Hardware Needed to Build Tilt Out Trash Can Cabinet

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I'thou a pro at coming up with project ideas... generally ideas that I demand Donnie to help me execute. (He loves information technology, I promise! 😉 ) While we were working on the kitchen, I had plenty of said ideas, including ane to build a custom cabinet to hibernate our trash can (considering really, who wants to look at a trash can?!).

As I unremarkably exercise, I kept sending Donnie photos and links to plans for such a cabinet until he agreed to build it. 🙂 Because he is crawly, he whipped up the best custom cabinet ever, AND it even matches the residual of our kitchen perfectly-- woot! Since Donnie is the i that put it all together, I'yard going to let him share the how-to. Hither he is....

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When we began our kitchen remodel, we knew we were going to take to do something nearly the trash can-- our former 1 was stained and dented and just had to become. While nosotros would have loved to have had room to work the trash can into the cabinets that were already part of the kitchen plan, space prohibited united states of america from doing so, so we set out to build a custom cabinet of our ain.

Like Abby always does, she found the perfect plan for a custom built tilt-out trash tin chiffonier on Ana White's fantastic DIY blog. (While you're on her site, check out her progress on her Alaskan cabin!) I quickly looked over the program and agreed to requite information technology a shot. I'grand no cabinet builder, but I do know how to measure and cut wood. Paint and woods-filler tin can hide a lot of mistakes!

Nosotros decided to modify the programme and requite it a more custom await by using a cabinet door that matched the balance of our kitchen rather than edifice a generic door that was a different style.

Here are the tools and materials nosotros used for the project:

• Cabinet door that matches your kitchen (We used this one.)
• 1x12 -12ft
• 1x3 -8ft
• 1x2 -16ft
• Chop saw
• Circular saw (a table saw would've been amend)
• Kreg R3 Pocket Pigsty Organisation with clamp and screws
• Cordless Drill, affect driver
• Orbital sander
• Elmer'due south Carpenter's Wood Gum
• Elmer's Carpenter's Forest Filler
• Narrow hinges
• Cabinet pull (We used this 1.)
• Bar clamps
• Primer
• Paint in colour of selection

The first footstep was deciding what size cabinet door would work best for this project. We concluded upwardly with a 21" x thirty" door, and that ended up being perfect for a big size garbage tin. Depending on the size of your space, you may adopt a smaller or larger finished project.

At the dwelling house comeback shop, I didn't realize I would have then many 1x12 options. I knew that my projection would be painted, and then I was more concerned with finding straight boards that were knot-gratis. I ended upwardly with some actually nice pino boards-- not the best choice for high-end furniture, only the perfect cost point for this garbage can project.

When preparing to cut the four sides of the cabinet frame out of 1x12s, I used the cabinet door measurements and added an 1/8" to each side. This ensured that I had plenty of room for the narrow hinges and freedom of movement to open and close the tilt-out chiffonier.

I tin't overemphasize how important it is to get your initial dimensions and cuts just perfect. There was no way to alter the size of the cabinet door, so I had to brand sure the chiffonier frame would create a perfect fit. I used a pencil and paper to sketch everything out. Measure twice, cut once! I also made sure I left enough room at the bottom of the cabinet for the 1x3 toe kick.

Once I had the iv-sided frame of 1x12s measured and cutting, I double checked my dimensions one more time. I even went as far every bit to concord everything upward against my cabinet door to make sure my math wasn't off. After this triple verification, I started making my pocket holes to connect the frame together.

pocket hole

This was my start time using a Kreg Jig kit, and man was it fun! I bought the least expensive model, and it was perfect for my needs. The included directions make getting a perfect pocket hole a cakewalk.

Kreg Jig

After I drilled the pocket holes (I did three per side), I used a generous amount of Elmer's Carpenter's Wood Glue on the joints earlier screwing everything together. If you lot know anything almost cabinetry or even trim work, you know that wood screws can pull loose over time and create an ugly, flimsy gap in your projection. The only way to brand that perfect joint that never separates is with screws and forest glue.

If I'thou painting a project I always use the regular Elmer's Wood Glue, simply if it'southward a staining project I ever make sure to use their Wood Glue Max product. It has some real woods fibers in the glue, and I've constitute that even after wiping away the excess that forest fibers have some stain and yous cease up with nicer finished project without weird calorie-free spots that inferior make wood gum can leave.

