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after I got my proto 41" box... I fell in love with that wide top drawer on the rolling box... but I wondered why there werent more wide drawers. They don't all have to be deep... even 2" deep would be great for wrenches or hammers... Seems that it wouldn't be that hard to design the box with...

I've got an old Prentiss Vice that I've blasted and primed... plan on painting it with Hammered Gray Rustoleum... but as I'm getting ready to paint and reassemble an old vice... I'm thinking I shouldn't have primed the screw and just lubed it well... I can always get the primer off the screw...

I've finally got my box filled and organized and want to post pics on the "Let's see your toolbox" thread.... but I've got a bunch of pics. They are all in a web page that is hosted on another site.... wouldn't it be better to show a link to that page rather than clog up the server with all the...

JUST A HEADS UP.... http://bham.craigslist.org/tls/843561604.html JOHN

I need a gallon can paint shaker... H.F. has one for 119.99 air driven any one have one ?? I've tried to find a used one but they are scarce... also... any H.F. coupons 10-15% still around thanks John

got my monthly email from PTEN and clicked a link on LTI tools... lots of tire and service stuff.... and I saw 'torque sockets' for torqueing down wheel nuts to a pre defined torque value... anyone use these ??? cost ?? are they worth the trouble ?? I sure hate hav ing to drag out my...

ok this time I'll do it right.... I'lll ask for opinion BEFORE I buy been wanting some new ratchets... tired of Crapsman. a short search session showed some like these sk's and some don't give me opinions on this three piece set... price is 82 bucks from SJdiscount.com... sk used to make...

I know it's the usual procedure to ask before you buy, but this came along from Northern tool as a good deal ( i thought) so I bit.. did I do good... 54 bucks for deep...34 for shallow john

pretty good deal if you can use these size drawers...

I've been around for a few months now and have figured out we have several 'types' of folks here... some are people that actually make a living with and use their tools everyday... some are avid tool collectors and look for those rare 1919 type J reversable left handed snap-on extensions...

saw these in the "charles peet" tool catalog...:bounce: does anyone know where you can purchase the shallow drawers that he showed in his cabinet... I can find a use for some of those john

I'm trying to organize my new box with the least amount of wasted space. I'm going to use the Ernst rail system for sockets but need dimensions to decide between 18" rails side to side or 13" rails front to back... drawers are 15.5" deep and either 23 or 37" wide. looking at the...

I know we all like nice shiny tools in our box but some of us like old tools too. I know we have some vice collectors/gurus right ?? I just acquired a 6" Prentiss Vice Co. #56 vice. It has Bull Dog forged into the back... weighs well over 100#s I'm looking for some info on this old vice...

Well my new Proto combo came in last week and after dragging everything out of the garage to make room for it... I love it.. glad I didn't buy the Costco model and found this deal on the Proto set... Now... transfer everything out of the 4 high Crapsman to the Proto and fill the Crapsman...

I've been in two H.D.s this week and wandered through the tool section. I see NO Husky tools, boxes or nuthin ??? Had H.D. dropped their line and boxes ??? Or have I been living in a cave ??? john

I've got one grease fitting on an 03 tahoe that is almost impossible to get to. You have to hold the coupling on the fitting with one hand, hold the grease gun with the other... ??? wait ?? how can you pump the gun ?? I love those nice Lincoln battery guns but not for 200 bucks... I see air...

something I've pondered for a long time and staring at my 61 birthday only makes it stick in my mind even more (the glass is below half full). Several years back I wrote an article about my collection of 'stuff' and what to do with it either before or after I'm gone...

I'm still looking for affordable tool storage. I can't afford the name brands or truck brands... this is strictly for storage...homeowner wrencher collection. Won't ever be rolled to the job. No other mechanics to laugh at my cabinet. Found this at Sams Club... Tiawan's best and priced...

still looking for 'the deal' on a tool cabinet found this through ebay 11 drawer 41" cabinet, single roller guides on drawers - choice of colors 450.00 http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/ATLAS-11-Drawer-Tool-Cabinet-p/httb4411bbs-bkbtm.htm heavy duty box with double guides is 975.00 with a...

double post ???