Installing inset drawers with perfect reveals

[stvrowe]

I made a video showing how I install drawer slides for inset drawers with perfect reveals.  While no Festool products are demonstrated in this video, the edgebanding was done using the Conturo and was built from leftover material from the Kapex miter station.

Inset drawers with perfect reveals

 

[fshanno]

Well done.

We've got in and out and up and down covered.  Do you have any tricks for side to side?  Other than build it right in the first place that is?

 

[Motown]

Thank you, very informative video Steve. I'd be really curious to you mark/drill the holes before assembly. Are you just using a story stick?

 

[stvrowe]

Well done.

We've got in and out and up and down covered.  Do you have any tricks for side to side?  Other than build it right in the first place that is?

Build it to the right width is really the correct answer.  If you look closely at the drawer, the side pieces are butted to the front of the drawer.  I used the method demonstrated in this thread to make the joint but did it with the Lamello Zeta P using P-15 Clamex fasteners.  Since the slides require a side clearance of 1/2" (I used 12.5mm) and I wanted a 3mm reveal, the side was offset from the front face by 9.5 mm.  I did use the Incra T-Rule for layout and I am really liking this tool.

 

[stvrowe]

Thank you, very informative video Steve. I'd be really curious to you mark/drill the holes before assembly. Are you just using a story stick?

The vertical location of the holes is not critical since the slides were side mount.  I just used the bottom and front edge as the reference for positioning all holes placing measurement marks to position the template.  I only use the Rockler jig for small projects and really only discussed it to demonstrate you don't need to spend a boatload of money to accurately drill system holes.  For full production mode, I use a more efficient method.  Years ago, after consuming an entire morning drilling what seemed like a thousand holes using the Rockler jig, I look on that jig with disdain for any large project.

 

[teocaf]

i appreciate that you took the time to make a video about this subject, but the explanation was muddled, the camerawork subpar and the editing awful.  what i had hoped for was some insight to help me streamline this process, but what i saw was you struggling with it like i'm struggling with the fitting.

 

[builderbob]

Teocaf, do you use Blum tandem slides?  The 563 slides with their companion latches provide side to side adjustment. They're excellent for an inset application.

 

[Holmz]

I made a video showing how I install drawer slides...

Thanks Steve,

Teocaf, do you use Blum tandem slides?  The 563 slides with their companion latches provide side to side adjustment. They're excellent for an inset application.

What should one consider for a similar faceless drawer to have as thin a slider as possible to maximize the drawer?
Is the 563 the one to use?

 

[builderbob]

I made a video showing how I install drawer slides...

Thanks Steve,

Teocaf, do you use Blum tandem slides?  The 563 slides with their companion latches provide side to side adjustment. They're excellent for an inset application.

What should one consider for a similar faceless drawer to have as thin a slider as possible to maximize the drawer?
Is the 563 the one to use?

By faceless you mean the front of the drawer box is the drawer front?  If so, the reveal left is fairly large and the front end of the slides are visible.

 

[#Tee]

thanks for the tip steve! that was precision!

 

[stvrowe]

By faceless you mean the front of the drawer box is the drawer front?  If so, the reveal left is fairly large and the front end of the slides are visible.

Yes - the term faceless was a poor characterization.  The face is part of the drawer box and not applied separately.  I have found the slide hardware is not any more visible than it is on any other inset application (see photo).  You can see it but, you have to look hard to notice.

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[builderbob]

By faceless you mean the front of the drawer box is the drawer front?  If so, the reveal left is fairly large and the front end of the slides are visible.

Yes - the term faceless was a poor characterization.  The face is part of the drawer box and not applied separately.  I have found the slide hardware is not any more visible than it is on any other inset application (see photo).  You can see it but, you have to look hard to notice.

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Looks great!