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Private Lugnutz

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Also, here's a FB Marketplace listing I just found. Unfortunately many are rusted through the top due to being outside for too long.

Listed as "Military maintenance storage cabinets" in Bristow, Virginia. Seller is asking $30 each, with discounts if you buy more.
Oh. My. Effing. God. I have never seen so many together. Including the ones stacked on their sides, I count at least twenty (20), maybe a couple more. Several variants (types and classes) of "CABINET, metal, spare parts and tools, wooden bench top" there. 41-C-13. 41-C-13-25. 41-C-15. 41-C-18. All late war, immediate postwar, 1950's.

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Are you interested? I don't want to snipe you if you are. But I am ready to text a friend in that area if you're not. Some of them are very rough, some of them are indeed "rusted" through at the top, but most of them just have badly deteriorating butcher block tops. Those are easy to replace.

This is what the 41-C-15 variant (there are a few like this shown) should look like...
 

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Oh. My. Effing. God. I have never seen so many together. Including the ones stacked on their sides, I count at least twenty (20), maybe a couple more. Several variants (types and classes) of "CABINET, metal, spare parts and tools, wooden bench top" there. 41-C-13. 41-C-13-25. 41-C-15. 41-C-18. All late war, immediate postwar, 1950's.

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Are you interested? I don't want to snipe you if you are. But I am ready to text a friend in that area if you're not. Some of them are very rough, some of them are indeed "rusted" through at the top, but most of them just have badly deteriorating butcher block tops. Those are easy to replace.

This is what the 41-C-15 variant (there are a few like this shown) should look like...
My ex jarhead brother lives no to far away from Barstow (20mins).

I have a pair of those cabinets in storage - never been outside.
 

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Oh. My. Effing. God. I have never seen so many together. Including the ones stacked on their sides, I count at least twenty (20), maybe a couple more. Several variants (types and classes) of "CABINET, metal, spare parts and tools, wooden bench top" there. 41-C-13. 41-C-13-25. 41-C-15. 41-C-18. All late war, immediate postwar, 1950's.

1780143169413.png

Are you interested? I don't want to snipe you if you are. But I am ready to text a friend in that area if you're not. Some of them are very rough, some of them are indeed "rusted" through at the top, but most of them just have badly deteriorating butcher block tops. Those are easy to replace.

This is what the 41-C-15 variant (there are a few like this shown) should look like...
I am not interested. Too large of a project for me to chew on. Have at it!
 

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I have always wanted one or two of the 41-C-15 cabinets.

It would take hours to Tetris one into my garage, so it would have to be in near mint condition and cheap for me to make that kind of effort…

I wonder how well they would work as bench top drill press stands. They would have lots of storage for everything that you would use with the drill press.
 

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I have always wanted one or two of the 41-C-15 cabinets.

It would take hours to Tetris one into my garage, so it would have to be in near mint condition and cheap for me to make that kind of effort…

I wonder how well they would work as bench top drill press stands. They would have lots of storage for everything that you would use with the drill press.
One of mine was used as a drill press stand by the PO. He used a steel plate that was clamped to the top to preserve the butcher block top.

To me, it looked like it served him well...

JKB
 
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Those military stands are great as drill press or I use one of mine with rollers as a grinder stand. Your call on whether to put rollers under your drill press but an older smaller one might not be so top heavy.
 

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I have always wanted one or two of the 41-C-15 cabinets.

It would take hours to Tetris one into my garage, so it would have to be in near mint condition and cheap for me to make that kind of effort…

I wonder how well they would work as bench top drill press stands. They would have lots of storage for everything that you would use with the drill press.
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You can always put it inside the house if you dont want to make room in the garage lol!
 

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It’s two pieces of 3/4 ply with castors. I wrapped the edges in some 1x4 cvg fir. I honestly intended it for the garage. Once the lower trim was on I switched directions. I’m still on the fence about the wrap on the drawer pulls though.
 

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Have at it!
I sent it to a friend in Virginia and also posted it on our cabinets thread on G503.com. An acquaintance there drove a couple hours and bought three of the Type 1 Class A Spare Parts jobbies. Based on the tags, it looks like they were all 1960s and late 70s.
 

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