It almost worked lol. After 30 minutes of hammering, this is as far as it goes.
I ordered a very large 600lb wood clamp. Gonna try that to see if i can press it in further.
These are only $4 on tektons website. I figured id give it a shot.
So, for some context, I had the past week off after my father passed. Just got some things done around the house, saw some family and ran errands. I ended up going to HF three days in a row. Sunday I just walked around and didn’t get anything. Monday I impulse bought a ratchet and some magnet socket holders. Today I went in because I saw the sale announcement for June 1st. My local HF doesn’t usually have any of the 5 drawer mechanic carts or larger tool boxes in stock at the store, just available to be ordered. So I asked one of the workers how that works if I want something on sale that has to be ordered since I’ve never done that before. The kid explained it to me and I said thank you.
The store manager started walking up shortly after and he asked me why I was there. I was a little confused, and asked him to clarify. He told me that the last three days he’s seen me and feels like I’m being weird. Didn’t think I was actually there to shop and that he felt I was threatening the store or planning to steal. I was completely baffled. Like, this felt out of left field and I don’t even play baseball. I was at a complete loss for words and he just stood firm ground right in my face and asked to leave. So I walked out without any kind of real explanation or means to explain myself. Mind you, I’ve been going to the harbor freight for the last 7 years or so. Ever since I’ve lived at my current place. So, needless to say I won’t be going there on June 1st now lol…
Added the USG End Cabinet to my 5 Drawer Cart. Im pretty sure its an older model because the Series 3 end cabinet is a little different, so im unsure how much the overall measurements have changed (if at all).
I dont have this cart anymore because I ended up trading it in for a tool truck box and cart about 6 years back, but i was always really proud of it. Unfortunately I dont have any pictures of the actual modification, but I just had to cut a tiny piece out of the top of the drawers to wrap around the back corner of the cart, and it literally just sat on the edge. I think i may have squeezed the edge to pinch it on the cart, but that was just to make me feel better at the beginning if im honest haha Even managed to get it just perfect enough to be able to close and lock the cart with no issues.
With the majority of my tools being in the main cart, it never felt like it would tip over either. Ended up using it as a writing surface/tiny work surface and a place to hold the few kits i had as i was starting out. May have put some wrenches and other hand tools in as well, but I cant quite remember. It was a great way to increase my storage capabilities without needing to immediately spend BIG money.
I don't think they intended them to go together like this...
I'm on the android app, and it looks like 4 days of posts are missing. I sort by new and I get a few posts that are hours old, and then after 3 posts it immediately jumps to posts that are 5 days and older. Once again, I am definitely sorting by "new"
Anyone else seeing or experiencing this?
Full bank service cart for sale locally for $300. Assuming theres nothing wrong with it would yall rather have the service cart at this price or the 42" for $520 during the parking lot sale? Would be for general light personal use and likely will never move from its spot in the shop.
I could likely fit all of my current tools in this cart tbh.
Bought a 1/2” belt sander for wood and metal projects for $30 on xmas sale from harbor freight and realized this is extremely similar to the $200+ knofe sharpeners. I designed the assy in Inventor and printed a knife sharpening setup of my own and got belts up to 5000 grit.. Works like a charm! Currently cutting receipt strips lol. Printed with PETG and used M4 threaded inserts
Grabbed 8 of the stackable bins at the parking lot sale for $20 and designed/printed a french cleat for them. Might need to grab some more 🤔
The stock cart is fine on level surfaces but way to unstable on open ground. I welded a new, longer axle to the existing one to make the cart more stable and used 10" wheels to increase ground clearance. I used 3/16 steel plate for the front that holds the casters. Durable and stable.
Dirt cheap fun. The machine screw bit size is 5/32"
Pulled the trigger on this bad boy saved 10 dollars and also got the ITC membership
Got these casters during a sale and had some 2x4 left overs laying around. BOOM 💥.... furniture dolly 😅.
The colors don't match EXACTLY but it's close enough for me.
You can never have enough batteries on you, so because of that, I’m having to replace a bunch of 3d printed broken Bauer battery holders. The dewalt battery holders are on Amazon and are cheaper than the Bauer 3d printed ones. And are maybe 5x stronger, just have to make some quick modifications. But it now holds both dewalt and Bauer after these simple few snips… thought everyone should get a visual on how to make their own (better) battery holders 😁