provides so many teachings moments! So when you mention a mistake or problem, I chuckle joyfully and wait to see how it’s resolved!! Keep up the great work, Keith. Also, it was nice to see the cats.❤

[@danjrash]

Para cord might work well instead of shoe laces, will reduce the shock on the screws too. Nice build as always!

[@lauris5708]

Mickie is very determined! I wonder how long it will take him to figure out how to open this one!?

[@TomM-ug3zc]

I give it 2 weeks until he figures out he can push the handle away whilst sitting on the work surface.

[@Laura-nd2ci]

Love Micky, such a character, he’s definitely the star of this project😻

[@niva8043]

Mickie is a legend ❤ Stray cats needs to be resourceful to survive.

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Yeah he knows every trick in the book! Keep expecting to find a cat shaped hole in the front of the bin cabinet

[@sharonmc5192]

That’s so funny. Love Mickey’s determination. His poor little face at the end 😂. Excellent solution 👍🏼

[@attlee1945]

Mickie is so sweet you can’t blame him for trying. Great job

[@RagnBoneBrown]

He's a handful but we wouldn't change him

[@rosemarshall1219]

The Mickey shots are hilarious😂. What an adorable cat and great he gets well with your new cat !!!

[@ReviewyCA]

That Mickie is a clever kitty! Nice of him to help you text out the new bin so thoroughly

[@tim_biller]

LOL! What a chancer Mickie is!

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Chancer is one word for him!!!! 🤣

[@robertwithington7594]

Just get a different cat?

[@mags8014]

What a villain - and so cute with it! I love watching anything you do, but Mickey-proof projects are the best! Thanks for the entertainment and the info.

[@mururoa7024]

I made something similar for a laundry bin a couple of years ago. However I made the hinge a bit different. The oversized "dowel" just needs to sit in an open hole (half hole), which has the advantages of making assembly and disassembly easier since the door can just be dropped in after the frame is installed in its final location. Removing the door is made easy for removing dust and lint from the cabinet. I didn't use any chains to limit how far the door swings open, but wooden blocks used as end stops on each of the side panels (inside). As the door swings open, the inner side panels (attached to the door) have a tab which stops against the blocks (not sure how clear this explanation is).

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Great idea

[@matthewnelson5293]

I recently purchased an almost identical garbage bin from Amazon. Our dog was flipping open the lid and when we put weights on it, she knocked it over. Yours looks much more sturdy than the one I assembled and I like your shoelace solution!

[@juneritchie2498]

Great result and good looking! I can just imagine how Mickey is plotting his revenge. 😂

[@RagnBoneBrown]

🤣👍

[@melaniehuggins6646]

Yes I'd be sleeping with one eye open I think 😉

[@2036scott]

To replace the shoelaces look at Steel wire rope (SWR) most builders merchants will have some, you can get it a few mm thick, and it holds a lot of weight!, to stop it from rubbing or stuff like that you can also get some heat shrink plastic to cover it. It should cost no more than about £10. Good luck.

[@debolsen3294]

Love Mickies determination!!! WE have 4 kitties in my household and there have been times I have had similar issues.

[@Doug....]

Great looking project that Keith. Laughing at your very intelligent cat 😂. We took in a stray cat 12 years ago but have never had any problems like that. A relative took in a neglected dog that was deprived of food and all through his long life he was obsessed with looking for food whenever he could. Not sure if your cat will ever forget but he's adorable 🥰

[@stevebosun7410]

Hi Keith, once those hinge pins wear a bit, a couple of those soft close piston thingies might be a good idea.

[@SchoRiginal]

Great intro, finally a woodworking video my wife enjoys as well 👍

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@andyc972]

Bless you Keith, that is another labour of love for the benefit of Mickie ! There must be something in the name, I had to make a number of Anti-toddler devices years ago for my son Michael who was physically very strong and a determined escapologist so all commercial solutions failed ! Nice project in the end, with any amount of planning there is often something one overlooks and you overcame all the issues to result in a stylish and practical solution !

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Thank you!

[@Quaker521]

Oh, poor Mickey he looked so sad that you'd taken away his extra food source/🤣🤣 That said, he also didn't look too impressed after his bath.😂 The finished result is not only practical but also looks great - as if it was always made for that space.👍

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Haha! Thank you!

[@GRichardWrotten]

Nice execution. Bike chain is often useful in these situations as it is somewhat resistant to bilateral movement and twist.

[@footplate0]

One of my cats would have that open in a jiffy. She would hang off of the handle and throw herself back. Using the handle as a pivot point. she does something like that to our backdoor and lets herself in or out depending on where she wants to go. She also does a double bounce on two walls to get access to our bedroom balcony, then slides the fly screen open and finally slides the bedroom window open. Of course she never closes anything !

[@markwatters6875]

Mackie the Moocher. He just wants to make sure you keep your creative and design juices flowing. Thanks for another great video mate 👍🇦🇺

[@mrscpc1918]

Excellent work. I designed a single bin like this for my kitchen ( which my partner was building). It worked perfectly and has continued to do so for 12 years ( exactly the same amount of time I had to wait for the kitchen)!

