Deal or no Deal?

[kidder]

Sunday I found a KRL-1003 on Craigslist. I was able to get it for $2700. It has a few dings here and there but over all it is real good shape. THEY ARE HEAVEY!!! I have been looking for over a year!! http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m446/kidder123/48EABFB90006BD470000703822070208539.jpg This is a picture at the former owners home. I think I did good. Deal!:beer:

[kwhitelaw]

good price, even better if it comes with the riser..

buddy of mine just scored 2 full size lockers in that color off of Craigslist last weekend for a grand...good deals are out there

[kidder]

What do you think the riser would be worth if I sold it?

[billymade]

OMG that thing is beautiful! Looks like your "dream box" to me! How do you like it? Maybe that is a dumb question! LOL!

[Merkava_4]

Dang that's gorgeous. :eek:

[kidder]

How do I like it. Long story. I live in a condo with no garage!! It is now at a friends house with all the drawers out and the riser off. It was so heavy we had to remove them to lift it. I now have to buy a house to put it in. I saw the deal and went for it.

[kwhitelaw]

What do you think the riser would be worth if I sold it?

hard to say, its the shallower riser and doesn't have the stainless walls.. I thought it sold for around $3000 new..

[kidder]

$3000 new - that's nuts! You think I could sell the riser for $800?

[kidder]

With the way the stock market \ housing market is going pretty soon will be the time to buy a house.

[kwhitelaw]

$3000 new - that's nuts! You think I could sell the riser for $800?

yeah. toss it on craigslist and make some of your money back..

did the previous owner screw the riser into the stainless top??

[CAT_serviceman927]

Why would you want to sell it. It looks great the way it is. I would love to have the locking hutch for my KRL.

[Merkava_4]

Why don't you like the riser?

[kidder]

The box is huge - I see no use for the riser. I am not in a shop setting. Yes, it has holes in the top. I thought I could remove the SS top and fix some of the dents and tig up the holes and polish the top.

[billymade]

If you don't work in a shop; maybe that riser is less useful; risers, to me seem to be helpful when you are in a work environment where theft/security is a issue! For example; say you are working on stuff and its time for lunch; you can put your stuff on top and lock the riser, go to lunch... secure with no worry about your tools walking away... :)

[kidder]

Is it possible to remove the SS top and knock out the dents? Or is the SS top glued to some type of board?

[kwhitelaw]

If you don't work in a shop; maybe that riser is less useful; risers, to me seem to be helpful when you are in a work environment where theft/security is a issue! For example; say you are working on stuff and its time for lunch; you can put your stuff on top and lock the riser, go to lunch... secure with no worry about your tools walking away... :)

qft. since I added my riser, if its getting late and I dont feel like putting everything away, I just push it to the back wall and lock it up. Plus, you get a little overhead storage.

[kwhitelaw]

Is it possible to remove the SS top and knock out the dents? Or is the SS top glued to some type of board?

glued to a piece of wood. remove the topmost drawer on the right and open the top drawer to access 1 bolt on each side.

[kidder]

"remove the topmost drawer" I got all 22-23 drawer all over the floor. Cool thank you.

[a390st]

That is my favorite color box of all. I have the lowly Craftsman Griplatch in midnight blue because I can't afford a box like that. I got mine on a once a year absolute give away sale. I would love to upgrade to that very box one day. That is just absolutely an awesome piece. I love the riser...keep it. They are so nice to be able to close at night, even if you aren't in a shop setting.

I have to stop finding tools I need so I can afford to buy a better box.

Congratulations.

[kwhitelaw]

"remove the topmost drawer" I got all 22-23 drawer all over the floor. Cool thank you.


haha post up a pic of it naked. Merkava_4 will love it..

[kidder]

a390st - just watch your local craigslists and save up. I was not going to pay anymore then $3000 with a SS top and I just kept an eye out.

[kwhitelaw]

That is my favorite color box of all. I have the lowly Craftsman Griplatch in midnight blue because I can't afford a box like that. I got mine on a once a year absolute give away sale. I would love to upgrade to that very box one day. That is just absolutely an awesome piece. I love the riser...keep it. They are so nice to be able to close at night, even if you aren't in a shop setting.

I have to stop finding tools I need so I can afford to buy a better box.

Congratulations.

you'd be surprised at what the right SO dealer will give you for a trade-in on your current box to put towards a new one.

