I just realized that this is my favorite, most interesting and relaxing channel on KZread. Been watching for years and never disappointed.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a million for the great comment.

@whitstroben589

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@1nvisible1

11 ай бұрын

*If Gilligan had sixtyfiveford on the boat they would've been home by 5 o'clock.*

@tonyrandazzoe8210

5 күн бұрын

Hes great....

Deep file cabinets like that are good for bulky tools that come in cases. They won't take up space in your main box that way and are protected from dirt. And you could lock them up. Good job on adding a drawer! Looks good 👍

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

I used to really like those plastic cases. These days they don't want to give out those cases and tools come with bags. I have a few of those plastic cases I've cut the guts out of and use for tool boxes that go into the trunks of vehicles.

@skullcrusher8589

3 жыл бұрын

I pick up those cases whenever I can. Yard sales, garage sales, flea markets, thrift stores, etc... Customized the insides and they are Amazing for holding different tools and look very innocuous when transporting personal protection devises to and from the practice-range...

I approve of wheels! I gave up finding a permanent layout in my workshop, years ago. Everything that can go on wheels,does. And that corner weld, was nice!

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

Good idea, I made a side cabinet for my tool box with a regular size 2 drawer file cabinet. Put two shelves in it to hold aerosol and some of my supplies. Riveted the drawer fronts together and even made the lock functional so it is lockable. Turned out great, thinking of making another one.

how about that outside corner weld tho. Thats the real star of the show

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. I think the grinder gets some credit there.

@TrojanHorse1959

4 жыл бұрын

sixtyfiveford, Like the saying goes, "A grinder and paint, makes me the welder I ain't."

@juliedalton7688

4 жыл бұрын

@nuff said agreed

This is a great idea. I've never thought of. You could add a wood top or diamond plate for a work surface to dress it up.👍

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

I was going to dress the top up with random tools and junk, but I like your idea better.

@RonHelton

4 жыл бұрын

@@sixtyfiveford LOL

I bought four of the four drawer full size cabinets cheap and placed them side by side in my shop. Those things will swallow a huge amount of power tools and other large tools.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

They can't be beat for cheap storage. Swallow is the problem sometimes as the stuff on the bottom can get buried.

@marcellemay7721

4 жыл бұрын

I did the same thing. I actually have 5 - 5 drawer deep heavy duty filing cabinets stacked side by side. Mine are loaded up with heavy machine tools, drill indexes, reamers, lathe chucks, etc... The commercial duty file cabinets are built super strong with full extension heavy duty drawer slides. I paid $100 for all 5. Best money I've spent in years.

When you showed the piano dolly with wheels I thought great idea to bolt it under the cabinet. Makes it taller. Now it’s easy to roll around in all directions, quiet when rolling and easy to roll out with the tools needed to work on my vehicle. Also a piece of 1 inch plywood attached on top with a small vice would come in handy. Great job! Great idea! Thanks you amaze me every time.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

this is an excellent idea. when i look back on all of these i got free for the hauling, and sold for scrap, it almost makes me cry...

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

@handyhippie6548

4 жыл бұрын

@@sixtyfivefordhey, i tried out the bungees. they are awesome! best ones i ever had. thanks to you, i'll never buy another of those pos white bungees that die in the sun again. i think i can reuse the hooks on them by doubling over the ends and putting hog rings on them like the crap ones do. i'll let you know how it works.

Great idea! I have converted a 5 drawer and a 3 drawer for storing big tools, but your idea is great for smaller stuff. I built an angle iron base and used 3” casters, even full of tools they roll easy around the shop. Keep the great ideas coming!

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

I had a few standard ones years and years ago; they were just too deep and everything got lost in them. I got rid of them in favor of a store bought tool box and didn't look back. I have missed having a few gigantic hold everything drawers though and I think with will fill the void.

I look forward to your vlog it is always a way to repurpose something that is otherwise junk I have thrown away many file cabinet but now i will be repurposing them thank you

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks. I've passed along a fair amount of filing cabinets myself but for some reason this one has stuck around and I was at the point of getting rid of it. I guess it will find a home in my garage now.

Great little trick about bending the sheet metal. I’ll have to try that next time.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks it makes beautiful bends.

