Potential Cabinet

[fernwood]

The cabinet I purchased a couple months ago was delivered yesterday.  
Some friends are moving and gave me a great deal on it.  

I planned on putting it in utility room with a piece of counter on top of it. 

The cabinet is very heavy, about 250 lbs.  Made in the 1950's from solid wood.  It also has lockable casters.
I thought it would be great to put my cabbing machine and Lot O on.
I love all of the storage in it.  
It is a sewing machine cabinet.  The top has two hinged sections that can open.  Both of the tops are about 1" thick, solid wood, as are the sides/back.  There is an additional, 1" thick wooden section to the left of the drawers.  

In an ideal world, I would put some tool box liner on top of the cabinet.  Then place the counter top slab on top of that.  There would be about a 2" overhang on the sides and maybe 1" overhang on the back.  A 2-3" overhang on the front.  
I do not want to glue the counter on the cabinet.  

Have some questions.
Do you think the cabinet will support the counter slab?  I would purchase the slab from the counter place near me.  It would be stone, or composite Quartz. 
I would have tool box liner under the equipment I put on it.  Do you think the tool box liner will prevent the equipment from moving?  The Lot O is mounted to a cement block.  
Will the counter support the weight of the Lot O set up?

Any other concerns?  

Sorry for the bad photos.  The cabinet is in a small area in barn.  






I like all the storage compartments.  They are mounted on the inside of door.  Swing out for access.



It is a beautiful furniture and I do not want to ruin it.  

[Peruano]

My best guess is that all of those drawers and swinging storage bins are going to vibrate and rattle. And of course everything in them will bounce.

[fernwood]

Thanks. I was hoping the 1/8" thick tool box drawer liner would decrease vibrations.

[taylor]

Nice cabinet. The weakest portion of the cabinet may be where the wheels meet the cabinet.

I have my cab machine on a rolling toolbox...the drawer liner does a nice job of preventing the drip pans from moving.

[herb]

I think the cabinet would support the slab ok. If you want to be safe regarding if the casters are strong enough, you could place some blocks of wood or bricks next to each caster. Wouldn't have to be a tight fit, just something so that if a caster did give out the cabinet wouldn't tip much. You dont want a caster giving out while your loto is running over night and find the next morning that all your equipment vibrated off the top! I don't know if putting the loto on top is a good idea or not. Might be ok, but I could see some of the vibrating energy of the loto getting lost and reducing the tumbling action of the stones in the barrel. Also, as someone else mentioned the vibrations might rattle and move everything in the drawers. I'd guess you have to try it and see. Be careful about any water splashing the cabinet. Water and wood furniture are not friends!

[stardiamond]

Except for the water part it should be fine. The counter should overhang the cabinet as much as possible and still be comfortable to work with.
My equipment is on a industrial wood working bench with exterior plywood screwed on to the top. My Genie and Covington slab saw sit on top of it and it is a comfortable height for both. I work standing.

[pizzano]

That appears to be a very nice sewing cabinet......even has all the drawer handles.......If it were me, I'd lightly refinish it and use it for jewelry crafting......no way would I put it to use near anything dealing with moisture........or place any heavy vibrating equipment on it.........but, if that's what your intent is, since you have it in a barn, it should be able to support the weight of a running full Lot-O or a smaller cabbing machine. Adding a non-abrasive counter top with some kind of non-slip pad will mostly likely prevent movement........but over time I'd expect drawer alignment and hinge issues even though it was made for the vibration of a sewing machine..........quality wood work is hard to come by, I tend to be partial to old fine craftsmanship.....!

 

[fernwood]

It is temporarily in the barn until I can clean out utility room and find someone to move it from barn to house. It is in a moisture free area, but I am sure there is some humidity.

I purchased it for $25.00. Only got quick glance at it then. It is much nicer than I thought it was.

I have no where else to put it in my house, other than in utility room.

Yes, I love old, wooden furniture pieces and have a few.

[quartz]

I don't know what the market situation is where you live, but when my wife bought a new good quality sewing machine and we started looking for a cabinet for it, we learned a big lesson. The new cabinets available here in western Oregon are junk, and are very expensive. We found an older, and heavy, sewing cabinet at a sale and felt good about $150 for it. Certainly not my decision, but look into selling that as is and maybe get enough to buy a good solid cabinet better suited in design for your needs, and in turn not chance ruining the nice cabinet you have.

[fernwood]

Yes, I could probably sell it, but would feel bad about it.

Agree that the new cabinets are junk. I have my sewing machine in an old, treadle cabinet.