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Aug 15, 2004 | 10:01 PM

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Mike W

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Glad you got it done. Now please explain the metal closet, never seen one before.

Aug 15, 2004 | 10:50 PM

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matt77F2504x4

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i think we're all a bit insterested in the metal closet. ive nver seen this product sold and i LIVE in home depot!

Aug 17, 2004 | 10:18 AM

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Well, I had never seen anything like it before. When I get home from work tonight, I will definitely take some pics and submit a few links to it.

The building itself is probably from the 1940's. I don't think home depot would carry anything like this! The inside of the closet is all metal construction. The door is metal, and the shelves are metal. The door to it is located in the hallway and is built into the wall that separates the hallway and the bathroom. I don't know why they didn't just keep it wood like the rest of them?

I'll have pics posted tonight! Do try to keep your excitement and anticipation under control.

Aug 17, 2004 | 12:25 PM

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Glad to hear the cement bit worked.

They did some pretty funky things in the 50s with metal because it was so widely available and cheap after 1945 when WWII ended. Same with cement. I doubt it was built during 1940 - 1945 because all metal went to the war effort. I have worked on a lot of houses in the Atlanta GA area that have custom metal windows and custom glass made by local companies during the 50s that interchange with nothing.

Aug 17, 2004 | 11:39 PM

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As promised, for those of you who have never seen a metal closet. Here's one in the flesh.. err.. umm.. metal!

http://risenshine.dynip.com/pics/closet1.jpg
http://risenshine.dynip.com/pics/closet2.jpg
http://risenshine.dynip.com/pics/closet3.jpg

Yeah, I'm not 100% sure when this place was built. Definitely pre-60's. I'm still guessing late 40's or 50's. I'm sure if I asked around, it wouldn't take too long to find out. Thanks again for everyone's help!

Aug 18, 2004 | 02:51 AM

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Mike W

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Thanks, I was loosing sleep over how that was constructed. Pretty cool.

Aug 18, 2004 | 02:57 AM

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Interesting, I suppose that is a logical extension of the metal medicine cabinet.

Aug 18, 2004 | 11:05 AM

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[QUOTE=matt77F2504x4]...here is the concept to keep in mind when drilling through steel. if the two blades of the bit rub on the steel without cutting then it is heating the metal. when you heat metal it tempers(hardens) and can actually become harder than the drill bit.(dull and broken bits.)...QUOTE]

Hate to be a nit-picker, but tempering is a process that's applied to metals which have previously been hardened, and the tempering process actually reduces the hardness of the metal. The higher the tempering temperature, the greater the reduction in hardness. Therefore, when trying to cut steel with a dull bit, the resulting friction is actually reducing the hardness of the bit, not increasing the hardness of the steel.