[@anwolfs9804]

What a resourcefull kitty! Nice build! Might make something similar for our bathroom to sort the laundy, thanks for the idea!

[@nathalie5064]

Love the intro to the video and the "why" this project 😂 Mickie is a smart beautiful cat that luckely as now found a good home with a loving family ❤ Love this project and the video. Well done.

[@Nicolaaaah]

I really love to see this kind of videos. Amazing work! My dad used to do some diy, nothing like this but it reminds me of him and our trips to the diy stores. ❤ greetings from Germany 🥰👍

[@ofwoden]

A friend of mine had a dog suffocate on a bin bag when it managed to jump into their bin. I think making something less penetrable is very wise. Micky's a really smart cat!

[@mandyleeson1]

For a cat, our Mickie is very dogged! Great solution Keith, and I think I'm going to try building this for my (nearly finished, only been three years) workshop. Thanks very much. P.S. Good to see Mickie and Hazel getting on so well and loved the 'thwarted Mickie' segment.

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Haha yeah Ria says Mickie is a dog all the time, I think you could be right! If you do build one I'd love to see how it turns out! Cheers Keith

[@nickh2519]

That is a good looking and very useful bit of kit. Isn't it amazing what lengths we will go to, to counter the foibles of our pets! All the best

[@WilliamChitham]

Regarding the assembly problem maybe the hinge pins could sit in U shaped slots instead of holes so the opening part could just drop in from the front.

[@johndownie9385]

loved the way Mickie walked away in disgust...

[@RagnBoneBrown]

🤣

[@peterpaliwoda1527]

Yeah ..killer 5 ⭐️😂

[@rtm349]

The first few minutes had me cracking up. One of our cats is food obsessed too, and she can't stand any closed drawers, cabinets, bins, etc. We had to install child locks almost everywhere, lol. Mickie seems pretty determined, has he tried to jump up and hang on the handle yet? I have a feeling you'll be replacing that with an inset handle eventually😹

[@isthisthat]

Nice one! Love your scrappiness. I find it impossible not to make mistakes in woodworking. Owning up and finding a clever fix or biting the bullet and starting over is what makes the difference between an amateur and a pro ;)

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Thank you

[@geetarwanabe]

We used to use adhesive child locks, the kinds you use on windows or fridges, etc. Pretty cheap and work well for the devious little ninjas. 🐈🐱

[@michoish9476]

Love how clever Mickie is! (And gorgeous!)

[@Yusufmasron]

the finishing looks good. good ol miki

[@sophiemartel3761]

13:32 image and music are heart breaking! Give him his garbage back!!! LOL Great job you did on this unit! Hope Mickie's accommodating well.... It's a beautiful cat! :D

[@offcuts4146]

Thats hillarious with Mickey has he been watching topcat. Our rescue dog is very food orientated and we have had him 2 years. Good video. Mickey knows what he wants

[@lincolndickerson1293]

Another great video. I use paracord or parachute cord for these types of things. Relatively inexpesive and you will notice the wear long before it gives up. Other kinds of cord tend to go quickly once the fraying begins. Thanks

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Thank you!

[@bluecurlygirl]

Ah great job but poor Mickey. He looks so peeved off because he can't get into the bin now. We have two kittens who also love getting into the bins. Little brats.

[@c.a.g.1977]

Mickey, being able to get into anything, seems to have all the qualities of a ... cat burglar! Nice project, Keith, might be making something similar. Not that our pets get into the bins but we have to be more diligent in what trash goes where, so two separate bins would be an option.

[@andybarker5552]

A couple of velcro cable ties would work well in place of those shoe laces, the ends wont fray and you can cut them round at the ends to match you fixing washers. Another great video btw.

Lovely build, endresult and video! As far as assembly goes: fitting the pieces together whilst they lay on a side could work, but would be fiddly I guess. Thats what I would have done I think. Great video! ❤

[@xX88B88Xx]

My old cat could open a bank account if he fancied it.

[@susan_halla]

Mickie, shaking his paw in the air, “Damn you, human!” Great job, Keith!

[@Sofia-ge5wu]

I love mickey 😊 my crazy cat was called mickey too. Such a character. Love the effort you've gone to and the cabinet looks great. Im just waiting for mickey to put his front paws on the handle whilst he's sat on the island and push the door open 😉 nothing is gonna stop him 😂 please keep us updated 🐈

[@kyronnewbury]

Mickie is a champ. I love that you had to make this lol

[@spinlizard1]

Good result Keith. I'm still calling a win for Mickey though.🙂

[@ReinoudvanLeeuwen]

I was planning to build exactly this! My cats like to access my bins as well. Thanks for the video, it solves some of the things I had not thought about yet

[@yetanothername1131]

I wished I was so eager to achieve my goals like Mickie is.

[@techywill]

I feel you on this one. My son does the same stuff to our trash can.

