mattfc's Sys-Port

mattfc

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yours is a great job!!. as for me a newbie (both to festool and carpentry in general.. not my day job:-()

Anway.. decided to get a nice set of tools.. and coming from the UK where space is at a premium.. first task was to house them, so here was my attempt. The idea with the doors is to be able to:-
a) Keep dust off, but mainly
b) will put some horizontal shelves, drill holes through them to put screwdrivers, files etc.. in short, general tool storage, to be completed

tools1qw8.jpg


Base.. added some stiffening, to make sure the doors reamined true under weight
tools4ho1.jpg


Due to time.. (first baby due in 5 days) I didn't go for drawer runner options, just used thes shelving strips
tools3bc2.jpg


and then found the shelf supports worked quite well by themselves for supporting the systainer.. and make the whole set-up very adjustable
tools5cl1.jpg


Down to costs
2 sheets of 2.4m x 1.2m MDF ?30
4 Castors (2 fixed, 2 swivel & lockable) ?25
Shelf Rail plus supports ?20

Total... a lot cheaper than the festool storage system
 
That's a great design Matt. Particularly the tool storage to come in the doors.
Congratulations on your other immanent arrival. Hope you will keep us all posted.
I am from the UK too, I just live in glorious exile in Southern California :-)

 
Cherry sysport, it'll be hard to show a melamine version if I ever get it built.  Very nice work to all who have posted their homemade sysports.
 
Having a sys-port has made my life that much sweeter this week. No matter what you make it out of I recommend it. When I hit critical mass of Systainers again I'll build another. I am eying a spot under  the long bed lathe...
Sorry I didn't post this in the jigs inventions, tool enhancement forum. Newbie error, should have been in the excellent thread over there.
 
Another great job and unique functional and beautiful Sysport!  It looks more like office furniture to me than something I would expect to find in a shop.  I like the handles on the back and your method of attaching the slides.

If you have any more of that scrap, you can dump it at my house.  Cherry is my favorite wood.

Dave R.
 
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