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Why is it made so the drawers won't open unless the lid is open?
I'm sure there's a sensible reason...
So when you lock the lid shut tea leafs can't open the draws- it is annoying though.
Cheapest easiest way to lock the box.
Aha! - makes sense but it is annoying
It's so when you pick it up and move it the drawers won't fall open as you waddle along, as most don't use the lock and wouldn't for moving it round the workshop.
That's the only possible reason I can see. I'm going to rip the mech out as it's annoying me
Lift the lid and then open all the drawers an inch. Then close the lid and push all the drawers in one by one.
Now the drawers are not quite closed so they don't get locked by the lid.
Just be careful if you move it or tip it then the drawers could open.
Not a chance in hell that i can lift my tool chest. 🙂
Mine had the same, I can't remember exactly what I did to disable it, but it wasn't hard. Disconnected a thing.
Inside the lid is a bar that linked to it by a pin probably just disconnect that and jam it out of the way.
Yep - drilled out the pin and pulled out the locking mechanism. Took about 2mins