Made my own tool box, but it weighs more like a vault. Hope you enjoy!
https://youtu.be/OURpI_E1Cp4
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Made my own tool box, but it weighs more like a vault. Hope you enjoy!
https://youtu.be/OURpI_E1Cp4
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Good job.
Like you said you could buy one, but I don’t think any you get these days would be as strong as what you’ve built.
Cheers.
Thanks a bunch!Quote:
Originally Posted by Skun Knuckles
Nice work on that tool box. I was just over at Horror Freight looking at tool boxes and left not liking what I saw. What is cool with your approach is that draws can be designed to specifically meet your needs. Now all you need ot do is to fill it up with tools.
I sometimes get that make/buy comment. Why go to a nice restaurant for a meal when you can pay someone to go for you?
I appreciate that you shared the missteps too. I don't learn that much from watching everything go smoothly.
Your toolbox should outlast the human race. Well done!
Rick
I've come to feel sorry for the people who present that old make/buy argument. The enduring satisfaction of creation is a rich and fulfilling experience, and they're missing out on it.
On the other hand, they have mastered the “buy it now” button.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon
Rick
Even more so when the ingenuity of the creation is much more impressive than the creation itself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon
Yes, many of the tools people build here are of course useful (they're tools, after all), but there is a hidden element of a homemade tool as a sort of Proof of Ingenuity, like a solved puzzle. And the intellectual satisfaction of that proof sometimes provides greater value than the utility of the tool itself.
Lol i alsow made a tool boxout of 3mill ofcut sheet metal . then we got burglers basicly cleand me out but my Tool box with tools was to heafy for them to take .
The proper way to attach slides is by screws not weld! Building a heavy duty tool drawers is one nasty task, one wishes he never do it again! The lower drawer was for heavy items and double the size of other drawers, hence carried 4 slides.
Hi Gang:
While not as durable as steel, I built this cabinet from wood from my Grandmother's house.
Still going strong after 48 years. The cross on the front is the lock bar and is stored on the side handles.
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