Sunday, Aug 31, 2008 at 14:12
You could be right Craig, but a few extra welds would toughen them up. I made a set of full depth (Jackaroo) plywood ones with folded 25 x 25 gal mesh drawers, but found them too long to pull out with the camper trailer connected, so shorter wouldn't be a problem, just poorer access between the drawers and the sea where rarely used gear could go.
I weighed a four drawer cabinet, and it was lighter than the home made plywood and mesh one, so the weight's not a problem.
The filing cabinet I've got for personal records is surprisingly strong, but if extra under drawer support was needed, I can't see that being any dramas.
Two used cabinets, $10 worth of sheet metal,an MDF top, a few extra screws, rivets or welding all up should only be $120 - $150 and all up only a couple of hours work.
I have no doubt that Jim's units are good value, but I haven't seen too many purpose made drawers that cheap, and most home made MDF units I've seen cost around the same price and take a day or two to make, are unwieldy, and can still fall apart on really rough stuff.
But, it is just an idea.
Cheers
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