ReplyIs there a reason you use wood for tool boxes? or is it just availabl? It looks good. And seems like it would be a lot stiffer than a cheesmo box. does rolling around not bust drawers and stuff loose?
Master Welder
I never did a build thread on this P.O.S. but Coco is laid up with the flu or something and we have a Toyota Cruiser coiming in for a half restore Sat. Gotta clean up. It's just 1x2 frame in Ford Copper with some scrap wood I had laying around.I think you gunners call it Bocote
I didn't get a personality transplant yet but it's inTube-ated
WeldingWeb Craftsman
Is there a reason you use wood for tool boxes? or is it just availabl? It looks good. And seems like it would be a lot stiffer than a cheesmo box. does rolling around not bust drawers and stuff loose?
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Master Welder
Same reason machinist boxes are wood. I'm in the rainforest. 94% humidity right now and the temps went from 79 @ 4pm to about 58 now. Disaster in a metal box.
That cart is rated at 2000 Lbs and the skeleton is all 1 x 2 14ga. It doesn't budge or flex at all.I need to detent the drawers so they don't swing open when turning tho.
Everything in those red metal boxes is in plastic boxes inside.I did pull a basically new Starrett tap handle out of there today, in its cardboard box, and found some rust.
I'll be doing a lower height but 6 foot long roller for the other shop when the rainy season sets in. It takes a full week to do one.The wood is curing in the barn.
The thing is it's only for here. You roll that thing into an air conditioned shop and I think it would be a disaster. People move down with their NC furniture and its trash in 6 months. Wood is some funny stuff.I did most of my furniture in a kiln but it's all 100% sealed up tight. This shop stuff is all linseed oil.
Master Welder
Ever tried dessecant beads in the drawers. Maybe you could make some dessicant pouches out of screen material and beads that way you can see the color of the beads and know when they needed to be dried and are no longer working to keep moister out.
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WeldingWeb Foreman
Good looking box!
Master Welder
Bonzoo, you need to hold the camera steadier or upgrade your camera if you are going to get serious about youtube. I got sea sick watching that video.
Miller Multimatic 255
Master Welder
Looks like a shaky hand while filming.Originally Posted by Louie1961
Bonzoo, you need to hold the camera steadier or upgrade your camera if you are going to get serious about youtube. I got sea sick watching that video.
Nice set of tools btw. Interesting drilling firepower
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are those steel tipped crocs your wearing?..
Bonzoo, you need to hold the camera steadier or upgrade your camera if you are going to get serious about youtube. I got sea sick watching that video... more like giving a case of vertigo watching the video..
WeldingWeb Craftsman
Don't laugh, I wear steel toed Birkenstock clogs in my home shop, very similar but the only ones I've seen with steel toes. They are plastic, similar to crocs, but no holes. So far no worries with welding in them, the slag just rolls off. For real work, no substitute for a good pair of steel toed Red Wings. Cut 'em off my cold dead feet...are those steel tipped crocs your wearing?..
Bonzoo, speaking of cold dead, good you called that puny thing "backup" in the drill drawer. Hopefully you have an ACP in front, pride of America.(hey look, that guy's wearing crocs!)
Master Welder
That's just to rattle off a couple wake up calls or cap a stray. The Mini is in da laundry about 30 feet away
Master Welder
Mini as in Mini 14??
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LOL...my luck with an open shoe like that would be some sharp piece of metal cutoff bouncing off the floor right into the shoe and then take a step to send that sharp metal right through the bottom of my foot...along with every small rock and grain of sand..Don't laugh, I wear steel toed Birkenstock clogs in my home shop, very similar but the only ones I've seen with steel toes. They are plastic, similar to crocs, but no holes. So far no worries with welding in them, the slag just rolls off. For real work, no substitute for a good pair of steel toed Red Wings. Cut 'em off my cold dead feet...
Bonzoo, speaking of cold dead, good you called that puny thing "backup" in the drill drawer. Hopefully you have an ACP in front, pride of America.
