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This is cooler than hell... A guy named Rolf makes these tool boxes by hand somewhere in Europe. I haven't gotten many details out of him yet, but I'm hoping I can get him to...

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Very cool looking but I'd be afraid that I'd dent it the first time I toss my hammer in there.
 
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Sorry for the stupid question, but what are those rods sticking out used for? Do they hold the part in place so you can get a few rivits in there?

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Wow...Most Excellent!!! My father had something like (made form wood of course) that he used when I was growing up. Now I just use Bucket Boss bags. something really speacial and nostalgic about those. Gives me an idea for another project though!
 
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I like it. It's a much more useful ratio of side height to handle height too. I have a wood tool carrier that I made as a cub scout from a template that we all used, and the handle is too close to the sides, making it impractical to actually use. This thing looks much better proportioned.
 
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At work practically everyone has a "home made" (known as a "G" job) tote tray, many very similar to the one shown in Ryan's post. They are, for the most part, riveted together with scraps and ends from the sheet metal cutting area, and whatever you can scrounge up.

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Anyone see the low-budget press and die he uses to stamp those end plates?

I learned a lot on that site.

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That stuff is cool but I hope it's a hobby that's making some side cash. As much time that they have involved in that stuff, could they really make a living building that stuff ?
 
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.... there is a pile of work in them for sure .... anyone notice the cyclo polisher ? ...the polishing alone takes a few hours.....man ..that is decent craftsmanship .
 
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That stuff is cool but I hope it's a hobby that's making some side cash. As much time that they have involved in that stuff, could they really make a living building that stuff ?
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Translation says 100 hours in that cabinet & it's just a side line for them... so if that was me knocking it out you'd be paying over $6K for it if I did it at home
 
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Translation says 100 hours in that cabinet & it's just a side line for them... so if that was me knocking it out you'd be paying over $6K for it if I did it at home
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I know exactly what you mean, but what kind of money do you think they get out of something like that? I mean that's some serious hours involved in it, what would your time be worth ? You're figuring $60/hr, and I can see people paying 6 grand for that cabinet but how many would you sell ? :headscrat
 
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Fantastic looking design and quality of construction. There no doubt is a substantial amount of time, skill and love that goes into fabricating these kinds of items. It is encouraing to see this quality of hand metalcrafting, which unfortunately is becoming a dying artform in our country.
 
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Ryan,
Cool find! I visited the site and had a lot of trouble recalling my high school German. However, since a picture is worth a thousand words, it was interesting to see how they hand stamp the ends and rivet their products together. Excellent German craftsmanship. We Americans can match or exceed their quality. Maybe somebody here will start fabricating and selling an American version. That's where real jobs come from.

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I know exactly what you mean, but what kind of money do you think they get out of something like that? I mean that's some serious hours involved in it, what would your time be worth ? You're figuring $60/hr, and I can see people paying 6 grand for that cabinet but how many would you sell ? :headscrat
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If it was just a *saturday* deal it wouldn't matter how many. If I was needing to sell them to make a living it would be 4 or 5 a month...
 
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If it was just a *saturday* deal it wouldn't matter how many. If I was needing to sell them to make a living it would be 4 or 5 a month...
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True, very true. It would make some good winter work out in the garage to keep from getting stir crazy. :willy_nil
 
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Ryan, That was a good find and post Let's see how many pop up from the talented crew of the Garage Journal May be it would be fun to make it a contest of sorts
 
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AZAV8 said:
Excellent German craftsmanship. We Americans can match or exceed their quality. Maybe somebody here will start fabricating and selling an American version. That's where real jobs come from.
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Real jobs come from stealing someone else's innovation?

Oh wait, it worked for China... :p
 
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