After 50+ years Long Life closed on January 1st, 2021. All Keys, Lock Cores & Housings were purchased by Acme Lock & Key Toronto
Money Saving Tips
Money saving Tips or How to make your file cabinet last longer saving you money & the planet at the same time I have lots of customers that use cabinets that are 30 or 40 years old, but still work as good as new
Saving the planet Every pound of steel used to build filing cabinets takes 3 pounds of iron ore & 3 pounds of coal to produce every year we use enough coal & iron to reach to the moon & back If we can make our file cabinets last 50%longer we can help the planet and our bottom line at the same time
Level your file cabinet Being crooked puts strain on the lock device, the anti tip device, and the drawer suspenions (tracks) the cabinet should be levelled front to back & left to right most manufacturers include instructions this is sooo easy when the cabinet is empty & soo much harder when it is full
Lubricate your file cabinet 1 time a year take 2 minutes to lubricate all the moving parts EXCEPT for the anti tip device ( many of these need some friction to work well )
NEVER move your cabinet full I know, i know its a pain to empty it & fill it again and the movers say its no problem Wrong! Many movers would rather move 1 heavy full cabinet on a dollie than have to deal with a bunch of boxes ( movers hate boxes! ) Moving cabinets full bends the frames, bends the bottoms, twists the lock device, strains the anti tip device…
Don’t Paint your cabinets Ok if you must, you must but be carefull ( get a good paint company) here are the 3 problems 1. paint gets everywhere, into all the moving parts& jams up all the ball bearings, lock parts, safety device etc… 2 heat melts plastic parts, oven baked painting can melt all the plastic parts inside the cabinet. 3 flip up doors are not paint friendly, quite often the flip up doors rub against each other which peels off the new paint. Not a good look Now having said that, there are some companies out there using newer products & technologies that are ding a good job, but be choosy who doews your work
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