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Bob Buckley wrote True32 Flow Manufacturing (1999, ISBN 9780967356105). Other folks I remember being associated with True 32 are Mark Poole and Keith Hill.
True 32 boxes are a multiple of 32mm tall because they wanted their boxes to be stackable. While balanced 32m boxes are stackable, they don't provide the clearance needed to open drawers that are under a countertop. True 32 uses unbalanced panels, with system rows moved down 1.5mm (w/ 3mm gaps), to make the faces (32m-g) flush to the bottom of the boxes and provide a 3mm gap between the faces and the countertops. The end result is consistent 3mm gaps between all horizontal components; stacked boxes, countertops, top mounted crown, etc.
When True 32 was conceived, their favored drawer slides were the Zargon metal box sides/slides. The problem with Zargons is that they waste a huge amount of space when using traditional system registration (face edges align w/ system holes). The True 32 solution was what I refer to as shifted registration, shifting the system rows by 16mm so that face edges center between system holes. Using shifted registration can reduce wasted space, significantly so when using Zargon slides.
True 32 drawer faces register off the bottom of the drawer boxes. Consistent registration requires straight 32mm system drawer layouts without any tweaks to reduce wasted space. True 32 panels do not have construction holes and cabinets are assembled with staples and screws. While I know Bob considered the possibility of making cabinet widths in 32mm increments, I don't think he ever pursued it.
32mm system rows, doors and drawers
See also:
Full Overlay: Modular Boxes
Drawers: Shifted Registration
True32 Ten Commandments
True 32
Bob Buckley wrote True32 Flow Manufacturing (1999, ISBN 9780967356105). Other folks I remember being associated with True 32 are Mark Poole and Keith Hill.True 32 boxes are a multiple of 32mm tall because they wanted their boxes to be stackable. While balanced 32m boxes are stackable, they don't provide the clearance needed to open drawers that are under a countertop. True 32 uses unbalanced panels, with system rows moved down 1.5mm (w/ 3mm gaps), to make the faces (32m-g) flush to the bottom of the boxes and provide a 3mm gap between the faces and the countertops. The end result is consistent 3mm gaps between all horizontal components; stacked boxes, countertops, top mounted crown, etc.
When True 32 was conceived, their favored drawer slides were the Zargon metal box sides/slides. The problem with Zargons is that they waste a huge amount of space when using traditional system registration (face edges align w/ system holes). The True 32 solution was what I refer to as shifted registration, shifting the system rows by 16mm so that face edges center between system holes. Using shifted registration can reduce wasted space, significantly so when using Zargon slides.
True 32 drawer faces register off the bottom of the drawer boxes. Consistent registration requires straight 32mm system drawer layouts without any tweaks to reduce wasted space. True 32 panels do not have construction holes and cabinets are assembled with staples and screws. While I know Bob considered the possibility of making cabinet widths in 32mm increments, I don't think he ever pursued it.
32mm system rows, doors and drawers
See also:
Full Overlay: Modular Boxes
Drawers: Shifted Registration
True32 Ten Commandments
