Unimat Lathe Cabinet for Storing Tooling and Supporting the Lathe and Milling Machine

[Christophe Mineau]

Really Nice !
I definitely love when projects merge wooden things and metal
I like the knurled buttons.

Is the nice chest on you bench done by you also ?
Thanks
Christophe

[Paul Jones]

Christophe,
Yes, the cabinet in the background was also made by me when I was a teenager and almost fifty years ago. This one was made from scrap plywood. Back then I cut the wood parts with one of those circular saw adapters that fitted onto a corded 1/4" power drill. Seems pretty crude compared to what I now have in my shop but it worked and I learned a lot from the experience. By the way, I wanted to line the cabinet drawers in green felt but it was just after Christmas when I built the cabinet and the red felt was on sale, so I bought it instead. Here is a photo of one of the drawers to the old cabinet. I also included another photo of my first tool cabinet I built when I was fourteen and again made it from scrap plywood that the lumberyard owner gave to me for free. I still use both of the old cabinets along with a couple of the Kennedy machinist tool chests.
Thanks for asking, Paul