1 first you want to make an expanded template for your box out of cardboard paper etc.
Diy sheet metal tool box.
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 3 cut your piece into the same shape as template.
Use the corner notcher to cut out any right angles.
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Crosscut the inner and outer corner supports and bore 7 64 inch pilot holes through them and the corners of your box so that they make a sandwich.
A flat version of your box.
Tools materials and parts list.
In this video i walk through step by step how to make a metal tool box out of sheet metal.
Before you start constructing any project you should have some semblance of a plan.
You will need to build from the ground up for this project which means we need.
This is meant for makers novices and craftsmen alike.
Cut tray metal to size.
That plan can be.
Inner support box corner then outer support.