DIY rolling tool chest

Check it out:

http://hackaday.com/2009/10/19/dresser-tool-chest-isn%E2%80%99t-as-ghetto-as-you%E2%80%99d-think/

http://www.craftynest.com/2009/07/old-dresser-rolling-tool-cabinet/

one of my favorite blags! not a bad idea either.

The only problem with this is the weight carrying capacity. Will the old drawers support the weight of heavy air tools and BFHs? But, for simple hand tool, yeah, not a bad way to go about it on the cheap.

Not bad, definitely need smaller, sliding trays inside the drawers to hold the sockets, ratchets, extensions, wrenches, pliers, etc.

Drawers are way too deep. Even my card catalog with drawers only about 5" deep are too deep. Dressers don't roll around worth a shucks, especially with any mass in them.

Yeah, I don't see that as feasible. There is no way it will support the weight, and the drawers will slide like crap once loaded. My 3/8" drawer is ~120-140lbs, my 1/2" drawer is around 200lbs, and both are only metric.

Makes no sense to me. The drawers are way too deep, making a waste of vertical space that could be fully utilized with 3X as many drawers. The 1/8" plywood bottoms wouldn't hold my 1/4" sockets and the thing would be so nasty with oil that you'd need the EPA to dispose of it.

Agreed that the drawers would not be good for heavy hand tools but this could make good secondary storage for things like a cordless drill in a plastic case or any other bulky items

Yep... not a bad idea for small tools... or if you don't have all that much... for the mechanics tools that many wood-workers have, this would be find. For any semi-serious DIY wrencher, tho... no way.

I've sketched out plans for a wooden (plywood-construction) tool cart... using very heavy duty bearing slides... but by the time I was done, it costs damn near as much as a mid-level Craftsman box... and construction would be very time consuming...

The Harbor Freight composite tool cart is under $100, and seemed solid when I was wondering the store.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92865

It really made me wish I didn't spend $270 on my Mac one.

http://www.mactools.com/product/tabid/120/p-319324-mb6uc.aspx

They aren't the best for storage, but work well as mobile work benches. I added hooks to mine to hang funnels, bungee cords, and other misc. stuff that is nice to have at hand.

xci, put a paper towel holder and a beer holder and you will have everything you could possibly need right at hand. Except another beer.

I keep all my tools in a van down by the river.

old steelcase file cabinet + $10 HF movers dolly for the wheels = perfect for big tools or tools with cases. i have one just for my woodworking tools, i can stand my blades up with the file dividers.

porksboy wrote: xci, put a paper towel holder and a beer holder and you will have everything you could possibly need right at hand. Except another beer.

Well of course! I suppose an automatic chain-loaded beer dispenser would be possible...although I know a couple of guys who should definitely NOT get their hands on such a device

hmm..

that or the beer chucking robotic fridge.

Holy thread from the dead, I think we've got a small watercraft advisory.

thank you canoe for resurrecting this interesting thread