@skullcrusher8589

3 жыл бұрын

Been doing the same for years cause I don't have room for presses, brakes and the like....lol

@carbonie_fibraro

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely my favorite tip,

Versatility. Mr. Vancouver Island says “ good job “ Mr. Texas.

What a great solution! When I had a barn I had some of the normal width ones which I got for free. Mine had full depth drawers, rather than that file frame arrangement. Great for power tools, air tools, welding masks, anything. Room on the top for the all important kettle for my bench tea!

Security note doesn't look like a toolbox,keeps prying eyes out.nice vid ,from UK.

Now ive got to go look for 1 or 2 of these and build my own rolling tool work chest.

Moe, another great video. I love the score and bend idea. I used to have an old steel desk. I think it weighed over 200 pounds. It would have made a great shop bench with a plywood piece added to the top to protect saw blades. Nobody wants them anymore and they can also be found for free.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

I've passed up a few metal desks in my travels. I generally feel like I need to own it, walk up to it, dream of the possibilities, size it up, pull and push a few drawers, then I lift/try to lift a side and that's when I realize my wife doesn't have the same grand plans I do.

@RobbsHomemadeLife

4 жыл бұрын

@@sixtyfiveford I stopped to look at this really cool old wooden motorboat for sale along the highway. A couple was standing there inspecting it. As I approached the boat the mans wife began yelling at me, " Please buy this boat before he does."

Great build as usual. I currently have 3 old heavy 2 drawer cabinets in my shop. I like the deep drawers for corded tools that don't have cases. The one in my wood shop works great for smaller cased tools, router bits, boxes of various fasteners. I like the idea of painting them, mine are all the old green ones.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

They're great for storage but small items can get lost in their deep drawers. I'm still debating putting a drawer in the lower half.

I’ve got a new work truck coming with a canopy and using your fabrication/w sliders for ideas. Love the videos, keep them coming.

Love your creativity, ambition and skill on these projects ! Thanks !

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.

What a great idea! I see plenty of free file cabinets on the web. Now I'll have to get some and convert them to tool boxes! Thanks for showing that to us!

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

Nice. I've used old filing cabinets for power tool storage but didn't think to add drawers. Great idea.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

They're just a little too deep so stuff gets lost in the bottom of their drawers. Can't beat the price though.

I like the repurposing of the old file cabinet. Gives me an idea for a slightly different toolbox file cabinet build

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

I have 6 HON filing cabinets in my shop and got them off an online auction for real cheap as they are are great for tools. I like your idea putting wheels on them as i just placed 1x4’s under mine... thank for the great tips...👍👍👍

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

I've had a nearly 4 dozen from auctions over the years and HON seams to be the top or very near in quality.

That is a real nice mod. Nicely made file cabinets are much nicer than cheap toolboxes and usually really cheap.

Hell yeah, I’m getting in on this asap. I really like it! It’s perfect for what I need it for, and it’s actually in my price range. Sir, I thank you!

Do you know that it is difficult ??? shut my mouth ... and more difficult than that ??? my jaw pops out !!! and I thought I was going to do a bad job and look what I got ... very well done MASTER

grettings from Greece.... u just helped me those days to set my points on a honda c50 from a old video of u... (the trick with the light bulb) and its now back to life! well.... thank u a lot... found a lot of things to do myself on my bike... well done!!!

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

@kwstiskws8721

4 жыл бұрын

@@sixtyfiveford well.... its a nice feeling giving life to a old bike.... memmories.. feelings.... thanks.... I wish all people in the world could share their abilities and knowledge like u.... some other people need them.. like me... wish u the best Sir.... I hope u keep going on with that u do on that platform... (and excuse me for my english... maybe Im doing some mistakes...)

I'm trying to come up with a way to build a custom tool cart with a heavy duty drawer and the drawer part was perplexing me. I think you just solved that problem for me. Thanks!

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

You can drill small holes along a line you want to bend in sheet metal, then weld them shut. Ive done it both ways. I usually do the score method on the thicker metals and the hole method on sheet metal. But you can also get abrasive blades for your skill saw and that way you can set your depth of cut to ensure you won't come through.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

On thicker steel I will generally pop the angle grinder through in a few spots(especially the ends) and kind of do a combination of score/drill. Skill saw is a great idea. I actually have a metal cutting skill saw that I always forget I own.

