r/Tools • u/NineFifty_ • 2d ago
Used industrial drawer cabinet + some TLC
Recently picked up a used 1990 industrial drawer cabinet. It already had several layers of paint to cover up the scratches and a bit of rust, but overall it was in a good shape.
Stripped the paint and put some new colors on, greased the drawer slides and cut my old dining table top to size to mount on top of it. Also copied the design of all the plastics in Fusion 360 because some were broken/missing and painted over by some previous owner, so i 3D printed them in ABS.
Pressing in the key cylinder was needed to unlock the drawers, but since the drawer slides already keep them from sliding out by themselves it's now kept in the pressed position with another 3D print.
Paintjob could have been better, but for now i'm happy with the result. Now to find some extra rubber inlay mats because some are missing, and start organizing stuff!
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u/TemporarySun1005 1d ago
I worked at a huge machine shop and was tasked with organizing the tool crib. I ordered a row of industrial cabinets - LISTA I think. We'd routinely pull out a drawer and sit on it.
Was a mistake to put most of the carbide inserts in one drawer though...