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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;treylxapi47, post: 1787249, member: 41863&quot;]The main issue for me has been addressed. I&#039;m worried about the potential damage from the gases, and that&#039;s about it. </p><p><br /></p><p>The size/weight isn&#039;t an issue for probably at least 20 years for me. I&#039;m only 26, and I come from many years already of very physical labor and sports. Not saying im the strongest man alive, but I can&#039;t imagine having much of an issue lugging 40-50 pounds around for a few minutes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Doug, keep in mind that those drawers don&#039;t stay exposed. There&#039;s usually a bottom &#039;drawer&#039; that slides out to close up the front of the chest and keep the drawers from opening. </p><p><br /></p><p>In my mind I had the box sectioned up as follows. </p><p><br /></p><p>The opening lid on top would likely hold mostly reference books, probably 2-3. </p><p><br /></p><p>The bottom drawers I would customize with grid like inserts to mimic those 8-slab velvet trays. I couldn&#039;t find any that would just fit the dimensions of those drawers so that&#039;s something I would have to make. Easy enough to do though. </p><p><br /></p><p>That leaves the 6 smallest drawers for use still. I was thinking the top 2 would house writing utensils, pens, paper, etc. Along with any magnification tools. The other 4 drawers I haven&#039;t figured out what to do with yet. Maybe customize 2 of them to hold the 2x2 trays or something for keeping smaller items from sliding. </p><p><br /></p><p>At any rate the movement of the slabs/airtites isn&#039;t much of a concern, I could even use small Ziplocks for the slabs to prevent as much damage to it as possible.&nbsp; Also, the damage I would cumulatively obtain from the released gases would probably be alright too I would imagine. It would be most harmful if I took the same coins over and over and over again, every time I carted them off somewhere, but I imagine the needs would change on what I intend to carry just about every time it was used. </p><p><br /></p><p>The problem I am having with the lighthouse box is the lack of options. The only ones I saw had drawers for about the thickness of a slab and I was looking for drawers for books and anything else I might need. I don&#039;t see a Krause catalog fitting in the lighthouse box, but its not too hard to imagine that same book in the top of this machinist chest. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also guess I just like the idea of an old wooden box as my mobile hobby &#039;base camp&#039;. Something about the metal boxes and the canvas bags just turns me off. The wood seems more old fashioned and classic, almost like its warm and inviting. </p><p><br /></p><p>Please understand guys I am truly interested in what we&#039;ve been talking about and I&#039;m not trying to be hard headed on the subject. I realize I&#039;m going against most of the advice given so far but at the same time I am trying to improve upon the problem areas addressed with this box and see if it will still work for my needs. Thanks for all your input.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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