Just spit it out in stupid talk. You have way more then 36.32 square feet. And why are you dividing by 144? Yes that's 1 square foot. But don't over compicate things.
HF 44" toolchest to small?
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Just spit it out in stupid talk. You have way more then 36.32 square feet. And why are you dividing by 144? Yes that's 1 square foot. But don't over compicate things.
I got 9098 square inches vs. My 9400 square inches in a 56" stack.
And for me the drawer layout of the 44 with a side cabinet is worthless. Can't fit all my sockets and related in one drawer, cant put all my pry bars in one drawer, can't put all my wrenches in two drawers.
Drawer layout and depth is just as inportant as square feet IMO.
And for me the drawer layout of the 44 with a side cabinet is worthless. Can't fit all my sockets and related in one drawer, cant put all my pry bars in one drawer, can't put all my wrenches in two drawers.
Drawer layout and depth is just as inportant as square feet IMO.
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I went out to HF and looked at the 44" and by opening the top draw, I could already tell my HF socket trays for my metric would take up almost half of the top draw alone. That doesn't include my SAE socket trays yet either.
The bottom draw would probably be filled by my air tools. Another draw dedicated to screw drivers and another draw to pliers. Those would definitely fill up fast.
But I agree, if the 44" was only 2" or more deeper, I would have bought it already, but it being so shallow, I don't think it will be big enough for my use. I see most of you guys filled up the 44" pretty quickly.
But through some searching I found: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-52...-HOTC5211B1QBD/204765860?N=5yc1vZc2g3Z1z0zydr
For the price it doesn't seem bad, but I did look at their 46" 9 draw: http://www.homedepot.com/b/Tools-Hardware-Tool-Storage-Workbenches/Steel/N-5yc1vZc2g3Z1z0zydr
I was not impressed at all. I get mixed reviews from a lot of people on GJ. I see people say they are great boxes for the money and some say they are not worth the money.
From what I could tell from the display model: the draws are VERY thin. HF 5 draw cart draws are thicker than the husky.... and it isn't very stable. When I had the top draw opened, I tried putting my weight into it and could already feel the box lifting off the ground. Also I read where people had to reinforce the joints to keep the husky box from "deforming"
Anyone else running the husky boxes? Honest truth about them?
The bottom draw would probably be filled by my air tools. Another draw dedicated to screw drivers and another draw to pliers. Those would definitely fill up fast.
But I agree, if the 44" was only 2" or more deeper, I would have bought it already, but it being so shallow, I don't think it will be big enough for my use. I see most of you guys filled up the 44" pretty quickly.
But through some searching I found: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-52...-HOTC5211B1QBD/204765860?N=5yc1vZc2g3Z1z0zydr
For the price it doesn't seem bad, but I did look at their 46" 9 draw: http://www.homedepot.com/b/Tools-Hardware-Tool-Storage-Workbenches/Steel/N-5yc1vZc2g3Z1z0zydr
I was not impressed at all. I get mixed reviews from a lot of people on GJ. I see people say they are great boxes for the money and some say they are not worth the money.
From what I could tell from the display model: the draws are VERY thin. HF 5 draw cart draws are thicker than the husky.... and it isn't very stable. When I had the top draw opened, I tried putting my weight into it and could already feel the box lifting off the ground. Also I read where people had to reinforce the joints to keep the husky box from "deforming"
Anyone else running the husky boxes? Honest truth about them?
Cope
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Fine if you're storing sand, but worthless if you plan to lay out your tools single depth.
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John in OH
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First, my disclaimer ..... I don't own either HF boxes. But I have looked at them in the store.
A lot depends on how you want to store your tools and what tools you plan to store. My biggest gripe with the 56" chest is the, IMHO, poor drawer sizing. Too many deep (height) drawers. I like a lot of smaller (height) drawers rather than the deeper drawers so, again, IMHO, I'd think that two of the 44"s would be a lot more useful. I hate piling my tools, all on top of themselves, in bin-like drawers.
A lot depends on how you want to store your tools and what tools you plan to store. My biggest gripe with the 56" chest is the, IMHO, poor drawer sizing. Too many deep (height) drawers. I like a lot of smaller (height) drawers rather than the deeper drawers so, again, IMHO, I'd think that two of the 44"s would be a lot more useful. I hate piling my tools, all on top of themselves, in bin-like drawers.
Nobody here recommends the husky boxes for the same kind of usage as the HF boxes. They are not as sturdy by a large margin.
Those Husky boxes are much more for storage (not working out of) and IMO won't reliably hold the same weight over the long term regardless what the specs say.
For your earlier comment about the socket trays, I have a combination of HF and Westling trays. You can help yourself out by cutting off the peg hooks on the sides of them. If needed you can also cut off some of the unused sizes on the very ends and you can squish them in. I believe I fit in 2 sets of 1/2", 1 set of 3/8, and 1" set of 1/4" of each SAE/MM. Also with all these were some Westling 1/2" and 3/8" for hex/torx. Yes it was full that way but yes it all fit and was organized and eaasy to get what you need.
Those Husky boxes are much more for storage (not working out of) and IMO won't reliably hold the same weight over the long term regardless what the specs say.
For your earlier comment about the socket trays, I have a combination of HF and Westling trays. You can help yourself out by cutting off the peg hooks on the sides of them. If needed you can also cut off some of the unused sizes on the very ends and you can squish them in. I believe I fit in 2 sets of 1/2", 1 set of 3/8, and 1" set of 1/4" of each SAE/MM. Also with all these were some Westling 1/2" and 3/8" for hex/torx. Yes it was full that way but yes it all fit and was organized and eaasy to get what you need.