[@felixreali7101]

The things we do for our pets !!!! 😍😍

[@Pete.Ty1]

👍👍👍Cat proof bin, good luck with that. Thanks

[@waynesinden]

Yah more Mickey 😃 But seriously you could be less dramatic with Mickey walking away after realising this whole project was about denying her access to the treats. Nice bins. Love you man.

[@evelyngorfram9306]

Well done trash bin, truly wonderful cat. The next time you're improving the bin, consider painting the bottom edge of the MDF panels. Moisture can sneak into to places where it'll cause trouble almost as well as cats can. ;)

[@wendymontie5660]

Where there’s a Mickie, there’s a way! 🤣 Mickie: you’re an indoor cat now…no need to forage in the bin! Great project, and thanks for sharing the ups & downs of the process.

[@dan.w.hoover2556]

Mickie is smart! Another great project - thank you!

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Thank you

[@pzycoman]

Mickie is a proper hooligan.

[@soffyabad]

What do we have is little bench, and over this bench we have the bin, hope the new bin works Keith

[@mell0116]

The look on Mickey`s face 😁😁 A very useful build. 👍

[@brianhill1294]

Hi Keith, did you ever consider fitting heavy duty drawer runners & making it a pull out bin drawer.

[@paulzirker706]

Great idea Keith. Good video.

[@201081hero]

Nice build Keith, also some useful tips on painting MDF which I must make use of. Our cat was pretty cunning in the same regard, you cant help but love the determination and ingenuity of them!

[@hbrealhousewife2270]

That bin is bloody fantastic. Wish I had the skills to make one. You certainly capped mickey.

[@prezzeruk4054]

We currently have two plastic bins on a kitchen cupboard. So iam nicking ur idea, but will use the original cupboard door as the front! Brilliant vid!!

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Great idea. Thank you

[@philipwilliams8114]

Good project too. Good to see you back on a build 👍

[@kavstagh]

Your cat is a low-key genius

[@philipwilliams8114]

Superb mog footage. Hilarious. He’s a cute fella

[@David.M.]

Nice job Keith!

[@PabloBD]

Great project!! And lots of cats footage, must be my favorite recent one . one question: why the mdf is green in the center? Could I use just regular mdf?

[@chrisperry7963]

Very clever and nicely done...but something tells me that Mickey is plotting a solution, lol!

[@wiltwhittaker]

this is such a good idea and executed brilliantly

[@negotiableaffections]

Should a drill/driver and a large holesaw go missing, I'd check Mickey's basket - I don't think he likes to lose! Great build, and a sturdy answer to the moving parts conundrum too.

[@robertbamford8266]

What we do for our pets! One suggestion: buy the bins first - size compartments to fit.

[@angelaarena5208]

I really had to hold myself from pinning my undies with laughter 😂 the determination of your cat to get into the bin🤣 Love what you came up with great job 👏

[@ianvicedomini2648]

Brilliant idea Keith and really did the job of keeping little paws out. Great video mate 👍🏽 👌

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Badgerworkshop]

Looks fantastic. I always wear my safety bobble hat for protection. When I made a similar but no wear near as nice bin, I put a wooded block on the inside as a stop.

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Beats Colin Furze's safety tie 👍 thank you!

[@thomastittlemier2104]

I built one. Used drawer slides on 2 drawers I built instead of pivoting doors.

[@KingSteen]

Maybe you should keep the old bin and put some cat treats in it to keep Mickie happy! LOL! Great project - it's given me some ideas for my narrowboat. Thanks! :)

[@bigpete4227]

That’s quite a clever build idea Keith. Made an interesting video as well.

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Thanks

[@mohedaicebear]

another brilliant video can't wait for the next one

[@nickgenericusername]

What a determined cat! Hey at least the new bin looks even better than the plastic one :)

[@CasualDIY]

Great project Keith. Love the problem and solution projects. Nice to see the whole process and the bumps on the way. All the best mate 👍

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Thanks mate!

[@henrikhjortshj6671]

Great project,- thanks. Realy nice. We have 3 cats who like our bins too, so we will build something like your bin. Awesome. PS. Phillips screws are a NO GO for me. The TORK screws cost the same, works 1.000 times better and are just so much better to work with. Dont use Phillips screws....

[@peterhorner364]

What a great idea 😊

[@verygoodboy2688]

I think a truck bed cable or something like that would be a good replacement for the shoelace

[@mosuhu]

What a little gremlin lol😂 loved your thought process and showing all the mistakes and fixes along the way. Turned out nice in the end.

[@nwa2102]

In similar circumstances, I've used wire (the kind coated in clear plastic or nylon) in place of where you used the chain. I also found that chain kept binding, but have had no problem with the wire

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Thank you I will look in to that

[@johngratton467]

Keith, I feel your pain mate, my beloved pet dog Suzy, a black Labrador could have rivalled Raffles when it came to food hunting/burglary, it was a constant battle of wits with her for her 17 year lifespan, despite it all I'd have her back in a heartbeat

[@Chief81]

Good job Keith, I know all about cats trying to get in kitchen bins, mine actually climbed in on the hunt for food until I barred them from the kitchen lol