DuAll Bandsaw Cabinet Repurpose

[jives]

About 2 years ago I picked up this cabinet via an auction, only to find that it was a DuAll cabinet built purposefully to store DuAll bandsaw items, especially blades. The cool factor is high, but I really could not make it work efficiently in the garage. So, I offered to my wife that it could be our mudroom shoe bin, and she was all over it. I'll get more photos in later posts.

The pics show the doors off and the only real damage, which is bent sheet metal on the doors. I am not sure the best tool to use on trying to straighten these folks. Any help appreciated.

The outside was repainted, so i am using a stripper to get it all off. Probably lead in the paint, so going carefully. Note the removal of one of the interior side panels that as only there to make the band saw blade storage area more shallow.

 

[Stuart in MN]

I bet that if you could find someone local who has a vintage DoAll bandsaw, they'd love to buy that cabinet from you.

 

[jives]

I bet that if you could find someone local who has a vintage DoAll bandsaw, they'd love to buy that cabinet from you.

I thought of that, but I've only seen a few on auction sites and they don't go for much, like $40-80 or so. Waiting for the right buyer in my small town will be a **** shoot, so for the $20 I paid I could get a nice weird shoe rack.

 

[Zeeman]

To straighten those places out, just use two adjustable wrenches set to a little wider than the thickness of the metal and go at it. Or, if you have a heavy piece of metal with a flat side, use it and a hammer to work it straight like you were doing bodywork. This is what I do when I'm restoring tool chests, etc. that have bent parts that are similar to your cabinet.