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If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Results 1 to 19 of 19 Thread: Which tool chest Thread Tools Show Printable Version Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode 08-31-2008, 10:42 PM #1 dvoth View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries No Skills Join Date Mar 2007 Location Texas Posts 48 Thanks  0 Thanks  0 Thanked in0 Posts Total Contributions For
dvoth     $ 0.00 Which tool chest Havent seen any talk on favorite rolling tool chests. I have an old craftsman but it is getting too small. So in the near future I need to expand. Any ideas which is best? Dan Reply With Quote 08-31-2008, 10:57 PM #2 PHOENIX View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage Beams Owners Group Join Date Mar 2005 Location On Hiatus....... Posts 9,275 Thanks  92 Thanks  299 Thanked in225 Posts Blog Entries1 Total Contributions For
PHOENIX     $ 0.00 I highly recommend a ball bearing one. Its nice not having to mess with sticky drawers and whatnot. As weird as it sounds, having a draw that opens and closes smoothly actually is productive, and less stressful in the shop. Reply With Quote 09-01-2008, 07:35 PM #3 mr2nr13 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries No Skills Join Date May 2008 Location Panama City beach Posts 44 Thanks  2 Thanks  0 Thanked in0 Posts Total Contributions For
mr2nr13     $ 0.00 Mac Tools MACSAMIZER!! lol if u had the dough! they also came in a jesse james west coast choppers edition too, thats my personal dream tool box but i have a quiet glide craftsman in black with 4 drawers Reply With Quote 09-03-2008, 05:11 PM #4 TomsMR2 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Still not heraldo. Join Date Feb 2005 Location Pineapple under the sea Posts 6,296 Thanks  20 Thanks  602 Thanked in456 Posts Blog Entries1 Total Contributions For
TomsMR2     $ 0.00 mac boxes kinda suck.. terrible value.

honestly, they're all big metal squares with some drawers. if it has some sort of semi recognizable name on it, its going to last damn near forever. even the HF box is welded steel with ball bearing sliders, its gonna last forever. assuming the same dimensions, the only thing thats really different is the price tag on front.


but! cheap boxes tend to have stupid dimensions, like an 18 inch depth. this is where they get you. you want a deep box to utulize space. this also gives you a workbench top instead of a useless riser box that takes up space. if you search you can find good cheap boxes with ~28-30 inch deep drawers. you also want lots of shallow or medium depth, WIDE drawers.. look for wide, deep, shallow drawer toolboxes. drawers that are too tall end up getting filled with junk and ruin organization.. you only want a couple tall drawers to store powertools etc.

check out SK toolboxes, they have good dimensions and they're about 1/3rd the price of other professional boxes. Reply With Quote 09-03-2008, 05:18 PM #5 TomsMR2 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Still not heraldo. Join Date Feb 2005 Location Pineapple under the sea Posts 6,296 Thanks  20 Thanks  602 Thanked in456 Posts Blog Entries1 Total Contributions For
TomsMR2     $ 0.00 examples.

box of epic proportion fail. too many huge tall drawers.. narrow too! it ends up taking up a lot of space and really not storing any tools. its a 2/3rd split too, so the drawers on the left end up being too narrow to hold large tools or really be useful.. then its the standard cheap 18 inch deep, so your tools cant be sorted well. it *looks* like it has a lot of storage, it takes up a ton of room, and it really wont hold or organize anything well. avoid this style like the plague.

we dont all have that many tools.. some of us do need a smaller box.. get something like this



much better use of space. has a flat top to work on. none of the drawers are too tall either. this will maximize organization and utilize maximum space of the box. a small box, but effective and useful, minimum waste and clutter. still a shallow 18 inch deep box, but better than the first, more common example.


the ideal box. ~30 inches deep, big top work surface.. that top full width drawer will be your workhorse for sockets and common tools. fantastic organization. you'd be amazed how much quicker you can finish projects when you're not spending half your life searching for tools. this type of box takes advantage of your real estate the best, and ultimately is what everyone whos serious about tools ends up owning, for good reason.

cliff notes, buy for dimensions! Reply With Quote The Following User Says Thank You to TomsMR2 For This Useful Post: toyotagt_mr92 (09-10-2008) 09-10-2008, 06:34 PM #6 KU_MechE View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Cage Fighter Join Date Dec 2007 Posts 123 Thanks  0 Thanks  2 Thanked in2 Posts Total Contributions For
KU_MechE     $ 0.00 the 1st silver box looks like a "garage Toys" box. My buddy has one, and the quality is excellent. Reply With Quote 09-15-2008, 11:30 PM #7 Kurdain View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Cage Fighter Join Date Oct 2006 Posts 685 Thanks  39 Thanks  35 Thanked in29 Posts Total Contributions For
Kurdain     $ 0.00 I purchased the mid level, fairly large, craftsman tool chest.
The one right under their super professional series.

I've had it for years and it still works great.

