I made one of these in high school metal shop, I'm now 56 years old and still have it and use it. Ours also had a removable storage tray, also everything was hand riveted no cheap spot welding or pop rivets. But I still liked your video it brought back great memories . 😁👍
Thanks for the comment. I have come across a few different iterations over the years. This toolbox was definitely build a bit more robust back in the day.
im 48 and i still have mine in my garage too. Made it my 9th grade year in shop class. I also still have my little 2 gun wall hung gun rack with bottom drawer i made in 8th grade.
@@InsaneOil I dont use it and its pretty banged up with a few coats of chipped and worn out paint but its in the shed with a few very old tools my grandpa used to use. The gun rack is hanging on the wall with my old BB gun that i had as a kid. Nothing fancy just a daisy .177 pellet pump , still works but not very good, kinda like its owner! LOL
You do nice work you are a great instructor . There was a very Similar project when I went to aviation school ( Air Frame ) in 1982 I still have the tool box it rides around in my old truck .
Thanks for the comments. I took a basic metals class in college and built one of these (still use it today). I thought I would bring it back for my current students.
I inherited a sheet metal toolbox from my uncle. I don't know where he got it, I think from his step-father. So I wouldn't be surprised if it is as about as old as galvanized sheet metal can be. The quality is excellent and there isn't a sharp edge on it. There aren't any welds in it; it's all riveted.
@@jeremynguyen2346 At the most basic level...you draw a picture in the computer, push "play" on the machine, and the machine cuts out the picture on a piece of wood.
J C Sain of Missoula Montana (not sure if I spelled his last name correctly) if you are seeing this I still have your toolbox. Left in my shop here in the Seattle area when you were working on your Jeep. Been trying to get it back to you but have no idea where to look for ya. So J.C. told me he made his toolbox as a shop project in high school. He was our GM for a regular D&D game we played on Friday nights. He also ran a Battle Tech game and had an aquarium with a badass trigger fish in it. The toolbox I have looks pretty much like this one and so I figured if he watched this video he may see this message.
Excellent video, your video also serves as a reference for me to give audiovidaul help to students. thanks for your contribution. I'm just curious, why place lateral faces, and not make a complete drawer in a single sheet, I would like to know your reasons?
Hi Insane Oil, Just wanted to know if i could have access to those plans that you are working off. I am currently teaching metalwork and it would help out a lot. Thanks!
@@InsaneOil Thanks. I’ve made this with 22 and 24 gage and prefer 24. But, I’ve also reduced width to 11 inches overall as I have convenient access to 12x12 square sheets. One thing I have found is that the top needs to be measured for proper length of hinge edge. Most of the time that edge is 2.0 inches instead of 2.125. This makes the top square up easier with the sides.
I would be willing to switch but my biggest issue is metric doesn’t have aa unit equivalent to a foot/ft, it is incredibly annoying for eye balling measurements, also my work boots are about 12 inches heal to toe so I can use my feet for rough measurements lol.
If you don't understand imperial measurements how can you be sure? People get all puffed up about metric but really it is a 10ths system and then the only things that go into it evenly are 1,2,5, and 10. Of course when you get to smaller measurements machinists have been using a 10ths system for inches for hundreds of years so no difference there. The win with imperial is you need to take a fraction of something - say divide some distance into some equal sections. It is easier to do this with fractions so 1/2 of 1/16th is 1/32 and 1/4 of 1/2 is 1/8th because you just multiply the denominator. Now try that with metric - what is 1/8th of a cm? Suddenly you are back in the fun land of fractions but your tape measure can't help in as many ways. The other issue as some have noted is that many measurements e.g. a foot just happen to be the size of their foot. A fathom is a typical arm span and so on. When you cross the machinist/carpenter bridge is where you have problems because then you get to remember things like 1/8" is .125 but hey, keeps your brain working well. I can estimate things in my head faster than most anyone can get an answer from a calculator.
