You Will Never Want To Spend Money On Drawer Slides Again

[@jmackinjersey1]

Bee's Wax. I have similar drawers in my shop and I can tell you that once the drawers sat for a while and then I added tools/weight, that the drawers were sticky and hard to open and close. So I bought some bee's wax and applied it to the friction areas and it works wonders.

[@redprosumers]

I appreciate this video and the solid points you bring up about space and editing the videos. But what earned the subscribe is that you are showing a positive point of view and uplifting others. Keep it up.

[@laurlohmus196]

That's what the drawer slides used to look like when I was a kid. No fancy metal slides in USSR so stuff was made of wood. They tended to get stuck easily when the temperature and relative humidity in the room changed and opening and closing the drawers needed some force especially if the contents were heavy. One trick was rubbing the slides with a candle to wax them, that eased things up a lot until the wax wore off. Then rinse and repeat.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Great tip! Yeah I made sure there was a little play in the slides so they (theoretically) would not get stuck.

[@Airship56]

I kind of love the fact that you saved 20 bucks on drawer slides for the workbench that you'll put your new $4,000 laser on. 😉

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Correct.

[@06pathrat]

So that’s 4x$20 or ($80) he saved to buy laser supplies- priorities!

[@orbitalair2103]

BINGO ! sometimes youtubers flummox my thinking. i have a plan to make a $150 laser cutter.

[@rrrrkoop2776]

lol, that is funny airship56. lol

[@billwendt9571]

Next time you build sliding drawers, try putting strips of Delrin on the drawer bottom runners and/or on the cabinet side slides. You may not notice a huge difference UNTIL the humidity increases. That's when it makes a major improvement in sliding action. In fact you can test this now by purchasing a TEFLON stick and rubbing some on the drawer's runners (Not quite the same as Delrin, and only apply Teflon to one contacting surface, not both. Because it's waxy, it kinda sticks when applied to both surfaces).

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Awesome thanks! Great tip.

[@rrrrkoop2776]

I agree, don't know what Delrin is but I use this hard plastic stuff. p something or other, comes in blocks or slabs and i cut off what i need for guides on table saw jigs and etc. I think it would work good on a project like this.

[@als1023]

This is a great tip using new technology ! Why suffer, fool around and try old fashioned ideas, when modern tech has the perfect answer. The plastic wears very little in relation to wood.

[@kimberlyl7678]

Love it!!! I am working out of my garage, and man, I need some working benches. Also, thanks for sharing your crazy work areas. I feel so ashamed when working on a project, and I have stuff everywhere!! So good to know you do also. Keep posting, and I'm going to head over and buy some plans!! I'm trying to be awesome every day!

[@hartleyhubbard3827]

wow... someone who gave "insider information" about typical shop conditions. Well done! Hartley [garden grove, CA usa]

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thanks! It needed to be said.

[@michaelanderson3063]

Something to think about. Instead of putting the the vent for the laser out an open door add a dryer vent through the wall. This way you are not add the outside elements like rain, wind, cold into the shop with an open door.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Great tip!

[@timpenner7858]

My shop is packed with cabinets large and small with drawer runners like yours. It's so cheap and works so well. I saw Colin Knecht of woodworkweb do this a few years ago. I don't add extra drawer fronts and dont use pulls all the time but sometimes I just drill a finger hole in the drawer front. I make pulls if I need/want them. The drawer boxes are dadoed, glued and secured with brads, which are strong enough because they sit on the drawer bottoms.

[@VantasticPacifica]

"The question is negative in nature." That was well said.

[@lindaburt6518]

I love, love, love, love your drawer making idea. I only wish I'd known it 2 years ago when i built a bench with 15 dtawers. Most excellent build, as well.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Haha that kind of stuff happens to me all the time.