WeldingWeb Tradesman
Nice box; do you have enough ratchet handles??!
Master Welder
LOL.......The Walden, SK Wayne( the only SK worth a damn) and Proto collections are in a red box under the bench, Just another 30-40 or soNice box; do you have enough ratchet handles??!The crazy part is I actually use them all.I make a point of grabbing a few different for the tool cart every day.Today is Mac 90, Nepros and Matco 88 with an F80 short to the side. The Matco wins the slick contest. The Mac wins comfort. The absolute best for the money ? Gearwrench 84 teeth or EZ Red.
WeldingWeb Craftsman
No, the Birks are solid poly, not open, and have steel toes. The reason I wear them at home is we don't wear shoes in our house, so easy to get 'em off and on when I go into the house. These have steel toes, but more important is that they have the Birkenstock cork footbed in them, so they are comfortable to wear.
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those look pretty slick, and there steeled toed?are they waterproof being they are made of a rubberized material? I have slip on shoes I wear around and do work with( no heavy shop or material lifting), and by open shoe I mean the low area by the ankle compared to a much higher boot, it seems each step throws a small rock that just manages to get over the edge and into the shoe...No, the Birks are solid poly, not open, and have steel toes. The reason I wear them at home is we don't wear shoes in our house, so easy to get 'em off and on when I go into the house. These have steel toes, but more important is that they have the Birkenstock cork footbed in them, so they are comfortable to wear.
WeldingWeb Craftsman
Yes, they are completely waterproof, although if water got inside, it could possibly damage the cork footbed over time, but those are replaceable, the entire footbed fits in and pulls out.
The one problem (yeah, they aren't perfect) is kinda what you mention. If I'm working on the mill or lathe and I'm throwing a lot of chips off, it's possible that one will get inside if you pant leg doesn't cover the top of the shoe, but I've only had that happen a couple times in the past. They are pretty durable and you can see the sole is good for shop and/or working around oil, it's a really durable sole.
That said, I have some 8" high Red Wings with steel toes and those are my goto boots for any serious work...as I said, take them from my cold dead feet...
TT
Master Welder
I GOT to get a pair of those. It looks stupid running around in shorts with a pair of 16" wellingtons.
WeldingWeb Craftsman
Brand nameDon't laugh, I wear steel toed Birkenstock clogs in my home shop, very similar but the only ones I've seen with steel toes. They are plastic, similar to crocs, but no holes. So far no worries with welding in them, the slag just rolls off. For real work, no substitute for a good pair of steel toed Red Wings. Cut 'em off my cold dead feet...
Bonzoo, speaking of cold dead, good you called that puny thing "backup" in the drill drawer. Hopefully you have an ACP in front, pride of America.
AMT Backup
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMT_Backup
technically it could be a .45 ACP
Back before all the mini pistols were developed, it was one of the best concealable options.
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I have one in .380 and .45 acp, nice small pocket guns...
Master Welder
The sear design and the safety kinda suck but it's a very reliable feeder. I tore into it and honed the engagements the other day but the trigger is still about 6-7 lbs. Crisp tho. A PPK/S is a better piece if you can find an older one.Like everything else, new guns, for the most part, are an embarrassment. Especially the garbage coming out of Colt and Smith. Ruger is still reliably "rustic" but he had good designs.
Basically I hate most new anything.
I was drill press shopping a while back. Talk about garbage ! I wound up with a 1966.Rockwell 17 1 1/2 hp x 5/8. Looking for the factory low speed adapter. Takes it to under 100 rpm
WeldingWeb Craftsman
Those Walthers are really nice pistols to carry. Nice size, and I would personally prefer a PPK 380 than an ACP Officer...but the Commander is my choice, it just feels right in my hand, packs a punch in 45 ACP, and just a good compromise for me.
That said, my main home defense firearm of choice is a 300 blackout pistol, you can shoot subsonic rounds that have similar fps as a 45 ACP and I have a red dot that makes it bullet proof for lack of a better analogy...
45 ACP Commander is the backup for me.
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