$50 Hazet Assistent substitute?
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PaulsGarage
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I like it! Nice find. 
itsvegas
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looks rad. might have to try one of these out. i feel like this has been posted before. does anyone have one of these?
kunkernator
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I have one, and I use it ALL THE TIME in my garage. After spending an hour putting it together.....it is awesome!
Nocturnal-G
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How much weight can you put on it? Seems like would be perfect if it supports lots of tools.
Only if it folded up like the Hazet, it would be the perfect substitute.
Jawn
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Here's a thread from last November about it.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174644
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174644
I saw that thread and got one. I'll re-publish my post about modifying one for use as a tool cart. I'm still using mine -- still very happy with it.
From November of 2012:
First off, I understand that there's really no comparison between an Ikea cart and a Hazet Assistent tool cart. The Hazet folds down into a small, secure box. It's got more dividers. It's going to last a lifetime. And there's no substitute for the real thing:
But then, those little guys aren't cheap, either:
Now, Ikea recently came out with a rolling kitchen cart they call the Raskog that is clearly inspired by the look (although not the function) of the classic Assistent. And the kick of it is, it's $49.
There have been a couple of threads on it on this board.
I picked one up the other day, mostly because I needed to take my one-year-old out for a drive to get her to nap. It ended up being a $50 nap, since I got myself a Raskog -- which is honestly something I've never felt a real need for. I'm a guy who's happy to set his tools down on the floor when he's working.
But I was struck by how sturdy the thing is. It's no Hazet, but it's not as flimsy as you'd expect a cart to hold kitchen stuff, either. Each shelf clocks in at four pounds.
That got me thinking. Why not add some dividers in there? And while I'm at it, why not try out a layer of Plasti Dip paint to provide a little cushion (and quiet) for tools?
So I wasted some perfectly good time today. I not only re-painted the entire thing in a slightly-different-shade of gray (it's gotta match), I also learned to use Plasti Dip (well, kind of -- that stuff is tricky).
Here's a shelf with some welded in dividers, new paint, and rubberized protection.
And here's the whole cart:
And even though the paint and the Plasti Dip were still drying, here's a test shot with a few tools thrown in:
And here's the thing where it will get used.
The cost was $49 for the cart, $5 for a can of Rustoleum Anodized Bronze, and $6 for a can of Plasti Dip spray. And of course, a piece of my afternoon.
I'm still not sure where I'm going to store it. Or if I'll actually wheel it over when I'm working on the car. We'll see. It might stay, or it might go. But it was a fun little project to make.
From November of 2012:
First off, I understand that there's really no comparison between an Ikea cart and a Hazet Assistent tool cart. The Hazet folds down into a small, secure box. It's got more dividers. It's going to last a lifetime. And there's no substitute for the real thing:
But then, those little guys aren't cheap, either:
Now, Ikea recently came out with a rolling kitchen cart they call the Raskog that is clearly inspired by the look (although not the function) of the classic Assistent. And the kick of it is, it's $49.
There have been a couple of threads on it on this board.
I picked one up the other day, mostly because I needed to take my one-year-old out for a drive to get her to nap. It ended up being a $50 nap, since I got myself a Raskog -- which is honestly something I've never felt a real need for. I'm a guy who's happy to set his tools down on the floor when he's working.
But I was struck by how sturdy the thing is. It's no Hazet, but it's not as flimsy as you'd expect a cart to hold kitchen stuff, either. Each shelf clocks in at four pounds.
That got me thinking. Why not add some dividers in there? And while I'm at it, why not try out a layer of Plasti Dip paint to provide a little cushion (and quiet) for tools?
So I wasted some perfectly good time today. I not only re-painted the entire thing in a slightly-different-shade of gray (it's gotta match), I also learned to use Plasti Dip (well, kind of -- that stuff is tricky).
Here's a shelf with some welded in dividers, new paint, and rubberized protection.
And here's the whole cart:
And even though the paint and the Plasti Dip were still drying, here's a test shot with a few tools thrown in:
And here's the thing where it will get used.
The cost was $49 for the cart, $5 for a can of Rustoleum Anodized Bronze, and $6 for a can of Plasti Dip spray. And of course, a piece of my afternoon.
I'm still not sure where I'm going to store it. Or if I'll actually wheel it over when I'm working on the car. We'll see. It might stay, or it might go. But it was a fun little project to make.
Hafen_Kafer
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If I didn't have an Assistent I'd get one of those for sure.
Jawn
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I'm still kicking myself for not snagging the Assistent that came up on the local CL for under $200 a while back.
kunkernator
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Well, Jack Olsen kinda summed it up pretty good.... But, here is my view,
I love mine, but I mainly use it for organization of parts. I keep tools that I am using on a project in the top shelf, and when I am disassembling or reassembling the project, I keep the parts on the bottom two shelves. Since the shelves have holes in the bottom, I cut out pieces of cardboard to make a solid bottom. I am contemplating purchasing another one, because it has worked so good.
Now that I think about it (Jack, correct me if I am wrong because I don't have the cart in front of me), the Ikea cart is very similar to the Hazet one in the way that it CAN collapse. If you replace the nut and bolt that holds each shelf at their respective level with a bolt and wing nut, that would allow the shelve to move up and down with a turn of the wingnut.
Nocturnal-G
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Wow that's awesome.
Love what Jack did to his... I'm contemplating on getting one now to modify just like that. Seems like a cool little cart... Curious what the COO is? Are they made in Sweden?
kunkernator
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It is made in China. But if you assemble it correctly, it is pretty damn sturdy.
Holt
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Jack I'm not going to lie. I'm pretty unimpressed and disappointed in the amount of modifications you did to that cart. I was expecting cantilever drawers and for it to fold up like a hazet. 
Seriously it looks good under the 911. I like the plasti dip idea.
Seriously it looks good under the 911. I like the plasti dip idea.
Nocturnal-G
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No -- at least not without a fair amount of work. The three side brackets are welded to the vertical tubes. You could possibly break them loose, but I'm not sure how that would change the game, in terms of structural strength.