Sys drawers VS shop made

[Thompmd]

I love the Sys-AZ threads/pics. I ran into a guy who was moving a month or so ago and bought 6 more sys-az’s still in their boxes and bought all 6 for $10ea. Unreal!!

I really like seeing what everyone else did and how it fit their circumstances.

Can’t wait to start building mine in November

 

[Ebuwan]

I went with shop built for two reasons;

I can go double depth
I can make shelves for the L series and XXL series systainers

That always bugged me; they dont make sys-az's for the wider systainers. I understand majority of systainers are the regular width, but I'm going to be using some xxl's, one for Paint stuff, one for Plumbing, one for electrical, stuff like that.

 

[Coen]

Also go shop made to save space. The Sys-AZ drawers need a 380mm deep cabinet... the systainer itself is only 300

 

[Ebuwan]

Also go shop made to save space. The Sys-AZ drawers need a 380mm deep cabinet... the systainer itself is only 300

True to that too; i did 400 depth for single and 700 depth for double; this allows me to open both systainers and get to their contents comfortably.

I made a template for the systainer feet, i double stick tape it to a piece of melamine that has the drawer slides attached to the sides, super easy.

I built mine all out of Melamine; i tried 1 cabinet first, and its totally stable and no issues, and its WAY cheaper than any other material. I also am lucky enough to have a conturo and mfk, so edge banding is a breeze. It's about $43 bucks a sheet at the big Orange place. it is HEAVY though, oof, but super flat etc.

 

[Coen]

The big orange place in the USA or one of the big orange places (which one, lol) in Germany?

Home Depot is orange?

In Germany both Hornbach and Obi are orange.

 

[Sbradley0911]

Here's how I did my drawers

 

[jeh]

Cost is a relative term. What is your time worth? Hobbyist or commercial time?
Assuming that you have a cabinet that they fit, the AZs can be installed in a couple of minutes.
Building the drawers takes some time. How much depends on the style.
The 3/4" ply slabs with a front edge (like mine) only take a little bit of time, but it is more than just installing the pre-made units.
Slabs with holes for the feet take time to make a template too, but less material.
If it is purely about cash outlay, making them yourself is cheaper, especially if you have some scrap available. If time matters, the AZ might be a better option.

I went with making my own for a couple of reasons. Mine are 20" deep, which leaves space behind them to store accessories or consumables that don't fit in the Systainers themselves. I also knew that they would be expanding over time and I could keep the cost down by using off-cuts of both the plywood and the oak fronts.
Yes, there are a few of us out there with a lot invested in this stuff. Mine may not be 30k, but it's probably close. I only have 2 Systainers that were purchased empty. One is full of router bits and the other is the one with a drawer in the bottom. I store bags of Dominos in the top and spare bits in the drawer. All of the rest are Festool, WoodPeckers, or Shaper. I haven't counted lately, 25 or so?

When I last looked the cost the drawer slides pushed me towards the Sys slide outs.

 

[deltad]

Here's how I did my drawers

what height are those?

 

[Wood_Slice]

I cannot seem to find it atm but i remember somone posting a picture of double systainer deep drawer. Anyone know the post or what size drawer slides i need for them?

 

[Jim_in_PA]

I cannot seem to find it atm but i remember somone posting a picture of double systainer deep drawer. Anyone know the post or what size drawer slides i need for them?

I use 14" for my single deeps so I'd say probably 28" full extension or over-extension would do the job, but they should be pretty heavy duty for sure if you are going to put any of the heavier tools/systainers on something sticking out that far.