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North America Cork sheet or similar for large drawer liners.

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JustaDB

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Recently picked up a 5 drawer map cabinet. Drawer ID's are 25"x37-1/4". Looking to line them for toolbox use. Trying to find something that'll work that won't cost me $75 or more a drawer. Cork sheet, rubber sheet, good tool box liner, whatever. Prefer single sheets, rather than piecing something together.

Cork sheet from Amazon is expensive. Couldn't find anything big enough on AliEx, nothing at Harbor Freight. Snap-On lists some 1/16" foam that's reasonable but I'm wondering if I can find something just a bit more...substantial? My experience w/ cheap drawer foam is that it shifts/folds every time the drawer is opened/closed.

Suggestions/sources?

TIA.
 
rubber mat material from PA - they cut it to length. I have some but it has a strong smell - which does diminish with time.
 
1/4 inch cork underlay, comes in 24"x36" pieces.

www.homedepot.ca

QEP 2 ft. x 3 ft. x 1/4-inch Cork Underlayment Sheet (30 sq. ft. / 5-Pack) | The Home Depot Canada

QEP's Natural Cork Underlayment is now available in convenient 5-sheet packages. Each sheet of 1/4-inch (6 mm) cork underlayment measures 2 ft. x 3 ft. x 1/4 in., for a total coverage of 30 sq. ft. per pack. Natural cork is an outstanding sound barrier for all types of flooring, including...
www.homedepot.ca www.homedepot.ca

If you shop around the building supply or flooring stores there's probably better prices out there
 
Where are you located? In Vancouver, I go to Vanco or Custom Gaskets and just buy 1/8” neoprene sheet gasketing. You want something fairly soft, 50 durometer or lower. Don’t use EPDM, oil causes EPDM to crack. They also sell cork gasketing on rolls.

Super cheap is to buy the interlocking foam floor tiles for kids rooms. I use this for the cargo area in my car, problem is they’re 1/2” thick so might be a bit much for a tool box.
 
JustaDB said:
Snap-On lists some 1/16" foam that's reasonable
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It's pretty rigid and doesn't fold up or kink when you shut drawers. For what it is, it works decent. I would like something a bit better but I've never had to replace any snap on drawer liners either. And some of my drawers have a bunch of weight in them
 
A rubberized flooring underlay might be your best and cheapest per sq/ft source. I have used rubberized runner underlay before, but it came in 24" rolls. Not sure if it's available in wider ones, but probably is. I'd call or visit some flooring places. The 25"width requirement might exclude a number of readily available materials and sources.
 
I'm dubious about really thin drawer liners. The ones I've tried slip and ball up into the back of the shelf. My next iteration of attempts will be: 7mm -ish foam floor interlocking matting. These will need some cutouts, however, so I have a *lot* of other things to do right now. Maybe winter.
 
I’ve got the same issue, large drawers that I’d like to put a liner in that doesn’t bunch up.

My first thought was cork, but boy is it expensive for a roll:
Home Depot Cork Underlay
$278…. Ouch. It would be enough to see me out though…
 
StevSmar said:
I’ve got the same issue, large drawers that I’d like to put a liner in that doesn’t bunch up.

My first thought was cork, but boy is it expensive for a roll:
Home Depot Cork Underlay
$278…. Ouch. It would be enough to see me out though…
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Zerust liner is available in 22-1/2” widths:

www.zerustproducts.com

Toolbox Drawer Liners - Zerust Rust Prevention Products

Made with our patented corrosion-inhibiting formula and a heavy-duty non-slip rubber, Zerust Toolbox Drawer Liners protect your tools and tackle from rust.
www.zerustproducts.com www.zerustproducts.com


And Amazon has this in 24” (also 30”, but would waste a lot of material):

 
@JustaDB - did you find a suitable drawer liner?

When I took my EDEN toolbox apart for cleaning this is the liner that is in the drawers. It looks like just a rubber backed low pile carpet, rubber side down. It's stiff enough that doesn't (hasn't) bunched up or moved at all and the tools don't seem to slide on the carpet.
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I have used good old cardboard boxes for drawer liners for over 40 years. The first 24 of those years I was a diesel engine mechanic so some times tools went into the tool box with black engine oil on them. They got a wipe with a rag but sometimes a bit of oil got missed. After a couple years the cardboard started to look dirty I replaced it. I tried several different options from Snap-On and the local industrial suppliers. As far as I am concerned you can't beat good old brown corrugated cardboard.When it starts to deteriorate you can clean it with brake clean and flip it over and it is good for another few years. The cardboard in the attached pictures is over 20 years old and has travelled all over northern B.C. in 3 different service trucks for a total more than 160,000 kilometres on some not the best roads.
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