Tool chest wanted, snap-on, halfords industrial/pro......

[e600]

Hi
I bought secondhand from e bay a large 3 box Snap On system for home use. I can see into the top tray, just, and it's big enough for all my stuff.

Plenty for sale, don't rush in to buy the first one you see and hunt for a bargin. I paid £650

[MDT]

It's fixable... said:

Whatever provision for tool storage you make at the beginning of your journey will be overwhelmed time and again as the years pass by. I started out with a cantilever box from Woolworths as a teenager and could now do with another of the home made roll chests.

Totally agree I also planned to "grow into" which ever tool box I got so went for the largest top box Clark did, I did not once think it would be this full this quickly.

[robm3]

I have one sitting in a garage unused in Aldridge Birmingham. Take a look and sling me £20 and it's yours....

[cirks]

G600 said:

or Costco.

Absolutely fine for home use and is good quality and price.... (sorry for cr*p around it at the mo...)

[ROB_GTR]

That Costco one looks pretty good, however, I'm not a member of Costco and there isn't one near me.

Robm3, which do you have to look at? I'm a long way from you but it would be worth a drive out if its what I'm after.....

[RC1]

Another vote for the Clarke HD.. had my cab for about 5 years and still as new with some heavy weekend use and 1 house move! The ball races have held up, no corrosion with the enamel in tact, nice rubber mats in the drawers and the drawers are super easy to take in and out

Would not hesitate to buy more from the same range

good luck!

[Rocksteadyeddie]

I have this one from Halfords. Ball-bearings in the runners and has proved entirely sufficient for my hobbyist requirements over the last couple of years. And it was only a couple of hundred quid.

[ROB_GTR]

What do you think to this current offer?

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...

[G600]

ROB_GTR said:

What do you think to this current offer?

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...

I've got the 9 drawer version of the top box at work, it's been used every day for the last 3 years and it's sill like new.

[miniman]

ROB_GTR said:

What do you think to this current offer?

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...

I have exactly that in my garage, bought it several years ago when a similar offer was running. It's absolutely ideal for my requirements, would definitely recommend it.

[VxDuncan]

Do get one wih ball bearing runners, wouldn't spend the big money for a fancy brand.
HOWEVER - think in depth how you will organise stuff inside it. I'd far rather have a cheap halfords rollercab with decent organisation than a snap-on with stuff chucked in.
I've got some of this type of thing : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3PC-SOCKET-HOLDERS-SOCKE..., rubber lined drawers etc. Not perfect, but organised and everything has a place.

[MDT]

I got these storage racks for the sockets really handy and easy to see what is missing.

[Bill]

miniman said:

I have exactly that in my garage, bought it several years ago when a similar offer was running. It's absolutely ideal for my requirements, would definitely recommend it.

Same here. It's very similar to Clarke's option IMO so it was a case of finding the best deal at the time I wanted to buy.

[Chris_]

miniman said:

ROB_GTR said:

What do you think to this current offer?

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...

I have exactly that in my garage, bought it several years ago when a similar offer was running. It's absolutely ideal for my requirements, would definitely recommend it.

Same here, it's well built, great value if you buy it on offer, and perfect for home use.

[Jobbo]

Chris_ said:

miniman said:

ROB_GTR said:

What do you think to this current offer?

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...

I have exactly that in my garage, bought it several years ago when a similar offer was running. It's absolutely ideal for my requirements, would definitely recommend it.

Same here, it's well built, great value if you buy it on offer, and perfect for home use.

I was tempted by that - anyone compared it to the Clarke 13 drawer one at £179? I'm not sure which has the more useful bottom cabinet.
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/...

[ROB_GTR]

Some popping up on eBay at the mo but all seem to fetch more than expected.

[spikeyhead]

ROB_GTR said:

Some popping up on eBay at the mo but all seem to fetch more than expected.

Once this thread drops off the horizon they'll get cheaper.

[shtu]

Jobbo said:

I was tempted by that - anyone compared it to the Clarke 13 drawer one at £179? I'm not sure which has the more useful bottom cabinet.
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/...

Depends what you want to put in it!

I've used both, the large single-door one is handy if you have large stuff in cases (think grinders, drills, etc) that you want to store in the cabinet. If it's just larger hand tools, the drawers are more useful.

As I have the "cased" power tools on a shelf, drawers for me.

Edit - in my experience of comparison-shopping a few years back, the Halfords offer ones linked to and the Clarke HD ones are near-identical.

[mr_fibuli]

Avoid red Halfords ones, unless you want it to be pink in 2 years.

[Jobbo]

shtu said:

Jobbo said:

I was tempted by that - anyone compared it to the Clarke 13 drawer one at £179? I'm not sure which has the more useful bottom cabinet.
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/...

Depends what you want to put in it!

I've used both, the large single-door one is handy if you have large stuff in cases (think grinders, drills, etc) that you want to store in the cabinet. If it's just larger hand tools, the drawers are more useful.

As I have the "cased" power tools on a shelf, drawers for me.

Edit - in my experience of comparison-shopping a few years back, the Halfords offer ones linked to and the Clarke HD ones are near-identical.

I can't find Clarke HD on the Machine Mart site - have the HDs been renamed? ETA: ignore me, found them straight away today; seem a bit pricier than the Halfords ones so presumably the Halfords offer is good? The normal Clarke ones have ball bearings now which is my main must-have.

As for what I'd put into the bottom cabinet/drawers, probably not a lot as yet