Rotary table storage box

[Dave J]

Hi,
I thought I would post these up as it may give others ideas.
I was given a heap of ply off from the son in law that he got from his works (pallet/crate company) so I made a heap of boxes last year for my 10 inch rotary table, chucks, face plates etc. It is something I have wanted for years but never got around to it. After getting a load of ply I needed to use it up to get it out of the way, LOL.

They only started off to be simple ply boxes glued/nail gunned together to keep the rust off the gear and I used hardware I had laying around for years. After some thought I decided to paint them to seal it up with grey house paint I had. After sanding/priming it took 3 coats to make them look anything, did I say I hate house enamel, LOL
I sealed the inside with PVA glue water down 75/25, which went on much easier than the paint.
It is on caster wheels so it can be stored away easy.



For the inside I used 3 layer of different thickness ply to build it up. Some parts needed to be routed for extra depth. I put a few finger holes in to be able to get things out.



Here the dividing plates etc are in, the sub plate match's all the chucks I own,



And everything in and finished. I added the chains to stop the lid ripping the hinges off.



The sliding compartment in the lid is for the instructions and other rotary table related paper work. It fits a A4 sheet with room to spare.



Dave

[DaveH]

Dave,

Wow, turned out to be great storage box. Very nicely painted.:)

DaveH

[Dave J]

Thanks Dave, it has turned out good because I no longer have to find a place to put it and trying to keep the oil on and the rust off.
Highly recommended for any size rotary table.

Dave

[Highpower]

That is AWESOME Dave!

A place for everything, and everything it it's place.

[EdK]

Wow! Nice storage box Dave. I need to make one of those for my Phase II 8" rotary table. Thanks for the idea.

Ed

[Mayhem]

Nice work Dave. Being handy with a router is always a good thing!

[Dave J]

Thanks guys
Mayhem, they are only cut with the jigsaw. There are 3 layers of different thickness ply all glued together. Sort of like making gaskets and gluing them together. I did end up routering the bottom board to get a bit extra depth and a finger hole, but I could have just used 4 layers instead.

Dave

[Rickabilly]

Love it,
I've got a CNC router 2/3 built and I now see my first fun job, of course the real work is queued up already so...

[Rickabilly]

(07-13-2016, 08:14 PM)Rickabilly Wrote: Love it Dave,
I've got a CNC router 2/3 built and I now see my first fun job, of course the real work is queued up already so...

[Dr Stan]

very nice and demonstrating a high level of craftsmanship.