DIY Heavy Duty Drop-Bottom Bins for the Workshop! | Shop Made Tools

Published 2024-05-24
We’re building our very own heavy-duty drop-bottom bins for the workshop! In classic Kurtis fashion there’s no fancy blueprints, just full-on workshop ingenuity and over the top fabrication, so these bins are definitely going to handle anything we throw at them or in them! We'll take you through the entire process, from weld tacking the sheets together to machining the parts for the locking mechanism. And of course, no project is complete without some drilling, pressing and a seriously good welding session! Once they're all welded up, we'll give them a fresh coat paint but the real test comes when we load one of these bad boys up with 300kg of metal chips and... well, you'll just have to watch the video to see how it holds up! So, ditch the dustpan and get ready to build some seriously awesome bins with this DIY workshop project!

In this video we are using:
- WIA 500i Weldmatic Welder
- Hafco TM-1740G Centre lathe
- MetalMaster HPM-150T Hydralic Press
- RadiusMaster RM-48 Pedestal belt grinder

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All Comments (21)
  • Hey everyone thanks for checking out the DIY bin build! It's good to get another project ticked off the list while solving the workshop swarf struggle ✔We'd love to hear your thoughts on this build or let us know in the comments what projects you're working on at the moment! 😄👍 🔔Hit the notification bell so you never miss our new weekly video. ✍Leave a comment below with your questions or thoughts. 🔓Get Early Access & Ad Free videos in our Patreon community: www.patreon.com/cuttingedgeengineering 🛒Check out all our CEE Merch here: www.ceeshop.com.au/
  • @lc4geoff
    I love the fact that even the bins in the workshop have to be dead-on square, the sign of proper craftsmanship, I would expect nothing less from Kurtis.
  • @alewis8765
    Next time I get a paint run, I'm calling it added abrasion protection. Thanks Kurtis. Thanks for the video, Karen.
  • @robriegel2071
    Kurtis, you’re a student of your craft and a master of your profession! Karen, you have Hollywood quality videography and editing talent!
  • @mattansell7691
    You just created a product that A LOT of companies can use. Not just a machine shop! What a great way to show an inventive product!!
  • @catlee8064
    Sat at my kitchen table....pretty much a full english breakfast in front of me, a nice cup of tea and watching this on the telly....dont think it can get much better than this.....
  • @MontanaCheeky
    It's workshop stuff like this that people often don't think about that are so important.
  • @essexfarmer9610
    The press arrangement for the offset handles is very clever!
  • That's a fantastic job I like your design. I'm 75 years old and and been welding and fabrication for probably 60 of them. It's never too old to learn.
  • @roippi3985
    I have such faith in Kurtis’ forklift skills that I was fully expecting him to unload the old swarf bin with a hands-free kickflip or something.
  • @ryanforster4038
    Cutting those hinges perfectly between the sections and them being perfectly symmetrical to the bin made me a happy man, love your work Kurtis, gets me through the weeks away from home!
  • @Taylor42779
    I've just sat and watched a guy make bins for nearly an hour. Seriously, how do you do it? No matter what you are making, the videos are always awesome.
  • My Father was a welder and he would build projects like this at home including a stainless steel picnic table that got so hot in the Summer time that you couldn't sit on it. (but it kept all the food warm for hours.) He even welded together a steel Christmas tree for Lukens Steel In Pennsylvania where it still sits on top of the main warehouse to this day. He even built us bikes that never...ever broke, but were very heavy and very hard to pedal. Watching Kurtis make stuff like this make's me yearn for those days again. Miss you Dad. Great work Kurtis
  • @MadMathMike
    Not sure why, but offsetting the handles to give them more clearance to make them easier to grab is very satisfying. 👍😊
  • @leftfieldy
    Love the outtake”done done “ then benny hill kicks in Impeccable timing
  • @nsoldt
    Kurtis: "That's one done, I need to make five more" Me: 5, 50 or 500, I don't mind. I would watch every single one of them being made. This channel never gets boring.
  • @billblock8090
    Hello from West Texas. I start a good day watching Kurtis work, Karen film and Homey play. I am 81 years old and learn something new everytime I watch Kurtis on a project. Keep them coming.
  • @jollyroger6987
    Мне нравится смотреть, как ты развиваешь свою мастерскую своими руками. Контейнеры для стружки могут показаться мелочью, но даже к этому вопросу ты подошёл с мастерством и ответственностью, с которыми ты делаешь любое дело. И, конечно же, всё это очень качественно снято и смонтировано, почти всегда смотрю видео без перевода и всё понятно даже так. Спасибо за видео 👍