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I Want A Nice Tool Chest

My wife is thinking about my Father's Day present and she suggested a toolchest. I guess she's tired of my tools piled up on the garage shelves and crowding out her stuff. Anyway, I was thinking of one of those 4' high steel toolchests with casters and lots of shelves and maybe a bottom cabinet for oil and bulky stuff and a rubber top surface for setting a cold one. I don't have a ton of tools now but they seem to arrive like lost kittens - for instance, a homeless torque wrench just showed up on the doorstep, miaowing pitifully - so this toolchest should be expandable or stackable. Quality and built to last, of course.

So, any suggestions? What brand(s) are good? Got a really nice toolchest setup and willing to post a pic?

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check out the rollaways at www.gregsmithequipment.com I no longer have lottery dreams of a snap-on item. If your wife is offering one for a father's day present??? GOFERIT!
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call a few local snap-on dealers........they ALWAYS have traded in boxes, i picked up a roller drawer craftsman top/bottom for $150 where brand new it goes for $400
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http://www.kennedymfg.com/ makes some good stuff.

That's a good question though. I'm not sure what I would get. I currently have a Craftsman bench top and John Deere floor unit.
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Some TOOL strorage to drool over.
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I have a Craftsman that I got on a closeout. It's nice to be able to roll your tools to whatever part of the car you're working on. I finally figured that out last year!

Also- Check pawn shops. Good deals, negotiable, and some still have tools in them. Just plan on scraping off all the NASCAR stickers.
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I have a Craftsman that I got on a closeout. It's nice to be able to roll your tools to whatever part of the car you're working on. I finally figured that out last year!

Also- Check pawn shops. Good deals, negotiable, and some still have tools in them. Just plan on scraping off all the NASCAR stickers.
Now that I'm done fantasizing...checking pawn shops is a damned good idea!
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Should you like black, Lowes has their Cobalt line of boxes which I'm sure are made by the same folks that make them for many others. Is that Waterloo perhaps?
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Yes, I belive Waterloo is making them now. They also make the ball-bearing ("professional" & "industrial") "grip-latch" boxes for Sears Craftsman, which IMO, are the best for the money. If you order directly through Waterloo or one of their dealers, you should save a little $ over Craftsman/Kobalt, and have the choice of blue or black (along with red) on some of their models. They will also ship to a business address for free.
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Well, Fathers' Day brought a stacking set of Craftsman ball-bearing grip-latch tool cabinets. Hurrah! Now I have to build a workbench in the garage and then I will start my suspension project.
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Good job, John! I've lusted after the ball bearing units when in Sears, just can't justify the buy...yet! May you enjoy the unit for years...
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Good job, John! I've lusted after the ball bearing units when in Sears, just can't justify the buy...yet!...

I did end up finding a pretty good source for Waterloo boxes (manufacturers of all Craftsman boxes). For example: 41" ball-bearing, "grip-latch" roll-cab for $675 delivered (retails at Grainger.com for $895) If you are interested, PM/email me for details.



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Not yet...need to buy more tools first. Then maybe I can convince Cindy I need a rollaway?

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