How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel

How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
You can buy an expensive organizer container to store your tools, but it can be difficult to carry. What could be used to make a container not only for storage, but also for transportation from place to place?

Will need

A 200 liter steel barrel and various “little things” are suitable for this:
  • wheels for trolleys;
  • rolling bearings;
  • furniture board;
  • hairpin;
  • hardware;
  • edge cord, etc.
  • Tools needed: grinder, drill, welding, milling cutter, impact wrench, circular saw, etc.

The process of making a cabinet from a barrel

We clean the barrel of stickers and old paint.
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
Having marked, we cut out the opening.
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
We attach 4 wheels to the bottom with bolts and nuts.
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
In the center of one we drill a hole for a pin.
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
We cut out three circles from the furniture board. In the center of one we make a hole for a hairpin.
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
We cut out 8 equal segments from the square profile. We drill two holes in one wall and cut off the opposite ones. We press 2 bearings into a pipe with a diameter of 30 mm. To it at the level of the ends we crosswise weld the U-profiles, one under the other.
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
We weld 8 square profile elements pressed against each other onto two plates, and 10 C-shaped profile fragments onto the other.
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
We cut out 4 equal rectangles from the furniture board. We screw in the screws along the top, and fasten the plates with profiles across the middle.
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
We insert the plates into the guides and secure them with screws. We cut one circle from the shield into 4 equal parts and place one at the bottom on the edges of the guides, securing it to the vertical plates.
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
We attach a steel plate bent along the radius to the outer edge of the quarter and secure it with screws. We divide the bottom into two segments with a block.
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
We thread the pin through the hole in the circle of the shield, alternating with washers. We put a pipe with bearings on the stud and check the ease of rotation.
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
We insert the assembled assembly into the opening of the barrel and fasten the pin to the lid from the outside.
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
After checking the horizontal position, we attach the circle to the side of the barrel.
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
We place one of the circles on the bottom, and fix the second in an intermediate position horizontally to the side of the barrel.
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
We fasten the doors with hinges to the opening, install latches and handles.
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
We close the edges of the opening and doors with a protective cord.
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
On top we store keys, screwdrivers, pliers, etc. Two segments on the bottom are needed for hardware, the middle - for a drill, grinder and other power tools, the bottom - for welding, cables, etc. The cabinet easily rolls from place to place.
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel
How to make a mobile tool storage cabinet from a steel barrel

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