Recent content by Panama

Restoration update As per Outlaw's recommendation, I'd searched for Rustoleum Hammered gray only to find out it isn't available Garfield County. A trip to Lowes to order some revealed I had to order 6 rattle cans (a full case) plus shipping and wait 2 weeks. (a little pissed about that). I...

Maybe not the best but it works. Learned from my Grandma nearly fifty years ago to use shards of broken pottery and 3-in-1 oil. It takes a practiced hand not to change the angle of the edge.

Thanks Outlaw, I'll check into that. The paint on the drawers look more silver-blue or gray. I'm going to bring the top drawer home this weekend and start experimenting with that. It is being used to hold my tools at work so I can't go at this project full bore until I buy another cabinet. My...

@ sselander - ummmmm...would you be willing to part with the top box? @ djjsr - my friends chide that I paid twice what it's worth...HA! @ timbitca - yes, I intend to restore it in the original hammertone silver (or is it silver hammertone?) and put a wood top on it.

1949 Craftsman model 99 CM 4360 I recently made a purchase of an "older, smaller type tool box" (as described to me on the phone) for the price of $75. After some research which led me to this site, I found out exactly what I had. A 1949 Craftsman 25" 3-drawer roller cabinet. 1949...

Thanks guys!

Greetings and thanks for letting me join your community! I found this site while trying to research the age of a 50+ year old Craftsman 26" 3 drawer roller cabinet I recently purchased. (I'll post more about that later in the proper thread.) I've been stripping bolts, bending wrenches and...