My old guy gave me more than I originally paid for my Craftsman, and $700 off my old KRL 2bay. Then, a year later, I traded that in on my krl1023 and got more than I paid originally for the 2bay. My SO dealer says he has a bunch of guys who are looking for deals on Craftsman and would rather run a truck account than pay at sears.

[Fedwrench]

Now isn't the best time to get a huge box unless you can afford to pay cash and even then, I would hold off. With 1 in 5 car dealers on the verge of failing this year, there will be alot of large boxes on the market soon sadly.

[nissan_crawler]

I've never understood the use of a riser, seems like a waste of space to me. I would rather have nothing, or a top chest.

[chad s]

$3000 new - that's nuts! You think I could sell the riser for $800?

That is NOT the $3000 riser. That riser is around $1700. I have the same riser on my KRL1003. I got the box and stainless top on CL for $1300, and bought the riser new.

$1755, this one is 21" deep, and a 2 piece folding front door, the older style:
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=storage&item_ID=82185&group_ID=20018&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

$3140, full depth of the KRL1003 box (- the front lip of the stainless top), and a single piece front door:
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=78878&group_ID=20024&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog


Regardless, the price is a very good deal.

[kwhitelaw]

I've never understood the use of a riser, seems like a waste of space to me. I would rather have nothing, or a top chest.

I use the top of my 1023 as my primary workspace in my shop. although adding the riser now limits the height of items I can easily work with, the ability to lock up a multitude of items quickly is a plus for me. Trivial I guess, but I used to leave my ipods over on my test bench during the course of the day. now, I have a mount attached to the back splash of my riser and a cable ran out the back over to the test bench. end of the day, drop the riser and lock it up.

I pondered if just doing a top chest and getting a separate work table was the better way to go but the 1023 is too high as it is, adding a chest would make access to the top drawers annoying i think.

[kwhitelaw]

That is NOT the $3000 riser. That riser is around $1700. I have the same riser on my KRL1003. I got the box and stainless top on CL for $1300, and bought the riser new.

$1755, this one is 21" deep, and a 2 piece folding front door, the older style:
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=storage&item_ID=82185&group_ID=20018&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

$3140, full depth of the KRL1003 box (- the front lip of the stainless top), and a single piece front door:
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=78878&group_ID=20024&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog


Regardless, the price is a very good deal.

whoops... I looked all over SO website trying to find the half depth riser and thought I found one.

I stand corrected. still a damn good price.

[a390st]

Well, saving up would mean that I couldn't get metric flare nut wrenches, deep offset wrenches, deep 3/8 impact sockets, an S80 ratchet, a new air compressor, some more screwdrivers, a new cordless drill and some cryobits, left handed drill bits..............

Does it ever end?

To be honest, I actually am keeping an eye on Craigslist for some deals on boxes. I figure in the next year I might find a Snap on or maybe even a Matco box. With the difficulty in getting a car loan I read about on the front page, I would bet some businesses will go out.

[kwhitelaw]

good deal on a matco box in the classifieds right now if you're close to Md. I thought about picking it up but don't really need it.

[Merkava_4]

To say the least, the riser is a good place to mount a florescent light. . .

kwhitelaw, did you ever get your box back together the way it's supposed to be?

[nissan_crawler]

If you don't have a lid over your box, you don't need a light to see.:lol_hitti

I guess they work for some, I put my tools away every day, and like having the full top of my box to use, though.

[eschoendorff]

Okay... snce no one else asked... Did the Bose Wave radio come with the box? :lol: :beer:

[kwhitelaw]

To say the least, the riser is a good place to mount a florescent light. . .

kwhitelaw, did you ever get your box back together the way it's supposed to be?

haha, I did admit defeat and put the top drawers back how they originally were...

I did move the larger middle drawer up to right below the 2 wide drawers so I can stand my sockets up in that one and not have to use the large top drawer. I also priced out one of the side drawers but the deeper version as the current side drawers dont really hold much.

But yes, no cutting the box or rewelding. lol

[kidder]

No I did not get the "Bose Wave radio" with it. I did get a few sockets and extensions (after I removed all the drawers I found some stuff that fell inside the box).

Question:
The SS top has a few dents in it I would like to tap them out. Has anyone ever done this? Has anyone ever had to remove the wood from the bottom on the SS top?

[nissan_crawler]

Try a lead strap before you take it apart. Google it, you'll see waht I mean.

[kidder]

nissan_crawler - Google "lead strap" ??? I did. I have no idea what you mean?

I was wondering if anyone has separated the SS top from the wood substrate. I do not think tapping the dents out would be to hard to do.