@jdog4534

4 жыл бұрын

@@sixtyfiveford yea. I've actually got a couple carbide skill saw blades that cut plate steel like butter. One is for cutting steel under .125 thick. The other is for .125~.25/.375? I forget how thick is recommended I've only cut up a bunch of 3/16" corten steel, 1/4" diamond plate and a bunch of expanded steel. It was like cutting plywood of the same thickness. The only downside is they're expensive and they can't be sharpened. Forgot to mention, awesome video. I've been collecting all kinds of metal office furniture since the Meltdown. I've got a whole garage full of it. I scored a bunch of desks that are cool because they're modular. I got one wall lined with just modular desk drawers. a bunch of them are the half drawers like tool boxes. I've got two tanker desks identical that I want to stack on top of each other and turn it into a standing workbench. But haven't felt like doing all the body work LOL that's a great idea about putting a drawer inside the drawer. I never thought of that. I was just thinking the other day that I haven't seen your posts in while. I'm glad I'm back in sync. I like your videos. They're always along the lines of things I'm into or want to get into. Keep up the good work.

New to the channel and I like it! Great use of free materials. Thanks for sharing as it gets the brain gears churning on how to make something out of things that get thrown away. Thanks!

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave, I'm glad you like the videos. -Moe

Nice ! Love these free upcycle builds. Thanks for sharing !

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks.

Always pick them up alongside the road. List them on craigslist for $20-$30 and always sells quickly. Picked up one that was loaded with oil filters and ammo. 9mm and 30-06 sold all of it and made $100 and kept the heavy duty file cabinet. Great tool storage and adding the second drawer is genius.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome. I've bought a lot of filing cabinets at auctions for a few bucks for a whole lot or free. I stopped taking the ugly colors as they're impossible to sell.

You can pick up free stainless gas grills when the grill components burn out and turn them into great rolling power tool stands or rolling work stations.

great job!, i have one with a router table mounted on top, the drawers full of routrr bits , dovetail gij, hand held router and paperwork for all of it.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

I like it!

Great build. Thank you for sharing your genius creativity 😉👍

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

When I need to bend sheet metal like that , I found that I can drop by one of the companies in town that makes "ductwork " for houses, the A/C and Heating type , They have those big benders , and I will find the shop area and just ask someone in there if they can bend my metal for me !! They usually don't mind , and if they charge its really cheap ! I always offer to pay when I first ask if they can bend it , and they will say "Don't worry about it " I use your Idea also, sometimes !

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

I like the way you think. I've done similar on a few tasks I didn't have the tools for. I think the most I had to pay was $10 worth of beer to some tire shop workers.

Genius. Thank you for sharing your skills knowledge and experience. I appreciate you

I just got a 42in x 52in 4 drawer cabinet. I had this same idea to do to it. Thanks man!

The extra drawer is Nice..Years ago I passed up on 2 huge 4 drawer filing cabinets ..That I could have built a desk between the two of them ..They were almost 2 1/2 feet deep

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

This one followed me home 5-6 years ago.

The king of repurposing, I love the ideas, keep em coming.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Corey, I'm glad you liked it. -Moe

Excellent. I am using 3 file cabinets in my garage now (that roll). I have scrap drawer slides, too. May try this today.

@sixtyfiveford

3 жыл бұрын

They make great tool storage.

Nice box, Good work.

Great repurpose of a thing to a THING! Brilliant again.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

I think it will come in handy.

Great idea, I've thrown out plenty of those old file cabinets .....bad one on me, I really like the tool box idea. I've put most tools, boxes and other shop items on harbor freight dolly's.....the whole shop is almost mobile! Next project was to make a little cart for my 2 small welders and supplies using the bigger HF dolly, sides will be made of plywood. I'm not much of a metal guy....still learning. Great tip on scoring and bending even though I have a break. If you put a piece of angle iron or even straight piece of metal next to the score (try clamping to table) it can help bend sheet metal that is a little stubborn :) Really like the idea of dividing that big drawer space in two. Thanks for the vid!!!

