Dowel Rack
This rack will be used for
wooden dowels, metal rods, and threaded rods.
The left bins will be for pieces > 20 inches. The right accommodate 12-16 inches. I used some radiata pine 3.5 x .75 boards. These were 4 square from the BORG
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2 inch diameter hole alignments and
measurements.
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Layout for the holes...top board
will have 6 through holes. The left side of the bottom will have three holes that are stopped at 1/2 inch deep...the short shelf on the right will also have three stopped holes. |
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Routed the 5/16 deep x 3/4
wide mirrored dadoes at the MFT3 table.
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Dry fit after dado milling.
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Milled the 2 inch stopped
diameter holes in the bottom plates, and 2 inch through diameter
in the top plate. Used Forstner, Famag. |
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The plates... | |
The bottom was
glued and screwed to middle divider. |
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Other joints were glued and
clinch nailed. |
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Dowel corner |