Drill Press Upgrade - Part 8 Storage Cabinet Top

This is made from 18mm (3/4") birch plywood and has a cutout to enable it to be fitted around the drill press column.
This was just done using a hole saw and a jigsaw. The edges of the slot were then smoothed using my oscillating spindle sander.

Cabinet Top

The perimeter of the top was edge banded with hardwood.

The underside of the top then had a pair of slots for the sliding doors carefully machined into them.

Underside showing sliding door slots

The next part to be tackled was the pair of routed trays. This is to provide a place to temporarily store items like drill bits to prevent them from falling into a pile of wood shavings never to be seen again!

First of all a simple router template was made in the shape of the tray. Next, using a guide bush, the trays were machined using a handheld router fitted with a cove bit.

The entire top was then sanded and coated with 3 coats of General Finishes Exterior 450. The underside only had 2 coats.

The top was fitted to the cubby/carcase assembly ensuring that the slots in the underside of the top were aligned with the sliding doors.