Gettin a new Tool box

[06goat 10+ year member]

Any recommendations?

Ive been looking at the Waterloo Magnum series and am leaning heavily towards getting one. Just wondering what other people have to say. I am not getting a cheap box. This will be used everyday all day and I want it to last.

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[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

Ask pro-rabbit or one of the regular enclosure builders

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

Because cutting wood requires a tool box?

Since when do you assemble the boxes with a tablesaw?

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

Since when do you assemble then with a tool box?

This is going no where fast lol.

 

[06goat 10+ year member]

See what you get for asking a question like that in a forum full of kids? No reply.

I understand what youre saying but Im only 19 myself, figured there would still be some guys to answer.

 

[I Like Waffle]

I picked up my toolbox for free from a burned down shop. about 6 hrs labor and some time in the paint booth and its like brand new. Its a kobalt 16 drawer, does everything i need. Then i have a smaller 6 drawer for my air tools.

 

[>>SQL<< 10+ year member]

I do not know about your box.

I bought a 6' tall box from Home Depot about 7 years ago and it works great.

However I bought a mid-line box that had better bearings in it.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

I have a couple decent toolboxes. One is a chinese stainless steel box, built pretty well, think I paid $650 for the roll-around + upper-box. Been pleasantly surprised with its quality, given it was chinese and so cheap. Hammerhead brand iirc. I also have a decent craftsman I paid $900 for that still feels new after 4-5 years of use (not every day though). But seems a lot of the 'professionals' these days think if you dont have a $7k snap-on box, you just have crap. *shrug*

I inherited a few Kennedy's from my old man when he died. He was an old-school machinist and they were top of the line boxes 20-30 years ago. Not sure if they still make good boxes, but those old ones are built like a tank.

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

See what you get for asking a question like that in a forum full of kids? No reply.

I'm older than dirt but I'm not into tool boxes. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[i2ain2thunder 10+ year member]

I make all of my own toolboxes. Not very hard to assemble some sheet-metal and paint. Last one I made just has 3 big trays with separaters and wheels, I like it. Having a mobile one is very nice if you're ever working in multiple spots or a large area or just moving around a lot. If you're just sticking to the garage for your tools than a nice solid steel toolbox is prob best. I just never have the money to spend on one and they can be done so fast and easy with sheet-metal that I don't mind replacing them when they go bad just my .02