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Help choosing a new toolbox
« on: 22 August 2008, 13:29:00 »
Decided its time to consolidate my numerous small boxes into 1 larger one.

Looking at something like these (subject to measureing it will fit where I want it to go)

Clarke

Halfords
(much cheaper with trade card - about £80 iirc)

Had a look in Machine Mart at lunch, hey only had the cheaper ones on display, that felt nasty to use.  are the HD ones better?


Any better recommendations?

Cheers
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Re: Help choosing a new toolbox
« Reply #1 on: 22 August 2008, 13:37:28 »
I am going to get one on wheels. Fed up with lugging mine about...
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« Reply #2 on: 22 August 2008, 13:39:59 »
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I am going to get one on wheels. Fed up with lugging mine about...

Mine dont move much for that to be an issue - but those both connect to the relavent bottom cabinets on wheels, should I want them to.
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Re: Help choosing a new toolbox
« Reply #3 on: 22 August 2008, 14:01:42 »
I have the cheaper one which has served me well so far.

At the end of the day, its not like it will be moved far and get a massive amount of hammer!
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I have the cheaper one which has served me well so far.

At the end of the day, its not like it will be moved far and get a massive amount of hammer!

Yours certainly feels better than the flimsy ones I tried today...

Yours is piano hinged lid isnt it?  and are the drawer runners friction or bearing?
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« Reply #5 on: 22 August 2008, 14:08:50 »
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I have the cheaper one which has served me well so far.

At the end of the day, its not like it will be moved far and get a massive amount of hammer!

Yours certainly feels better than the flimsy ones I tried today...

Yours is piano hinged lid isnt it?  and are the drawer runners friction or bearing?

Friction ones and it gets a lot of hammer!
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I have the cheaper one which has served me well so far.

At the end of the day, its not like it will be moved far and get a massive amount of hammer!

Yours certainly feels better than the flimsy ones I tried today...

Yours is piano hinged lid isnt it?  and are the drawer runners friction or bearing?

Friction ones and it gets a lot of hammer!

You aint wrong!

yours really didnt feel like what I played with  :-?  maybe my memory is shite / they have changed.

I suppose the more 'flimsy' also have the advantage of being lighter
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« Reply #7 on: 22 August 2008, 14:55:59 »
hi try looking at http://www.cromwell.co.uk they do a lot of tool chests
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Re: Help choosing a new toolbox
« Reply #8 on: 22 August 2008, 16:31:20 »
My cheapo clarke on is OK, but bit small.

Keep toying with £144 Halfords Pro one, or a big one on wheels from Costco at £350.

But I'll still end up with tools scattered all over the garage floor ::)
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Re: Help choosing a new toolbox
« Reply #11 on: 22 August 2008, 20:05:03 »
AutoExpress review of Tool Chests here
Worth a look!!

If I had the money, I would spend about £450.
Britoll Chest
 :) :) :)

I don't have the money and my toolbox needs to be mobile, so the next toolbox I buy will be a cantilever
Advantage is that all the tools are to hand, except the bottom drawer. Amazing, what can hide in there  :)
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Re: Help choosing a new toolbox
« Reply #12 on: 22 August 2008, 20:07:22 »
I am pretty sure that the clarke and the halfords roller drawer ones are made by draper (thier professional range)
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« Reply #13 on: 22 August 2008, 20:18:39 »
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I am pretty sure that the clarke and the halfords roller drawer ones are made by draper (thier professional range)
The clarke pro and halfords pro do appear to be the same.

Sorry, earlier I meant the Halford black Industrial.  Just really as the red ones tend to not be deep.
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Re: Help choosing a new toolbox
« Reply #14 on: 22 August 2008, 21:04:43 »
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My cheapo clarke on is OK, but bit small.

Keep toying with £144 Halfords Pro one, or a big one on wheels from Costco at £350.

But I'll still end up with tools scattered all over the garage floor ::)


£144 - 80 on trade card ;)

picked up one of the 'better' ones, could barely lift it!

So few tools in it and its static!

Will look again at the cheaper ones, think they will be best.
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