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Still waiting on the drawers. This has been painfully slow. I'm out of the state for the next two weeks. However, the drawers should all be cut and bent by the time I get back. [fingers crossed] It seems like any project that requires collaboration takes longer than it should, does it not?

So, does anyone have any pictures or advice on using sheetrock for this? I need something to do while I'm waiting for the rest of my toolbox parts.

I'm sure this is a personal thing, but I could never stand working in an all metal building due to echo from the tin. How is the sound in your shop?

They are. I was guessing that I would need to add furring strips regardless. Is it reasonable to go about sheetrocking "within" the trusses like this? I have seen it done with, what I believe was, plywood. I thought sheet rock would look a lot cleaner (and not be as combustible).

Does anyone have any pics of sheet rock with exposed trusses? Is this a horrible idea? I have an 8' (unfinished) ceiling in my garage, and would like to sheet rock this spring. However, I find myself frequently passing pieces of material between the trusses for my fab projects and don't...

Water actually sprays on the "spool valve". At ~34 degrees Fahrenheit, it makes a really neat little oil cooler. Also of particular interest, this thing is used when outdoor temperatures are in the teens and lower. After a solid hour of running the oil temperature is about 100 degrees.

The saw was built for the girlfriend... for sturgeon spearing. The law allows a 32 square foot hole to be cut. I would rather build a ridiculous hydraulic saw than try to cut a hole that size for her by hand... call me lazy. The handle mechanism was constructed with an over-center toggle, so...

Since I don't have any progress to share on the toolbox... I present these pictures for your amusement. This is a saw I just built for cutting ice. If it's not painted, it's either stainless or aluminum.

I've used Millermatics up to the 252's (I think it was a 252, all digital), and I've used a few no name MIGs. The biggest difference I saw was the feed. With some of the cheaper machines welding 1/4" material, you would occasionally feel the wire bouce off the bottom of the weld pool or start...

I will put up more pictures as they become available. I apologize for starting this thread so early in the build, as I do not have much in the way of pictures right now. Machinist, I completely agree with the poor design of the current locking mechanisms. My friend and I were thinking...

I hadn't thought of stripping my old Craftsman bottom or intermediate chest of their drawers and having a look. I know the top chest uses a stamped piece, attached to the lid, that catches the back of the drawers. Do you know if the lowers are similar? One of the design criteria was to be...

Just a thought... Chick out the Miller Welds website. There is a ton of information, and the guys on the boards are genuinely helpful (ok, some are just plain insane, but a good group all around). I was self taught, then took a class in college about joining processes (welding and brazing)...

This is one half of a top drawer. The 68" wide top drawer is seamed in the middle for rigidity. I will try to get more pictures up as I get the opportunity to take them. I just wanted to grease the palms of the idea holders for now. Thanks

We'll get to the pictures. Hope to have some of the drawers on hand this weekend. I might have some of the drawer pictures on my phone...

Good afternoon all, I am currently building a toolbox (two of them, actually). I looked at Snap-On, MAC, and Matco, but none had the exact layout that I was looking for. I have a friend who is cutting and bending the drawers. I will TIG weld the seams of all of the drawers, so we are already...