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That looks like a very useable project.I finished my Harold Hall simple grinding rest
That looks like a very useable project.I finished my Harold Hall simple grinding rest
Well it took a little over 2 months but the box is finished minus handles. Once i get my taps on monday i can tap the handles and drive a brass screw in from inside the drawer. After i will peen the screw over so it wouldnt loosen up and back out. I wanted to go with a lighter green but i wasnt paying 10$ to get it shipped so i went with the copper Rustoleum.Over the past couple days i bought a gallon of evapo rust for half off. This little 4 drawer tool box was at my grandmothers pole barn and when she passed away i decided i couldnt let it go. My grandfather use to do a lot of excavating so he use to have a lot of stuff in there. Most gone before i can remember. Going off tangent this little box was pretty rusty and had lots of taps and dies in there rusting away. Cleaned up the taps and dies and they came out very good. As you can see the drawers came out great and the box is to. My plan is to sand the drawers down and prime follow by a good spray paint over and a clear coat. I am worried how to handle the box however bc it is hard to sand down and i know there is still rust behind some of the panels but i am afraid to try and pop out any spot welds since i cant fix them to form the box again. Not sure what i am going to do next for that.
That cabinet look almost new!Well it took a little over 2 months but the box is finished minus handles.
There is a special kind of satisfaction that one gets on restoring a past relative's possession. Way to go.Well it took a little over 2 months but the box is finished minus handles. Once i get my taps on monday i can tap the handles and drive a brass screw in from inside the drawer. After i will peen the screw over so it wouldnt loosen up and back out. I wanted to go with a lighter green but i wasnt paying 10$ to get it shipped so i went with the copper Rustoleum.
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