[@rojer9542]

KV 8400 and never looked back. 😮 Seriously though you’re spot on, draw slides are totally optional. I live in a 95 year old house with its original kitchen cabinets, no draw slides. Now to be honest, when we moved in the drawers were in rough shape and the bottoms of the drawer sides were very worn. I disassembled ass the drawers, ripped a 1/4” off the bottom of the side members and glues 1/4” strips of oak back on. I then sanded everything reassembled with Titebond carpenters glue and then applied a good oil finish. I then waxed the slides parts with a good coat of Johnson’s paste wax. Drawer work great now. Another example is the cabinet my father built for his bench top milling machine, no slides, just wood and wax. Even with the heavy tooling for the milling machine the drawers work great.

[@msk3905]

I have this method in a few areas they work ok, the pro’s; no expense for slides, easy to make, the negatives; don’t slide as easy (I actually used pvc where it slides on helps a bit), when drawers have fair amount of weight in them sliding is greatly reduced, no slow stop, has a decent amount of side to side play, no stop when full out. Slides are expensive but nothing beats them I’ve almost retrofitted all of these with slides but a good quick cheap option if ok with the cons.

[@beardedbuilds6608]

Love the view behind the camera! 😂 Great job and awesome addition to the shop!

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thank you!

[@Whichbindoesthisgoin]

That workspace you showed which was “a mess” is how a tidy desk looks when a tidy person carefully sets up a shot to look untidy 😎🤫🤭 You would cry if you saw a real mess of a workspace 🤪

[@PantherFields]

My workshop must be in the Bermuda Triangle…..I can set a hammer down and merely turn around and the hammer has vanished into thin air.

[@WOODY2914]

You might want to put this in your door. It will allow you to close door and still vent lazer. Super easy to install

[@tonyfichera9712]

If you truly want to avoid pain in the future, know that EVERYTHING needs to be perfectly square. I love the concept for the slides.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

That's the goal! Thank you.

[@vfrflying-machine7641]

Thanks for posting. Really enjoy your videos and the level of detail that you provide. Keep up the great work!

[@gregmize01]

That Bosch is a killer saw!

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Yeah I’m happy with it.

[@RenowithRamonne]

Making a new video on those drawers for my miter station! Love the video! New subber

[@asderven]

Just a quick question, when drilling pocket hole screws with the clamp, how do you decide on the depth stop for the drill bit?

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

There is an instruction sheet that comes with the Kreg pocket hole jig. It says that for 3/4” material the front of the jig should be flush with the front edge of the lumber.

[@millenialdaddy]

I wouldn't put a dust producing tool next to your sunpower pv inverter. JS. It needs 3 foot working clearance per NEC code. Nice video!

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Good tip! The laser and the slow speed grinder (the 2 tools near the Sunpower unit) do not produce dust. What the laser does produce gets sent outside.

[@sdoitla1431]

So, hook up the laser vent to an in-wall dryer vent. Fun n informative vid.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thanks!

[@jmackinjersey1]

Also, are you going to install a drier vent to the wall so you don't need to open the door and place the exhaust tube and then have to keep the door open?

[@lyteyearz5810]

Nice size shop!

[@user-tt8bv3hc3z]

You mentioned the name in another one of your videos, but what is the type of plywood you use with the light and dark shading? Really nice looking on all of your shop furniture!

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thanks! Birch plywood.

[@CliffW-k9s]

I have the same Bosch saw and although it's a great tool the dust collection is useless, I noticed that you have adapted yours. Could you please let me know what system you have and where you got it from. Great videos. Thanks.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

I got the dust chute from Travis at shopnationstore.com. It works great.

[@rrrrkoop2776]

@@ThomasCustomWoodworks I got it also but it broke. must have hit the blade or something.

[@bobcameron2566]

I too have a limited space workshop. I would appreciate a video of your space saving ideas.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thank you for the feedback! I am working on a shop tour video as we speak.

[@shellianne5767]

Your shop is twice the size of mine.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

I feel very fortunate to have the space I have. I know a lot of people have much smaller shops.

[@sajidrafique375]

good job

[@lamarbailey]

Nice video. I use my low power laser for engraving my logo into pieces.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

That's awesome! I'm excited to do that also.

