New Milwaukee Ball Bearing tool chest!

thecody59 · Jan 25, 2015

Hey what do you guys think about the new Milwaukee tool chest looks alot better then the dewalt one maybe that's why they cleared them out for these. I might sell my harbor freight tool chest for this one.

link to story
http://toolguyd.com/milwaukee-ball-bearing-tool-storage/

BK13 · Jan 25, 2015

Wish there were more drawers on the bottom chest.

mechan · Jan 25, 2015

Looks kind of cool.

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SMKS · Jan 25, 2015

BK13 said:
Wish there were more drawers on the bottom chest.

This.

thecody59 · Jan 25, 2015

The dewalt tool chest is the same but even bigger maybe they think we will be storing huge saws and tools in there?

stikman56 · Jan 25, 2015

Look ok, good price point. Obviously designed for all their cordless tool junkies in mind. Not really for those of use who want drawers for tools,not huge space in the top to stand up all our cordless stuff. I lay mine piled on top of each other in the larger drawers in my boxes.

Syntax_Error · Jan 25, 2015

Good for them for getting in the market. The only reason I think people even looked at the DeWalt box was because of the smoking deal they were selling them for. That said. There is no way I would even bat an eye at that at $700. I doubt you could store the entire m12 line up in it, even with the ridiculous amount of deep drawers it has.

BK13 · Jan 25, 2015

I'll probably buy a set if HD blows them out like they did with the DeWalts around Christmastime, but list price is a big chunk of a Snappy KRSC. I know, they are completely different classes of boxes, but for me they'd do essentially the same thing.

thecody59 · Jan 26, 2015

Bump!

zkling · Jan 26, 2015

thecody59 said:
Hey what do you guys think about the new Milwaukee tool chest looks alot better then the dewalt one maybe that's why they cleared them out for these. I might sell my harbor freight tool chest for this one.

link to story
http://toolguyd.com/milwaukee-ball-bearing-tool-storage/

I wouldn't make a decision till you see it in person. The HF is built quite a bit better than the dewalt combo. One thing to keep an eye out for is how the drawers attach to the slides? The Dewalt used rivets only, where as the HF uses bayonet tabs to make sure the load is transferred.

1nterceptor · Jan 26, 2015

Looks interesting, I like the built-in power strips.

Spudland_Dave · Jan 26, 2015

Although there’s no picture of it, the bottom right drawer features a removable power tool storage organizer that can fit cordless drills, drivers, impact wrenches, and Milwaukee battery packs.

Hmm...anxious to see this...and see if it will be available as a service part at the very least so I can slap it into the deep drawer of my KRL :pimpflash

MIGHT Consider the top portion only to organize my hobby shop workbench area a bit...will wait to see in person.

bobcatdan · Jan 26, 2015

Add about four more drawers to bottom and it would be a nice set up. The top box looks fine as long as the bottom drawer with a laptop sitting on it isn't a useless waste of space pull out work surface.

Spudland_Dave · Jan 26, 2015

bobcatdan said:
Add about four more drawers to bottom and it would be a nice set up. The top box looks fine as long as the bottom drawer with a laptop sitting on it isn't a useless waste of space pull out work surface.

Agreed...but if you look real closely towards the rear of that drawer, behind the laptop, there is what APPEARS To be a hinge...I would only GUESS that its a hinged surface..sorta same idea as the SO Writing "plate"

I am really waiting to see more info and one in person...what I'm thinking now is if I can easily remove the top lid, I can place it on my hobby workshop bench to organize all my cordless tools/batteries/chargers.

cheechi · Jan 26, 2015

This and the Dewalt (and nearly every Husky stack) are really more designed for a construction crew's covered trailer than anything else. Not sturdy or secure enough for a real jobsite box like a Knaack, Ridgid, or the like but also not really well suited for home garage, and definitely not any good for auto techs.

It's not a bad box considering its primary audience, just like the Dewalt. But for almost all of us here it is not an ideal box.

d.mcfarland · Jan 26, 2015

The lack of small drawers does give this some utility. Not great for organization, but for storage it has it's merits.

zkling · Jan 26, 2015

bobcatdan said:
Add about four more drawers to bottom and it would be a nice set up. The top box looks fine as long as the bottom drawer with a laptop sitting on it isn't a useless waste of space pull out work surface.

According to the review it is a work surface. :sad:

SMKS · Jan 26, 2015

zkling said:
According to the review it is a work surface.

I suspect it's a work surface that sits on top of the drawer. I bet it's a drawer with a separate sliding work surface on top of it, meaning you can slide the surface back to access the drawer.

