Ditching the rollaway and chest. Am I crazy?

[alpinewhite]

With the recent acquisition of my Lista, Vidmar, Lyon tooling cabinets and my HF 5-drawer service cart, I'm feeling less attached to my 37" rollaway and chest. I feel that a rollaway is no longer necessary. I was going to sell my 37" rollaway/chest and replace them with a HF 44" but realized that I may no longer need the rollaway. Even Jack got rid of his HF 44" when he put in his Equiptos.

Is a rollaway even necessary?

 

[RECox286]

Depends on how many other tools you have. I have a chest and topbox:

full, boards on the wall: full, a few buckets and tubs: half full, and lastly

two dog houses that are getting: fuller. That plus an assortment of

stuff on top of the workbench: cluttered. I wish I could work instead

of hunting for the tool I need: Ha ! Don't worry, someday I'll throw

something out to make room for some more stuff I can't live without.

Uncle Bob

 

[Packard V8]

Is a rollaway even necessary?

If one has to ask that question, the answer is obviously no.

jack vines

 

[ddawg16]

I like the fact that I can roll my tools out to the jeep.....seeing how i have trouble getting it into the garage now.....

 

[AL`]

Lots of ways to skin a cat. Choose the one you like.

 

[crewchief888]

Lots of ways to skin a cat. Choose the one you like.

this pretty much sums it up.


the only time my boxes get moved are when i'm rearranging, or doing a massive cleanup, maybe once or twice a year.

in my cramped garage,
everything i have needs to be able to be moved.

 

[Fedwrench]

I don't think so depending on what and where you work. For example at my work, we've moved from a traditional rollaway top and bottom, to a KRSC46 type cart per tech with all of the low use and specialty tools going into vidmar style cabinets. The carts can handle enough tools and expendables to cover probably 97% of the tasks performed daily (Fleet maint=tires, brakes, batteries, and lube) and provide mobility throughout the shop if working in a different bay or a drive in in the middle. I know if I was a new tech starting out I would opt for a multidrawer cart from Cornwell or Snap on and buy a steel wallocker for everything else but, that's just me.

 

[sberry]

Whats not good about a box withwheels, it will never get cheaper than you got it now, I take old boxes not using and piut out of the way, but less used in there etc if possible.

 

[alpinewhite]

Whats not good about a box withwheels, it will never get cheaper than you got it now, I take old boxes not using and piut out of the way, but less used in there etc if possible.

Kindly rephrase. I'm not sure what you meant. Thanks.

 

[bobcatdan]

When it comes to storing tools at home, you can do what ever you want. If you have no reason to ever move your main box, there is no real reason ro have it on wheels. Now if I have tools at work and they do not provide the boxes, I would want what ever I have mobile. I like Fedwrenchers idea, but would have the wall cabinet on wheels.

 

[larry_g]

Kindly rephrase. I'm not sure what you meant. Thanks.

You have a storage container that you can fill with little used stuff and roll it into a corner out of the way till you need it.

If your short of floor space and the stationary do what you need then get rid of the excess. Also think about re-purposing to a welder cart, grinder stand, drilling station, or whatever. There are quite a few threads on here where roll cabs are not use for storing hand tools.

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