My Excel 41" Chest and Box showed up today. The delivery was not as easy as some claimed, but that probably depends on the driver. The driver brought the pallet into my garage area but that was it. I saw somewhere that someone said that their driver waited for them to unpack it and took away some of the trash. Mine was not that nice, but he also did not drop it at the curb.
Everything was packed well and in good condition. I have a few photos. There are a few things that seem strange, but this maybe the way the CSPS boxes are also. Overall the box seems good, but here are the items that struck me as odd.
1. Like someone else mentioned about the CSPS boxes, the slides do have plastic stops on them. Maybe not an issue.
2. Lots of pop rivets. All the slides are installed on the drawers and on the box with pop rivets. Maybe no issue, could always be drilled out and replaced with screws if necessary. Just struck me as odd.
3. The hinge for the top box lid is held in place with pop rivets (see photo). This one seems very odd. Not sure why they don't just spot weld it in place.
4. The drawers with double slides are a little stiff to open. I think this is due to the double slides not being lined up perfectly. I am assuming this will improve as they loosen up. They are not bad, just not as smooth as others.
5. Nit pick... but bought a set and they came with two different keys.
Things that looked really good.
1. Powder coating. The drawers are completely powder coated. On the ones I took out, I could not find an area that was missing powder coating. The box its self looks good also. I tried to get a photo of the lower section where the powder coat looks like it might be a little light, but it looks pretty good.
2. The finish. I was concerned that the black finish was going to be a gloss based on the photos on Excel's web site. It's not. The black is a matte finish with the wrinkle gray drawers. My only concern is that the matte finish picks up every little piece of dust you get on it. Looks cool when clean though.
3. Caster. Large hard rubber casters that should be on every box. These are pretty nice. I will try to post more photos, but they have Zerk fittings to grease also.
4. Handles. The roller has inserts to install the handle on either side and is strong. The top box has handles on both sides (not flush though) and are strong. I did not have anyone to help me put the box on the roller and the wife said it was too heavy. I hooked the one handle to a hoist and lifted the other side by hand. No issue.
5. Pads and Inserts. The roller had a nice thick pad on it for the box to sit on. This was nice. All the drawers have liner inserts (some needed trimming), but the top of the box did not have anything. That was a little puzzling.
So... I guess overall pretty good for the price. I would like to see some responses as far as the things I found as odd. Are these the same on other boxes in the $500 - $1,000 range.
OK... now to start filling it. I already bought all new Hansen organizers for it. Interesting how as you grow older your addictions change.
