Custom tool box picture thread

[selohssa]

Can we start a picture thread of customized / custom painted tool boxes?

I have not been a member for long but i feel that i have found a group of people as crazy as me. Like many of you, i can not leave well enough alone. Everything of mine needs to be tweeked.

This one is our "community" box that we sprayed a couple of years ago. It is a silver base with orange flake then orange candy over top. We had to re-clear it but we didn't cut and polish it as it is just a everyday shop box. Lets see what you have.

 

[selohssa]

I know that it doesn't look custom in the first photo but metalflake is hard to photograph. it is viper red with Alsa red metalflake and their glow in the dark additive. Now I don't have to worry about how to find the right tool when the power goes out.

 

[selohssa]

Since no one else is posting their own custom stuff, I will share another of mine. This is one of my socket boxes that I now use on my desk as a pencil holder. it is Ferarri silver with House of Kolor microflake and many different candies over top. When I was still painting full time, everything in my paint department tool box was custom painted.

 

[tigmusky]

here's a little box I got off the job. I took it home and with a little love.
I think it come out pretty cool .

Daye

 

[r0meyrome]

Hey so I was wondering could a regular auto body/paint shop paint a stainless steel tool box?

 

[selohssa]

Hey so I was wondering could a regular auto body/paint shop paint a stainless steel tool box?

Sure they could. It is very expensive. A few years ago I did a couple of brand new Snap-On boxes for people that wanted airbrushing or a color to match their collector car. It started at around $1000 just for the outside and we did one that was around $5000 with airbrushing but we also painted the insides of the drawers for that one.

 

[r0meyrome]

DAM! Ok well there goes that idea I guess ill stick to cleaning my box everyday then! Thanks for the information though

 

[arkangel06]

Mines still in progress

http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47860

That orange SO box looks awesome!

 

[selohssa]

These were done for fun. Everyone did one and they were all just a little different. The white is Toyota Tri-stage white and the stripes were all two stage colors

 

[mofo62]

Congratulations selohssa, awesome Tool Box ,but more awesome ....colour



Greetings

 

[flashpuppy]

I have on of these boxes for keeping all of my 3/4" impact sockets in. What kind of super heavy paint could I shoot this with that would hold up to the abuse it gets? What about powder coating?

 

[Sawblade]

Here is the tool box a designed and build in metals class when I was a senior in HS. The design was 26” long x 12”wide and 15” high with two 2 ½” drawers, one 3” drawer and a 3” deep tray at the top with a lid. The handles and hinges were purchased at the local hardware store along with 2 rattle cans of red paint. It’s heavy and clunky, but made with my own hands with a lot of guidance from a teacher that helped me realize I was capable of what every I put my mind too. About 12 years ago I went home to see my family and ran into the now retired teacher Mr. Spencer and was able to thank him for all he had taught me. He commented that he kept my design, but never had another student that wanted to tackle the large box, but instead stayed with the small garden tool box that was a popular item throughout Mr. Spencer’s teaching career. I still use the box today as you can see.

 

[wreckercologist]

Wow! How much does it weigh empty? Just judging by the thickness, 1/8" ? Looks like you did a great job!

One place I used to work had a set of tool box plans stored in the burn table computer. Most of the guys that made them worked in the weld shop. I think they were 1/4" plate?

 

[Sawblade]

Wow! How much does it weigh empty? Just judging by the thickness, 1/8" ? Looks like you did a great job!

One place I used to work had a set of tool box plans stored in the burn table computer. Most of the guys that made them worked in the weld shop. I think they were 1/4" plate?

Its been 25 plus years since I made this, so lets give this a shot. The sheet metal was 1/16" thick. The top tray was cut out so each corner had a small channel. Once it was in place with clamps. I mig welded each corner to outer box to hold the tray in place. Here's where it gets a little fuzzy from time... I believe the top edge of the outer box and the top tray were welded together using either a mig welder or a torch and some time of wire rod to fill-in/weld the two pieces together. The top edge was then grinded smooth just enough so the weld didn't break apart.

Looking at the box, the back left hand corner is where the outer skin was welded together then ground smooth. 1" square tubing was used to rest the drawers on and was used on each side and the front. I wanted to incorporate a sliding track system for the drawers, but I started this project with less then 2 months before graduating and the teacher didn't feel I would get it finished in time for my final grade.

As for the weight. I have no idea. I've moved the box countless times over the years and its always had tools in it. If I had to guess I would say the box itself would come in at about 50 lbs.

Hey wrecker - One other interesting note for you. This was made right down the road from you in Ottawa which was my home town growing up.

 

[colt zantop]

some really cool stuff so far..keep those pics coming!

 

[wreckercologist]

Hey wrecker - One other interesting note for you. This was made right down the road from you in Ottawa which was my home town growing up.

Small world! I always thought Ottawa was neat because of the downtown area. We used to cruise there on the weekends!

 

[selohssa]

Thanks but that one was a learning lesson. I used a candy over the metalflake. It does not look good inside because not enough light gets through the candy to reflect off of the flake. it is also too low to give a good effect. That is why I just did flake and no candy on the red box. I did my computer front in candy flake and it does not show well either but I had the metal case copper plated and that makes up for the paint.

 

[tonydanzah]

Can we start a picture thread of customized / custom painted tool boxes?

I have not been a member for long but i feel that i have found a group of people as crazy as me. Like many of you, i can not leave well enough alone. Everything of mine needs to be tweeked.

This one is our "community" box that we sprayed a couple of years ago. It is a silver base with orange flake then orange candy over top. We had to re-clear it but we didn't cut and polish it as it is just a everyday shop box. Lets see what you have.

that box looks great