Recent content by tc429

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    Let's see your toolbox.

    just made the cart, bought the two craftsman cabinets... the chassis was just some scrap 3" angle, a couple scraps of like 6x8 tube cut up to 'U' and 'L' for the end bottoms, 1" thick rubber blocks bolted thru to hold boxes to 'chassis'... wanted it to be a 'lowrider' as floors at work are bad...
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    Let's see your toolbox.

    yep... old Sony am/fm cassette- cassette died a decade ago, and the radio backlights burnt out eons ago...but it plays every day, all day :) heres a really crappy phone video of the retractable radio, always good for a laugh...the end stereo box, and the little vise bench I just made of 14gage...
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    Let's see your toolbox.

    i'm cheep- nothing fancy, but does what i needed it for, put this together back in 1989, its earned its keep...has had **** dropped on it, been hit by careless forklift drivers, etc...I used to roll it a LOT- its now on its 5th set of phenolic wheels, every corner is stress cracked, due for...
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    Vintage Clark Forklift

    now THAT is awesome :)
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    Vintage Clark Forklift

    kinda sad what forklifts are 'worth'...used unless ready to go, theyre typically scrap price. work was scrapping two out- I talked them out of them... they even delivered the clark to my house, once I gt it running enough to get on a trailer... all up only got 800 bucks in it, and aside from...
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    Wider or Deeper

    we moved out here and built a 40x40 thinking I would never fill it up...took a year :( my old house had a 3 car, 22x whatever, I added a 8 x 22 extension on it for machines/heated workshop- and swear it was a better setup. one big space is nice, but hard to heat and if grinding/painting/its...
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    Most comfortable work boots?

    redwings for me- many years of 80 hour work weeks sold me on them...that said though, couple years ago, recurring heel spur had me gimping around pretty bad- my boss handed me a set of 'airr-orthotic' brand 'skydex softsole' inserts he uses - WOW. I was wearing thru dr scholl gel soles every 2...
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