It was good value for the money IMHO. Jeremy
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MR-3sgte     $ 0.00 Originally Posted by mr2nr13 Mac Tools MACSAMIZER!! lol if u had the dough! they also came in a jesse james west coast choppers edition too, thats my personal dream tool box but i have a quiet glide craftsman in black with 4 drawers MAC tools suck i wouldnt use one piece of **** tool they sell period. Want a good box save the money get a snap on or matco i have a snap on ball bearing box and i love it, it may have costed me 4500 dollers but i can always expand or trade it in Reply With Quote 01-17-2009, 05:09 PM #9 MR-3sgte View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Cage Fighter Join Date Nov 2008 Posts 191 Thanks  2 Thanks  4 Thanked in4 Posts Total Contributions For
MR-3sgte     $ 0.00 Heres my tool box Reply With Quote 03-26-2010, 10:01 PM #10 tstoney82 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries one hitter quiter.... Join Date May 2009 Location clayton nc Posts 696 Thanks  17 Thanks  19 Thanked in17 Posts Total Contributions For
tstoney82     $ 0.00 Originally Posted by MR-3sgte MAC tools suck i wouldnt use one piece of **** tool they sell period. Want a good box save the money get a snap on or matco i have a snap on ball bearing box and i love it, it may have costed me 4500 dollers but i can always expand or trade it in sorry guy, i had the same box. it cost me (and lists for) about $2500 and when i traded it in, all i could get for it was $1600. if you paid 4500 for it, you got jacked. you can buy that box right off the snap on site (part # kra2312) for $2495. you might want to check with your snap on guy to see what else he's ripping you off on.

dont get me wrong the box was great. it has expandability and holds a wide array of tools. its a great box for a beginner to intermediate tech that doesnt have a ton of bulk items. but if you really want a good box, you should get the krl1033 and get the self-leveling casters added to it. i got one and i can fit everything i could imagine in there, plus i have a little room left for more. then i could always expand if i want. yeah it cost me some cash, but i got it for less than retail. ....yes, i drive "the poor man's ferrari" because if it was "the rich man's ferrari", it WOULD be a ferrari..... Reply With Quote 03-27-2010, 04:40 AM #11 mr.ac View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Just Say NO to Snorkes Join Date Nov 2008 Location Central Coast, CA Posts 414 Thanks  0 Thanks  22 Thanked in21 Posts Total Contributions For
mr.ac     $ 0.00 weak.... Look up Kennedy tool boxes.

I have one at work, and I roll it around all the time. But best part is its quite. It does not sound like sheet metal floping around. Way better than any brand tool boxes out there. Gen3 Owners Club!
Reply With Quote 03-27-2010, 01:03 PM #12 TomsMR2 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Still not heraldo. Join Date Feb 2005 Location Pineapple under the sea Posts 6,296 Thanks  20 Thanks  602 Thanked in456 Posts Blog Entries1 Total Contributions For
TomsMR2     $ 0.00 mine sounds like sheet metal rolling around because it IS sheet metal rolling around

a real pos.. its flimsy. annnnd, its seen about 15 years of professional use. 5 or 6 under me and the rest from my cousin. its 100% functional.

its hard to screw up a big metal box, and a tool box never made anyone money. toolboxes are mechanics jewelry. you just need one big enough to hold your tools. Reply With Quote 03-29-2010, 06:23 PM #13 Fabulousj79 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries N20 Junkie Join Date Sep 2008 Location Baltimore, Md. Posts 201 Thanks  11 Thanks  11 Thanked in8 Posts Total Contributions For
Fabulousj79     $ 0.00 Originally Posted by TomsMR2 toolboxes are mechanics jewelry. you just need one big enough to hold your tools. That's right, a tool box never made anyone $1. If I didn't get this repo so cheap,


I would have probably bought one of those "Extreme Tools" boxes on Ebay - Extreme Tools 72" 18 Drawer Roller Tool Cabinet Box BLU : eBay Motors (item 330411807801 end time Apr-06-10 16:10:54 PDT)

That is a hell of a deal for a box that size. 3 bays for $3K?? Reply With Quote 03-29-2010, 09:24 PM #14 Sh0ty View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Armchair Racer Join Date Aug 2008 Location Novi, MI Posts 1,275 Thanks  22 Thanks  59 Thanked in56 Posts Total Contributions For
Sh0ty     $ 0.00 Christ, I thought the three dudes in that last picture were doing something else... *Facepalm*
Originally Posted by Servin Or should we say *puts on glasses* 2 brutal?

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TomsMR2     $ 0.00
just picked up this pos.. 1050 shipped, 56 wide 24 deep! just needs to hold tools.. this one will do it. Reply With Quote 04-22-2010, 06:45 PM #16 LeePeyton View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Building Motor from Hell Join Date Jun 2009 Location Tennessee/USA Posts 1,815 Thanks  24 Thanks  81 Thanked in69 Posts Total Contributions For
LeePeyton     $ 0.00 Nice tool box Fab Reply With Quote 10-25-2010, 01:09 AM #17 Oteck View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries NanoDEATH! Join Date Aug 2005 Location New Westminster B.C. Posts 6,812 Thanks  31 Thanks  288 Thanked in258 Posts Blog Entries3 Total Contributions For
Oteck     $ 15.00 lets raise the dead!!!

I bought this a couple weeks back for 300 bucks, it holds my tools and my oem parts


I don't have the best tools but they work (crapsman), i spent most the day organizing the freak'n thing, im still not done. For now im trying to get a decent air tools to replace rubish that came with my 26gal compressor







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Sh0ty     $ 0.00 I tried to pick up one of those boxes, but all of the boxes I got were poorly made and wouldn't sit level. I wouldn't need shims so much as I would need 2x4s to get the wheels level with each other. I ended up getting a Craftsman box instead. Pics in a few weeks or so, next time I'm home. *Facepalm*
Originally Posted by Servin Or should we say *puts on glasses* 2 brutal?

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rocklizzard91     $ 0.00 nice setup!! I miss my Gen3 SW21
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