hardware storage?

[mpholway]

I use the Harbor Freight containers as well. The thing that I find that is nice for me is that I can pull out the entire container of whatever (wood screws for instance) and bring it to my project. This is particularly nice for me because quite often the project is in the house (100 yards away), or at my mothers house, or at the house of one of my kids, or at the house of one of my friends, or at the location of a charity project ....

One drawback - you need to remember what is in what container. I have gotten around this by adding a label to the front of each container.

Jeff,

I have a rolling cart, but it is the equivalent of a bakers cart and does not fit the bill nearly as well as your rolling cart. Would you be willing to share your plans?

Thanks,

Matt

 

[koslonc]

Would you be willing to share your plans?

Thanks,

Matt

Here is my Sketchup plan for this cabinet.

View attachment Rolling Hardware Cabinet.skp

The contour in the shelves ended up different than shown in the plan. I used the actual containers and followed the profile of the handles themselves.

 

[MarkE]

Looks like you operate on the same theory I do. When I need a screw I buy a box, next time I have it.

Now I need more space to sort them.

Yup. Cheaper by the dozen.

 

[bowman]

'I also added the jar storage underneath. Jar lids are screwed to the underside of the small boards that slide into the 'T' shaped holders that are screwed to the underside of the cabinets.'

That reminds me of the storage solution my dad had when i was before I turned into the teens. He would scream the tops of baby food jars into a 4x4, and then mount the 4x4 from the floor joists above (basement workshop), so he could spin the device on the long axis around to find the screws/nails/nuts/whatever he was looking for.

 

[golfdad]

These work quite well

to get you started Mike. Both under 20$ at Harbor Frieght

 

[Mike Davis]

These work quite well

to get you started Mike. Both under 20$ at Harbor Frieght

That’s what i’m trying to get away from, I want something better.