Festool500767 SYS-AZ Drawer Set Systainer Organizer (5 Drawer Set)

Must have to keep systainers organized.

Last couple years I've really gotten into Festool, tools. I know there are people who don't like them or complain about the price, but for the most part, I think they are worth every penny. with collection comes all the systainers and where to put them. I had lots of room under my assembly table, so figured that would be a great place to put some systainers and these are perfect for that purpose.One thing I really like about these is that use grub screws to install them. Since they use grub screws you simply do 5mm shelf pin holes. Gave me a chance to use my LR-32 hole drilling system. Wow, once you figure it out, it's such an amazing system. Once I got going, I knocked out like 6 panels so quickly. Course the drawers come with a detailed instruction sheet, Festool professionalism as usual. Once the panel are done and installed, the drawers go in quick and easier. Such much better than the hassle that usually comes with standard drawer slides.Drawers slide so smooth and easily. I wish they extended a little more, but it's not the end of the world. Just make sure you have room above, to be able to open the systainer lids. Drawers are well made and look fantastic.Very happy, on my second set of 5, would recommend.

The drawers are solidly built. I like that one can be installed on the bottom of the Festool Mobile Workshop. (MW1000). My only wish is that Festool would blend the dimensions of the drawers with the Sys Rails allowing them to be used in the same single stack cabinet. I’m not knocking Festool or each item. I like the idea of using the drawers on the top of the cabinet for items needed regularly with the Sys Rails below holding items that are not used as often. All components work well, just an observation I’ve made. I know I can create an offset to accommodate the difference, but those extra steps could be eliminated with some type of dimension planning. I also understand that the Sys Rails work on the larger Systainer variants as well which complicate the design request.

I like the drawers for the systainers. They are full length slides so as long as the top of your bench or counter doesn't stick past the front too much you can open the systainer without having to remove it from the drawer. They were very easy to install if you drill the holes with metric 32mm system. The directions that came with the drawers were sufficient, but didn't have a lot of detail. I watched some videos before making my decision on how large to make the cabinets and it all worked out great.

Typical Festool accessory, works perfectly with Festool systainers. Bought these for home-built systainer carts and systainer cabinets, to save time vs. building out custom drawers. Value is decent - $45 per drawer including the full-extension slides and a molded plastic drawer that holds systainers perfectly. A latch is also included so drawers won't inadvertently slide out of your mobile cart, and an optional lock can be purchased to turn the latch into a security device. My only real complaint is that the drawers are rated only to 45 lbs. That sounds like plenty but for the money I would have liked beefier drawer slides and thicker plastic so the drawers felt more solid. Random Tip: if you find yourself wishing for an "over-travel" slide to pull your drawers out a little further, the Centerline 757 series drawer slides (1 13/16") can be used in place of the slides that come with the Festool. Specifically, the half of the slide that screws into the cabinet will fit the Festool drawer-side half perfectly. There is one catch - the slide latches are flipped on Centerline vs. Festool, so you have to pop those off of the Festool drawer-side half prior to engaging the slides. If you don't do this, you will find that the slides work but you won't be able to separate them again without a tool. Just be aware that when you pop off the latches, the slides are no longer captured so in theory you could pull a drawer all the way off the slides. I found there is plenty of friction in the slides to prevent this, but caveat emptor. In my case, a few "over-travel" 757 slides helped me pull out the drawers an extra 1-1.5" to clear a countertop lip.

While I dislike the cost of these, I love the product. I've now built two cabinets, housing seven boxes of these drawers. No more stacking and unstacking. The lock works great. They slide easily in either direction and installation couldn't be quicker or easier. You do need to pay attention to inside dimensions to prevent binding, but there's another detail to really watch for. Plywood is getting thinner! My last batch of $90 plywood is 11/16" thick! If you build shared vertical dividers and expect to install drawers with euro screws into both sides, you may have to grind the screws or buy shorter ones. The bottom drawer in each bay, of course, will cause this issue. After that, it depends on your assortment of systainer heights, as to when you will have collisions. I was forced to repair several holes with chopsticks and CA glue/re-drill when a screw bottomed out and stripped the hole.

These are not cheap - but neither are good slides which are about 70% of the expense here. They come with euro screws - which for me are hard to find locally. The quality is great and they are a huge time saver, which is where they presented the greatest value to me. I could make drawers, but I'd rather use my precious time elsewhere - at the same time I have mild OCD and these things helped me get super organized. I have a small shop and these have been critical to getting the most out of my space. I got 20 so far and might get another 10 before the year is out, then I should be good to go.Picture is a work in progress shot, but you get the idea how they are used. I've moved them up and down several times so far, pretty sure this is always going to be a work in progress for me...Shipped FedEx from 2 different suppliers both times I have purchased and each time arrived within 4 days.