Small Batch Diy

As discussed earlier we made a DIY version of our toolbox by using plywood.

In this post we will discust which materials are needed to make the DIY version of our toolbox and we will also discusse the Cad design of the model.

First we have started by making a CAD model of the toolbox. Therefore we made one panel of the biggest board (400 mm x 300 mm). As shown in the following pixtures.

The materials we used for the toolbox are all basic materials that everybody can find in the DIY shop.

The main material we used is plywood. It is the core of our toolbox. We use plywood for the base box and for the panels.

The panel:

In the panel we use 2 parts of plywood. One big (400 x 300 mm) and a small (400 x 60 mm), the plywood has a thickness of 10 mm. In the pannels we have drilled holes, in the big one a hole of 5 mm diameter every 2 cm. and in the smal one 4 holes with diameter 11 mm. The panels are connected with L-profiles.

At the back we use some special connection parts normaly used to hold a shelves. These are standard parts we have found in the DIY store. All the parts are connected with vines and bolts. To hold the pannels together we will use some leather strokes with al iron ring in it.

The handle:

For the handle we use the same plywood as for the pannels. With 10 mm thickness. The top and bottem part are also 400 mm by 60 mm wide. In the bottom part we drill 8 holes with diameter 11 mm at 20 mm and 180 mm from the side.

At the top part we connect an handle made from an old broomstick. the handle is 200 mm wide and 150mm heigh.

The side panels will be connected to the top and bottem with L-profiles.

This is how we made the Diy small batch version of our toolbox.