My "Homemade" Rolling Tool Cabinet

[Joanders24]

Hi All,

I thought I would share the newest creation from my garage...my rolling tool cabinet. My goal has been to create a Rolling Miter Saw Workstation, a Rolling Tool Cabinet, and a custom workbench to finish everything off. I have already made my Rolling Miter Saw Workstation...it can be seen here: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=171263.

This is my latest creation, and as you can see it matches my Miter Saw Work Station pretty well. This is the front:

<a href="http://s1208.beta.photobucket.com/user/joanders/media/Rolling%20Tool%20Cabinet/photo14_zps339b93fa.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc362/joanders/Rolling%20Tool%20Cabinet/photo14_zps339b93fa.jpg" border="0" alt="Front"/></a>

And Side View:

<a href="http://s1208.beta.photobucket.com/user/joanders/media/Rolling%20Tool%20Cabinet/photo13_zps54dc6229.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc362/joanders/Rolling%20Tool%20Cabinet/photo13_zps54dc6229.jpg" border="0" alt="Side View"/></a>

Rear View:

<a href="http://s1208.beta.photobucket.com/user/joanders/media/Rolling%20Tool%20Cabinet/photo12_zps7ed25dd5.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc362/joanders/Rolling%20Tool%20Cabinet/photo12_zps7ed25dd5.jpg" border="0" alt="Back View"/></a>

And Cabinet Drawers Open:

<a href="http://s1208.beta.photobucket.com/user/joanders/media/Rolling%20Tool%20Cabinet/photo11_zps628dd5c8.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc362/joanders/Rolling%20Tool%20Cabinet/photo11_zps628dd5c8.jpg" border="0" alt="Drawers Open"/></a>

Just like my Miter Saw Station, this was made out of 2"x2" Aluminum Tube, with all of the wood being Birch finished with a Natural polyurethane (gloss finish). I will soon be moving into my new house (and garage!) and I will be building the workbench to house these rolling cabinets.

Once again, thanks for all of the creative ideas on this forum!

John

 

[HOTFR8]

Very impressive.

 

[John in OH]

Very nice! This looks to be made of a nicer plywood than pine, is it a cabinet grade plywood? Also, how did you attach the drawer fronts to the drawer sides and bottom?

 

[jimbo-02]

looks great , would be frightened to use it in case i marked it , seriously, good work .

 

[brianh]

Thats great, love the drawer pulls.

 

[TerryH]

I love it!!! Awesome idea on the pulls.

 

[Bull]

Come on, that thing is sick! People on here blow my mind on a weekly basis.

 

[gmt]

That is a great looking tool cabinet!

 

[Call me the Breeze]

Very Nice!

 

[188slo50]

Id like to have that in the bed room or atleast in the house!

 

[1921runabout]

Looks great. Good work.

 

[rbonitz]

Very cool... Nicer than my house furniture.

 

[JakeKohl]

I don't comment on these things very often - but that deserves an A+ and I hereby inform you that I intend to steal some of your awesome ideas! (those pulls are spectacular).

 

[superdutymike27]

Sweet!!! Nicely done.

 

[dladcock]

Very smooth indeed! I'm working on a set of similar rolling drawer cabinets. Seeing what you have done is giving me inspiration and confidence that this is the way to go.

dla

 

[mdkingsley]

Very Smooth.

 

[nine4gmc]

thats a lil too nice!

 

[NUTTSGT]

Id like to have that in the bed room or atleast in the house!

I'm thinking it's too nice for the garage too.

 

[skulldrinker]

does the top hinge? and at least put some stickers on it.

 

[marty_p]

If you have the desire, you can raise some 'working capital' by building and selling those!!!

 

[CustomCareDetailing]

I just came acroos your miter saw stand and then BOOM, this thing pops up... My mind = Blown. I hope to one day wield 1/10th the creativity you have in your pinky finger.

 

[coljar]

If that was mine, I hope I would be the one to put the first scratch on it. Very nice!!!

 

[Joanders24]

Thanks everybody for the compliments. I was in no rush to put these together, so I've found when you just take your time and put a little detail work into it, things will come out much better than you anticipated. I think it would be cool to build and sell these, but there was so much time into this I don't think it would ever make sense. It is pretty cool to think that someone would consider purchasing something you built all by yourself.

To "John in OH"- It is all 3/4" and 1/2" Birch, it is my favorite natural looking wood. And all of the drawers were made using pocket joints (I love my Kreg Jig!). The front of the drawers are "false fronts" and they were made to fit the opening of the drawer and they are attached from the backside with small screws through the real front side of the drawer.

Thanks again everybody! And yes, the first scratch will be tough, but after that I'm sure it will take a beating and I will be okay with it.

John

 

[plewlandsbob]

That is a work of art. The handles are awesome, simple and just look right.

 

[Steevo]

Beautiful work, excellent craftsmanship and creative use of materials, too!

 

[Joanders24]

@skulldrinker - no, the top doesn't hinge...that's a great idea though!

 

[machine_punk]

Fantabulous!

Not at all what I was expecting when I opened this thread (I am looking at making my own set of metal drawers in a metal cabinet), but very cool.

I like the mix of wood and metal and the repurposing of plumbing parts as handles. Build all of your storage like this and you will have a seriously cool workshop.

How is the aluminum frame fastened? I assume you welded it...if so, what sort of welder did you use?

Great attention to detail and cool design. I like it.

Kev

 

[Joanders24]

The aluminum frame is all Mig welded. I have a Miller 350P at my work so I get to play around with it. Thank you for the compliments.

 

[NOZZLEMAN]

Awesome... nice work. You people never cease to amaze me !!!

 

[KEH]

Extrmly nice! I'm surprised your wife dosen't claim it for the house. What kind of drawer slde arrangement? You may have mentioned that and i missed it.

KEH

 

[Joanders24]

The drawer slides are just the generic full extention ball bearing slides you can get at Home Depot. I think they are 18" long if I remember correctly.

John

 

[Adam McLaughlin]

That came out very well
Kudos to you

Adam

 

[Big-Foot]

Way too nice to use out in the shop... That puppy would be my night stand!

Nice job!!!

 

[vlpronj]

That puppy would be my night stand!

My first thought when I saw it, also! That would be both masculine and beautiful as furniture. I would think you could get about a grand for that, selling it to urbanites in lofts, etc.

And if you were interested in doing a set - $$$

 

[Joanders24]

Thanks for the compliments guys. I'll sell one for a grand

My garage is slowly coming together, I'll post some updates once I get my main workbench built.

Here is the empty shell of my garage right after I installed some RaceDeck.

John

 

[Duker]

Sweet little cabinet. I just strolled through the miter saw build as well. Nice ideas and great execution.

 

[Victorymike18]

Wow, very nice looking cabinet!

I showed my wife the pictures and she literally said "wow, I'd put that in the bedroom". I pointed out the drawer handles, and she thought they were very cool and stood behind her statement.

Props to you.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I can't wait to see the build quality of the workbench if it follows the line of the tool box. Racedeck looks good in that pattern.

 

[Bears Fan]

Sweet! nice job, great cabinet! can't wait till you ship me mine...

 

[Adam McLaughlin]

Found you while looking for examples of the home made tool box setups; I'd like to make some home made drawers and partitions in the cubby area under the transmission benches in my garage

Looks great!

Adam