Recent content by dfiler

What? No comments on the downhill bike? (That's what I was taking pictures of at the time) Canfield Brothers F1 Jedi... no words can express the awesomeness. ;) I thought about preserving the logo but didn't bother because it was almost invisible in real life. The photo was adjusted to make...

I forgot to take photos through much of the painting process and haven't documented the final result. Here are a couple "after" photos but stay tuned for more. The best thing I discovered... all the nail and screw boxes available today, they fit perfectly in a card catalog. It is almost too...

The first step in restoration was to vacuum and inspect the entire cabinet. This is when I found the cards mentioned earlier. I also discovered that some of the rust wasn't rust at all, but rather a wood grain painted finish. The entire cabinet was originally painted like wood grain. Later on...

Motivated by some really great projects seen here on garage journal, I spent the past two months watching craigslist. My goal was to score a heavy duty card catalog and use it for tool/part storage. I am happy to report... mission accomplished. I was lucky enough to find a heavy duty, steel...

Thanks. A correction to my previous post. The drawers are listed as 1-3/4" tall not 1-7/8" tall. http://www.menards.com/main/store/20090519001/items/media/Hardware/QCILI001/Prod_Tech_Spec/41in_cabinet_drawers.pdf The 1" deep version of those trays you linked to would work although 1-1/2" or...

I just took delivery of the top and bottom 41" model. I went to Sears and was not impressed by the craftsman chests. The metal seems way too thin. Harbor freight's 41" chest is nice and sturdy, with much thicker metal, but uses detents instead of drawer latches. The options at Home Depot and...