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Re: Cheap tool chests

To: Gerald Brazil <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
Subject: Re: Cheap tool chests
From: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@iamerica.net>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 11:11:06 -0500
Good idea.  Never thought about these things as tool boxes, but have three or
four in use as small parts and hardware storage and they are very useful.  As
suggested, purchased at state surplus auction for about $15-20 a piece.  John

Gerald Brazil wrote:

> One of the best sources for cheap tool chest is the used office equipment
> auctions like the State of Michigan has. You can pick up old IBM card files
> (remember them) in excellent shape for $ 30 - $40. Build a ply wood base
> with steel castor wheels, cut pieces of posterboard to put in the bottom of
> each drawer(since there is a strip down the middle that is open) and you
> have a really big tool chest for less than $75, depending on how good the
> caster were you bought.




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