Craftsman Griplatch tool box

[Short Track]

I have griplatch tool boxes, 8 drawer bottom rollaway. I love it.
I want another one, and can't find it anywhere.

Did Sears do away with them ?

I brought a Harbor freight tool box, and hate the drawers, and latches.

 

[bigfunwmu]

Many of the Craftsman boxes were made by International in Canada who went out of business a short while ago.

 

[Flyordie]

I have griplatch tool boxes, 8 drawer bottom rollaway. I love it.
I want another one, and can't find it anywhere.

Did Sears do away with them ?

I brought a Harbor freight tool box, and hate the drawers, and latches.

I have a 26" made by the OEM. Waterloo Industries. They still make them but they are pricey now. idk what SBD is doing with Waterloo as a brand.

Drawer latch look something like that?

 

[Short Track]

Your picture looks like a griplatch tool box. Too bad, I'd buy one over a Snapon any day.
I found a used one, I may check it out.

 

[bobcatdan]

In the states, craftsman boxes were made by Waterloo for decades. In the last few years of the brand dying before Stanley, some SPG International boxes made it into to line up, mostly the Edge series. As for buying a new grip latch box today, I think you are f'ed. Waterloo the brand name is pretty much dead so other than leftover stock distributors might still have, you aren't buying a Waterloo box. What you see for craftsman boxes in stores is about all there is. If you really like that style of drawer pulls and live anywhere near a Menards, take a look at the masterforce boxes.

 

[Zewnten]

Montezuma has this. I have a side box Craftsman with the grip latch and the Montezuma, both function the same. I see them for sale time to time used

 

[Jeepster04]

Hate to hear that. Ive got a bottom/center/top but purchased a second bottom years ago. Wish I wouldve bought the center and top for it also...

 

[fang123]

You might have some luck on Ebay. New waterloo griplatch boxes were available last fall.

 

[Short Track]

I just checked. The prices are insane. More insane that Snapon.

 

[m6z]

Homak has the same style of latches.

 

[Short Track]

I never heard of Homak & Montezuma. Been doing this stuff for 40 years....

 

[Mr_B]

Yeh Homak has it as does Masterforce boxes .

 

[Flyordie]

Your picture looks like a griplatch tool box. Too bad, I'd buy one over a Snapon any day.
I found a used one, I may check it out.

Yep. Its a Posi-Latch by Waterloo. SBD is using up all of Waterloo's production though and isn't letting Waterloo refill their stocks so the roller tool chest I wanna get isn't in stock. 41".. My current plan is maybe to grab a Craftsman 41" and replace the top drawer slides with Posi-Latch ones I can get from Waterloo directly.

(SBD is dedicating production to DeWalt branded tool storage which makes no sense.. I don't think of DeWalt when I think tool storage. I think Craftsman, Waterloo and the tool truck brands like MATCO and Snap On.)

 

[ZRX61]

I never heard of Homak & Montezuma. Been doing this stuff for 40 years....

https://www.strictlytoolboxes.com/

 

[Cgw1984]

I never heard of Homak & Montezuma. Been doing this stuff for 40 years....

Sounds like you were sheltered. They have been around for a long time.

 

[nichocha33]

My Homak, great box got a great price, the style of matches you’re looking for.


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[Squankum]

I love my Griplatch top & bottom chests. Not pro quality, I guess, but not bad in any way I can tell. Got mine lightly used and but a year or two old about 9 years ago.

I used a needle fitting on my grease gun and put small amounts of my usual grease (Red Line synthetic red moly grease) into the ball bearings/their tracks and the action on the drawers became even smoother.