A mechanic is another shop in my company bought the 56" HF so i gave him 100$ for his old waterloo. Im not sure if i overpaid or not considering it has friction slides but i like it! The casters are all banged up and i probably have to straighten out the floor a bit but ill reinforce the floor with some 3/4" plywood. Im thinking ill go a nice flat black on the box. Ideas?
100$ box
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MonoxieChild
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Looks like a decent deal to me. Id have picked it up at that price.
vekster
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good deal
GCncsuHD
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I'd say you did pretty good. Probably wouldn't take too much work to swap out to BB slides.
countryroad82
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That's a you **** award for $100!!
Farmall450
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That's what I was thinking, or just clean and lube the friction slides. For $100 you can't go wrong and may even ****!
hayhauler71
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stole it and I hope you are happy I would be
ddawg16
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Yep.....YOU **** award is deserved.
W0rLDWaR4
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Yeah that's a good deal for 100 bucks!!
Good deal. I probably wouldn't paint it unless it you have major internal rust issues. I highly doubt it is going to be economical or even possible to convert that box to ball bearing slides. Take a picture of the slides but I'm pretty sure they use a completely different hanging mechanism with a different clearance. I'd just clean, straighten and use it for what it is, a good cheap box. 
I'm pretty sure they still make that box or a similar one for ~$600 ish.
I'm pretty sure they still make that box or a similar one for ~$600 ish.
Richard Cranium
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Yes, you got a good deal, use the box, when you out grow it, you will make money on selling it...
jsharpphoto
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if you outgrow it, don't make money on it. keep track of any repairs or mods you make to it, add that to $100 and sell it to a young mechanic who needs a box. Pay it forward. The guy who sold it to you knew he was giving you a deal, it's not like you're going to get rich flipping it.
Use it until it no longer servers your needs, then pass it on to the next generation.
I out grew my classic 96 haha! i was going try to sell it, pay off what i owed with the money and buy the 56" top/ bottom but i paid off my box so i figured id just buy an additional smaller box. I went to one of our other locations to cover for their foreman who was on a leave of absence and one of the mechanic was emptying out the box. There are two other younger mechanics in the shop and this is their first real job wrenching. He offered them to have the box for free, figuring he'd be hooking these kids up and they both didnt want it. I told him that it was a shame and threw him a hundred bucks and threw it in my truck. Their loss! But the friction slides had metal tabs that bend up and you push them in with a flathead to remove. I doubt you can find BB slides or if it would be worth it. I kind of like the idea of the box costing $100 plus paint, casters and a sheet of plywood. love to have a sweet looking cool old box for under $250!
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JSharp
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You did good!
ganymede
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You got a good deal. People have paid a lot more for less box.
Lookin4'67Galaxieconv
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Wouldn't be worth the hassle of BB slides. It's a good box and a great deal the way it is.
What you could buy new for that same $100? Nothing at all decent.
What you could buy new for that same $100? Nothing at all decent.
Justanoldguy
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100$ or $100
Is this a new trend or what?
Been noticing it a lot lately
Is this a new trend or what?
Been noticing it a lot lately
fatfillup
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This!!!
I buy and sell boxes and would have bought that for $100 in a heartbeat. Wouldn't make a ton, but would sell fast.
Yep,,,,,,,,,,,,suckage!!
No haha it's not that I know of. If I catch myself doing it I correct it but I guess my mind justifies it because you say hundred dollars so I put the sign after. Honestly I'm not sure why I do it haha
eborcim
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You did alright for $100. A little resto and you are good to go.
Outlawmws
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Good deal. I probably wouldn't paint it unless it you have major internal rust issues. I highly doubt it is going to be economical or even possible to convert that box to ball bearing slides. Take a picture of the slides but I'm pretty sure they use a completely different hanging mechanism with a different clearance. I'd just clean, straighten and use it for what it is, a good cheap box.
I'm pretty sure they still make that box or a similar one for ~$600 ish.
Clean 'em, Lube 'em (beeswax/Door Eze) use it...
Great deal!