handlle for tool box top chest lid?

[pedroghne]

i was wondering if anyone had put a handle on there top chest lid. i know for me its a pain when by hands are oily or greasy and i need something out of the top and cant get it open because theres no handle. has anyone installed one and any recommendations on what to use

thanks

 

[crewchief888]

i leave mine open all the time.

 

[Scott H in Wheaton]

stick a strong magnet on the outside. You can use it as a handle and if you decide you don't want it there you haven't ruined the lid with drilling holes.

 

[krc328ic]

Here's what I did to mine..

 

[pedroghne]

nice. thanks guys. anymore pics and ideas. also where's the best place to get replacement struts for the lid

 

[crewchief888]

you should be able to find just about any style of handle you could use at a hardware or big box store.

you havent mentioned what brand of box it is, someone can probably suggest a replacement strut

 

[toolstools]

Why are your hands greasy before you even start the job?

 

[shocksandstrutz]

Use an old wrench as a handle!!

 

[crewchief888]

Why are your hands greasy before you even start the job?

apparently you have not been pulling wrenches very long....

 

[trbomax]

I only work on my own stuff anymore , which is not greasy/dirty,so I dont have the problem.As a side note though,my roll ing boxes havent had the lid closed in 20 + yrs except when we moved them up here from toledo. My original old craftsman box Ive had since the mid seventies,cant ever remember closeing that one either.

 

[pedroghne]

I was just thinking about using an old wrench. the tool chest is a mountain 41" 19 drawer