Cabinet Mounting Suggestion For Tool Box

[Respect21]

Any suggestions on mounting this cabinet to the side of a tool box? I know most tool box lockers come with a bracket that attaches to the tool box lip.

I was thinking maybe putting a couple casters on bottom and attaching it to the handle mounts since I don’t have the bracket.

Thanks!





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[Zewnten]

I built a base that my box and cabinet fit on but sounds like you plan could work fine too.

 

[Respect21]

The bracket is just an offset piece of steel sheet, riveted to the side of the cabinet. Why wouldn't you just have a sheet metal shop make one up, or just rivet a strip of steel on with some washers or another strip of steel as a spacer? Run to Ace hardware, buy the strip of steel, drill a few rivet holes, rivet it on, paint it if desired, and hang the cabinet. Probably 2 hours start to finish with the trip to the store. Make it 4 to 6 hours if you do a quick prep and paint on the cabinet.

Having them make a bracket seems like the best idea. The side of my box I’m mounting it to has no holes in it for rivets or bolts. That’s why I had considered casters.

Thanks for the tip.


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[PhantomEB]

Remove drawers in both cabinet and tool box, drill holes and bolt together?

 

[Ohmthis]

I put a small file cabinet type on my old work box. I took 16 gauge sheet and bent a lip on one edge buy hammering it over a 1/4” plate. Then I riveted it to the cabinet. Two of those and it would sit on the lip of my bottom box. I put felt pads towards the bottom to space out the cabinet and not scratch the box. I’ll take some pictures when I get home.

 

[seber]

Adding a sheet metal bracket sounds like a better option. If you can't make one, a sheet metal shop would charge almost nothing for just a single crease.

 

[Ohmthis]

Here is the picture of my side box. I hope this helps!