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

I spent a large portion of my early working career being a master woodworker and think it is underrated in today's workshop. You can accomplish so much with wood.

Well done, sir. Creativity and skill are great traits to have (I imagine!). Just had the thought that if I found that in some yard sale years from now in it's next life, 1. I'd buy it. 2. I'd try to find some of that mat material they use on restaurant kitchen floors that's a kind of dense foam (probably other work areas too where folks stand a long time), and line the shelve bottoms with it. I think the constant clatter would get on my nerves. But that's me. Great project and well demonstrated. That coming from someone who did 4-H demonstrations at county fairs when I was a kid (and got blue ribbons to show!) Thanks for the video.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

I found some 1/8in thick rubber matting that I threw into the bottom. Makes a big difference.

Awesome brain work 🥳 I love repurposed things. Thank you for your ideas

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Thanks.

Great tip about the diamond blade

I love free filing cabinets I use the tall ones for toolkits and shop consumables

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

I took a bunch out of my shop years ago as stuff kept getting lost in the bottoms/backs. I've missed the large, hold everything drawers and think I'll really enjoy this.

That might be the most beautiful weld I've seen in a LONG time.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

Neat idea! Enjoyed this build.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Thanks.

First time I’ve seen your channel, dam good idea, now I know what to do with the 4 drawer cabinet I’ve got. Thanks. Dave from Louisville

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave, I'm glad you liked it. -Moe

That inside drawer is GREAT!

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I think it turned out well.

Good build! 👍🏻

Brilliant idea, well-executed.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

Well done! I've had a couple of these just kickin around years. I now know what I'm going to do with them! So thank you. Fords Rule! Peace

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

That's awesome and cheap I'm gonna have to look into this.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

I kept an old filing cabinet for the same reason but never got around to it. Mostly because I couldn't think of a good way to do it but I may try this. I like the trick on make metal drawers. I just wish I could get metal cheap or free.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

I stopped by a furnace repair business a few years back and took home a couple junk furnace/AC shells. I got 2 huge 16or18gauge 5x6foot panels from commercial AC units and a ton of 20/22gauge panels from home furnaces. It took me an hour to cut it flat at home but it stacks nicely and takes up no room. I still think grabbing a second free file cabinet would yield pre-made drawers, hardware and a decent amount to spare sheet metal from the back/sides.

@my2centz196

4 жыл бұрын

@@sixtyfiveford awesome I'll have to try that. Most of the metal I've picked up so far was from thrift stores but that's only bed railings which come in handy for welding projects but sheet metal isn't something you can pick up just anywhere. Lowe's does sell some smaller pieces but it's not cheap and it's to small for projects like this. Thanks again.

Great idea I am going to try and build one myself this spring

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

Oh men you made me do it saw an old file cabinet 2 of em and i was thinkinh of doing it but the drawers is too deep, so i did a little research and saw your, i have another project with way less money to spend thanks to you hahaha cheers 🫡

Great work! Gonna start looking for some used cabinets now!!

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

nothing wrong with that. excellent idea. looks and work great

I hate seeing them go to waste, what a slick idea!

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Thanks.

Great item!

Awesome idea. Kudos 👍✊

That turned out great

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

I think it will serve me well.

Moe I swear I was up 1/2 the night last night looking at bottom roller boxes for my power tools. I'll be putting an alert on craigslist for these. Thanks bud!

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome.

Nice, I have always thought the same thing about using lateral files, this modification makes perfect sense! Now if they could just sound less tin-y when I'm clanking tools around in them. sounds deadening drawer liner etc.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

I was debating this exact thing while filming. I bet a can of rubberized car undercoating sprayed on the underside would cure this or they sell tar/rubber sheets that have a sticky backing at the Home Depot. Car guys use it for sound deadening all the time.

@khlamad

4 жыл бұрын

@@sixtyfiveford I like the undercoating idea. You could probably do a similar trick with the locks as you did in your video about keying padlocks alike too.

Great Job, I always see these thrown out

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Some of them are built better and thicker than store bought toolboxes, some aren't.

Genius! Thanks for sharing.

