Larbanke Boxes
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cvairwerks
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Couldn't find any reviews anywhere but on Amazon, so that should say something. Also, looking at the specs, it weighs less than 50 pounds and is smaller than a microwave cart.
Miss the Pontiacs
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Too bad my Grandma isn’t around it would work great for her crocheting stuff. 
RWorth
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they look pretty cheep, I bought one of the HF, US General boxes and it's a pretty nice box with all roller drawers.
manwithtools
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The Harbor Freight US General Series 3 are really nice boxes for the price. Go to your local HF and check them out.
I wouldn't waste your money on that thing on Amazon, the HF US General Boxes are hard to beat for the price. I got rid of a Snap-on box and replaced it with one. I have the bottom, top and side though. I'd have no problem putting a work bench top on one.
FlowingWater
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I bought the 7 drawer Larbanke so I can give you some real world feedback. I'm sure you have noticed the measurements and it is small. But its size is exactly why I bought it. I wanted a small parts storage system for small bolts, nuts, screws, etc. Seemed worth trying since anything else was a lot more expensive.
It shipped pretty well packaged but did get some dents. Not obvious from packing that happened and they were all on the backside. So I did not worry about it. Just pounded them out a bit. But I would encourage anyone to inspect it carefully on arrival. Seems like it could get beat up in shipping easily.
All the metal is light duty, it is thinner than the Harbor Freight mini toolbox metal (not kidding). Basic spot welds to hold it together. Paint job is pretty decent. The SS top has screws on the side that suggest it could be removed although I have not tried. The drawers are basic metal slides with ball bearings, very light duty. They do slide very well but I doubt you can put a lot of weight in them. No way they would last filled up with heavy tools. Likely buckle under the weight
There are plastic pieces that acts as a stop / latch to remove the drawer. So at least you can remove the drawers. Overall I like it, for the money it fits my needs. I've been printing a gridfinity storage system to fit in it for parts storage and small tools like hex bits. It also comes with decent drawer liners. I am using the adjustable leveling feet instead of the wheels. At 27 1/2 inches tall with the feet it can fit under many workbenches. Frankly I am considering getting the 5 drawer one and stacking them together. .
If interested I would suggest looking on Temu for the same product. It's cheaper there than Amazon but I don't know how they compare handling any disputes.
BearsFan315
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thanks for the feedback/ review
can you post some photos of the one you have and how you are using it
can you post some photos of the one you have and how you are using it
FlowingWater
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Good question BearsFan, I am still planning my exact use (ie cleanup my storage mess!). But it was worth loading up one drawer to see how things will fit so far. Attached are two pictures of some of my planned organization. I have not 3D printed full sized gridfinity base plates yet, just have some test ones in Drawer_1.
I put Drawer 1 on a scale after loading it up and everything weighs a bit over 9 pounds so far. Felt ok on slides but not likely I would want to double stack the bins if the drawer was full of hardware like this. Unless the top storage bins were of plastic/nylon type parts. The ruler shows just under 2 inches of the drawer is not fully exposed when open. Seems ok for my use, maybe not a good idea to load it full of large bolts and nuts.
Second picture drawer 2 is my planned top drawer for small tools and parts. No gridfinity bases there yet. Just deciding what to put in it. The left gray box is a 6 inch caliper for scale. This use for small tools and bits looks to work well and is not nearly as heavy as the hardware drawer. Make a great drill/router/cnc bit type storage drawer.
The gridfinity bins I am printing - and I am experimenting with what works for me - are 4 units high. Picture of drawer 1 has two such bins stacked so that fits well. It looks like this will work fine for small stuff like I planned. Heavy stuff not so much. For instance this video of a gridfinity system for metrology toolbox would not hold up in these light weight Larbanke chests:
Gridfinity in the Machine Shop: 3D Printed Metrology Toolbox Organization
I put Drawer 1 on a scale after loading it up and everything weighs a bit over 9 pounds so far. Felt ok on slides but not likely I would want to double stack the bins if the drawer was full of hardware like this. Unless the top storage bins were of plastic/nylon type parts. The ruler shows just under 2 inches of the drawer is not fully exposed when open. Seems ok for my use, maybe not a good idea to load it full of large bolts and nuts.
Second picture drawer 2 is my planned top drawer for small tools and parts. No gridfinity bases there yet. Just deciding what to put in it. The left gray box is a 6 inch caliper for scale. This use for small tools and bits looks to work well and is not nearly as heavy as the hardware drawer. Make a great drill/router/cnc bit type storage drawer.
The gridfinity bins I am printing - and I am experimenting with what works for me - are 4 units high. Picture of drawer 1 has two such bins stacked so that fits well. It looks like this will work fine for small stuff like I planned. Heavy stuff not so much. For instance this video of a gridfinity system for metrology toolbox would not hold up in these light weight Larbanke chests:
Gridfinity in the Machine Shop: 3D Printed Metrology Toolbox Organization
