woo hoo, here is one where FBMP came through for me. I was scrolling through FB while sorta watching TV last night, and saw a FBMP link pop up showing a Remline tool chest, REAL close by. It had apparently had the price reduced to a level that I thought was worth it, texted the owner, offering to pick it up last night or today. They replied later, said this morning was fine, we determined a meet up, and I went off to bed. After my morning mtg, I headed up to the pick up location, and they were a no show. Texted a few times, and headed off. Half way home they replied, turned around and went back. Turns out they were mid move, and watched a certain baseball game last night, staying up late celebrating, and overslept. No harm from here.
They had the box I wanted sitting out, and two others with it. I replied I had no more money with me, but was interested in them. "No, please take them. We need to get them out of the way", pay for one, get three extras. OK, if you insist.
So I got the Remline Pro, as shown below. In real life, it looks Much Bigger than the picture, even though she had listed dimensions. It was very clean, relative to most toolboxes I've bought. A little vacuuming, a little Simple Green, a bit of fingernail work to remove spots, and it is clean enough to bring into the house. I cleaned the exterior, the top section under the lid, and the included tool tray. The rest of the drawers will need to come out, have their slides cleaned, and a good wipedown. There is a little paint lost on the back edges of the lid, probably from rubbing on the wall when opened. And its really dang heavy too.
Based on the
Remline thread, it appears to be an 11010 top box,
newer vintage (plastic emblem, not sure the handles are metal, etc), with the big top center drawer. This will probably replace an overstuffed Kennedy 526, using the vertical space better, as well as increased front to back storage, and bigger spaces.
The second box was at first glance a Waterloo, based on the dimples on the lock area. Looking closer, I saw it said Lumidor Industrial.
According to the seller, it came to them from the engine room of a tugboat they had bought. This box has had a much rougher life than the Remline, with the lid caved in a bit, the dividers bent a little, some paint loss, and of course, some rust. For Free, I won't care much. It is a heavy beast as well, not sure where this one will go yet. (Besides in the "boxes needed work" queue.)
The last two boxes, listed here for reference only, a small unmarked red hand carry box, with a tool tray, and a black plastic craftsman box with just an open space, no dividers for sockets, analytical tools, etc.
Not a bad start to a weekend's tool hunting. Also the only decent score for the last several weeks, so that helps average out the cost, even the pain up a bit
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