Indeed, I have plans to make a new cabinet/workbench and I shudder to think of what the materials would cost. I have the 100# full extension drawer slides but plywood has gone through the roof.
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Daily Shop Improvement
- Thread starter Janger
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It didn't take me long to assemble the units. I also bought these leveling pucks & screwed them to the bottom. My buddy helped me with the leveling & assembly. He is much better at this stuff than me. We left the outer corner brackets but moved the adjuster plates to straddle 2 boxes so they kind of tie 2 together & reduce the adjusting. I pulled out all the old stuff out. Found a bunch of long lost missing hardware that had rolled under over the years. (Sorry no tail stocks). Got it in place & voila.
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Apparently so much so, that thieves cut through the wire fence in order to cart off the shops wood supply at the local HS my wife works at
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Apparently even though the rails have a forward facing arrow, its possible to orient the box incorrectly (upside down) such that the middle rail heights are different & therefore middle drawers don't fit. Discovering this on the home stretch with the whole assembly leveled & table top screwed on was not a welcome surprise. I removed the rails & carefully re positioned using the neighbors as guides. All is well. Glad it was only one box.
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I spent a lot of time cleaning my shop, and reorganizing it. I purchased a 9 drawer husky tool chest from home depot, a storage bin rack for my fasteners, added more hangers to my racking, and I mounted a magnetic rod to the wall in front of my work bench. It definitely could use some more work, like storage for my metal, but I've made good progress.
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Nice. Yes, just to clarify. I don't intend to fill these new units with anything heavy duty. They are too shallow & not up to the task. Although my buddy gave me a good idea - one can cut a doubler drawer bottom out of say 1/4" MDF, lay it in the bottom & it will add more meat than the 1/8" stuff they have which sits in the drawer side & back groove. Kind of acts like doubling a shelf for strength without losing much depth. Anyways with this task mostly wrapped up, next task is a cheapo wall cabinet vs my open floppy bookshelf (currently out of stock Grrrrr...)
And maybe turn attention to mechanic drawers for under the lathe or close proximity where I have some unused room. That would be a perfect spot & heavier duty drawer application for metalworking stuff.
And maybe turn attention to mechanic drawers for under the lathe or close proximity where I have some unused room. That would be a perfect spot & heavier duty drawer application for metalworking stuff.
I've heard of that but have never experienced it myself. Can you post pictures?
Chicken lights
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View attachment 14329Don’t zoom in on the welds
Made that yesterday to hang an oversized load banner, at the back of a trailer. It’s just an idea I’m trying, it may work great it may not
that worked awesome....but there’s no good place to store it on the truck. I’m kicking around how to make one in aluminum that would fold up somehow but don’t have anything on paper. It was still worth the time to make up, now I kinda know how to make the next one
What's on the trailer?
historicalarms
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I got a hunch that that is the weed harvester....heavy looking thing it is... Weed harvesters Im use to seeing come from Mexico in a bus...
Chicken lights
Forum Pony Express Driver
Chicken lights
Forum Pony Express Driver
I don’t know I’m always up front
It’s mesh and dances a little but from what I’ve seen on stepdeck loads it mostly stays put
I don’t know I’m always up front
It’s mesh and dances a little but from what I’ve seen on stepdeck loads it mostly stays put
Mesh why didn't I think of that, see what happens when you crawl out of bed too early. Thought all truckers use a cam at the back of their cab and trailer? Maybe not.
Ok I have to know what do you do with the seaweed you harvest? and where do you harvest it?
Chicken lights
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Well I don’t actually own one, I just delivered it. I meant “that’s my seaweed harvester” as in “that’s what I dragged around”
historicalarms
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Except when .... god forbid it ever happening, you have a "pile-up" and then their insurance company will tell you "is yours from the time it hits your truck until you deliver it intact to us"
Ah yes, the ins and outs of product ownership/bill-of-lading/liability...... Which leads to revenue recognition date.... when can you 'count' the money... is it after the pickup or after the delivery..... I need a career change. Perhaps apprenticing as a deburring specialist at @CalgaryPT 's shop.