Tools Cabinet With Rolling Door

I was lucky enough to find a wooden cabinet with a perfectly front rolling door in the dumpster,

I decided it would be the basis for my tool cabinet.

After a long time in which I stored my tools in tool boxes, I decided that it was time to arrange them so that they would hang in front of my eyes and I would not have to spend much time looking for them.

Sometimes I even forgot that I had a certain tool because of the mess in the toolboxes.

Today most of my work is done at home and so I do not need to take the tools to other places so this is an excellent solution for me.

Now I just open the tool cabinet and immediately start working.

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First I cleaned and sealed holes in the closet, and took down the Formica coating that was cracked and began to peel off.

I took all the tools out of the boxes to see the variety of tools and sorted them into categories according to technology:

wood, metal, measuring tools, screwdrivers and so on.

Methods for Hanging the Tools

I used several different methods for hanging the tools:

1. Wood sticks - Drill and insert , I like this method because you can change places in the future.

2. Nails - good for Tools with a narrow built-in hole.

3. Screws - good for tools that tend to fall, The tip of the screw prevents them from falling.

4. Magnets - good for attaching metal tools So they will not move, rulers for example.

Wood Sticks

I bought wooden sticks 8 mm thick.

I held each tool against the back of the cabinet and marked in pencil the locations for the drilling.

I drilled with an 8 mm drill marked with a masking tape the desired depth for drilling.

I sawed the wooden sticks 4-5 cm long, I smoothed the edges and tapped them with a hammer.

Tight tolerance keeps them in place without moving, in the future if I want to change locations I can just pull them out, or saw them.

Hanger for Screwdrivers and Chisels

I made a shelf with holes and grooves for screwdrivers and chisels.

At first I arranged all the Screwdrivers and chisels on the table and measured the gaps between them and the diameter of each one.

I took a wooden profile (20x40 mm) and marked it for drilling, I cut the edges at a 45-degree angle so there was room for a screw to hold it to the cabinet.

I drilled 10 mm holes for all the tools

and to the chisels I also opened a groove with my Jig-Saw.

Then I sand everything with Orbit Sander.