tool_scrounge
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A while back I purchased a 3 drawer Craftsman middle tool box for $60. These were made for 1972 to 1975 and were fairly well constructed by Waterloo for Sears. Not quite Snap-on material thickness but more than enough for the intended purpose.
I was going to put it under a tool chest in the traditional form, but realized the flat top had better uses. Why hold up another tool chest you can put a lot of electronics equipment on top. On my electronics work bench I had a portable toolbox holding my tools. It did not hold much and was hard to locate tools quickly. But is about the same footprint, I could use the Craftsman middle box. The three drawers hold about 98% of the tools I need and I can put electronic test equipment on top, saving even more bench space.
Overall, it has worked out pretty well. I wish I had done this years ago with the 22” (MC-22, shown in photo) or 28” (MC-28) Kennedy middle tool boxes I run into. They do not hold as much as the Craftsman middle box but are much more common on the used market. Years back I bought three MC-28 in great shape for $40 each.
I was going to put it under a tool chest in the traditional form, but realized the flat top had better uses. Why hold up another tool chest you can put a lot of electronics equipment on top. On my electronics work bench I had a portable toolbox holding my tools. It did not hold much and was hard to locate tools quickly. But is about the same footprint, I could use the Craftsman middle box. The three drawers hold about 98% of the tools I need and I can put electronic test equipment on top, saving even more bench space.
Overall, it has worked out pretty well. I wish I had done this years ago with the 22” (MC-22, shown in photo) or 28” (MC-28) Kennedy middle tool boxes I run into. They do not hold as much as the Craftsman middle box but are much more common on the used market. Years back I bought three MC-28 in great shape for $40 each.
