Help with drawer

>>1138131
>it says it supports 100lbs but I'm sure it can support 150+
"Supports x weight" means that you can safely put x weight on it and go about your business without having to worry about it collapsing. The safety factors for dynamic loading alone are substantial (that hundred pound object might apply a thousand or more as you set it on the table). That said, there are other considerations, and exceeding rated loads should be done with caution.

As for the drawer, this depends somewhat on aesthetic considerations. T nuts from the top bolted into steel L brackets on the shelf sides would be plenty strong, but they'd mar the tabletop (counterboring could get them flat though). Wood screws would be individually weaker, but this isn't a very demanding application. A screw at each corner should work so long as they're seated deeply in the table and everything is tight with no wobble. You might consider a panel along the back of the drawer supports to box it in and prevent flexing at the L brackets.

1/4" ply would be overkill for a 50lb load in that setup. 3/4" will be nice and solid

>>1138143
thanks for the reply. The T-nut idea actually sounds good to me. I have a power drill that I could attempt to use for counterboring. I guess I could go pick up one of those drill guides to create a straight hole.

And just out of curiosity, If I did want to strengthen the weight bearing capacity of a table top, what would be the easiest way to do it?

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I was just thinking.

I will just use a cheap corner brace as a jig for drilling straight holes.

>>1138131
>L type brackets to mount the sides under the table - should I use wood screws
they're probably fine - give a pic or part number or both and how many you intend to use
>>1138131
>Will 3/4 inch ply wood support a set of heavy duty side mount drawer slides with 50lbs of weight on them?
It's only 25 pounds per slide so it should be fine>>1138131
>1.5 inch thick beech table top
You can safely use 1" or 1-1/4" screws to mount the brackets to the underside of the top without damaging the top surface.

Thanks for the replies, I'm almost done. Now the question is how to attach the skeet to the drawer slides. I started a new thread but an answer here is fine too.

Do I use cross dowels or just screws to attach the piece of metal that goes into the drawer slide mounting hardware

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I think I'm going to use cross dowels like in this image.