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My new toolbox

gol4

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Nebraska
It's not a Snapon or a Harbor Freight 44". Nope it's a DELL.
The wifes old desktop was long past being useful and she told me to get rid of it.
I yanked out the HD, DVD, memory and various fans and switches. Then was faced with what to do with the rest. I decided I needed a new box for carrying some tools when going to the local pick and pull.
I drilled out some rivets and took her apart.
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Cutting the hinge.
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Forming the lip for the top lid to overlap. No fancy sheet metal rollers, just hammer and chisel.
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The finished box.
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Should serve me well many more years then the actual computer did and saves another item from the landfill.
While I can't remember what I paid for that Dell several years ago. I know I could have bought 2 or 3 44's.
Notice the Windows XP Sticker. I plan on leaving it.
 

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cousin eddie

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ive seen people using some pretty cheap, low quality, thin metal tool boxes. my point is, id bet it will handle more wieght than you think. very creative, nice job, i like it.
 
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