My new storage solution for my THC starburst solids and H-mold collections may not be to everyone’s taste, but I am pretty pleased with the result.
After looking at a ton of options from flat files to rolling hardware tool chests to high-end furniture, I found this old industrial cabinet on wheels at a local antiques/junk shop for $150.
It was pretty filthy, needing both a lot of wire brushing of rust and overall cleaning. But I realized the moment I saw it that the short drawers would clear a chip rack, fitting 600 per drawer; and the taller ones would take two courses, or 1,200 per drawer, for a total possible capacity of nearly 11,000 chips. (Room to grow... Scary.)
I lined the bottom of each with a foam/rubber material from Lowe’s, trimmed to fit. (~$20)
In trimmed and painted 1” and 3/4” square dowels to use as runners in each drawer, so that three racks fit snugly side-by-side widthwise. (Cost: About $50 for wood and paint.)
Four drawer fronts were painted a color I didn’t like, so I spray-painted them a contrasting silver.
Here’s the cabinet... Drawer pics to follow.