I posted a photo of this a year or so ago, but it only had a few drawers. Now all 11 are finished and waiting for warm weather so I can paint it. I painted the drawer fronts red because it was hideous unpainted. This thing started life as a dorm room dresser that I got for free the last day of an estate sale. It was a large 3 drawers. The tool drawers are steel shelves turned upside down and shortened a little. A cabinet maker's supply store near here had full extension 100 pound ball bearing drawer slides for under $5 each. That is the only money spent on this project so far. The drawers were scrounged here and there. I put two 2X10s under it to support the weight.The drawers are 27 inches wide and 18 inches deep. When full, it will probably be around 500 pounds. The top 8 are 1 1/4 inches tall and the bottom three are 3 inches tall. I did not take pictures of all of the drawers because some are just full of clutter.
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MONKEY WRENCHES
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AGRICULTURAL WRENCHES
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Miscellaneous
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Double Open Ends
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PERFECT HANDLES
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IHC TOOLS
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S WRENCHES
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STANLEY
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Miscellaneous
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John. The cabinet looks good, real good considering the cost and that's a great looking collection you got going. Thanks for sharing. In the bottom left corner of the last picture is a weird looking pair of pliers, do you know what they are for and who made them?
I see a set of Auto Kit wrenches in the Miscellaneous drawer. Need a pin for them?
nice setup,
question; in the next to last picture, far right, almost touching the hacksaw, the item with
the wing screw, is that a luber/oiler ? shaped almost like an old RPM counter.
It looks like a single trammel point to me.
+2
Great way to store and display your collection. Nice large flat trays sure beat all the boxes that I have laying around.
Thanks for all the kind words.
Yes, it is one lonesome trammel point. It is old, cool and cast iron. I found it at an estate sale and cloning it in steel is on my list.
The big pliers is a German fencing multi tool. It has more markings than a Horror Freight sale item, but they are pretty well hammered and tough to read. I will post pics later.
The pliers are German pattern cobbler's shoe lasting pliers. French pattern are very similar. I usually do not make a distinction, although I am sure there are some differences. No surprise -- the ones that I find are usually German or French manufacture. They are often beat up.
Looks gret, I love them all
John,
On the fourth picture down there is a tool that looks similar to a tubing flaring tool. I assume it is a thread chaser. I bought one the other day at a junk store because I had not seen one like it before. Does it have a particular use (buggy axle thread restorer or something specific) or is it just a generic thread chaser? Mine is SAE thread and I think it is stamped OTC (its at home and I'm at work) or something similar.
Thanks!
Bill D.
Bill,
It is a thread chaser/restorer. I got it from Lostmind or wvtools. I don't remember which. I bought it to repair the axle threads on Model A axle shafts. Often the thread is damaged from using those cheap thread on and hammer hub removers. Those are OK, but you MUST screw them on to the bottom of the threads so that you are hitting the end of the axle and not the threads. The tool works well and it is kinda purty.
Below that axle re-threading tool I see what looks like a Blackhawk DBE with the center groove. I have one of those.
Been trying to get a set of them, but they are rare. If you need the 1/2 x 9/16 (#15623) you can have mine. I'm never gonna find the other ones.
Thanks for the offer George, but I am doing pretty well with the Blackhawk DBE's. I already have the 15623. I missed the 1/4-3/8 in the photo. They have mostly come from a resale shop near here. I am only missing the 5/8 and the 3/4. I have also gathered quite a few of the sockets.
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Nice job! I like your solution and creativity. I would never have looked at a 3 drawer dresser and thought 11 drawer tool cabinet. Amazing.
I really like the way you turned those shelves into drawers.
Great price on those extensions. Around here they must be made of some precious metal.
I think I will copy your idea for boxes of rocks. Almost everything else I don't trust with the weight.
How long did it take to make it?
Chilly