"custom" bookcase

[steve_g]

Just got a request to make one of these...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pYqquG27pg&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pYqquG27pg&feature=youtu.be)

Can anyone point me in the right hardware direction?

SG

[dlcw]

Very cool system. When you get the h/w source can you share, please? :D:D

[Brady Watson]

It looks like standard cabinet hardware to me...If you are referring to the magnetic lock, there's all sorts of ways to do this. You can do it with a simple electro magnet with 'steel key' that runs on a D-cell, or get fancy using an Arduino or Stamp. There are lots & lots of options out there for this.

A few years back I had a customer that was making these types of 'furnishings' with a keypad that you had to punch in a code before a solenoid would reveal the firearm.

-B

[bleeth]

Every single piece of hardware used in this is one type or another of typical cabinet hardware used by every modern cabinetmaker who learned his trade from the ground up. Like all hardware, the selection, machining and installation of each piece is particular to what it is doing. As far as source, any cabinet hardware supplier in the US has all of it, whether you deal with a Hobbyist store like Rockler or Woodcraft, or a professional distributor like Richelieu, A & M supply, EB Bradley, Hafele, etc.
If you are not already familiar with the hardware, I would not attempt to build this except as a learning experience. A professional will knock that out in a couple of days once drawn from a stack of plywood and moldings to ready for finish. For it's purpose, it is a clever design, but it is actually dead simple to build. Otherwise, you are into long hours of figuring out how each piece should be sized and machined for the hardware. This is why cabinetmaking, like any other craft, takes more years than the typical uneducated shmuck who wants to know why it costs so much since it is only boxes thinks it does.
If you really want to learn about the hardware I would suggest starting by going on the Blum, Accuride, and Rev-a-shelf sites and studying their usage, tech and installation drawings.
When I went to work for the first modern cabinet shop I ever worked in, they handed me those catalogs and told me to go home and study them if I expected to stay employed or get a raise. I took that as good advice.
If after that, there is a particular piece of hardware that still stumps you, let me know and I will be glad to assist.
Magnetic locks are marketed as "child proof" cabinet hardware and also readily available.
Steve-I see how helpful you are to many who ask questions you can help with and I am not trying to flame you. Simply pointing out that every craft has it's individual methods and you can't get specific answers without specific questions.

[wberminio]

Dave beat me to it!

[steve_g]

Dave and all...

I'm not a cabinet man and don't want to be one! I considered this job for an instant as it was for a friend and wasn't actually cabinets but a bookcase. I can see now that it would take me weeks of research into the hardware and design and I would land up working for nothing. So... I need to thank you for the reality check!

SG

[CNYDWW]

Steve,

I would believe the hardware includes.

Blum Full overlay hinge.
http://www.richelieu.com/en/clip-top-blumotion-hinge-for-thick-doors-71B955180?fr=pgr

Heavy Duty Slides
http://www.richelieu.com/en/full-extension-slide-3832-series-38322G14?fr=rec

You'd need an account to get the prices from Richelieu and keep in mind the hinges need clips to mount and additional caps if you'd like a cleaner look.

The full overlay hinges will let you hide the top edge of the cases.

Regards

[myxpykalix]

C'mon Steve don't be a puss and give up.:p This is definitely within your skillset.

Basically it is a bookcase with some horizontal and vertical drawers built in. The thing you are getting hung up on is the ways to hold it closed and open it.

Here is some pictures of my drawer set in my living room. It has 3 hidden drawers in it and it is a pretty simple concept.

pic 1 shows the drawer set
pic2 shows the spring loaded release located inside the first drawer you see with a pull handle
pic3 shows a spring located at the back of the drawer that pushes the drawer out when released
pic4 shows the catch on the bottom of the drawer

Here are some links for hidden drawers and hardware:
http://www.instructables.com/tag/type-id/?sort=none&q=hidden+drawers
http://www.instructables.com/id/Hidden-Compartments/?ALLSTEPS
http://www.instructables.com/id/Secret-Doors-Drawers-Compartments/
http://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/showthread.php?9798-Table-with-secret-locking-drawer-*PICS*
http://www.coolthings.com/covert-hidden-universal-lock/

Now if THAT isn't easy enough here is another solution, something that would come with the latch, drawer and release all in one...a cash drawer:eek:
http://www.business-supply.com/p-27302-sparco-removable-tray-cash-drawer-gray.aspx?src=nextag&utm_source=nextag&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=nextag&utm_term=Sparco%20Products&utm_content=SPR15504&utm_cse=1
I have one of these and you can wire a simple doorbell button to trigger it or it has a manual catch in the back. At that point all you would need to do is mount a wooden drawer front to the cash drawer and boom you're done.

So don't let these "negitive-nellies":D (LOL)tell you that you can't do it!
NOW GET TO WORK!