My home made top for my classic 96

[Howells]

My home made top for my classic 96 NEW PICS

Not done yet but you get the idea. Didn't have the cash yet to buy a stainless top so with the left over flooring I had I put it to use. I then added a chrome strip of boding molding to the front so all together cost me $15 bucks. Let me know what you think.

 

[mrholeshot]

That will look great when Your done!

 

[Quik208]

Looks good! We need some drawer shots now!

 

[Howells]

I will get some tomorrow

 

[Scout Driver]

Very nice! Looks like a factory job.

Scott

 

[justinmc]

Looks good.. I'm guessing thats a laminate judging by the "click together" style. I helped my parents lay some of this in their kitchen about 10 years ago and its held up well with no gouges, etc... now they aren't tossing tools on it all day but ya know. I'll be curious to see how well that ends up holding up.

One of the guys here has kitchen tile on the top of his box... seems to have held up well.

 

[Howells]

no its hard wood. and we will see how it holds up.

 

[Theloniousmonk]

that looks awesome... reminds me of what the classic ford pickup guys do to the beds... i bet it'll hold up (maybe a coat of poly or two?)

 

[Howells]

i think it will be fine.....i have used this before on my box. i will post pics when im done along with the drawer shots.

 

[rsanter]

if you glue that down to a this layer of plywood and install an edge (for looks)
you should be able to beat the **** out of stuff on that with no problems

ive always wondered about just getting a surpluss commercial kitchen stainless top to use on a toolbox

bob

 

[Howells]

I have my chrome edging for the sides when im finished...

 

[Howells]

all finished now on with the pics. snap on classic 96 "SRT EDITION"

 

[fordbroncodave]

i think i might do that to my box!

i wanted to make a butcher block but that will take a ton of effort and probably get the same results as yours

 

[2chipped]

I got "hard wood"seeing that green. Nice work.

 

[Spam16v]

we've got a customer who harvests select hardwoods, and he has butcher block makers that do all our tops. mine's stainless SO, but it came with the repo box or I'd have something repurposed just like you.

 

[Howells]

its been on for a couple months now and dosent show any signs of abuse so i think it will hold up just fine. I am very happy with the result and i will now have an extra $700 toward the hutch instead of ss top..makes more sense to me.

 

[Spam16v]

for a hutch you're going to want to mount those pieces to a piece of 3/4" interior grade plywood and then wrap it with a nice strip of aluminum from HD so it's one piece. the Hutch screws down to it, and loose tongue and groove isn't going to cut it.

 

[Howells]

well just an update this hardwood floor is still holding strong with a few dings and scratches. well worth the time and $$$

 

[DanCo]

Dan

 

[csargents1546]

That is a great idea. I have a side cabinet that I keep my computer on, found a nice piece of granite from a bath installer that had finished edges. Cost me 3.47 for a couple of cutoff wheels for masonary.

 

[ianguilly]

Love the toolbox, I have the same, been looking at putting a top on it for awhile now.

 

[Howells]

Waiting for a hutch for mine soon as I find a green one for 1000 or less I will buy it.

 

[Subytech]

nice box!

 

[ianguilly]

Waiting for a hutch for mine soon as I find a green one for 1000 or less I will buy it.

I've been watching here and craigslist for any thing green, sides, tops nothing... just boring old red..

 

[pipsters]

How did you build this? What did you use as a base? Did you glue the flooring down?

 

[dfreeman616]

facebook links failed. got those pics still?

 

[shocksandstrutz]

its going to be similar to this:

just a different toolbox, i used the same type of build once i saw his done i had to do the same thing......i used 3/4 plywood, then 3/4 hardwood and wrapped the edges in 1 1/2" aluminum andle painted black, glued the boards together and to the 3/4 underlayment, solid as a rock, takes a beating

 

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[pilotman81]

That's nice man! Hope my homemade top will look as nice when I finish it, of course I have to start it first.