Aluminium Workshop Bin

[Jigantor]

Hi Sbray,
That guy is great.
He is using the same aluminium angle to square the sides as me, cool.
He has the diamonds facing up in the floor of his box, I have found that that looks great but is hard to clean.

I wish I could weld that fast.

Ji

[RoGrrr]

I go to scrap yards and one in particular sells things like those aluminum cross-bed tool boxes.

It doesn't matter what it is, all their aluminum gets sold for $1 a pound. I have a number of tool boxes that would sell used for over $100 that I bought for anywhere from $30 to $60. I tig the holes closed or I just throw stuff into them.
They are leakproof. I leave them outside bolted to my stock rack and the contents stay dry. I take the locks to a smith to get new keys made.

By the way, I'm in Ohio.

[hockeyguynick]

What part of Ohio you in? That sounds like a scrap yard worth checkin out. Our local ones have mostly shred, nothin worth taking a look at.

Oh, and I don't know what you are paying to have new keys made up for the locks, but if the locks are the same style that I have on my box (round ones with a tab that turns on the back) They sell em at Tractor Supply for like 4 bucks

[dseman]

I then switched on the TIG welder and let it warm up for 30 minutes before welding up the side joint.

Ji

This only applies to a brand new inverter,and it only needs to be done once.

[letzgoracin301]

Hi Letzgoaracin,
In the begining I was after any kind of a metal bin for sale. Then I wanted something shiny like alloy or stainless steel. In the end I would have settled for just about any kind of metal but there was none for sale.
Friends did suggest using a 20 litre oil drum but after they saw my floor retracted their recommendation.

Ji

BAM floor I also retract

[Jigantor]

If you are just starting out aluminium welding or setting up a welding bay or workshop a bin is the first thing you should have a go at making.
It teaches you all the skills.

Ji