building my own tool box

[Toolhorder]

Hope you got some $$$ for that

 

[bczygan]

Haha worked at a hay exporting plant and doing some maintainance on machinery and guy flipped the machine on and my foot was in the wrong place. Crushed all 5 toes, every bone was broken in 3 or more spots. Two months later had to get amputated. And no i have no problem balancing lol i snowboard,bmx, raced motocross, do everything i used to

You're a better man then I, Gunga Din.

 

[toelesswelder]

where did you source these?

I actually got them from my brothers boss, he bought a container full of random stuff at an auction and there was a crate full of them in there. Got em for free

 

[toelesswelder]

You're a better man then I, Gunga Din.

Why do you say that?

 

[Richard Cranium]

great progress, thanks

 

[bczygan]

Why do you say that?

It's a common phrase that means you have put up with more than I could have borne (With the pain and loss of your toes). From a famous poem by Rudyard Kipling.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunga_Din

Bill

 

[toelesswelder]

Ah i see now haha thanks

 

[toelesswelder]

Ill check in the morning when i get to the shop and let ya know. I can get more to

 

[toelesswelder]

This is on the box

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

For the toelesswelder name? This is why haha

Damn! Well, fitting screen name.

 

[malibulvr]

Great looking box so far, slides are heavy duty!

 

[John T]

And no i have no problem balancing lol i snowboard,bmx, raced motocross, do everything i used to

Can you tap dance?




LoL

Sorry
Couldn't resist.

 

[Tronyadorable]

Nice build Toel.Here's the slides I bought. My box is framed of 1 1/2 sq 16 gauge box tube and will be skinned with 20 gauge(already cut -bent-primed). The slide mounts were done on the drill press in a fixture. 1 1/2 x 1/8 flat bar, then welded in flush with the inside of the box tube.
The corners will be 1 inch aluminum clear anodized angle(window builders stuff) to cover up the seams and spot welds.Already cut and on the shelf.
The$e are good rail$
http://www.rockler.com/centerlinere...20-lb-heavy-duty-full-extension-drawer-slides

 

[toelesswelder]

Can you tap dance?




LoL

Sorry
Couldn't resist.

Haha actually i can c walk. Its a dance type. Look up the video "toeless joe c walkin" on youtube. I cant post it on mobile for some reason

 

[rancherbill]

Here is the YouTube;

Toelessjoe c walkin

 

[toelesswelder]

[emoji106] awesome haha

 

[longlivepunk]

Haha the Crip-walk in Taber: land of corn. Love it.

 

[Tronyadorable]

Haha worked at a hay exporting plant and doing some maintainance on machinery and guy flipped the machine on and my foot was in the wrong place. Crushed all 5 toes, every bone was broken in 3 or more spots. Two months later had to get amputated. And no i have no problem balancing lol i snowboard,bmx, raced motocross, do everything i used to

So. I guess you short shift your moto ?

 

[4AudiQ]

How do you subscribe to a thread cause I definitely wanna see this one through. That looks great btw

Go to "Post Reply", scroll down to "Additional Options" then "Thread Subscription" and make your choices.

 

[Blake150]

Thank you for the info

 

[NKlamerus]

Ttt please

 

[JAKE-THE-TOOL-MAN]

Any updates? I'm really diggin' the box so far, it's coming out great

 

[XxToolAholicxX]

Welcome to GJ. I agree with you 100% dont know why people pay thousands of dollars for some sheet metal and few casters. Good luck and cant wait to see your progress. Keep us posted please.

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I am a Toolaholic,Sometimes I regret it,Especially when the Toolman wont give me no credit

 

[Cobalt23]

subscribed

 

[Heavymetalmechanic]

How many hours do you think you have invested so far?

 

[toelesswelder]

Sorry guys. Been really busy with alot of stuff lately. No updates lately
But as of right now maybe a total of 8 hours.
I did however finish another project for my rx7 and started another haha here is a custome lobster back intake. Picture shown does bot have the flange welded to the pipe

 

[toelesswelder]

UPDATE: not a big one but finally put the first drawer slides in. I did it with aluminum rivots so i can drill them out later once im ready for paint. Then ill put stainless ones in.

 

[toelesswelder]

 

[toelesswelder]

Now my bending skills will be really put to the test. Drawer has to be exactly 54 3/4" O.D. i guess it could be smaller and i could shim it but done really wanna do the

 

[alan camby]

If I were you, I would seriously consider using rivet nuts instead of pop rivets.
They set like a rivet but have a threaded hole in the center. I use them all the time. I also work 2 days a week in a factory that uses them on the product they produce.
This way you could unbolt the slides any time you wanted.

If you want to use 1/4-20 bolt, something like McMaster-Carr 95105A143
If you use 10-32 machine screws, something like Mcmaster-Carr 95105A135
Make sure you check your thickness and compare to the grip range.
Metric threaded sizes are also available.

Looks good so far.

 

[toelesswelder]

Iv never even seen those before. I will ask my parts guy at work tomorrow if he can get me some. Thats a great idea.

Only thing id be worried about is it being a low enough profile for the drawer slide to go over. Those rivots are cuttin it pretty close to hitting already

 

[alan camby]

You do need a special tool to set them. Standard rivet gun does not work.

Bunch of them on ebay
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...0.H0.Xnutsert+tool&_nkw=nutsert+tool&_sacat=0

Mine is like this one, but not from this seller.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NUTSERT-RIV...56698620?pt=AU_Hand_Tools&hash=item3cce26f9fc

 

[toelesswelder]

Nice. Right on thanks

 

[RivennHewn]

I've got more toes than you, but you've got more rhythm.

Nice job on the box. Looking forward to seeing more.

 

[toelesswelder]

Haha thanks man

 

[toelesswelder]

Before i build the drawers i will see if i can get some. Just in case

 

[rancherbill]

The rivnuts are a stock item at Princess Auto.

http://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/45-pc-threaded-insert-and-riveting-tool-kit/A-p2925204e

They look very handy, I'm looking for a task to justify buying one.

 

[rickhigginshtbr]

subscribed!

 

[Souljer]

That's cool.
I've always dreamed of designing and building my own box.
I don't know how to weld or fabricate with metal though, so I'd probably build it out of wood with some simple metal parts, like a tubular frame or something.

Go to "Post Reply", scroll down to "Additional Options" then "Thread Subscription" and make your choices.

By the way, across the top of each page are a few drop down menus. The one called Thread Tools has a Subscribe option.
This might also work in the future:

 

[toelesswelder]

Update. So today i decided i was just gonna use pop rivots instead of rivuts. For me i cant justify the cost of buying one. So i built the firat drawer. Does not have the front cover/hadle on it yet so its a little flimsy thus the drawer doesnt want to open/close very nicely. Tomorrow ill bend that and see.
We will see how these FREE drawer slides work. In the back of my mind i hear a voice saying i might have to cough up some mulla and buy super heavy slides