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I'm finishing up my new shop and working on electrical now. I currently run a rotary phase converter in my current shop and due to cost of running 3 phase to the new shop (40k+) I plan on sticking with a converter. I currently run extensions cords to the 3 phase machines im running now and just...

well quick update I called my local mac dist. gave him my numbers mac gave me to get new locks. Been a week and haven't heard from him. Just emailed accuride the ball bearing slides on the bottom drawer are severely bent so ill have to see if I can find new ball bearing sliders. The rest of the...

I called them he said they had no parts for the top and bottom or diagrams. The best he could do was give me part numbers for the locks that interchange with different boxes so it was kind of a dead end.

I think that will help a lot I should be able to make all of that fairly easy if I cant find the parts.

Thanks for the picture gdoktor that's what I was looking for if its not too much trouble I'd like to see how it hooks to the lock and the hinge mechanism in the back. I have to make a new rod, the support the rod runs through and possibly new hinge in the back along with buy a new lock.

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Definatley not wooden they don't make boxes this heavy anymore. I thought it was pretty neat all original but missing the removable antenna. Anyways I was wondering if anybody has the lower box and maybe a picture of the locking mechanism since I guess I'm gonna have to fab up my own.

Bottom box

I recently picked up a top(MB1710?) and bottom(MB1600) for a pretty fair price but the bottom box (MB1600) has no locking mechanisms except a hinge on the back. I talked to Mac and they helped me find some tumblers but I believe there's a rod that goes from the tumbler to the hinge on the back...