I was really impressed with how easy it was to create incredibly stiff joints with the Kreg Jig and Elmer'southward Wood Glue. Just having the four 1x12s together without whatsoever other structural support, the chiffonier felt rock-solid. I'm now a huge pocket hole fan.

With the trash tin cabinet, I thought information technology fabricated the most sense to leave the back open for cleaning and easy removal of the trash tin if need be. If your circumstances are different and yous desire a back, a piece of finish-grade plywood should do the play a joke on. To me, it was unnecessary weight and expense.

Afterward the 4 chiffonier sides were joined, it was fourth dimension to attach the diverse 1x3s and 1x2s trim pieces to give the cabinet a finished look. I followed the verbal aforementioned procedure as earlier — measure twice, cut one time, attach with the pocket pigsty method and Elmer'south Woods Gum. At this stage I found that bar clamps were helpful in holding the small trim pieces in place while I fastened the joints.

Hither's where I used my 1x3s:

• Bottom toe-kick
• Rear base trim
• Underneath the peak front ledge

Here'southward where I used my 1x2s:

• Cabinet top overhanging "lip"
• Front and back sides
• Pinnacle back piece

That may sound confusing merely it really wasn't. Take a expect at our picture too as the Ana White plan, and information technology's pretty obvious where each piece goes.

Another benefit to using pocket holes is that yous don't take a bunch of blast or screw holes on the front end surface of your project. I did have a gap or two where my trim pieces came together (I'm not a pro) and for those I chop-chop filled them with Elmer's Woods Filler. Done.

Once the trim pieces were attached and glued, I fabricated certain to sand down the cabinet with my orbital sander. This inexpensive tool actually comes in handy for these woodworking-type projects.

I really enjoy listening to podcasts with my headphones while I let the power sander do all the work. I worked my way downwards progressively, starting with a a grade sand newspaper and moving to a very fine sandpaper. This gave me a nice smooth surface for primer and paint.

Once the cabinet "box" was painted, it was time to work on the tilt-out cabinet door. You can see in the picture that that I cut 2 1x12s at a 45 caste angle with my chop saw (a table saw or round saw would piece of work likewise) for the angled sides. I then fabricated a direct cut on a 1x12 for the garbage can resting spot.

I now had two separate pieces of the project — the cabinet frame and the tilt-out cabinet door. Place the door into the cabinet frame to brand certain everything fits. (I held my jiff for this.)

When selecting hinges for the project, I considered a 12" long piano style swivel, but I ended up buying 2 narrow hinges that were smaller but seemed slightly thicker and more durable than the bendy piano hinges. I suspect that either would work just fine.

I placed the hinges on the cabinet frame and traced them with a pencil before using a woods chisel to create slightly recessed seat for the hinges. I could take skipped this step, but the recessed hinges allowed for a better fit. Information technology would've been a little as well tight without the recess for the hinges.

I decided non to create the same indent or recessed spot on the cabinet door because of the much harder fabric of the cabinet front. After creating the indent on the cabinet frame, attaching the hinges with the provided wood screws was easy.

We used a drawer pull that matched the residue of our kitchen for the handle, and the project was complete!

view of the dorsum of the cabinet

For this type of custom projection I recommend purchasing your platonic size/style trash can beginning and then building a tilt-out cabinet around that size. Our local Target had a dozen or so trash can size options, and the big rectangular trash cans seemed to piece of work best.

This actually is the type of projection that anyone tin do. For woodworking, the joinery aspect is always the most difficult for me, but I have so much more conviction now that I've discovered the force of pocket hole + Elmer's Wood Mucilage combination. To learn more about Elmer's products and DIY projects, be sure to sign up for their newsletter.

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So awesome, right?! He tries to pull the, "I don't know if I'g skilled enough to build this..." line, only I know improve-- his projects ever plough out beautifully! If you're planning on building a tilt-out trash cabinet of your own, feel free to download a printable PDF of our instructions here.

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A huge thanks to Elmer'south for sponsoring this mail service! Our favorable opinion of loftier quality products that assist us build awesome things is 100% our own. 🙂 This mail contains chapter links. For more information, see my disclosures here.

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