GT89mustang
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Posted a thread last week about the new box I got here:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39713
I said I would post a follow-up with pics of the drawer liners, also did a couple other things so I figured Id make a new thread.
Drawer liners I bought off a guy at the local flea market, their 2x2 squares that look like factory 2nds from something (all have minor blemeshes somewhere, they got cut out when I trimmed them to fit the drawers) at $5 for 5 the price cant be beat.
I tried claming a t-square to a my table saw and cut the foam that way, but i quickly found out it does not like being cut with a razor knife (even with a new blade) so I had to rethink my plan.
I ended up just using the t-squre and a permenent marker to mark lines and used a pair of utility snips to make the cuts. Worked great.
Finished product. (just two drawers for example)
Next, I had posted this thread awile ago about a plier organizer on ebay.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38495&highlight=plier+organizer. Ive been looking for a cheap solution and found it at wal-mart.
A $4 plate rack.
Cutting the legs off so it would sit flat and so I could fit more sections in the drawers. Stuck it in the vise and took a hacksaw to it.
The finished product.
It took two organizers total, I had to cut 2 sections off the 2nd rack to get them to fit perfectly in the drawer. I zip-tied them together in the middle to keep them from moving around.
Before: (ok its usually not this messy, i was getting ready to take everything out but i left it that way for added effect
)
After:
And finally, Ive had this 1/4 in husky ratchet sitting around that I bought at a flea market. I already have the same exact ratchet so I decided to make a stubby out of it. Stuck it in the vise and cut it in half with a cut-off tool.
Ground the cut down to make it smooth and its finished.
Enjoy.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39713
I said I would post a follow-up with pics of the drawer liners, also did a couple other things so I figured Id make a new thread.
Drawer liners I bought off a guy at the local flea market, their 2x2 squares that look like factory 2nds from something (all have minor blemeshes somewhere, they got cut out when I trimmed them to fit the drawers) at $5 for 5 the price cant be beat.
I tried claming a t-square to a my table saw and cut the foam that way, but i quickly found out it does not like being cut with a razor knife (even with a new blade) so I had to rethink my plan.
I ended up just using the t-squre and a permenent marker to mark lines and used a pair of utility snips to make the cuts. Worked great.
Finished product. (just two drawers for example)
Next, I had posted this thread awile ago about a plier organizer on ebay.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38495&highlight=plier+organizer. Ive been looking for a cheap solution and found it at wal-mart.
A $4 plate rack.
Cutting the legs off so it would sit flat and so I could fit more sections in the drawers. Stuck it in the vise and took a hacksaw to it.
The finished product.
It took two organizers total, I had to cut 2 sections off the 2nd rack to get them to fit perfectly in the drawer. I zip-tied them together in the middle to keep them from moving around.
Before: (ok its usually not this messy, i was getting ready to take everything out but i left it that way for added effect
)
After:
And finally, Ive had this 1/4 in husky ratchet sitting around that I bought at a flea market. I already have the same exact ratchet so I decided to make a stubby out of it. Stuck it in the vise and cut it in half with a cut-off tool.
Ground the cut down to make it smooth and its finished.
Enjoy.
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