Systainer planning guides

Plan Systainer storage that actually fits. Short, practical guides for building a Systainer wall, a rolling sysport cart or a bank of drawers sized to the Systainers you own. Real dimensions, real shop practice, no CAD required.

Start here: the numbers

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How to Plan a Systainer Wall or Sysport Cabinet

How to plan a Systainer wall or a sysport: size each cabinet to your Systainers with the width chain, set the height, fill the wall, and get a real cut list. explainerFor the shop

What Is a Sysport? The Shop-Built Systainer Cabinet

A sysport is a cabinet that holds Systainers on pull-out trays. Where the name came from, what is inside one, what makes a good one, and how wide it ends up. referenceFor the shop

Systainer3 Dimensions: Every SYS3 Size in mm and Inches

A full Systainer3 size chart: the SYS3 M, L and XXL footprints and the six standard heights in millimetres and inches, plus how the Systainers stack and connect.

Build decisions

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Sheet Goods for Shop Cabinets: Plywood, Melamine and MDF

Which sheet goods to use for a Systainer bank: plywood, melamine or MDF for the carcass, trays and backs, how thick to go, and how thickness feeds back into the fit. techniqueFor the shop

Drawer Slides for a Systainer Bank: Side-Mount vs Undermount

How to choose drawer slides for a Systainer bank: side-mount ball-bearing vs undermount, what each costs in size, and how to match slide length to your Systainers.

Want to know what just changed?

These guides are kept current rather than dated, so they do not say when a feature arrived. That is what the blog is for: a short, dated post every time something new goes live in StackDesign.

Ready to build

Plan your bank, get the cut list

Pick the Systainers you own, get a wall of cabinets sized exactly right, and walk away with the cut list and sheet layouts. Free to start.

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Guides to help you plan and build shop storage that fits the Systainers you own. Verify critical dimensions against your own Systainers and materials before cutting. Back to StackDesign.

Systainer is a trademark of TANOS GmbH. StackDesign is an independent planning tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by TANOS or Festool; those names are used only to describe the Systainers the planner fits.