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Thread: My Tool Storage cabinet
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23rd May 2011, 12:34 PM #1Senior Member
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My Tool Storage cabinet
I made 7 of these when i was a Millwright in the big factory. Gave 6 of them away to my buddies. The metal is 18ga steel and it was all bent in a large hand brake (thats where my buddies came in) Then i mig welded it all together and made the wooden drawers. And yes that is a 36" ratchet hanging in the middle...Bob
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23rd May 2011, 01:40 PM #2Most Valued Member
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23rd May 2011, 01:57 PM #3Most Valued Member
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Nice work Bob. Do the corner gussets in the door stop the door from twisting?
Stuart
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23rd May 2011, 02:02 PM #4Most Valued Member
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Oh I dunno bout the colour, I like it, better then the common as muck beige, grey or red. I like bright colours in the work shop. Brightens the place up a bit.
Nice box by the way. 36" ratchet look a bit too much like hard work though, gave that up years ago. These days if it needs bigger than a 1/2" drive, its too big, don't want to know. LOL
Like the pencil sharpener, I've got one the same. After years of using a stanley knife to sharpen pencils, the sharpener is great. One of the best things I installed in the shed
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30th May 2011, 05:39 PM #54-6-4
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Greetings chaps The purple tool cabinet brought these photos to light. They are of my tool storage area. It is rough and ready converted from a set of shelfs to keep my tools separate from all the other volunters down at the loco shed. But the idea may spark interest for those who have limited space. The idea is that the two front doors are about 3 inches deep and have a door on the inside of them. Then a further three inches in there is another door and then the back of the chest is about a further 3 inches in. making it 12 inches deep x 3 feet wide. it is only for hanging tools. I anyone is interested I will take better photos. 4-6-4
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30th May 2011, 05:46 PM #6Dave J Guest
Good thinking.
I have never seen a double door one made.
Dave
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30th May 2011, 05:58 PM #7
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30th May 2011, 05:59 PM #84-6-4
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One thing I forgot to mention about my tool cabinet is that it has to be bolted down to bench as it tends to want to fall over when loaded. There is another space behind the seen. 4-6-4
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30th May 2011, 06:43 PM #9Most Valued Member
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30th May 2011, 11:45 PM #10Senior Member
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4th Jun 2011, 09:40 PM #114-6-4
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I managed to remember both the camera and to take some more pics of my rough tool cabinet. I am in the process of moving the workshop from one part of Newport to another so there is some confusion. But here they are most is on the left side of the cabinet. I started with a solid set of shelf's about 12 inches deep and 5 foot long. and used 1/2 inch ply for the doors and any other timber for the bits and pieces. Hope this gives you some new ideas on how to store your tools. At a previous residence I had a similar Idea but with shelf's. Once again space was tight which was the reason for the storage system. Yours 4-6-4
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4th Jun 2011, 09:41 PM #124-6-4
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opps wrong pics sorry.
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4th Jun 2011, 09:44 PM #134-6-4
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5th Jun 2011, 08:13 AM #14Deceased
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4 6 4 tool storage.
I like the concept of your tool cabinet ,be just the shot for when the grandkids start useing tools ,keep the untouchables in the back compartment.
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5th Jun 2011, 11:00 AM #15Pink 10EE owner
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