Tool Box Handles and Draw Latches

[OverKnight]

Hi - I'm new here, and it looks like a great site; I sure I'll be here often. Hopefully someone can point me towards sources for two parts I haven't been able to find.

1) I picked up an old tool box that's missing the handle. I've attached a picture of what I'm looking for, but all of my searches have turned up empty.
2) I have 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drive SK socket sets in metal cases. For some reason, SK didn't put clasp or draw latch on the 1/4" drive case, as they did on the 3/8" and 1/2". The clasp on my 1/2" case recently broke, and the one on the 3/8" case (picture attached) is pretty tired, so I'm going to need three of these. The vertical size of these clasps is about 1-1/8"; they're pretty small compared to what is commonly available. Again, all searches for suitable replacements have come up empty.

Can anyone point me towards a source for each of these items?

Thank you.

 

[alinc100]

Hi - I'm new here, and it looks like a great site; I sure I'll be here often. Hopefully someone can point me towards sources for two parts I haven't been able to find.

1) I picked up an old tool box that's missing the handle. I've attached a picture of what I'm looking for, but all of my searches have turned up empty.
2) I have 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drive SK socket sets in metal cases. For some reason, SK didn't put clasp or draw latch on the 1/4" drive case, as they did on the 3/8" and 1/2". The clasp on my 1/2" case recently broke, and the one on the 3/8" case (picture attached) is pretty tired, so I'm going to need three of these. The vertical size of these clasps is about 1-1/8"; they're pretty small compared to what is commonly available. Again, all searches for suitable replacements have come up empty.

Can anyone point me towards a source for each of these items?

Thank you.

I purchased two of these handles to mount to a Kennedy 1017.
I have not mounted them yet but they appear to be just what was needed.
I will have to drill new holes in the Kennedy lid but I am ok with that.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/330917181698?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

 

[SkyMaster]

Hi - I'm new here, and it looks like a great site; I sure I'll be here often. Hopefully someone can point me towards sources for two parts I haven't been able to find.

1) I picked up an old tool box that's missing the handle. I've attached a picture of what I'm looking for, but all of my searches have turned up empty.
2) I have 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drive SK socket sets in metal cases. For some reason, SK didn't put clasp or draw latch on the 1/4" drive case, as they did on the 3/8" and 1/2".

Can anyone point me towards a source for each of these items?

You can find Toolbox Handles from Lee Valley:

http://www.leevalley.com/US/hardware/page.aspx?p=41872&cat=3,41427,41377

They have two different size available. They are made in USA.

But it seems that they do no carry a suitable latch for your applicable.

 

[mtnwalton]

Try www.starcase.com

they specialize is parts for use in building cases (road cases), tool boxes etc.

 

[Frosthy]

*Drawer.

 

[OverKnight]

Thanks, allnc100, these look like just what I'm looking for.

 

[OverKnight]

Thanks, SkyMaster, these look just like what I'm looking for. I had checked out Lee Valley; I don't know how I missed them there.

 

[OverKnight]

Thanks, mtnwalton, interesting site. The catches on this site don't list the dimensions and look too large. If I can't find these elsewhere, I may try to contact SK to see if I can get these directly from them.

 

[OverKnight]

Drawer? Frosthy, no typo here; a draw catch isn't used on drawers. As compared to a latch (which is really what are on the SK cases), a draw catch "draws" the lid to the bottom, usually with some form of rotary mechanism.

However, people referring to drawers as "draws"... like fingernails on a chalkboard!

 

[CWP1616L]

Reid Supply has a lot of toolbox handles and related hardware.

http://www.reidsupply.com/

 

[OverKnight]

Thanks, CWP1616L. They have the handles also (plus some really $$$ super-serious ones...), but I couldn't find the catches there.

 

[SlowAl]

Check out the Folding Pull Handle at McMaster Carr.