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Old 08-07-21, 21:50
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Default dimensions I found,,,,,,,,

Try this one for size......

Now making corrections and checking measurements
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Old 10-07-21, 12:35
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Thank you Bob you are a star!

Cheers,

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Old 10-07-21, 15:04
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Hi Bob,

Just been studying your drawings, is there an anomaly between drwg 1 and 2? In the first drwg the height is 10 1/2 total height but in drwg nos 2 the height is 12 1/2 plus.

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Old 10-07-21, 15:31
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Hi Bob,

Just been studying your drawings, is there an anomaly between drwg 1 and 2? In the first drwg the height is 10 1/2 total height but in drwg nos 2 the height is 12 1/2 plus.

Cheers,


Paul
11 gauge / .125 has me wondering. I would have though it was constructed with 18 gauge or maybe up to 1/16" thick steel. Even if 11 gauge (or 0.09") it wouldn't be .125 which is 1/8" thick. Or is it that solidly built?
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Old 10-07-21, 16:40
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Bob's tool box is "solidly" constructed. An accidental brush against a sapling is more likely to hurt the sapling than the toolbox. Even then, there were spots of rust-through in the bottom.

WRT the gauge, I wish folks could actually make a standard be standard. I.E. not changing over time, not being a different thickness for the same gauge depending on the type of metal https://www.metalsupermarkets.com/sh...l-gauge-chart/, not referring to decimal thicknesses by the nearest (but inaccurate) gauge number...
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Old 13-07-21, 20:45
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Default Gauge .......

Hi Paul

Using "gauge" measurements in 2021 is very misleading.....like buying a wooden 2x4 8 feet long..... it is actually 1 9/16 x 3 1/2 in...... you may wind up buying according to metric measurements of 50 or 60 or 70 thou.......

So I have reverted to asking the fabricator/steel shop to tell me what is the standard size he can get that is the closest to the gauge required .... sometimes a little thicker when doing floor items.....

I also have to adjust my building design to my skill levels and sometimes correct obvious (British) weakness in the original factory design.

You may need additional information for building your tool box.... my sketches are not always clear..... so ask away....... the tricky part will be doing the raised lip on the top for the cover.... I can take more closeup photos and measurements.

I can tell you that once finished it is a two man job to lift it on the frame.....and if your cargo box is already in place an overhead device......
That is when the farm tractor with the bucket comes in handy. For inside the barn, I have an overhead trolleys that will lift the vehicle and move it forward or sideways....... a realback saver!!!!

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Old 13-07-21, 20:51
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Default Bruce......correct

There is an unexplained anomaly...... will check tomorrow and post corrections.

From memory I can't be sure which is correct.

Thanks for the eagle eye.

Even with the heavy gauge I had rust holes in the bottom which I cut out and replaced with HD plate...... so nice to do but joints on heavy metal. The local fabricator is very friendly and will lets you sort out and pick pieces from his cut off pile cheaper than cutting from NOS stock
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Old 13-07-21, 23:50
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Bob,

How is the tool box fitted to the chassis? You can see from my photo the chassis cross member is full of lumps, bumps and rivets. Your sketch shows a continuous 50" long "U" section. Should the cross member be packed up with timber above these lumps and bumps before bolting the "U" section down?

Appreciate your advice.

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Paul
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