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Show us your machinist's toolbox, inside and out!
- Thread starter HMF
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Both Craftsman boxes. Almost all Starrett, Brown and Sharp, or other USA and European tools inside. These were listed something to the effect of-"Grandpa was a machinist. These were his tools he willed to me. I have no idea what they are." The neat thing about buying a whole box of tools from a retired machinist is that you find lots of little bits of shop-made tooling, fixtures made to do a particular job, even notebooks with sketches, etc. the craftsman kept for maybe decades. It's a shame the heir had no interest in the occupation that probably bought them many a birthday present over the years.
I think I paid $200 for this one stuffed full.
The six inch Starrett micrometers are over $200 alone.
I think I paid $200 for this one stuffed full.
The six inch Starrett micrometers are over $200 alone.
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Some years ago I was given a load of steel channel, cut to lengths and in three sizes. I think they were shelf braces. Anyhow I made a tool cabinet from them and some plywood. The top of course is a catchall (horizontal surface, you know the drill) but until a few days ago it also held a foot-high stack of Home Shop machinist which is now on shelves upstairs, so I feel I'm making progress.
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Still not yet organizes as other projects are in the way, but in a nutshell here is mine, made of mahogany and figured maple:
More pictures of the toolbox here:
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/41641
and the tool cart here:
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/53567
More pictures of the toolbox here:
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/41641
and the tool cart here:
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/53567
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Really like the wood boxes, Nice touch
Hand crafted tool chests are allways a custom touch!
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Really like the wood boxes, Nice touch
Hand crafted tool chests are allways a custom touch!
Thanks Paul, while this wasn't a cheap build, I needed it to fit a narrow space which the usual brands were too wide and deep. came out to my liking and fits like a glove. just need to find the time to organize the tools in there and find good placements. does that ever end?
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I hope not. I too, like the wood cabinets. Nice job.
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even though I have a lot of tool boxs and machinist boxs, I like this idea better for a lot of things, this is the rolling work bench in the big shop, it is 6 foot long and holds a lot of tools, and it has a light above and a four 110 volt out lets on it, when i'm working on the tractor in the winter I move both of them in at one time and can move the bench where I need it,
