Lista SC0900-501F

A while back I bought an SC0900-501F locally via craigslist. I paid $350. The cabinet had all of the PrevenTip hardware removed and no key for the lock core. The previous owner had also done all sorts of screwy things: brush painted the cabinet poorly (going right over paper drawer labels and masking tape), put the drawer slides in backward (why he didn't notice that the drawers didn't close flush nor sit in the detents when closed is beyond me), used way too thick grease on the roller bearings which was preventing them from rolling and hence creating metal dust inside the cabinet due ot the rollers sliding on the tracks instead of rolling, installed crappy Harbor Freight casters underneath the forklift base (making it too tall and also really ugly), etc.

I've slowly but surely been restoring it to serviceable condition. Right now I'm working on refinishing it. I will be buying the correct caster kit for it (CB-SC6B), and putting a butcher block top on it. I'm considering buying the PrevenTip hardware, which is available (I got a quote from Lista Leslie at TBM).

SC0900-501F To-Do

• Complete my order for the lock rod, locking bar and rotor via Lista Leslie. Also send her the lock core code so I can get a key.
• Lightly wetsand the cabinet and put a coat of lacquer on it.
• Lightly wetsand the cabinet and put a second coat of lacquer on it.
• Lightly wetsand and polish the cabinet.
• Wax everything.

Plastic bins

• Part	Description	P/N	Qty.	Unit Price	Total
  68-piece 3" deep assortment	32 3"x3", 16 3"x6", 12 3"x8", 8 6"x6"	the-48	1	$79.00	$79.00
  3" deep 3"x3" bin	3"x3"x3" plastic bin	the-75	64	$0.90	$57.60
  Total					$136.60

Roloc containers

• Part	Description	P/N	Qty.	Unit Price	Total
  McMaster-Carr 4629T75	translucent 6-compartment box, 13"x9"x2.3125"	4629T75	4	$8.92	$35.68
  Total					$35.68

• Category	Total
  Plastic bins	$136.60
  Roloc containers	$35.68
  Total	$172.28

Diary

• November 4, 2011
  
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    The bins arrived from Schaller. I put them in the top two 5" drawers.

• November 2, 2011
  
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    I ordered a 68-piece set of bins from Schaller Corporation. These will be used to hold fasteners in two of the 5" drawers. I'll order more later for the third 5" drawer.

• September 18, 2011
  
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    I installed one of the hinged lock bars. I also installed the oversize butcher block top, having decided I have no need to cut it to size; I prefer having the extra 8" of surface.

• September 17, 2011
  
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    I started wetsanding and polishing the cabinet. I'm not done; I've only done the left side. I'll do the rest during the week.

• September 16, 2011
  
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    I put 2 coats of lacquer on the cabinet.

    There's an odd discolaration issue on the 9" drawer. I'm not sure what it is at the moment. I will try putting another coat of lacquer on it tomorrow to see if the lacquer was just too thin. Or I may leave it, I'm not that fussy about it.

• September 15, 2011
  
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    The hinged locking bars arrived. There are no installation instructions, just the bars and a handful of #10-24 screws. I assume I'm supposed to drill and tap the sheet metal, even though I have a hard time believing it's thick enough. If it's not, I'll need rivet nuts. Since I don't yet know the thickness of the sheet metal, I'm not sure which rivet nuts I would need. However, I should order 2507A21 (#10-24 tap) and 28765A76 (#26 drill bit) from McMaster-Carr to see if I can drill and tap the sheet metal of the cabinet.

    I westanded and polished all of the 5" drawers. They look much better than they did when I bought the cabinet.

• September 14, 2011
  
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    The McMaster-Carr 4882T14 butcher-block top arrived. It's a John Boos as I suspected, which is a good thing. It's nice, and it's heavy. I also received the 90123A345 stainless lag screws and 90107A031 stainless washers.

    The small compartmented boxes (4629T75 and 462948) arrived as well, and I put some of my Scotch-Brite Roloc pads in the 4629T75. They fit perfectly, these boxes were a good choice for 2" Roloc pads.

    I picked up two more rattle cans of lacquer and some more 600 grit and 1500 grit sandpaper to finish the cabinet.

    I westanded and polished the 7" drawer.

• September 11, 2011
  
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    The 5" drawers and 7" drawer now have their first coat of lacquer. The cabinet has its final coat of appliance epoxy. The 9" drawer is completed; I wetsanded it with 1000 grit, then polished it with Menzerna SuperGloss compound, then polished it with Menzerna Filan Polish II. It's not perfect, but it's MUCH better than it was when I bought it.

• September 10, 2011
  
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    All of the drawers now have their final coat of appliance epoxy. The 9" drawer has its final coat of lacquer.

    I cleaned the old, hardened grase out of the remaining drawer slide bearings, and sprayed some lithium grase in them just to protect them. I will put some thicker grease in them when I reassemble the unit.

• September 4, 2011
  
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    The 7" drawer and one of the 5" drawers now have 2 coats of appliance epoxy. The 9" drawer has a topcoat of lacquer. The appliance epoxy doesn't dry nearly as hard as I'd like; it's really not much harder than other enamels (fails the fingernail test after 10 days of cure). The lacquer will provide additional hardness.

• August 26, 2011
  
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    I ordered some 2" Scotch-Brite Roloc pads from McMaster-Carr to replenish some of my supplies. Twenty each of 46325A74, 46325A75, 46325A76 and 46325A55. Once I finish the work on the SC0900-501F, I'll take a real count and order complete boxes of Scotch-Brite Roloc discs, along with some organizer boxes to store them: two of 4629T75 or 4629T3.

• August 14, 2011
  
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    I bought 2 more paint removal discs from McNabb's. I then finished prepping the cabinet and put the first coat of appliance epoxy on it. I got some runs on the front top, I'll need to sand and redo that edge; next weekend. The instructions said to not use primer; I followed the instructions.

    I should order some new Roloc disc holders from McMaster, parts 4632A91 and 4632A92. And more scotch-brite pads... 46325A651, 46325A646 and 46325A642.

• August 13, 2011
  
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    I ordered hinged locking bars for my old SC0900-501F. The original owner removed all of the locking mechanism, which also disabled the PrevenTip. That makes it impossible to roll the cabinet around since the drawers fly open. The hinged locking bars will allow me to roll the cabinet around. It doesn't fix the PrevenTip issue, unfortunately.

    I bought primer and paint to repaint the SC0900-501F. The previous owner brushed the paint on, did a poor job of it, and painted right over stickers and masking tape on each drawer. I'm going to use appliance epoxy, since this cabinet is for indoor use only.

    I made the rough pass at stripping the paint off of the cabinet shell, using a Roloc paint removal disk from McNabb's Hardware. I need to buy another one of these disks to do the drawer fronts. I think they're 3M 07461.