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New display cabinets!

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 9:20 am
by VanceCrozier
OK, not really "stash" or "bench", but it sorta fits here?

A few weeks back, the wife and I walked into a local store that was going out of business. She was looking through clothing, of course, while I wandered over to the food/kitchen supplies area. Wandering around I noticed that all the cabinets & shelving had name tags & prices on them.... :o :o Kept looking around and found these babies:

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Now there are 4 in that block, I grabbed 2 of them. THICK glass shelving, heavy-duty structure, storage underneath. (This will also serve to get my kits out of a small curio cabinet that I have been gradually taking over from the wife - she'll have free reign in the old spot once I get my stuff moved.) Started moving some reference materials into them already, before anybody else in the house gets any crazy ideas.

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BUTT!!!! I haven't moved anything yet because the face is open, and I have helpers...

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So, interested to hear what you all may suggest for doors? To be honest I'm kinda thinking about getting a sheet of acrylic from a local signage company I deal with, and kind of mount it "racecar hood-pin style", considering that it won't need to be open & closed very often. Thoughts?

Re: New display cabinets!

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:58 am
by Thomas_M
Great looking cabinets! Good find! Opportunities as this one are rare. Wonder what "racecar hood-pin style" looks like?
Very nice little helper! Ours helps us to get up at night to let him out... :roll:

Re: New display cabinets!

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 12:10 pm
by BorgR3mc0
I agree, you do not open a glass cabinet that often. So "race car style" would work. I have some glass cabinets and I open them either when I have finished a model or for the yearly dusting. And that is about it.

Re: New display cabinets!

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:35 pm
by VanceCrozier
Thomas_M wrote:Great looking cabinets! Good find! Opportunities as this one are rare. Wonder what "racecar hood-pin style" looks like?
Very nice little helper! Ours helps us to get up at night to let him out... :roll:
Hood pins:
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In the case of a car, allows you to eliminate the springs & other mechanics involved in raising & lowering the hood. If you need to access the engine, you remove the pins that are holding the hood in place, and lift it off.

Re: New display cabinets!

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:38 pm
by Thomas_M
Thanks for showing me! I had a guess but wasn´t sure. Beautiful car, btw. Wished I could afford one!

Re: New display cabinets!

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 3:48 pm
by VanceCrozier
Thomas_M wrote:Thanks for showing me! I had a guess but wasn´t sure. Beautiful car, btw. Wished I could afford one!
lol, afford one? Wish I could too - I'll just be happy to get doors sorted out for my cabinets~!! :P

Re: New display cabinets!

Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 9:39 am
by irbis
Very nice score!

Re: New display cabinets!

Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 11:12 am
by VanceCrozier
irbis wrote:Very nice score!
Yep - I'm a happy boy!

Re: New display cabinets!

Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 11:45 am
by CallSignOWL
whoo! score~!

Re: New display cabinets!

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 8:20 am
by Sprue-ce Goose
VanceCrozier wrote:
irbis wrote:Very nice score!
Yep - I'm a happy boy!

...but did ya get to keep the " Upper Canada Soap " signs? ;)