New Member Restoring toolboxes

[Kimmarie]

My name is Kim, I'm new to this site but not to restoration. I have taken on my partner's tool room. He has no patience. I came across a few old tool boxes, chests & service tables that I am restoring. I was given this things along with century old tools in real bad shape.I have 4 snap-on boxes/chest/carts, 3 craftsman and a Matco.
I am fairly intelligent, but can not figure out how to remove the drawers from the snap-on pieces! The rest are already apart sanded and waiting to be painted any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Empty Pockets]

Hi Kim and welcome.

I'm sure that someone here has the knowledge on taking the drawers out of the Snappy boxes, best bet is to post some pictures. This site loves pictures.

Great to have you aboard

 

[ssdave]

You slip a thin metal shim between the two pieces of the slides/glides when they're not quite all the way against the stops. Then, pull them the rest of the way out. Snap-on makes a thin spring steel piece, you can also use a feeler gauge or I have used a wide, nylon cable tie. What you are doing is holding back a spring loaded stop on one half of the glide that hits a pin on the other half of the glide or slide.

 

[930dreamer]

A feeler gauge might work if its long enough too.

 

[ChaseDE]

You slip a thin metal shim between the two pieces of the slides/glides when they're not quite all the way against the stops. Then, pull them the rest of the way out. Snap-on makes a thin spring steel piece, you can also use a feeler gauge or I have used a wide, nylon cable tie. What you are doing is holding back a spring loaded stop on one half of the glide that hits a pin on the other half of the glide or slide.

Yes, this. Once you do it a time or two it is really easy. Some people use thin/modified hacksaw blades to do it as well.

Luckily my grandads boxes came with the spring steel little things that are made for it.

post #14 here show it. https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30310

 

[Kimmarie]

Thanks to everyone here that helped me, I finally got the boxes apart, sanded, straightened, primed and painted. I'm not used to posting what I do(probably cuz I don't know how). Anyway I didn't have the forethought to take before pics, the closest I can get is the one box left that I haven't touched yet. They all looked like this one they were trying for the matching set look I think. It is the one that is primer gray, black and red. the rest are almost finished they would be the red ones. The album is on my profile page
Thank y'all for all your help