{"id":370,"date":"2015-03-26T08:58:59","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T15:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.mykos.org\/?p=370"},"modified":"2015-03-26T08:58:59","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T15:58:59","slug":"dutch-tool-chest-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mykos.org\/?p=370","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Tool Chest (part 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The hardware for the chest arrived this week. The cast iron handles are great. Super beefy and ready to go on as is. I put a coat of oil on them to prevent rust. The screws that come with them are #12 about 1-1\/4″ long. They have phillips heads on them. Not my favourite, but I used them anyway.<\/p>\n

The unequal strap hinges for the lid took more work. They come already rusty. You can see them in the acid bath right after I threw them in. I guess someone out there likes the look of rusty hardware… It’s not me. After a few hours in the acid the rust wiped off and the hinges had a light grey patina. I wanted them to match the handles though.<\/p>\n

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So with some oil and the tiger torch I gave them a nice baked on carbon finish. This is just like seasoning a cast iron frying pan. Many light coats of oil are better than a few heavy coats. One of my early coats had too much oil near the point of the fleur-de-lis and you can still see the uneven coating there in this photo.<\/p>\n

The strap hinges have all the countersinks coming from the same side on both parts of the hinge. Since I wanted to have the hinge on the inside of the lid, but outside the back wall of the chest I wanted the countersinks on opposite sides. It’s an easy fix to drive out the hinge pin and flip one side.<\/p>\n

The hinges didn’t come with screws so I picked up some #4 x 5\/8″ screws from the hardware store. Half an hour in a hydrochloric acid bath and they too were plain black steel. Robertson heads though. I wouldn’t stand for phillips in screws that small.<\/p>\n

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I also got the paint on this week. I found a can of green that I liked. I realized later on that it’s almost the same colour as the duffel bag I carry my tools in now. Not intentional, but it’s sort of a neat continuity.<\/p>\n

You can see the temporary rack I put on the back wall. It’s just two strips with a 1\/2″ space between them. I have seen others who use this as the final system for their tool chests, but it’s a bit too unrestrained for me. It is great for prototyping though. I can see how much will fit across the back, and where I would like things to live. I just tacked it in with a few blobs of hot melt glue. I’m working on the sketch of the final tool rack now.<\/p>\n

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The other detail I added before mounting the hinges was to put a small bevel on the back of the lid. This will allow the lid to open a few degrees past vertical. I’ll be using a chain or strap to catch the weight of the lid and stop it, but I do want it to be well past vertical so it stays open on its own. It’ll have panel saws mounted to it like everybody else does eventually. When I get my panel saws cleaned up and usable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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