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14th July 2008, 05:48 PM #16
It's odd but when I look at those photos all I see are the tools, not the cabinets.
Mine are kept in an old wardrobe"I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."
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14th July 2008, 05:53 PM #17
Hi Juffy - no, not specifically, but I know ther are lots of suitable sliders. Check out any of the people who sell hardware for kitchen cupboards - they have them for quite tall & heavy racks like these. I think you will get 50kg ones pretty easily, and that would be a LOT of chisels or scredrivers!
Cheers,IW
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14th July 2008, 06:07 PM #18
Yeah, Derek, I think you have definitely passed the One-Tool-Cabinet stage!
Well - it's reasonably simple - just a LOT of simple!!
What you've got looks quite neat, for each section, particularly the plane & saw storage, but the overall effect is a bit overwhelming. It looks rather like what I had, but on a MUCH grander scale.
I'm impressed that all those open shelves look so dust-free! Even though I use hand tools a lot & try to have the DC running when using the bigger dust-makers, I still end up with fine dust on any open surface. Another reason I like closeable doors.
Cheers,IW
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17th July 2008, 06:41 AM #19
How about...
Building into the drawers a series of sliding dovetails at regular intervels, which could be fitted with adjustable dividers, which other dividers or speciality holders could be inserted.
That should look need on day one, and adjustable as the collection changes and grows.
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17th July 2008, 09:46 AM #20
Found this chest this morning on taunton...
http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworki....aspx?id=29790
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21st August 2008, 10:47 PM #21
Still pondering an extendible toolbox.
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22nd August 2008, 12:46 AM #22
Nothing to brag about as you can see just something practical to store tools.
The door on the left hided Japanese saws Scraper planes Cabinet scrapers Squares large dividers burnisher etc. The drawer below is for sharpening gear.
Bottom right is block planes as is the second from bottom 9 in total + spare blades and a few other odds and ends. 3rd from bottom is drill bits necy is router bits in 2 layers.second from top is carving chisels in 3 layers and the top one contains all manner of marking and measuring in 2 layers.
The non matching set of drawers below is something I inherited from my father and while not too pretty contains enought stuff to fill a football stadium and is very handy. In fact if I was to build something loke this now apart from making it bigger I would make a matching set of drawers similar to that now below.
I find the drawers handy to pull out and take to the workbench with whatever is required for the job at hand.
I think a nice toolbox/case is a nice thing to have as is a nice bench but some people spend way too much time designing the "Perfect" one rather than just getting on with it and other more important projects.
Same thing applies to trying to make the perfect chair or table or cabinet you just cant do it and if you did then what. Making the perfect anything if it ever happens is the product of making lots of good things that were not quiet perfect. I suppose what I am raving about is it is the journey not the destination be it a toolbox or a life.
RossRoss"All government in essence," says Emerson, "is tyranny." It matters not whether it is government by divine right or majority rule. In every instance its aim is the absolute subordination of the individual.
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9th November 2008, 04:40 PM #23AllegedlyJeremy
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Thought I'd resurrect this thread:
a) because it's awesome, and
b) because I've just about finished my first implementation of the above idea, and wanted to show it off.
Frame is standard dressed pine from the green shed, backing board is 12mm MDF. Runners are dodgy single-extension 25kg/pair rated ones, but it was enough to prove the concept.
Drawer itself is about 800 high (my work bench is about 1100 high, I'm a big boy ) and ~600 deep. Channels routed on the inside faces of the front and back panels to slide 'shelves' into - this way I can change it around when necessary, and build whatever internal framework I need to hold tools. I have enough room on the right-hand side of this drawer to build another 6-7 as required.
The design on the front is a stylised drill bit (cos this drawer will hold drill/router bits primarily), freehand-routed with a vee bit, the groove painted black then the whole thing poly'ed a few times - a bit wanky but it was a good excuse to try a new technique.
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9th November 2008, 09:35 PM #24
Good one Juffy. Glad you resurrected the thread as it's always interesting to see how others find solutions.
And nothing's wanky about making your work area a bit interesting!
Cheers,IW
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9th November 2008, 10:27 PM #25
I'm currently working on a cabinet based on an idea in Vol 17 Issue 101 of Shopnotes. Has anyone else tried this?
What I liked was the modular design for shelves / brackets, using a series of grooves cut in the back panel at a 45% angle. My project isn't far enough along to share any pictures yet, but hope to be at that point in the next week or so (too many responsibilities, too little shop time...
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