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I modified a contractors job box for easy access to tools. See it at
http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/JobBox.pdf

Bob

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"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
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I modified a contractors job box for easy access to tools. See it at
http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/JobBox.pdf

Bob

Very nice. I've got 4 of those small job boxes. Now you have me thinking
about modifying one of them/

Another Bob

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On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:46:46 -0500, Bob Engelhardt
wrote:

I modified a contractors job box for easy access to tools. See it at
http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/JobBox.pdf

Bob

Well done, Bob!

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"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
...
I modified a contractors job box for easy access to tools. See it at
http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/JobBox.pdf

Bob

very nice, clever.
bravo to you and youze for your volunteer work.

(an image stuck in my head, every time i see or hear mention of a job box i
remember 30 years ago when i had to drive across the williamsburg bridge in
new york when they were doing renovation work. after work at night the
construction crews used to dangle their job boxes by cable from a crane over
the side of the bridge 150 feet above the water. lol. i always assumed
they did that as a security measure. i guess the problem would be huh if
somebody figured out how to work the crane. always cracked me up to see
that. seemed like a taunt. do they do that everywhere or only in new york?)

b.w.

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"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
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I modified a contractors job box for easy access to tools. See it at
http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/JobBox.pdf

Bob

Nice job, Bob. But, hey, I thought I was the only one that salvages PC
cases for the sheet metal content.

Ivan Vegvary

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"William Wixon" wrote in message
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"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
...
I modified a contractors job box for easy access to tools. See it at
http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/JobBox.pdf

Bob

very nice, clever.
bravo to you and youze for your volunteer work.

(an image stuck in my head, every time i see or hear mention of a job box
i remember 30 years ago when i had to drive across the williamsburg bridge
in new york when they were doing renovation work. after work at night the
construction crews used to dangle their job boxes by cable from a crane
over the side of the bridge 150 feet above the water. lol. i always
assumed they did that as a security measure. i guess the problem would be
huh if somebody figured out how to work the crane. always cracked me up
to see that. seemed like a taunt. do they do that everywhere or only in
new york?)

b.w.



Bill, on the west coast (S.F. Bay Area) you see all sorts of things
dangling. Most notably generators and giant commercial compressors.
Anything that could be towed away.

Ivan Vegvary

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On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:41:27 -0600, "William Wixon"
wrote:


"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
...
I modified a contractors job box for easy access to tools. See it at
http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/JobBox.pdf

Bob

very nice, clever.
bravo to you and youze for your volunteer work.

(an image stuck in my head, every time i see or hear mention of a job box i
remember 30 years ago when i had to drive across the williamsburg bridge in
new york when they were doing renovation work. after work at night the
construction crews used to dangle their job boxes by cable from a crane over
the side of the bridge 150 feet above the water. lol. i always assumed
they did that as a security measure. i guess the problem would be huh if
somebody figured out how to work the crane. always cracked me up to see
that. seemed like a taunt. do they do that everywhere or only in new york?)

b.w.

At a bridge construction site in New Brunswick I saw the work boat
(regular row boat) hung up on the crane for the weekend.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

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On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:40:52 -0600, the infamous Don Foreman
scrawled the following:

On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:46:46 -0500, Bob Engelhardt
wrote:

I modified a contractors job box for easy access to tools. See it at
http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/JobBox.pdf

Bob

Well done, Bob!

Ditto that.

--
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you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.
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Ivan Vegvary wrote:

"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
...
I modified a contractors job box for easy access to tools. See it at
http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/JobBox.pdf

Bob

Nice job, Bob. But, hey, I thought I was the only one that salvages PC
cases for the sheet metal content.


Not just PC cases, but I've recycled mini computers and IBM mainframe
cabinets. I have the frame from an old IBM key to disk terminal that I
put a wood top on for a VERY sturdy workbench. It's so heavy that I am
going to add a set of stem casters.

I used some of the old minicomputer hard drive cabinets for rolling
work tables. They are a good height for some saws and a wood shaper.
ROll them in the corner when you don't need them, and take them outside
for big jobs.

I have a pair of enclosed 24" relay racks from some National
Semiconductor "Data Checker" Point of Sale systems with locking doors. I
use them to store delicate & expensive tools.

There is a pile of flat sides and dozens of 'U' shaped covers in the
back rooms of the garage, along with about 100 bed rails and frames from
1A2 KEy telephone systems. Another nice find is old metal burglar and
fire alarm cabinets. They make nice locking pull boxes, or a place to
hide CATV splitters & network hubs.


--
Greed is the root of all eBay.

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On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:52:04 -0800, "Ivan Vegvary"
wrote:


"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
...
I modified a contractors job box for easy access to tools. See it at
http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/JobBox.pdf

Bob

Nice job, Bob. But, hey, I thought I was the only one that salvages PC
cases for the sheet metal content.

