Pekovich Wall Hung Tool Cabinet
Hi there, this is a question for Mr. Pekovich and would appreciate perspectives from others that have built his wall hung tool cabinet. I am planning out my build of the FW Mike P hanging tool cabinet and have drawn a section of the cabinet and plane till on my bench. As I test fit various planes on the sloped till, the knob on my LN 5-1/2 and LN 51 extend beyond the face of the cabinet side. I have not been able to determine the inset dimension of the inside door panel to see if I need to increase the slope (more vertical) of the plane till or increase the width of the case sides (probably just a 1/2″ from 10″ to 10-1/2 inches). As a mid-level hobbyist this will be a complicated build for me and I always seem to suffer unintended consequences when I make changes to a good solid plan. I am sure I can just move the inside door panel inward to give the knobs more clearance but don’t want to give up the room in the doors. Curious how far Mike inset them on his build? I can also scrap the idea of storing the LN51 in the cabinet since it takes up a lot of space anyway? Thanks very much. Dave
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i did not use the plans for mikes tool cabinet, as wanted mine much bigger, but did blatantly copy all of his wonderful ideas. my ln 5.5 fits nicely on the till, and my no. 7 on the horizontal shelf. the dim of my cab (without doors): 11.25in deep, 29.5in wide, 47.5in tall. doors: 3.5in deep.
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That looks incredible. Nice job and I like the alterations you made to the plan. Thanks very much for your help. Dave
Nicely done. I like the "cabinet-in-cabinet" idea as well as the knife block style saw till.
I had a similar issue. I simply put the planes on the till handle up, knob down. Works fine and pretty easy to ge used to.
Yes I agree and that gave me a bit more room. Thanks for the confirmation.
I had the same issue with the knobs on my LN 5-1/2 and LN 51 extending beyond the face of the cabinet side. I ended up increasing the slope of the plane till slightly, which gave me enough clearance. I also inset the inside door panel a bit, but not much. I wanted to keep as much room in the doors as possible.
I had the same issue and did what curmudgeon does, but also, in one case, I slid the plane all the way to the top and put it in a cross piece at the bottom to hold it.