Commercial Cabinet Pullout Retrofit

[gee-dub]

I have something like this in a commercial cabinet of my own.  A friend who helped . . . a lot . . . with the new shop commented on them. 

I told him to send me the measurements of his cabinet and I would build him some. Normally I worry about customers sending in drawings but, this guys stuff looks like this :

I took what I learned from my first version and applied it to this version.  I guess he gets the benefit .

I will make him two more after we test fit this one.

[wtnhighlander]

That looks like a great addition to the cabinet! Do the pull-outs attach to the sheet steel walls, or are they a free-standing stack?

[gee-dub]

The first version that you see in the first picture is still in use. This version used a framework that fastened to the cabinet sides for support. This works but, the cabinet sides flex too much and the drawers occasionally bind.

The new version is a stand alone fixture. This fixture sets on the shelf for vertical support. It is then fastened to the cabinet sides and back for anti-tipping support. The fixture is just narrow enough to slide into the cabinet opening and onto the shelf. The difference between the cabinet opening and the cabinet's internal width is filled with spacer blocks.

The blocks are not attached to the fixture at first. The blocks are attached to the cabinet sides via pan or truss head screws from the outside. The fixture is slid into place with the drawer removed. The fixture is screwed to the blocks. Additional screws can be driven through the back of the fixture from inside or outside as your situation allows. Then you install the drawer.