How To Build A Sheet Metal Tool Chest

So mark out two 4 x 3 1 2 sections of sheet metal and cut it in the metal shear.

How to build a sheet metal tool chest. Pull your handle to fold your metal over 180 degrees remove your now folded metal from the bar folder and place it back on the fold table with the fold facing up. 1 first you want to make an expanded template for your box out of cardboard paper etc. Measure 6 inches from each end and bend the metal 90 degrees using a sheet metal brake. This will create two 6 inch sides and an 8 inch metal bottom.

Bend the metal to make the bottom and sides of the toolbox. If you need to cut dozens of metal studs and tracks quickly use a circular saw fitted with a toothless carborundum metal cutting blade 7 when cutting individual steel studs or tracks with a circular saw cut on the closed or web side and support the piece tightly on sawhorses. We start the box by making its sides. Pull your handle again to the 180 degree position to better flatten your double layered portion of metal.

To cut individual steel studs and tracks use straight cut aviation snips photo 1. The sides will be 3 x 3 but we add 1 2 tabs on three sides. I have a graph paper drawing in the pics below but its not for this box 2 trace your template on to your piece of sheet metal as pictured i suggest 20 22 gauge steel.