I went to a church rummage sale Saturday, and Tuesday was able to pick up the two storage cabinets I bought for $10.00 apiece. One is a four shelf unit with doors, the other a five drawer lateral file. I use the lateral files for bulky items like power saws, drills, and the like. The shelf units are handy for similar, bulky items that I don't want to lift out of a drawer. This one has shelves mounted on ball bearing slides, since it originally held suspended files. The supports for the hanging files are easily removed, so access is excellent.
The duct tape is just to keep the shelves from sliding out while moving.
Saturday I attended an estate sale of an hoarder. I found a few interesting items, some of which were in drawers of three 11-drawer card files that had come from the local County Tax Office. They were asking $150.00 each for these cabinets, which was pretty steep.
I went to the monthly flea market Sunday morning, and on the way home stopped by the estate sale, which was on its last day. I offered $150.00 for all three cabinets, with what was left in them at the end of the day. They took my offer, and helped load them after the sale closed.
One cabinet is different in design and color, but has the same dimensions and the double drawer bins remove while the slides are still attached to the front panel. There is a latch on each drawer, so they don't slide out when moving. It would be perfect for a mobile installation.
The other two units match each other and are Remington Rand brand. The dual bins remove from the slides and have the front panels attached. There is no latch mechanism, so these are good for stationary use only. I have a matching unit already (different manufacturer, but size and design are identical) that I find extremely useful, so these two will be right at home in my shop.
We removed all the drawers/bins to move the cabinets. They are really heavily built. There was quite a bit of stuff left in the drawers. I have found some goodies (collectible tools, useful supplies, etc.) and some stuff that will be easy to find homes for. There is some garbage and steel scrap, but not a whole lot. I've already done some sorting and have cleaned out six more bins from the green unit.
The upper pallet is from the green cabinet, and the lower pallet is from the two gray ones. I will be doing triage most of the winter!
