Cabinets!!

[Exiged]

I found a guy off of Craigslist down in CT that has some laboratory cabinets for sale. All different cabinet, drawer combos and all metal! he has about 100 of these!.. He also has some glass upper cabinets that look really nice. The upper and lower cabinets are 48" wide sections, the lowers are 22" deep and about 35" tall. The glass cabinets are 12" deep. He is selling them for $50 a section which seems reasonable as they are extremely heavy duty. He said the base cabinets need at least 2 big guys to move. Anyways I will let everyone know how it goes as well as some better picks when i pick them up as he has a lot of them available.

I plan to pick up 4 lowers to make 2 8' work benches and I'm not sure if I will pick up some uppers yet.. what do you think??


Thanks!

 

[Rickster55]

Great looking cabinets. My only concern would be the glass doors. If they are gong to be in environment where something might hit them, it could be a huge safety problem.. Other than that - go for it!

 

[NewShockerGuy]

Looks freaking awesome! Go for it.

Worst case senario the glass breaks and you replace it with some type of lexan or something like that.. cheap and then you won't have to worry about it breaking... Those look wonderful to me honestly!

-Nigel

 

[loosewingnut]

I really like those top cabinets!

 

[voodoowagon]

My wife has one of the top units and loves it

 

[akdiesel]

Nice set up. Those look like Duralab cabinets. Get as much as you can afford. They are nice cabinets. We have them in our lab in blue color and they have roller bearings for the slidder door upper cabinets. If you can also get the bench top. It looks like it is the Black resin material.

 

[dladcock]

They are sweet. Our work re-fitted the Lab and THREW ALL THE CABINETS IN THE DUMP!!!

I still get sick when I think about it.

Take care with the counter tops, some are soap stone.

dla

 

[CT2012]

damn! whereabouts in ct?

 

[Exiged]

I wish my garage was bigger! It's 19 wide and 23' deep. They are in new haven, CT

I'm still not sure the layout I want to do. I was thinking the back wall with 2 8' sections on each side. My 220v hook up is in the middle of the back wall

I only park my lotus in there... Should I just so a loooong L bench?

 

[CT2012]

I found the ad. Was just in my garage staring at the space, trying to figure out what I could do with those.

Damn, that's a really nice price for good quality stuff.

Good luck, post some pics of the build when done!

 

[Exiged]

Yep I can get the bench top he said it was like a composite material. $100 for 16' of the bench top

 

[Exiged]

I found the ad. Was just in my garage staring at the space, trying to figure out what I could do with those.

Damn, that's a really nice price for good quality stuff.

Good luck, post some pics of the build when done!

So what layout should i do???!! I have a blank canvas

 

[FJ 432]

I have one of those upper cabinets. You will not be disappointed!

 

[CT2012]

that, my friend, is something i cannot suggest! best is to think about what you do in your garage and what your needs are, and design something around that. look at the gallery--lots of great ideas.

for example, i scoured craiglist for months & months & months. finally scored several big lateral file cabinets for a song. saved thousands & thousands of $. originally thought i was going to go with open shelving, but after looking at what i had to store, and seeing many garages with both shelving and lateral file cabinets, i decided that for my needs, lateral file cabinets were the way to go.

couldn't be more pleased with my setup/layout....other than wanting it to be twice as big!

have fun, don't stress about it.

So what layout should i do???!! I have a blank canvas

 

[mdbeck1]

So what layout should i do???!! I have a blank canvas

Start off by lining the walls. If you have room put some back to back in the middle of the shop.

BTW: SWMBFAO works in a lab and approves of these. If they weren't halfway across the USA I'd be hooking up the truck and trailer tonight.

 

[Exiged]

Left side of the garage door to back wall is 15'

Back wall that is 19'
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All base cabinets are 48" by 22" deep...

How many should I get!!!!

 

[akdiesel]

All of them. Sell what you don't need. Those cabinets are a score for the price asked if they are in that condition. The counter top is probably in the $1000 range for the size shown.
Get the power strip if you can also.
Due to your block work on your foundation it will leave a slight gap with the counter top, if you get the power strip with it you might be able to use that to cover the gap just above the backsplash.

 

[ddawg16]

Excuse me....but are you really wasting time here with a post instead of going there to get ALL of those cabinets?

Dude....that is the SO of cabinets.....do we need to b!tch slap you?

We expect pictures of the final install of ALL of those cabinets (uppers and lowers) in your garage.

 

[CT2012]

new haven's up the road a bit from me and if i hadn't already just finished my garage, i'd be all over every single one of these in a lickety split heartbeat this weekend.

like the other poster said, buy as many as you can and sell what you ultimately don't end up using. heck, if i had the space, i'd buy & store as many as possible for my upcoming basement workshop re-do.

good luck!

 

[Lippyp]

Only problem with glass fronted cabinets is you need to be neat and tidy as everyone can see all your mess!

 

[Exiged]

Heading there this morning. The problem is I only have so much room in my garage!

 

[BDT/NWMN]

$50 a section, awsome
Given the choice of $1000 for a good used toolbox or twenty of those cabinets?

 

[Exiged]

I think I'm going to get 4 base cabinets, 4 upper cabinets and the counter top.

That will give me a 16' work storage area for $500.

