Repurposing an old truck tool box for wall cab

[ooba tooba]

Well there wasn’t a whole lot of fab work involved so I hope I don’t get roasted by the actual experts here, but it seemed the most appropriate forum, so here’s a pretty handy idea for all those old truck tool boxes you see on Craigslist for 20, 30 bucks. I got mine for $10. It was white and rusty similar to this one. I put a wire wheel on the angle grinder and got most of the rust off and sprayed a flat black on it. Added a few granite shelves, a little pegboard on the inside door, a handle, and a Vlad the Impaler sticker and mounted it to my back garage wall to store my stone fab tools. Works for me.

 

[Bighead38]

Interesting idea. Seems like it works pretty good for you.

 

[ddawg16]

That is what I call 'Thinking outside the box".

Great idea.....

It could also make a great ammo safe

 

[harley jim]

I was wondering what to do with that thing

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[driftpin]

I'll give you $600 for that cartridge respirator.

Good job on the re-purposing. You screwed it to the wall? I probably would-have built a small stand to rest it on, as-well as fastening it to the wall, or used a ledger board fastened to the wall, to rest it upon.

I suspect that you are one of the very-few GJ USA members with stone storage shelves.

 

[ooba tooba]

I'll give you $600 for that cartridge respirator.

Yeah right!

Good job on the re-purposing. You screwed it to the wall? I probably would-have built a small stand to rest it on, as-well as fastening it to the wall, or used a ledger board fastened to the wall, to rest it upon.

I cut a few 4x4s and placed them against the wall and when I put the box in position it just cleared the floor, so I just left them there when I bolted it to the studs.

I suspect that you are one of the very-few GJ USA members with stone storage shelves.

Heh. Yeah, but what else am I going to do with all these scraps laying around here?! I had my own shop for awhile, so hey...have to support your own trade, right?

 

[captain14]

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=344313

GJ member Squashfest81 mounted an old truck box outside his “ 10x Almost 15” shed to store items in.

Make sure you add that to the repurposing thread

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=344313

 

[ooba tooba]

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=344313

GJ member Squashfest81 mounted an old truck box outside his “ 10x Almost 15” shed to store items in.

Make sure you add that to the repurposing thread

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=344313

Here it is. Took me awhile to find it in that thread. Thanks for that, I ended up reading quite a bit of it! I’d be surprised if a lot of folks didn’t find all sorts of ways to use these when they’re no longer needed in its original form. Cheers!
Edit; for some reason it won’t let me upload the picture of his box mounted to the outside wall. It appears around the middle of the thread for those interested.

 

[Trapps]

Love re-purposing! Well done!

 

[Squashfest81]

This is no hijack. I admit that I never thought to mount it vertical, but why not. I may just mount a second one vertically.

 

[ooba tooba]

It’s all good. Great thread on your shed!

 

[mrvm]

This is no hijack. I admit that I never thought to mount it vertical, but why not. I may just mount a second one vertically.

That's an awesome repurpose of a truck tool box. Probably could sit on it too while keeping supplies safe and dry.

 

[Seminole77]

Nice bit of work there- good idea!