[MR2] Recommended tool chests?

Wed Mar 14 22:46:58 EDT 2012

These look great, and have good reviews.  I like the 72", 12-drawer model
with the hardwood top - though its weight rating of 30 lb/drawer is on the
low side.  It wouldn't fit in my garage without sacrificing other storage
racks; not sure my son-in-law would want to dedicate six feet of garage
space to it.  The price is ~ $50 higher than the HF models, unless I could
find a coupon (does Sam's Club issue such?)  

-----Original Message-----
From: Ted Volkman [mailto:tvolkman at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 1:26 PM
To: bpeitzke at netwood.net
Cc: Aaron Willis; Steve Bagdon; MR2 DL
Subject: Re: [MR2] Recommended tool chests?

Check out the "Seville" products at Sam's Club.  I have handled them
in the store and they seem very nice for the money.  I plan on
outfitting my new garage with them.  I also know a large scale
racing/tuning shop that uses them.

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=prod1480010&navActio
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http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=prod3780079&navActio
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http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=prod2140859&navActio
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Looks like you could get the 6 drawer base and the 5 drawer top box
for right at your $300 budget.  I currently have a Craftsman setup,
and the Seville is much nicer for less money.

--
Ted
06 GX470
02 IS300 L-tuned, 2jzgte w/ vvti, 67mm, Crawler R154 5MT
94 Supra 67mm, aem, 6MT
93 MR2 gen3 3sgte, t3/t4, 264s, aem, 5MT
02 Honda VFR800

On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Bpeitzke at netwood.net
<bpeitzke at netwood.net> wrote:
> I agree.  I still have the Craftsman chest that my dad gave me when we
bought our house 42 yrs ago.  It serves my needs fine.  These HF chests I'm
planning for my son-in-law seem better than my old Craftsman, so I'm sure
either one would serve him well.  He is a perfectionist, even more than
myself, and I'm sure he'd love a Snap-On chest, but I can't afford it.
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Aaron Willis" <AWillis at lithia.com>
> Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:35:13
> To: Steve Bagdon<mr2 at bagdon.com>; Bob Peitzke<bpeitzke at netwood.net>; MR2
Email<mr2 at mr2.com>
> Subject: RE: [MR2] Recommended tool chests?
>
> Quality is always appealing but it sure can be tough to justify an
> industrial grade purchase for light (home or hobby) use.  The used
> market seems pretty poor around here, which is surprising given the
> feeble state of the economy.  I've been holding out for used SO roll cab
> for some time now, and they're out there, but most of them are much
> larger than I need and often run well into the thousands.
>
>
> Aaron Willis, Parts Dept. - Lithia Toyota Scion of Springfield, OR -
> (541)736-3221
> Shop and order online at http://www.LithiaToyotaParts.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Bagdon [mailto:mr2 at bagdon.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 3:14 PM
> To: Aaron Willis; 'Bob Peitzke'; 'MR2 Email'
> Subject: RE: [MR2] Recommended tool chests?
>
> I was going to say, if in for the long journey, find a used tool store,
> or a pawn shop that does tools, and buy a used Snap-On. It's going to
> get dirty anyway, so buy better, that's already seen it's bumps. I
> bought used one of the normal width Snap-On rolling tool chests at least
> 10yrs ago, with the dual-handled top chest, and it's served me amazingly
> well. Built like a tank, great material and construction, very smooth
> slides, etc.
>
> Considering that for most serious home mechanics, a single drawer of
> quality tools will have more value then the cost of just the chest, stop
> worrying on the chest cost, just buy quality (and preferably used, to
> get even better quality).
>
> Steve B.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mr2-bounces at mr2.com [mailto:mr2-bounces at mr2.com] On Behalf Of
> Aaron Willis
> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 4:29 PM
> To: Bob Peitzke; MR2 Email
> Subject: Re: [MR2] Recommended tool chests?
>
> This comes up almost continuously on garagejournal.com, and the
> consensus seems to be that Harbor Freight is the winner by a large
> margin.  Seems they have significantly better build quality and heavier
> construction than anything else in that price range.  Craftsman in
> particular is rapidly losing favor as their affordable offerings drop in
> quality and their higher-quality units get more expensive.  The darling
> of that Chevrolet set (for those who get the reference) is the 13 drawer
> roller cabinet:
> http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/tool-cabinets-and-carts/44-13-dr
> awer-gloss-red-industrial-uality-roller-cabinet-68784.html
>
> Advertised price on that is $599, but you can almost always find a sale
> price coupon putting it between $350 and $400.
>
> There's another setup near that price range that seems decent if you
> prefer the taller machinist style cabinet and chest combination:
> http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/tool-cabinets-and-carts/26-8-dra
> wer-roller-cabinet-with-8-drawer-top-chest-67831.html
>
> $399, on sale now or $359, but I bet you can find a coupon that brings
> it down to $300 or less.
>
> Their entry-level 11-drawer black roller cabinet is on sale at $199, but
> doesn't get much respect at garage journal, apparently being too flimsy
> to justify the savings when a little more money buys something genuinely
> decent.
>
> I am still looking for a Snap-On KR557 to park under my '79 KR-537A...
>
>
> Aaron Willis, Parts Dept. - Lithia Toyota Scion of Springfield, OR -
> (541)736-3221
> Shop and order online at http://www.LithiaToyotaParts.com
> Sponsor: http://www.mr2oc.com/ http://www.mr2.com/
> http://www.celicatech.com/
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mr2-bounces at mr2.com [mailto:mr2-bounces at mr2.com] On Behalf Of Bob
> Peitzke
> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 2:54 PM
> To: 'MR2 Email'
> Subject: [MR2] Recommended tool chests?
>
> Hi, all,
>
>
>
> I'm shopping for a good but not too expensive tool chest for my
> son-in-law.
> I'm looking for a main chest with multiple drawers, on caster wheels,
> and a smaller multi-drawer chest that sits atop the main one.
>
>
>
> I figure my pain threshold is around $300.
>
>
>
> Harbor Freight?  Sears?  Lowe's?
>
>
>
> Appreciate any suggestions.
>
>
>
> Bob
>
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