built in sysport construction

[Kevcoleman]

I am building a wall of cabinets and I want to use at least two of the cabinets for systainer storage.  I was planning to make the cabinets deep enough to store two systainers on each slide out shelf so the cabinets will be about 26 in deep.  Do you guys see any issues or fatal flaws with this design.

Thanks'

KC

 

[peter halle]

Kev,

If the cabinet isn't screwed to the wall you could have a tip hazard if the heaviest systainers are higher up or you pulled out more than one at a time.

Check on the difference in price for the drawer slides.  Also put two systainers in the configuration you desire and open the back one. Measure the clearance from the front of the front one to the back of the rear open lid.  Add in whatever you will have on the front of the sliding shelf.  Now see if you can make this work hardware wise.

Those would be my questions and possible concerns.

 

[harry_]

As a personal preference (or maybe psychosis), I loathe the though of having to reach over, around, behind something to get to something else.

I would definitely make the drawers adjustable height so that as the arsenal of Festools grows/changes you can easily adjust to suit.

Following up on Peter's suggestion, you may want to make the drawer deep enough so that you can have both systainers on a drawer at the same time. I am presuming a tool systainer and it's corresponding accessories systainer on the same drawer?

 

[Wood_Junkie]

I did a built-in just like you're describing, only two inches less in depth.  Mine are not adjustable height, because I have a very specific space to fit into.

See this thread. 
http://festoolownersgroup.com/festool-jigs-tool-enhancements/home-made-sysports/msg103724/#msg103724

As long as you securely mount the carcass it should be fine.  I've had all three levels of mine open at once... a freestanding sys-tower would've flipped over twice! 

Make sure in your design and layout of the Systainers on the shelves you factor in front / back clearance so you can open them in place, without having to remove them (mine's fatal flaw).