Who needs a $500k press brake machine, when you can fold sheet metal like this guy:) Nice.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

very cool way to repurpose!

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Thanks.

Excellent 💡 idea

I have a cabinet like that, someone painted it forest green. I store all of my handheld power tools and their respective roto-molded cases in there. Mine had levelling feet, but I just replaced the threaded feet with threaded casters, nuts and washers. I like your idea though, looks more robust. I have two old conventional filing cabinets from the 1960s or 1970s and years ago Wal-Mart sold wheeled universal fit file cabinet bases that my Mom used with them, and I now use them too since acquiring them from her.

@sixtyfiveford

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome

Once again...brilliant!

Man, that is slick!

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

I have full size cabinets and 2 drawer smaller ones. I have skill saw hammers carpentry tools in 1 drawer . Peanut grinders files , metal working tools in another drawer . Rope , paracord, tape leather lace in another etc. etc . The drawers hold a lot of heavy stuff and slide in and out forever . Ain't as pretty as snap on box but works dam good for cheap . They are cheap at the thrift store .

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Can't beat the price for storage.

@dirty2307

4 жыл бұрын

Very cheap I see them at savers all the time for $4.99

@xmachine7003

4 жыл бұрын

@@dirty2307 check your local Craigs list. Get them for free. I see them on the curb there alllll the time.

Great idea -- nice work!

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

Great project

@sixtyfiveford

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

That looks like a good idea.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Thanks.

Hey 65. To continue with the cheap out, try and find some burlap. Some old grain sacks or something. They make excellent drawer liners so you don`t wear off the inside paint with the wrenches. I use 3M spray adhesive to glue them in. Only prob, if you get mice, they tend to go straight for the burlap. They love the stuff. Just sprinkle some peppermint oil on the burlap to help deter them.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

I think I have some burlap sacks hiding in the shed somewhere.

Well done!

Great video, conversion, and repurposing Moe, thank you!

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I think it turned out well.

Now that's a wrench collection!

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

They just keep accumulating. I don't need or use them. They're all pre 1960's and I just don't have the heart to toss them out.

I know you welded the slides to the drawer but how are the other rails secured inside?

@sixtyfiveford

Жыл бұрын

Generally they are riveted, spot welded or just snap into slots.

I don't normally use 'like a boss', but in this case the shoe fits. This is a good segway from the Jerry can mobile tool box as well. Just keep making things better. It's your way.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mac, I'm glad you liked it. -Moe

I love his projects! But I don't have a welder so I'm always looking at how to build them using alternative methods, fasteners, etc.

@BillDrives

4 жыл бұрын

pop rivets

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

I would have just left those corner tabs and riveted or screwed the box together. I was a wood worker for a good majority of my life and honestly I would have probably just made it out of wood and painted it black if I didn't have a welder.

@juliedalton7688

4 жыл бұрын

Yah me too. Its hard to keep up when you can't weld.

As always Great Workmanship and design!! Thanks for the idea! Liked !! Subbed !

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It's hard to beat the price for the storage you get.

Love the video 👍

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Thanks Man.

Great idea as long as the now middle drawer isn't loaded so much that pulling the top one out doesn't cause it to tip onto you feet.

If you can locate an older legal paper sized, upright 3 drawer filing cabinet ...they are just the right size for storing / locking up those tools sets and power tools that come in plastic cases.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Good to know.

nice idea.bravo

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

the endin' is great ! 🔨🔧⚒🛠

Not sure if you read your comments but a cool idea would be taking an old 5 drawer lateral into a tool box with a lockable hutch.

Once again nice idea Moe!

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Thanks. I think it will be a useful addition.

THIS is why youtube was invented. New subscriber, and thank you.

@sixtyfiveford

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

The finiture dollies a good idea but just screw it to a bottom plywood panel you then screw to the box. Seriously you could take out the file draws, and make wood draws with good draw slides. Wood draws and metal carcuse.

Great idea

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I think it will serve me well.

Well Done!!

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

Very nicely done. you can get some scrap thick plate to bolt to back of it to stop the Tippies. Great idea on the wheels. Subscribing.

@sixtyfiveford

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. They actually have 1/8inch thick plate already welded to the back for counterweight. I may add some more though.