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I posted here because you have to have someplace as a tool junkie to store and accumulate tools. I’ve outgrown my tool boxes and discovered by accident flat files as Vidmars around here are made of gold. For those that are not familiar it’s what engineers, artists and map makers used to store their paper outputs. They can be all different sizes with most locally being up to 56”w 36”d and usually 5 drawers. My very specific space for it needed to be 40” or less w and ideally 30” or so deep. Oh, and cheap as flat files were $2-3k new and most want $300+ for them used. It seemed like an impossible set of parameters so it became part of my CL long range radar search. Low and behold a year or two later up popped the perfect one. 40”w 30”d and $25!
I had several sticks of rusty 2.5 thin wall square tube that I wasn’t sure what to do with but worked for legs on the flat file. Since it was going to be very heavy and I don’t have a super sturdy table this would be it. I decided on bolt feet and using my lift table if I need move it. So it has leg braces only three side so to have easy access for the lift table. Prepped the tubing with rust converter inside then welded together with 1/4” plates in the base tapped for 5/8” bolts for adjustable feet. On the floor is solid as a rock. Best table I’ve ever built.
I had several sticks of rusty 2.5 thin wall square tube that I wasn’t sure what to do with but worked for legs on the flat file. Since it was going to be very heavy and I don’t have a super sturdy table this would be it. I decided on bolt feet and using my lift table if I need move it. So it has leg braces only three side so to have easy access for the lift table. Prepped the tubing with rust converter inside then welded together with 1/4” plates in the base tapped for 5/8” bolts for adjustable feet. On the floor is solid as a rock. Best table I’ve ever built.
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