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Short tables like that are commonly used for assembly in a furniture maker's wood shop. It is much easier to work on a small table or chair if it is slightly raised off the ground, rather than 40" off the ground (regular bench height). The one you have pictured is probably not a furniture...

Snap On: ratchets, wrenches, sockets, drive tools, pry bars, torque wrenches, hex wrenches, picks & awls, Knipex: pliers Facom: puller, hammers, snap ring pliers Stahlwille: one wrench set Mac: screwdrivers, picks & awls Klein: cutters, pliers, electronics pliers, screwdrivers Lisle...

That thing has been on Ebay for months. I'm amazed the seller has continued to relist it.

Hi all, I know the last taco box thread I posted included a pic of a box that belongs to a member on here in GA :eek: I know some of you guys go nuts over these things, so here's one in kind of rough shape in Oceanside. $1500 http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/tls/4521051736.html...

USA made 20 ton capacity tie down strap? Awesome! That looks good to me. I've been looking for a nice heavy duty set of those. Did he gift you a pair or just the one? Either way, nice score! ;)

Hi all, I know how crazy some of you guys are about these. This one looks to be in good shape. Snap On Taco Box $1000 http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/pts/4514424356.html

Good point. I'll keep that in mind. I don't think it will be much of an issue for me though because this will be for my home box, and I don't do much metalworking at home. I usually stick to automotive and woodworking. Thanks for the tip Both are good suggestions for a mechanical bond. Thanks...

Thanks for the input. The neodynium magnets are mainly for holding the pliers to the back of the rack / front of the drawer. Currently, every time I shut my plier drawer all the tools slide forward ~1" and it's pretty annoying. I would bore the hole for the magnets from the back of the plier...

I see you're in SD. What part? I'm in Pt. Loma. I'd be willing to meet up and pick your brain about working with HDPE since I have no experience working with it. Here is a rough drawing of the top view of the plier rack that I want to build. The drawing only shows 6 dividers and 7...

I haven't bought the HDPE yet because it is pretty expensive to custom order dimensional blocks from tapplastics.com. I was considering "King Starboard" because it comes in colors other than the standard opaque white. The other option I was considering was to get a commercial cutting board...

A while back I had to throw away a bunch of ratchets because the handle was on the wrong side. This would have solved that problem.

Hello all, I have designed a plier rack for my toolbox that will be constructed out of 3/32" sheet aluminum, which will act as the tool dividers, and 1/2" High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), which will act as the backing plate. The backing plate will be screwed to the front of the drawer from the...

Here's a picture of the FHOF80 with an inverted handle to give you an idea of the overall size/angle.

I have one and I love it. I first used it while I was worked (briefly) at a local motorcycle shop in high school. The owner had a huge surplus of tools that he let me use whenever I needed. He flipped the handle on his, and I did the same when I bought mine. By flipping the handle, the FHOF80 is...

:+1: The small hill / loading dock style approach works wonders, especially if manpower is limited. Good luck.

I came across this video a few months back about a used tool store in Maine called Liberty Tool. I'd love to stop in sometime and rap with Skip and see what gems I could find. I think he stays in business because of his community ties and extensive knowledge of tools' purposes and fair prices...

Call it whatever you want (not sure where the 'white people' part came into the picture though). I appreciate, and I don't think I'm alone on this one, high-quality, well-designed tools because they are, for the most part, 100% purpose-built objects whose form is trumped by function. They each...

I don't think the Craftsman and Snap On are exactly the same, although they're pretty close. They sure look like the exact same manufacturer. On the Snap On ones, the pliers ratchet as they tighten, allowing the user to release his grip from the pliers while the tool maintains tension on the...

I used a CLC 1579 20" Open Top Soft Sided Box for a few years to carry around construction type tools. It works pretty well and I still have it. No big complaints. There are a lot of pockets, but such is the case with all bag style kits, the smaller tools always find their way to the bottom in a...