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    Mantis Tool Grid

    I just finished installing my grid system. This drawer has 12 racks of standard and 10 of metric all my stubby Allen’s and torx stuff. Most commonly used ratchets and extensions in the angled holders didn’t have room for them in here. Have a small upper drawer for overflow ratchets and...
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    New house new “garage”

    So I am in the middle of buying a new house. On 1.5 acres me and my dad figured out that I have room for a shop and the covenants allow a building as long as it matches the house. So I figured I have about 60-70k for a building including concrete. I am a fabricator and build race cars on the...
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    Large wrench sets

    I just got priced out from Matco today for 1-5/16. Threw 1-1/2 would be about 800$ for the 4 wrenches. They also sell Armstrong for like 60-80$ a wrench from 1-5/16-2" I ordered a 1-5/16 to see if I like it and go from there If I had a choice I would look for the older snappy wrenches. The...
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    need experienced opinions for a wrench set

    Facom or the Mac tools pro torque wrenches are awesome use them everyday at work and I'm a crane mechanic. Haven't rounded or slipped off any bolt or nut rusty or greasey
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    Mac box restoration

    I have it a friend was gonna powder coat them but his oven wasn't big enough
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    Snap on Chrome 3/4 metric sockets.

    I just purchased a set of Mac shallow 6 pt standard 3/4 for like 120$
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    Mac box restoration

    Thanks for all the positive feedback I think it will look awesome at work in my container where it will never see the light of day again :/
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    Mac box restoration

    The slides on the main upper and lower boxes are friction slides and the side box is ball bearing which are all still warrentied by Mac And behind the doors on the top box is where I am gonna keep welding hood and gloves and my carry bag for on the track calls ( I am a crane mechanic at a rail...
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    Mac box restoration

    Actually the long drawer on the bottom of the box is for a creeper The top looks kinda curved either it is the picture or it might have gotten warped from blasting either way it works for me A comparable box from Mac or matco would run about 7-10k I would imagine with a side box that is just...
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    Mac box restoration

    We'll a few months ago I purchased my Mac tools mb1200 mb1210 and a mb1560 tool box off craigslist for. 600$ I took it apart and buffed it out but it just wasn't up to what I wanted to tool Box to be. So I stripped everything down and began the process of sandblasting and powder coating. I...
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    The VINTAGE toolboxes of Garage Journal!

    It has the chrome handles that go the length of the drawers The teo swing out doors are slide out shelves. And the bottom flap is a creeper storage
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    The VINTAGE toolboxes of Garage Journal!

    Also I put all the handles and trim back on they are kinda beat up like the rest of the box but look ok
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    The VINTAGE toolboxes of Garage Journal!

    http://<a href="http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/fleck047/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsd30cb90e.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee406/fleck047/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsd30cb90e.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo image_zpsd30cb90e.jpg"/></a>
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    The VINTAGE toolboxes of Garage Journal!

    [/URL][/IMG] When I first picked up this Mac for 600$ it was really dull so I took it apart and buffed and cleaned it up. It looks pretty cool. Just not sure if I am going to keep the vintage or get the whole box coated and refinished. [/URL][/IMG]
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