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  1. TorontoBuilder

    Gerstner Tool Chests

    Ignore the curly maple portions, the carcass and lid will be plain maple, only the drawer fronts will be curly... Option A or Option B
  2. TorontoBuilder

    Gerstner Tool Chests

    sorry I dont follow what you're trying to communicate here. It is not you, it is me.
  3. TorontoBuilder

    Gerstner Tool Chests

    I agree that custom chests should be tailored to the user, and I've not yet decided on a depth for mine, but I've made my drawing based on parametric sketches for most components just so I can generate different options. I considered drawer slides but choose not to go that route based on the...
  4. TorontoBuilder

    Gerstner Tool Chests

    I've been looking for commercial pulls, but most tend to be this size or larger aka 40mm. The drawer height is only 40.3mm
  5. TorontoBuilder

    Gerstner Tool Chests

    The problem is that the drawer face does not have enough height, drilling a hole for the pull would cut the drawer face in half
  6. TorontoBuilder

    Gerstner Tool Chests

  7. TorontoBuilder

    Gerstner Tool Chests

    the problem becomes how to affix delrin to the drawer fronts. I dont want to use a fastener
  8. TorontoBuilder

    Gerstner Tool Chests

    I have an idea. If my wood handles fail I have an option. I can turn delrin much thinner on the lathe. I have a long length of 1.5" diameter delrin. It resists oil and grime. It looks great bead blasted and will look very similar to ebony.
  9. TorontoBuilder

    Gerstner Tool Chests

    Nice style, but those are greater diameter than the face of the majority of my drawers. I was trying to keep my pulls 1.25" outside diameter
  10. TorontoBuilder

    Gerstner Tool Chests

    that's what I've gone with and what is in the render. however the hole in the middle is only just over 5/8" diameter when you include the lip. I think my fingers are fatter than that. I need to 3d print a test or two, or make the walls thinner and the pull slightly larger diameter. I want to...
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