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