#Secret drawers and hidden compartments series#

This is by no means impossible but I found it to be more complicated. What I mean by this is that the drawer, using a motor would require a complicated disengage so that you could still open the drawer in the event of powerloss or motor failure. however, I ran into issues when it came to theВ failsafe I wanted. As long as the motor isВ reasonably strong you should be ok. A motor eliminates the need for a latch because you canВ establish its limits electronically. The first issue that came with the motor was the latch. If you prefer motors great but, I ran into a few negatives when trying to rationalize a motor for my design. Electric motors or linear actuators, give you the ability to open and close a drawer with the push of a button and can be smooth, quiet and strong. I'm going to stay away from the Hydrolic options and focus on the motors and springs. Options for motion include Springs,В Electric motors, or Hydrolics. Next, and a bit more complicated is the motion.

#Secret drawers and hidden compartments series#

I used 24'В TopSlideВ® Series Heavy Duty Slides that I purchased online from. In this case roller drawer slides are pretty much only going to varyВ by length and strength. When building a drawer, the slide motion begins with aВ drawer slide. I'm going to cover this in a little more detail before I venture into my project just to give an understanding of why IВ made some of the choices that I made. Next is reigning in the slide motion/latch/trigger design. Luckily, I was in the middle of designing a piece of furniture where the safe was easy to integrate but the overall design of thisВ slide motion/latch/trigger mechanisms can be moved into any 'draw'В type project. Location is one of the primary decisions you will be faced with. When building a hidden drawer there are a few important decissions that need to be made. Seeing as this project is so closely connected to my entertainment center, I'll try to put a little more detail into the research and information portion of thisВ instructable. The project worked rather well with my original design but did require a few modifications and quite a bit of research on my part.

While building my entertainment center I decided to one up my standard design by combining a hidden gun safe drawer.