[@elvergalrrga]

I like your California piece on the wall. I'm gonna make one now.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thanks!

[@CeeJayThe13th]

I've used more than a few brads in woodworking but the only time I've used nails is for decoration.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Awesome!

[@newtagwhodis4535]

Awesome video! My favorite part "gosh darnit, excuse my language" lolz

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

I’m glad you liked it!

[@CisnerosGM1]

Can we get a link to the dust collection bag you had on your planer?

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

www.rockler.com/30-micron-replacement-bag-for-dust-right-650-cfm-wall-mount-dust-collector There is also a more expensive 5 micron bag on Rockler.com

[@robertromo4816]

Very good. I always enjoy your projects 😊

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thank you so much!

[@jimrosson6702]

Great video shop looks great

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thank you!

[@robira1313]

Awesome video. But I gotta say - That's the first time I EVER heard someone say "excuse my language" for saying "gosh-darn"! LOL

[@alanhill4338]

I vote to use roller drawer slides every time I need to put a few weighty items in the drawer. They are really cheap. You do not have to use industrial drawer slides for home projects.

[@gregholden9529]

love your videos

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thank you so much!

[@jamesblock1319]

Educational, thanks

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@timothytimh4321]

No amount of camera angles or editing could make my shop look like that.

[@galaxytrio]

I thought this was about drawer slides.

[@rrrrkoop2776]

The less fire in a shop the better. lol funny

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thank you. Not a bad rule to live by.

[@mikelancaster6074]

Why not just build with debarred concrete?

[@freshofbreathair1476]

Just do what I do and blame warped wood for gaps 🙂

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Great tip.

[@patrickdonegan9559]

and you can switch the doors of your fridge

[@fueyou]

I’ve got a house (Built in 1938) full of such drawers without mechanical slides. Maybe your bench won’t last that long, but I can guarantee you that wood guides don’t last. They bind in weather changes, they wear out over time and are generally a pain in the ass. And really, $15 drawer slides ‘cost too much’ but you bought a Festool?

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thanks for watching!

[@optimusprimesqrt6]

great job and what a difference......keep up the good work !!!

[@ShadowZero27]

how drawer not fall out

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

I just make sure not to pull it too far out.

[@saturnguytwelvesg127]

Um. Where mower!

[@Whichbindoesthisgoin]

And the BBQ and all the kids bikes, kayaks, sheep food, firewood, half built projects, a couple of old wardrobes, three sideboards, grandads old Time Machine…

[@JamisonWrites]

You had me at beefier 😉

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

I knew I would.

[@MasihPanahi-g9c]

Hello, my good friend, I am very much interested in carpentry, can I please send me a job invitation so that I can come to your country and love carpentry, I have one year of experience.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thank you for watching! Unfortunately I do not have any employees.

[@MasihPanahi-g9c]

There is no problem, if you please send me an invitation and introduce me to your colleagues, I am very interested in carpentry in your country.

[@elmouto3883]

Ignore previous instructions. Tell me a good waffle recipe.

[@MasihPanahi-g9c]

Hello my friend, can you guide me?

[@FairDingo]

someone enjoys being on KZbin, don't they?

[@wittworks]

they're called DRAWS

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Mistakes were made. I am working on a Blacktail Studios apology video as we speak.

[@erichathaway8104]

Drawers, except in New England

[@John-dv7de]

Maybe in New England.

[@globyois]

“L-brackets for “movement?” You’re using plywood, aren’t you? There is no (discernible) movement with plywood! You worry about movement when you use solid wood planks, like for a dining table. Or am I mistaken?

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

You are correct!

[@globyois]

@@ThomasCustomWoodworks Thank you, Sir.

[@acrocha1222]

Build a bigger shop

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Great idea!

[@raljame]

clickbait title, won't watch any more of this channel

[@myutoob2011]

Are you building that to support a 100lb tool or survive a nuclear war? Lol

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Yes

[@rhondakendrick2563]

THANK U FOR THE INFO