Ivan Vegvary
My main source, even patched the floor in second son's old Chevy
pick-um-up with one.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

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Gerald Miller wrote:

On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:52:04 -0800, "Ivan Vegvary"
wrote:


"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
...
I modified a contractors job box for easy access to tools. See it at
http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/JobBox.pdf

Bob

Nice job, Bob. But, hey, I thought I was the only one that salvages PC
cases for the sheet metal content.

Ivan Vegvary
My main source, even patched the floor in second son's old Chevy
pick-um-up with one.


If it was a Ford, you would have needed at least three! :)


--
Greed is the root of all eBay.

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I have a HON vertical file about 6' tall (not portable), and it's equipped
with a feature that only allows one drawer to be out/extended.
The front of the drawers are open, so I rarely need to roll them out, it's
used more as a shelving unit for my purposes.

There is a self-rewinding spool mounted to the rear panel, that has some
nylon cord strung thru eyelets at each drawer level, and the back of the
drawers.
Since there is only enough cord length to allow one drawer to be out, it
prevents other drawers from being pulled out.
The backs of the drawers are full height, so something hanging out the back
getting fouled in the cord is not likely to happen.

It's about as foolproof as any system can be.. no mechanical latches to
stick, or not latch, or be defeated.

I agree, Bob's retrofit of drawers makes much better use of the storage
space. Effective use of storage space generally requires considerable
effort, Bob's effort was well applied.

If the front legs were pitched a little forward, or had flat steel feet that
extended forward (either which may be considered a trip hazard), the
likelyhood of a forward tip-over would be even more unlikely, in my
guesstimation.

--
WB
..........
metalworking projects
www.kwagmire.com/metal_proj.html


"DoN. Nichols" wrote in message
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http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/JobBox.pdf

A nice job.

Anyway -- it looks to me as though a fifth leg, welded to the
outer end of the door, would provide just that extra margin of safety if
it *did* start to tip. Too much overloaded and overextended, it would
still tip over, but at the margin it would give support while you
quickly pushed a drawer or two in. :-)

Enjoy,
DoN.

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That is a nice use.

I have a good count of Army trunks (one Air force) I had a stack three
high and several wide and three deep. Ugh. My brother came by
and had a bright idea!

It is all math and once noted - easy - topology.

Flip the trunks so the lids are facing the front side. I have
a double stack of 2x4 or 16 trunks - any one I can get into
in an instant. I just had to make boxes or trays or just put the
whatnot on the bottom (side) and not the real (old) bottom.

I have some reckon film cans - e.g. 10" x 6" tall can - I sort bolts
to RF connectors in them. Have a 100 or so and a small inventory
issue.

The only issue is the hasp - but I just live with them on. I also
put in small boards - 3/8" thick IIRC in the stack - spacing or supporting.
Darn if I can remember just why!

Martin

Wild_Bill wrote:
I have a HON vertical file about 6' tall (not portable), and it's
equipped with a feature that only allows one drawer to be out/extended.
The front of the drawers are open, so I rarely need to roll them out,
it's used more as a shelving unit for my purposes.

There is a self-rewinding spool mounted to the rear panel, that has some
nylon cord strung thru eyelets at each drawer level, and the back of the
drawers.
Since there is only enough cord length to allow one drawer to be out, it
prevents other drawers from being pulled out.
The backs of the drawers are full height, so something hanging out the
back getting fouled in the cord is not likely to happen.

It's about as foolproof as any system can be.. no mechanical latches to
stick, or not latch, or be defeated.

I agree, Bob's retrofit of drawers makes much better use of the storage
space. Effective use of storage space generally requires considerable
effort, Bob's effort was well applied.

If the front legs were pitched a little forward, or had flat steel feet
that extended forward (either which may be considered a trip hazard),
the likelyhood of a forward tip-over would be even more unlikely, in my
guesstimation.

Job box in DropBox
 

On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:54:44 -0800, "Ivan Vegvary"
wrote:


"William Wixon" wrote in message
...

"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
...
I modified a contractors job box for easy access to tools. See it at
http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/JobBox.pdf

Bob

very nice, clever.
bravo to you and youze for your volunteer work.

(an image stuck in my head, every time i see or hear mention of a job box
i remember 30 years ago when i had to drive across the williamsburg bridge
in new york when they were doing renovation work. after work at night the
construction crews used to dangle their job boxes by cable from a crane
over the side of the bridge 150 feet above the water. lol. i always
assumed they did that as a security measure. i guess the problem would be
huh if somebody figured out how to work the crane. always cracked me up
to see that. seemed like a taunt. do they do that everywhere or only in
new york?)

b.w.



Bill, on the west coast (S.F. Bay Area) you see all sorts of things
dangling. Most notably generators and giant commercial compressors.
Anything that could be towed away.

Ivan Vegvary


And lots and lots of welders


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