I would get more but that's all I have for free cash until Friday.

 

[WhoWhatNow]

Those are great cabinets. I use them every day at work. They can stand up to a beating. Just be warned that the the drawers are kind of deep so they may not be great storage for hand tools.

Try to get the wire mold and the countertop as well. If it is standard laboratory countertop they will stand up to quite a bit. They are made out of a very hard resin I believe. I've dropped everything from organic solvents to concentrated HCL on them with no ill effects. They last for decades in a laboratory setting. Try to get that air and gas fittings as well. You can see them in the pictures near the sink. They are chrome valves for gas and liquid. Very handy to have plumbed right in the top of your bench.

The top cabinets will be good to very sturdy and hold a lot of stuff.

Post pics when you got them!

 

[WhoWhatNow]

Forgot to mention if you have the space for it try to get a sink as well. Many times the sinks are made out of the same resin as the countertop. Really good stuff. They are they're usually pretty deep as well.

 

[WhoWhatNow]

And take some friends. They're going to be really heavy.

 

[Exiged]

What would I do with the sink? Note no water service in the garage.

 

[WhoWhatNow]

What would I do with the sink? Note no water service in the garage.

Parts washer?

 

[Exiged]

I'll see what I can do! I just talked my old man into getting 2 base cabinets

 

[mdbeck1]

Only problem with glass fronted cabinets is you need to be neat and tidy as everyone can see all your mess!

Get a roll of masking tape and tape them off. Then paint the glass the color of your choice. It will last a few years and you'll have to do it again but it will look nice.

...and I remember cabinets and uppers like this from High School Chemistry. That ain't no normal glass. It's about a 1/2" thick and pretty much bullet proof.

 

[mdbeck1]

Those are great cabinets. I use them every day at work. They can stand up to a beating. Just be warned that the the drawers are kind of deep so they may not be great storage for hand tools.

Try to get the wire mold and the countertop as well. If it is standard laboratory countertop they will stand up to quite a bit. They are made out of a very hard resin I believe. I've dropped everything from organic solvents to concentrated HCL on them with no ill effects. They last for decades in a laboratory setting. Try to get that air and gas fittings as well. You can see them in the pictures near the sink. They are chrome valves for gas and liquid. Very handy to have plumbed right in the top of your bench.

The top cabinets will be good to very sturdy and hold a lot of stuff.

Post pics when you got them!

I remember these from High School Chemistry and they told us that the tops were "burn proof". Wouldn't you know it... ....one of the girls actually burned a notch in the top of her bench. I can't for the life of me remember how.... It seems like it had something to do with a bunsen burner, a test tube stand and some kind of sulphur compound. The bottom of the test tube MELTED out. We never let her forget that.

 

[Kevin54]

Damn, that's a heck of a deal. I'd say snag them all and sell what you don't need.

 

[dladcock]

Get a roll of masking tape and tape them off. Then paint the glass the color of your choice. It will last a few years and you'll have to do it again but it will look nice.

...and I remember cabinets and uppers like this from High School Chemistry. That ain't no normal glass. It's about a 1/2" thick and pretty much bullet proof.

..... or use a window tint , maybe a Stainless Film would look good. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Polished-St...979?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item484ddb587b

 

[lilscorpion]

Great looking cabinets. My only concern would be the glass doors. If they are gong to be in environment where something might hit them, it could be a huge safety problem.. Other than that - go for it!

Look at how the glass is installed. You might be able to easily replace the glass with some 1/4" black double-sided melamine or other material. Usually the glass is easily removable in lab cabinets (from experience) for cleaning reasons. Nice find!

 

[darkk]

I tried to contact this guy and he never got back to me. I deleted his info, is it possible you can send me his contact info?

 

[Exiged]

Ok picked up 16' of the upper cabinets and 16' of the lower cabinets! They weigh about 200lbs on each piece have have adjustable legs under the lower cabinets. They are rock solid! He didn't have much for countertop left so I will have to take care of that myself. These are all ready to be bolted together as one unit too! The upper cabinets are going to be interesting to install!

More pics!

 

[Higgins]

I'm finishing up reconfiguring my garage for the 2nd time in 12 yrs. and have installed metal St. Charles cabinets on the wall by myself!

Here are a few steps to help you out!

1 - locate and mark stud locations on wall!

2- Figure out where to drill holes on cabinet backs, and drill holes

3- Screw 2x4 8 ft long to wall to hold cabinets

4 - lift cabinets onto 2x4 on wall and slid into place!

5 - Use Cabinet jack to hold up cabinets.
http://compare.ebay.com/like/261009120701?_lwgsi=y&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar

6 - using leg, keep preasure on front of cabinet

7 - Now screw top screws in 1st!

8- Now bottom screws..................

 

[dladcock]

Ok picked up 16' of the upper cabinets and 16' of the lower cabinets! They weigh about 200lbs on each piece have have adjustable legs under the lower cabinets. They are rock solid! He didn't have much for countertop left so I will have to take care of that myself. These are all ready to be bolted together as one unit too! The upper cabinets are going to be interesting to install!

More pics!

That's gonna be sick. (the cool kind)

dla

 

[Nighttrain]

Very nice score!

 

[Exiged]

Now... To paint them or leave them alone???