DavidR8's shop shenanigans

[DavidR8]

Base made for the filing cabinet. 5" casters put the grinder rest at 42-1/4" off the floor. Perfect height for me.
Need to dig out the D-bit grinder and figure out how to make that fit on top as well.

 

[140mower]

It looks like you have room to spin it 90° from where it sits. I know the second time I opened my head up on the platen trying to get something out of the bottom drawer.......... bad things would follow, I am ashamed to say probably not just words...... 🙄 😛

 

[140mower]

.......on the other hand, if you open the top drawer in use, cleanup should be easier. 😉

 

[Doggggboy]

Base made for the filing cabinet. 5" casters put the grinder rest at 42-1/4" off the floor. Perfect height for me.
Need to dig out the D-bit grinder and figure out how to make that fit on top as well.
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One thing to watch is that putting the 5 inch caster on moves the tipping point 2.5 inches inward from the front of the cabinet when the wheels are pointed to the back, essentially making the cabinet base narrower.

 

[DavidR8]

One thing to watch is that putting the 5 inch caster on moves the tipping point 2.5 inches inward from the front of the cabinet when the wheels are pointed to the back, essentially making the cabinet base narrower.

Yup I'm going to be very careful moving it around. Once in place it probably won't go anywhere.

 

[DavidR8]

Put the D-bit grinder on the file cabinet tonight.
It will swap places with the 2x48 grinder for better cable management.

 

[jcdammeyer]

Put the D-bit grinder on the file cabinet tonight.
It will swap places with the 2x48 grinder for better cable management.
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Where's the Volkswagon?

 

[DavidR8]

Where's the Volkswagon?

Safely out of frame 😀

 

[140mower]

Safely out of frame 😀

I noticed that you have been cropping it out of pictures lately...... 🙄

 

[DavidR8]

This is going to be excellent tap and drill storage for the shop!
24” depth
20.5” height
10.5” width

 

[140mower]

This is going to be excellent tap and drill storage for the shop!
24” depth
20.5” height
10.5” width
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Very nice. But, I thought you had no space........ you seem very confused at times, I can swing by on my next trip over and relieve you of this unnecessary burden that is causing such great stress. 😉

 

[jcdammeyer]

Very nice. But, I thought you had no space........ you seem very confused at times, I can swing by on my next trip over and relieve you of this unnecessary burden that is causing such great stress. 😉

I'm sure he'd let you take the VW so he has more floor space.

 

[DavidR8]

This cabinet would be amazing if I could figure out how to remove this sloped area at the front of the drawers.

 

[Doggggboy]

This cabinet would be amazing if I could figure out how to remove this sloped area at the front of the drawers.
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BFH

 

[Doggggboy]

This cabinet would be amazing if I could figure out how to remove this sloped area at the front of the drawers.
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Is this the type that the drawers pull out then hang down?

 

[DavidR8]

Is this the type that the drawers pull out then hang down?

Yes when pulled all the way out

 

[Doggggboy]

Yes when pulled all the way out

What are they for originally? I'm having a hard time picturing a use case.

 

[DavidR8]

What are they for originally? I'm having a hard time picturing a use case.

It's called a Kardex system. Old timey filing system.

 

[Doggggboy]

It's called a Kardex system. Old timey filing system.

That much I knew but I still can't quite picture it in my head. Did the files lay flat when closed and then stand vertically when the drawer was opened?
EDIT ..Never mind. Found it.

 

[whydontu]

It's called a Kardex system. Old timey filing system.

I feel very old-timey. Used one of those to keep track of pipe inventory, manually entering and calculating on-hand stock and cut lengths. Late 1980s.