My grow dresser is currently occupied with two flowering females (*sob... lost three to that dreaded disease---masculinity) and I'd like to start some seedlings. So I'm eyeing everything boxlike in my home, and my roving eye fell upon an old file cabinet that is being used as a stereo stand. It's a good two feet high, one and a half by one and a half feet square. Metal. And therein lies the problem... I'm used to working with wood, but not metal. My plan is to rip the drawer part of the top drawer off (oh yes, the thing is divided into two drawers) and attach the flat bit that used to be the top drawer front to the top of the bottom drawer and that way the cabinet still looks stock, but instead of two drawers it'll be one deep drawer in which I can set my plants and attach the lights to the top sides (or just top) of the cabinet. Lightproofing it will be a piece of cake: the main body is all welded together so there are no cracks except for where the door closes. Anyhow. Here's my question:

How can I attach a flat piece of metal to another flat piece of metal in that way? There's a bit of a lip on the bottom of the top drawer and an upside down lip on the top of the bottom drawer, but even if I could figure out a way, I don't think clamping the two lips together will leave it enough structural integrity. Oh, and I don't have access to anything weldish... I have one of those propane torches but that's about it. Any help will be terribly appreciated!
SaanenGoats Reviewed by SaanenGoats on . A Question for all DIYers My grow dresser is currently occupied with two flowering females (*sob... lost three to that dreaded disease---masculinity) and I'd like to start some seedlings. So I'm eyeing everything boxlike in my home, and my roving eye fell upon an old file cabinet that is being used as a stereo stand. It's a good two feet high, one and a half by one and a half feet square. Metal. And therein lies the problem... I'm used to working with wood, but not metal. My plan is to rip the drawer part of the top Rating: 5