building my own tool box

[APEowner]

I'm really enjoying watching this project. Great work.

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

In my experience, free often ends up costing more than using the correct part in the first place

 

[toelesswelder]

Ah yes but i can use these slides for other smaller stuff. The top drawers are gonna be 12 gage mild steel. (.109)
But i was thinkin now that i have to get new slides most likely to make the drawers out of 10 gage aluminum. I got some slides price out from our snao on guy. $170 a set or my parts guy can get me 400 lb slides for $70 a set. Both dont need to be rivoted. They just mount with clips. Just like all other tool boxes. But im at a stand still cuz im not puttin down $500 for slides at this moment haha

i will finish this drawer and see what its like fully built.

 

[toelesswelder]

Well time to cough up some money. Drawer slides **** haha

Here is the finished drawer

 

[rsanter]

What drawer slides are,you using. They look like they are nice ones.
Can you put two on each side to fix the problem?
Can the problem be that you need some weight in the drawer

Bob

 

[toelesswelder]

I got them givin to me by my brother and his boss got a few pallets full at an auction. Iv research the company and cant seem to find anything. Probly some cheap asian stuff.
I tried putting more weight in there but no difference

 

[gipraw]

The box is looking good. Did you lube the slides?

 

[toelesswelder]

Thanks. Yes i did

 

[Bunit98]

This is looking Great so far!! Can't wait to see it finished

 

[toelesswelder]

If anyone wants the slides i will sell them cheap

 

[bonneyman]

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

Wish I could weld like that. Sweet!

 

[toelesswelder]

Practice. Haha all i gotta say. Many hours iv stayed at the shop after work and practice till midnight lol im always looking to make my next weld better than the last

 

[carcajou]

Before you go spend big bucks on slides you may want to check Princess Auto in Lethbridge. I few weeks ago i bought good slides in their Grande Prairie store for cheap.

 

[toelesswelder]

hey guys been awhile and sorry no new updates on the box except some decisions iv made on the drawer slides. as of right now going to college in a week for my final year of welding my budget is a bit low. so iv decided to go a different route on the drawer slide style. I might even build my own. here is what I have I in mind. Hevi-Rail make these really nice heavy duty bearings, iv contacted them on price or ill see if my parts guy can get me this style of bearing. or ill just get some 1" roller bearing and run them in C-channel. same idea. 2nd idea I have on doing is these Linear type slides. these I can build and machine myself. I first want to see the price on the heavy rail system

 

[merbie]

That's a pretty cool idea I would only worry about the concentrated stress on one point


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[lilredex]

You do need a special tool to set them.

A bolt, washer and nut will pull them in just as tight that tool will, set many this way, including roof rack mounts on a Volare wagon.

If you want to use them, PAL has them separately, have seen big bags of 1/4-20 on sale for less than $10.

http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/threads/30778-Using-rivet-nuts (Post #3)

 

[toelesswelder]

That's a pretty cool idea I would only worry about the concentrated stress on one point


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I would be putting more than one on each side and maybe one on the bottom of the drawer where it would sit on in the center of the drawer

 

[merbie]

Give it ago, without people like you we would still be living on caves, what's the harm in trying? Just make sure you select the right depth of linear bearing to ensure full drawer extension


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[ADSR]

good to see this back in motion!

 

[toelesswelder]

Thanks guys. I just drew this little sketch up of what id like to try. try

 

[paramud]

Thanks guys. I just drew this little sketch up of what id like to try. try

Looks sturdy, but also hard to line up 4 of them so it doesn't bind up.

 

[toelesswelder]

Thats the only reason id like to go with the roller bearing in the c-channel.

 

[toelesswelder]

So i got my parts guy to get me some of these 1 1/8" bearings with an I.D of 1/2". Gonna try this on one drawer and see how well this works. I recently built a slide out compressor tool box for the town and it worked really good. Only crappy thing is the drawers wont come out the full 24". Only 20" but i guess im ok with that

 

[zcbauer89]

Great project. This is one of the coolest builds I've seen on here. Can't wait to see more. With your talent, it seems like the only challenge you might face is deciding what color to paint it.

 

[toelesswelder]

Thanks man. Also been tinkering on building parts for my rx7. Currently building an exhaust manifold and running a single 3" exhaust. Made my merge collector and a stainless cone to run off my merge collector. made the cone with the break press, all straight bends. Wanted to buy one but a custom cone to my dimensions was $300

 

[toelesswelder]

Built the c channel today. Planning on putting a 1/8" strip of teflon on the inside of the channel so the bearings slide nicely

 

[ADSR]

Built the c channel today. Planning on putting a 1/8" strip of teflon on the inside of the channel so the bearings slide nicely

That's heavy duty!!

I love it!

 

[twertsy]

You're going to need a semi if you ever have to move that beast! I'd love to have the talent to build my own custom box!

 

[toelesswelder]

Haha yeah its gonne be pretty heavy. Gonna out 4 1000lb castors on it. Should hold pretty good

 

[Canadian Charlie]

Can't wait to see it done, nice job

 

[toelesswelder]

Some counter sink screw will hold in the teflone

 

[toelesswelder]

Picked up a new addition to my garage today. Traded the air compressor for some fab work. Building a work bench for the guy. Its an 80 gallon

 

[colin39]

Anymore updates?

 

[toelesswelder]

Sorry guys. Its been awhile. Im in my last year of school right now i finish on friday so ill be back at it after this weekend

 

[timmyisme22]

As for the old slides, if you still have them. Found what looks like the manufacturer.
Martas Precision Slide Co.

These would probably be great for a parts cabinet setup for washers, bolts, screws, drill bits, etc. Make a nice large unit or so using them.

 

[jeffmoss26]

hey guys been awhile and sorry no new updates on the box except some decisions iv made on the drawer slides. as of right now going to college in a week for my final year of welding my budget is a bit low. so iv decided to go a different route on the drawer slide style. I might even build my own. here is what I have I in mind. Hevi-Rail make these really nice heavy duty bearings, iv contacted them on price or ill see if my parts guy can get me this style of bearing. or ill just get some 1" roller bearing and run them in C-channel. same idea. 2nd idea I have on doing is these Linear type slides. these I can build and machine myself. I first want to see the price on the heavy rail system

The company I used to work for makes linear slides, rails, etc. Some very nice stuff!

 

[LUKE221]

Aewsome project

 

[toelesswelder]

Aewsome project

Thanks. Wish i just had more time to work on it. If i set aside a few days id be able to get alot done but my RX7 takes up most of my free time plus i downhill mountainbike.

The company I used to work for makes linear slides, rails, etc. Some very nice stuff!

What company was that?

 

[toelesswelder]

Quick update
So i spent the morning qorkin on the tool box again. And my idea with the bearings did not work. Once the drawer is fully extended there is to much play for my liking.
So here is my next investment
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=50505&cat=3,43614,43620&ap=1

 

[ADSR]

wow! those look heavy duty!

 

[toelesswelder]

Did a little work on my box today. Almost ready to rivet some drawer slides on the smaller section on the right hand side. There will be three 3" and one 11" inch drawer there. I made that section 20" wide but once the slidea are in place itll be around 19" drawers.