26" Box Organization - Show Yours.
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ThisGuy310
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I finally got the bottom roller for my 26" setup (just had the top then middle before) and I have a lot more room than I need.
Top lid is just full of receipts/various paperwork, and the top three drawers are empty.
Top lid is just full of receipts/various paperwork, and the top three drawers are empty.
jeffmoss26
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Nice setup. I like the block that your precision screwdrivers are sitting in. Did that come as part of a set?
ThisGuy310
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I suppose I need to take some pics of my 26" box. I'm always impressed to see how much can be packed into a smaller tool box with some organization.
Young Mr Mitchell, I must say that is quite the impressive collection for some one your age. It appears you are now due to upgrade your box. If you were a little older I'd give you one of these. . .
Young Mr Mitchell, I must say that is quite the impressive collection for some one your age. It appears you are now due to upgrade your box. If you were a little older I'd give you one of these. . .
James_B
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So much room ...
James_B
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A bit of thread revival.
A 7 drawer Craftsman 26" bottom cabinet (slightly different different drawer configuration, but from the same manufacturer), is on special until early February 2014 at Sears Canada for CAD$299, and appears to be the item I need.
It's less than 2/3 the price of a side cabinet that would have taken a fair bit of work to adapt and would still have held a lot less, and not much more than a mid-cabinet with about 1/2 the storage capacity. It's a good solution to the storage problem, and it my wife likes the fact that it's solved her Christmas gift problem.
I may need to change the casters on the new cabinet as they appear to be a lower grade caster than the ones on my current Craftsman Professional cabinet, and may be a different height. Other than that, the cabinets appear to match and the additional bottom cabinet will turn my 26" 5 drawer bottom cabinet into a 52" 12 drawer bottom cabinet. As a bonus, in the space beside my existing 26" top box, I'll end up with a perfect spot for my workshop computer.
EDIT: A Sears order, that included the 7 drawer Craftsman 26" bottom cabinet, has just been placed.
Some research over the past two months has revealed that the best and most economical solution to my storage problem is to get a matching height 26" bottom cabinet, and bolt the two together.I have a 26" Craftsman Professional from Sears Canada.
All the labeling says "Made in Canada", so I suspect it's an International Professional Series box with Sears "Professional/Qualité Pro" plastic badges fitted. Was a surprise present from my wife, so I got no say in the configuration. While they are good heavy duty units with the drawers having latches and bearing slides, and better quality wheels, if I'd been shopping for myself, I would have bought a wider cabinet of a similar grade.
Top box is 18 inches deep by 21 inches high with the usual top section and 5 drawers. The bottom cabinet is 18 deep and 30 inches high, also with 5 drawers.
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Even so, I'm going to need more space in the cabinet, so I plan to find a mid-cabinet or fit it with a side cabinet. As I'm quite OCD, I want the cabinet addition to match (at least colour and style of drawer pull), so if I can't get matching stuff from Sears, then I'll probably get a mid cabinet or a side cabinet from International. A side cabinet will probably be more useful, but most of them appear to have been designed to attach to the taller 37" or so bottom cabinets. If I get something like this, I'll have some adapting to do to get it mounted to the side of my 30" cabinet.
A 7 drawer Craftsman 26" bottom cabinet (slightly different different drawer configuration, but from the same manufacturer), is on special until early February 2014 at Sears Canada for CAD$299, and appears to be the item I need.
It's less than 2/3 the price of a side cabinet that would have taken a fair bit of work to adapt and would still have held a lot less, and not much more than a mid-cabinet with about 1/2 the storage capacity. It's a good solution to the storage problem, and it my wife likes the fact that it's solved her Christmas gift problem.
I may need to change the casters on the new cabinet as they appear to be a lower grade caster than the ones on my current Craftsman Professional cabinet, and may be a different height. Other than that, the cabinets appear to match and the additional bottom cabinet will turn my 26" 5 drawer bottom cabinet into a 52" 12 drawer bottom cabinet. As a bonus, in the space beside my existing 26" top box, I'll end up with a perfect spot for my workshop computer.
EDIT: A Sears order, that included the 7 drawer Craftsman 26" bottom cabinet, has just been placed.
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theamcaddict
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I am starting to jam more air tools that dont fit and i also added a hansen socket tray for my metric impact sockets.
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James_B
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Sure did. This one arrived a week and a half ago.
This is the second one I received. The first was sent back as it arrived damaged. While the carton appeared undamaged, the sheet metal around all 4 corners of the drawer opening was buckled.
Here's the top left corner of the first one:
The other three corners had similar buckling and separation of the metal layers. I didn't even try to open the drawers, just repacked it in the carton and called Sears. My guess is that it had a fall at some stage during transport. Even the plastic Craftsman "badge" had come unstuck from the cabinet front (held on by nothing more than double sided mounting tape) and was lying loose in the carton.
The new cabinet is a lighter duty unit than my older HD Cabinet, but it'll be fine.
With the pre-Christmas chaos and bad weather, I haven't had time to investigate the joining of the two base cabinets.
kippieland
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There made by International, which are Canadian.
Denwad
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Somebody works on BMWs...
Thank god I'm not the only 15 yo with tools on here...was kinda getting lonely
I'm with you guys too....weird did we all come from same mom