But maybe I'm wrong. It would be stupid if it was wasted space because it's a "work surface."

thecody59 · Jan 26, 2015

I think i am falling in love with it because it is Milwaukee but we will have to wait and see how well it is built when it comes out around June. Hopefully they will have a sale right away for around $500 then i will pick it up for sure.

whitetrash1 · Jan 26, 2015

Hmm. A few 2x6 and I could put the top on my HF 44. Might consider that

Stuey · Jan 26, 2015

zkling said:
According to the review it is a work surface.

Somebody then corrected me and said it's essentially a covered drawer. If you don't need the "shelf," then you might be able to remove it.

whitetrash1 · Jan 26, 2015

Stuey said:
Somebody then corrected me and said it's essentially a covered drawer. If you don't need the "shelf," then you might be able to remove it.

We are gonna have to see in person to know for sure, but the description lists 7 storage drawers so that isn't promising

Tripn88 · Jan 26, 2015

I like the top box. That's about it.

FLRover · Jan 26, 2015

I like it, it would be nice to be able to charge all my power tools, Streamlight and scan tool all plugged in and charged.

Stuey · Jan 27, 2015

whitetrash1 said:
We are gonna have to see in person to know for sure, but the description lists 7 storage drawers so that isn't promising

I wrote it as 7 drawers plus 1 shelf/work surface drawer b/c it's not clear as to whether that drawer can be stripped down to a regular drawer. I believe it's officially described as an 8-drawer chest.

DanInVA · Jan 27, 2015

Stuey, thanks for talking with us and running toolguyd. It is definitely one of my favorite pages.

I would love to see one of these boxes in person, but I don't think these boxes were made with me in mind. My tools are overwhelmingly automotive tools, and I don't think I would benefit from having those really deep drawers on the lower box. I guess it might be just the ticket if you needed to store a circular saw, hole hawg, and other big stuff.

DennisH2014 · Jan 27, 2015

I'm sure it's just a removable worktop for the drawer, possibly hinged or something? I find it hard to believe they'd waste a whole drawer by turning the entire thing into a worktop. But you never know for sure, right?

cheechi · Jan 27, 2015

Why wouldn't they just do this

Stuey · Jan 27, 2015

DanInVA said:
Stuey, thanks for talking with us and running toolguyd. It is definitely one of my favorite pages.

I would love to see one of these boxes in person, but I don't think these boxes were made with me in mind. My tools are overwhelmingly automotive tools, and I don't think I would benefit from having those really deep drawers on the lower box. I guess it might be just the ticket if you needed to store a circular saw, hole hawg, and other big stuff.

You're welcome! I don't have much time to visit the forum anymore, but I try to come by whenever I can.

I think that Milwaukee is going for a "one size fits all" angle with this combo. It's aimed at automotive users, and HD's product description explicitly mentioned DIYers. I also think it's aimed at industrial users.

It's like the hand tool engineers go together and everyone added in a feature that they wish their ball bearing tool storage had.

This might not be the ideal box for me either (I prefer shallow drawers for maximum storage density), but I think that this combo offers more than some of the plain Jane combos out there. Milwaukee definitely has Dewalt beat, and I don't think it's unrealistic to think that Milwaukee's boxes chased Dewalt's out of Home Depot.

Dewalt's were significantly discounted after the holidays, and Home Depot doesn't even list them anymore on their site.

RMHoward · Jan 27, 2015

Let me guess....made in China. Whats next, Milwaukee underwear?

thecody59 · Jan 27, 2015

Can we stop with the made in china comments what is the difference between this and all the Milwaukee power tools made in china that everybody loves so much? My dewalt box is great quality for the money and very sturdy medal if these were made in the usa they would cost well over $1000 and then you would ***** about the price everything is made in china now deal with it!

Spudland_Dave · Jan 27, 2015

cheechi said:
Why wouldn't they just do this

I get what your saying but I think MAC has that feature in its Macsimizer...

1982fxr · Jan 27, 2015

$760 after tax...would have to see it in person but here is a pre-emptive

"pass"

quattroJoe · Jan 27, 2015

RMHoward said:
Let me guess....made in China. Whats next, Milwaukee underwear?

I'd probably buy Milwaukee heated underwear [emoji16]

Strouty · Jan 27, 2015

I don't want anything that is a powered heater anywhere near my junk.

Jarhead0408 · Jan 27, 2015

I don't know Strouty, I think 1982fxr's avatar has on a prototype pair. They seem to be working out okay for her!

NFH2740 · Jan 28, 2015

Meh. A Milwaukee sticker is the only thing separating it from every other red Chinese tool chest on the market.

Beowulf · Apr 25, 2015

Any updates?

Stuey · Apr 26, 2015

Beowulf said:
Any updates?

Nope, nothing yet. I expect it'll be officially announced in the next 2 months, given the June ETA I was given.

Beowulf · Apr 26, 2015

Stuey,

Thank you for the update. It was your site where I first saw this mentioned. For the price it has promise. I personally will be debating between the Milwaukee chest and the HF chest.

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