Some observations from my foray into this arena…
I extended my baseboard (the one under the spoilboard) 6-8 inches or so in front of the machine, giving me a nice shelf in front of, and 3/4" below the area where my workpieces will be. (Vectric files here) This is room enough for a keyboard and mouse, various wrenches and the other detritus of my in-progress projects, in a place where they absolutely can not be in the way of any wayward cutting mishaps.
I mounted a 2-circuit 20A lightswitch (SPDT) in a box under the VFD that connects to switched outlets, one for the spindle, and the other for the SLB, LED wallwart and work lights. This lets me easily turn things off at the end of a session.
I also ran some 2x4 stringers across/between th elegs using the holes on the legs and dropped a plywood base across them, as a temporary stand-in for a future set of drawers like you posted above. My hesitation is that I went with a base/spoil-board that used dog holes and T-nuts:
- If I build drawers like you show, the top one will either fill up with sawdust or a hidden top above it will, with no way to clean.
- Dog holes and fesstool style MFT clamps need clearance - either above where they are easily hit by the spindle, or below, where the drawer assembly will prevent access.
- As I mentioned above, my baseboard is screwed in from the bottom, and the screws thru the stringer flanges would be inaccessible.
For now, I’m letting these competing thoughts simmer and hoping that someone else will come up with a brillient alternative!