TallDarkandDisfigured
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Great pics Adam, So the teflon latching mech is just lifted by hand at one end of the toolbox to allow it to collapse?
Great pics Adam, So the teflon latching mech is just lifted by hand at one end of the toolbox to allow it to collapse?
Sweetness.. I could build this from the scrap bin at work (if this lay off ever ends).
Looks like the larger angle are 2x3x1/8"
Off to ebay for some handles..
Contec, did you pick the ratios from the pictures like I did? How did you arrive at the numbers? Visually, the mock-ups look quite close.
Contec could you transfer your A,B,C,D,E measurements to your mock up photo please?
Sorry for the delay. Here are some pix.
For the record: the scissor struts are 1" square alum tube, with 1/8" wall, cut into c-channel on a table saw. The first version (which I have somewhere) was made with ****ty soft hardware store c-channel and it collapsed under it's own weight almost immediately. This application calls for some 6061 or comparable aluminum.
The locking mechanism is simply a large UHMW catch, on an aluminum tongue, that catches the top moving strut from the scissor.
You should be able to parse all the measurements from these photos. Please post links of your toolboxes. I love this.
The links between the struts are (IIRC) 10-32 all thread, with K&S brass spacers and nylock nuts as keepers on the outside. It worked great.
Hey Adam... these side latches look to be salvaged from a military surplus equipment case, yes? Those plastic/fiberglass cases with the metal rims?
Adam, ive been looking at this to make a lift for my trooper armor container (there are far too many events where there are no tables to set the totes on) and im wondering if you could save me a bit of time by describing the math you used to figure out slot length, cross arm length, et all.
I used to be able to be able to calculate this sort of thing, but Im a dental student now and i can only add and subtract to 32.