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02/13/13, 10:53 AM
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Best Toolbox?
Whats your favorite tool box? Where can you get one? How much do they cost?
Sadly Mine isn't available anymore it was a yellow plastic Foam one at wally world.....long since gone,,,,,,,sad sad.  
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02/13/13, 01:33 PM
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I've been using those cloth pocket thingys for plastic buckets. Kunys makes them
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02/13/13, 01:49 PM
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I assume you're talking about a portable tool box that you can carry.
My favorite is the three drawer box by Craftsman.
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02/13/13, 03:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cabin Fever
I assume you're talking about a portable tool box that you can carry.
My favorite is the three drawer box by Craftsman.
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Mine is 25 years old, doesn't have the black on the drawers. I have a set of Craftsman tools my first boss gave me for Christmas in 1974. It was the $99.00 set at that time. I see it is $299.00 now. It works very well for me. I also have a 5 drawer bottom chest on casters. The bottom 2 drawers are big enough for my skil saw, drill motor, jigsaw, router and other woodworking tools. Thinner upper drawers hold drill bits, router bits, chisels and other tools. It is all built into my 8' dropdoor cargo trailer, ready for any job....James
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02/13/13, 04:14 PM
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Never ask a toolmaker about toolboxes! I have several large rolling chests, several risers, and a really pretty (but rather useless) Gerstner wooden toolbox. For portability, though, I just have a beat-up old Craftsman with a tote tray- not even any drawers.
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02/13/13, 08:51 PM
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Ok, I'll let you in on a secret...
I prefer the ones older than this (the old, round front green ones are the best), but this is the best, most cost efficient tool box you'll ever buy:
http://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa...93&acctid=1992
You want the 8-drawer cabinet, sometimes called a card file cabinet or a half-drawer cabinet. You want the ones made by Steelcase. The older ones I mentioned, are even heavier steel than the one linked.
In their day, they were very expensive, much moreso than a regular cabinet. They were made for index cards, and you know how heavy those are.
The drawers will slide almost all of the way out, no matter how heavily loaded and will slide right back in. The cabinet itself takes up very little floorspace in your shop.
You can buy them for pennies, or sometimes have them given to you.
They're my favorite tool box...
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02/13/13, 09:10 PM
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Your question made me realize how fast time flies. For a decade and a half or so, I have been using a "cheap" Plano plastic toolbox. It has two trays and a lid and a deep base. I have done hundreds of projects with it, and it has yet to fail me. The bottom holds two cordless drills, my bit set, random boxes of screws. The middle tray holds my hammer and random stuff that float in and out depending on the project. The top try holds stuff that, well, gets used nearly every time I open it, which is often.
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02/13/13, 11:28 PM
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The cabinet looks great but a bit unwieldy to get in and out of the side box of a semi!
At 200 pounds empty it should be stable even with a loaded drawer open.
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02/14/13, 06:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fantasymaker
Whats your favorite tool box?
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Depends entirely on the application. For the shop I want something big with lots of storage. For the field, I want something compact. As well specific use toolboxes (residential electrical work, plumbing, etc).
So, in the shop, there are multiple card catalog cabinets serving duty as tool chests.
On the shelves, are various specific duty boxes, ready to go out for plumbing work or what have you.
In the vehicle is a generic bag with an assortment of "get it home" tools.
For the junkyard and such, I've several boxes that I will load up with appropriate tools for whatever I expect to be doing.
My overall favorite "box"? An old metal high-top box, about half the size of a copier paper box. A bit heavy, but has a nice comfortable handle. Seems to be just the right size to barely carry all kinds of tools.
My #2 overall favorite box is a large yellow DeWalt box. Again, just load it with tools and go.
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02/14/13, 07:18 AM
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I don't have just one. I've got four of the cloth bags of various sizes , each loaded with tools for specific jobs. I've got my mechanics bag with specialty screwdrivers, sae and metric wrench sets, spare fuses and other assorted stuff. I've got my basic carpentry bag with a couple hammers, some screwdrivers, spare bits and blades for the cordless tools, an assortment of basic nail, screws and staples. AFencing bag with all the stuff I need to do basic fence building and repairs. A plumbing bag with all the specialty tools and extra bits and pieces for emergency repairs. I grab the bag I need for the job I'm doing.
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02/14/13, 08:08 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by foxtrapper
My #2 overall favorite box is a large yellow DeWalt box. Again, just load it with tools and go.
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?? Which one? I like a bright box ,specially yellow for night viability.
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02/14/13, 10:15 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fantasymaker
?? Which one? I like a bright box ,specially yellow for night viability.
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Yardsale special, couldn't tell you.
Does look a lot like this one, though maybe 6-10 inches longer.
http://www.amazon.com/Stack-On-GMY-2...857998&sr=1-14
I don't have any internal trays or such, just a big empty box.
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02/14/13, 02:18 PM
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This is the rig I made for my van. While building my house, and commuting back and forth 600 miles, I needed to be able to carry a lot of tools at all times, and keep them secure. I took the wheels off my Kennedy chest, and bolted it to the floor of my van. I put it in the side door so I could still get into it when the van was full of stuff (ie, every trip!) I soon learned to always lock the drawers before driving.
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02/14/13, 02:21 PM
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The Best Tool Box is a Full Tool Box.
Remember he who dies with the most toys wins, Now go!
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02/14/13, 03:39 PM
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I dunno- once the tool box is full, there's nothing left to buy. Except, maybe, another tool box......
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02/14/13, 04:04 PM
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Yep my favorite looked a lot like that but it was ALL yellow and 26 inches long
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02/14/13, 04:34 PM
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eventually you need a bigger building to house it all in... lol
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