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looking for a better way to store my drywall knives and trowels. right now I have them all in a small canvas bag that ends up sweating them and never getting them completely dry… so I end up with rusted or pitted knives, mind you the only downside right now has been a rusted colour to the mud.
anyways, ive seen some ideas of plywood boxes with slits in the top for the blades and that but im wondering what the other options are?
I would saw wood boxes are the way to go with a vent for moisture to escape. You can put some chalk in there as well its helps absorbs moisture, it works sometimes.
Most of the dry wall guy’s I know just use 5 gal buckets, drill a few small holes in the bottom for drainage….ain’t fancy but it works.
jbw55 wrote:
Most of the dry wall guy’s I know just use 5 gal buckets, drill a few small holes in the bottom for drainage….ain’t fancy but it works.
That’s how it is in my neck of the woods.lol
I don’t have a whole lot of them to make the 5 gal bucket worth carrying. I have 4 tools and then I keep my rasp and tape and some screws (for the small jobs) so I guess I will be making my own box…..
ill plan it out sometime next week and post pictures for anyone who is interested lol
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Here’s one. I think is pretty good. I’m going to make it myself.
ive seen that picture before, im going to borrow some of that as mine, the slots are what im stealing from it, but ill start on mine next week maybe
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Here’s one. I think is pretty good. I’m going to make it myself.
Its like a toaster
Yea I saved it a while back. I was thinking of maybe using kaizen (I think that’s how you spell it) foam instead of those wooden slats tho
heres what I just drafted up.. im thinking of using 3/4″ pine?
anyways general dimensions are 17″x10″x5″
I am planning to use a ?reverse? kind of box. one half will be a “bucket” and the other will have an open bottom and I may drill some holes in the bottom side of it to allow air flow. but the open bottom side will house the knives and blades. the other side will carry my rasp some screws, maybe a spare drywall knife and saw and the tape. with my sanding pad. I use big roles of sand paper so that will stay in the truck for various uses naturally. but that’s how I think I will solve my problem. yes its bigger, heavier and more awkward to move but! I can access everything easier and I will get airflow.
Looks good what type of program are you using?
Google sketch. Easy to use, and gets the point across lol.
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You can always get silica packets you can get them from brand new tool boxes or beef jerky packets.
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That is true, however going bottomless on half keeps the weight down. Minimal I know but better than nothing right?
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Another win for Google..lol
How about a DeWalt Tough box? [emoji16]
RickyMcGrath wrote:
How about a DeWalt Tough box? [emoji16]
There only a penny how could you go wrong..lol
Justin Hernandez wrote:
There only a penny how could you go wrong..lol
Exactly! I was going to set up 1-2 for my kids crafts but the lids are too heavy and would hurt if it slammed down.
Set one up as a lunch box 🙂
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I got a few of these they keep moisture out works great keep my knifes and paint brushes and rollers in them
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well I built my design today.. I changed it slightly so it works out better with the wood I had left over. and I did it as per my usually lately, not really measuring it out but guessing it out and it worked out 10x better than I thought it would. I will post some pictures either tomorrow or next week. I still need to put a handle on the box but it fits what I wanted it to with no issues so I couldn’t ask for more
thanks for the suggestions though