Gettin a new Tool box

[i2ain2thunder 10+ year member]

If your tool box goes bad, you're a shitty fabricator. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

or you abuse them foryears and they eventually can't take the abuse.....they are only sheet metal bro.

 

[06goat 10+ year member]

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.

Kennedy makes good ***** no doubt about it. But, they have tiny drawers for small tool bits, end-mills, etc.

Im planning to take a look at a couple Craftsmans this weekend. My dad has one he bought not too long ago though and its already pretty worn out.