drawer design question

[Bill Tucker]

This has been done, just can't remember how and where I saw it. Parts drawer mounted up high (above eye level), when pulled out, will hinge at the back and pivot down so you can see the contents. How do you build it out of wood so that it works smoothly, supports the weight when pivoted down, and is easy to return. Just trying to maximize space usage and get some "valuable" crap out of the way. thanks, bill in Nashville

[charlie b]

Assuming you've got a groove in the drawers sides and a guide attached to the sides of the drawer opening - AND a stop at the front of the drawer to keep it from falling out - this might work.

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If the space internal to the unit is built to enclose the drawer when closed - ie a frame above and below the drawer, leaving the front of the top frame back from the front of the drawer unit - with a stop to keep the drawer from falling out - would also work.

Or - if the drawer sides extended out behind the drawer and a dowel were placed on the outside back there to act as a guide and run in a groove in the inside of the drawer unit ...

charlie b

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[Bill Tucker]