Slick setup, I have a few of those bottles myself and they are handy. FYI, lacquer thinner will take its toll on the plastic after a few months. Acetone might be the same but I have no first hand experience with it.
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Slick setup, I have a few of those bottles myself and they are handy. FYI, lacquer thinner will take its toll on the plastic after a few months. Acetone might be the same but I have no first hand experience with it.
Bob Heine
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LG63,
Thank you. I was just going to buy a shelf but nothing seems to fit this small cart very well.
I've been watching for signs of failure but so far, so good. I avoided buying the bottles at -mart or grocery stores for that very reason. These bottles from US Plastics are HDPE (high density polyethylene), which is supposed to be resistant to most solvents. Not sure if the price is high or low but $0.74 each was in my comfort zone. These are the ones I bought (8-oz size):
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=23604&catid=897
battlegraduate09
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I have a black KRL 7022 Snap on box at my workplace (Heavy Duty Diesel Tech) and i bought the black HF cart a while back. It works quite well for the money i spent on it, but i have always been keen on the Matco 4 drawer carts.
Well, after having the Matco guy paid off for a while, I decided today was the deal i couldnt pass up. He offered me trade in $$ on my HF cart, and i got this cart he had in storage, that he got from a show, I am only into it for $520. Not bad for a new $800 tool cart
(sorry for the crappy cell phone pic)
Well, after having the Matco guy paid off for a while, I decided today was the deal i couldnt pass up. He offered me trade in $$ on my HF cart, and i got this cart he had in storage, that he got from a show, I am only into it for $520. Not bad for a new $800 tool cart
(sorry for the crappy cell phone pic)
dutch79
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Here's my (80's/90's?) 166N with the collapsible pillars:
By the way, when was the 166N introduced?
By the way, when was the 166N introduced?
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Excuse me for not being in the field yet and ignorance, but if you have a tool box and all what is the purpose of a tool cart? What should one look for when purchasing one? Do you need it if you are in the entry level and barely have the tools like doubles as you guys do? Sweet thread.
Some entry-level guys have just a service cart instead of a box. These are guys with jobs that have limited responsibilities, like lube techs.
The rest of us put our most often used tools and what we need for the current work order in them so we can wheel them right up next to/under what we're working on instead of running back and forth to the real box just for a simple socket or combo wrench.
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alpinewhite
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I don't wrench for a living. I'm torn between putting my most-used tools in the tool cart and putting them all with the other tools in their proper places in the big boxes. Perhaps I should allocate the tool cart for a specific area such as automotive electrical.
Simz144
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use your box to store tool, then buy a simple tool cart without drawer. When you do for exemple a brake job, you put the needed tool on it and roll next to where you work.
John316
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as suggested above, I keep everything in my boxes and use this
http://www.harborfreight.com/large-steel-tool-cart-with-locking-drawer-90428.html
I just wheel it over and load up what I need for a given task and wheel it over to where I am working. I got it for $49.99 with a coupon. I was worried it would be flimsy, but it is actually pretty solid.
The coupon expires in 12/16. I have attached the coupon.
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alpinewhite
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I already have the HF 5-drawer cart.
John316
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That was actually why I did not go for the 5 drawer cart (my home garage). I figured if I kept commonly used tools there, I would be constantly checking my cart for something to discover it's in my main box or vise versa... In other words 2 possible locations for items. I like to have ONE place for something. If I am lazy and leave something on my cart I can see it at a glance.
kool_BOY8323
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as suggested above, I keep everything in my boxes and use this
http://www.harborfreight.com/large-steel-tool-cart-with-locking-drawer-90428.html
I just wheel it over and load up what I need for a given task and wheel it over to where I am working. I got it for $49.99 with a coupon. I was worried it would be flimsy, but it is actually pretty solid.
The coupon expires in 12/16. I have attached the coupon.
too small
I suppose if I only worked on one or 2 bays I wouldn't need my 5 drawer HF with 7 drawer side cab mod, but I work all over a 6 bay shop, so having as many tools in a portable, organized package is just how it needs to be.
someone once set. a tool box is a house for your tools. a tool cart is a car for your tools
. i have the hf 4 drawer is pretty darn packed right now. it keeps all my sockets some wrenches, impacts, pliers. stuff that i use all the time, just grab one extra tool or 2 throw it on the cart wheel it right next to the car im working on you'd be amazed how much time you save just takin 2 steps to your cart vs 40 to your box.
. i have the hf 4 drawer is pretty darn packed right now. it keeps all my sockets some wrenches, impacts, pliers. stuff that i use all the time, just grab one extra tool or 2 throw it on the cart wheel it right next to the car im working on you'd be amazed how much time you save just takin 2 steps to your cart vs 40 to your box.
o **** and while im thinking about it has anyone ever tried to fit one of these in a hf cart ?
http://www.sunextools.com/index.cfm?s=detail&subcat=128&item=428
http://www.sunextools.com/index.cfm?s=detail&subcat=128&item=364
http://www.sunextools.com/index.cfm?s=detail&subcat=128&item=428
http://www.sunextools.com/index.cfm?s=detail&subcat=128&item=364
kool_BOY8323
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the 5 drawer doesn't need em, especially after I added the 7 drawer cab.
but for the cost, wouldn't just outright getting a 4 or 5 drawer hf cart be better?
It will fit, but you have to trim about 1 inch off each side of front leg of the cart. And you will have about 10 inches left at the bottom.
yjWrangler
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For my R&I position at a large body shop. Cost me $150 used from a guy I work with
Heres my hf cart i use around my shop, has mostly sae stuff since i mainly work on harleys and pre 70s cars and trucks. still wanna add a screwdriver box and side table. its great not having to get up and run to the box to get and put up tools. i hate the ernst wrench rails, anybody got anything better?
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how do you like the cart so far?? was it hard to get them to put in the small drawers up top, my snap on guy seems to never have a clue.
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too small
I suppose if I only worked on one or 2 bays I wouldn't need my 5 drawer HF with 7 drawer side cab mod, but I work all over a 6 bay shop, so having as many tools in a portable, organized package is just how it needs to be.
I've been wanting to switch to one of the two shelf carts (or adding one) after using a coworker's on a job, and keeping it simple to set down tools and parts to keep things organized. I store all my daily use tools in the 4 drawer, but knowing what job you're doing and being able to grab a minimal amount of tools (wrench set, 3/8" impact sockets, air ratchet and 3/8" impact) to put on one of these carts feels awesome.
Anyone have a more recent $49.99 coupon for one?
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heres my trolley i keep adding to it till the poinbt i can just move it then empty it back out again its an endless circle!
heres my trolley i keep adding to it till the poinbt i can just move it then empty it back out again its an endless circle!
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I can't say I have ever seen a set of wrenches like that. Looks like it says Blue Point. Double box end, flex, reversible, short ratchet wrenches.
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I was kind of curious about those as well...
Any chance of a PN for that set (or the wrenches themselves)?
jsaw
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Those are interesting, never seen any like that before.
alpinewhite
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same here
steavie
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yep thats what they are! great little spanners for tight spaces use them all the time.
just been on snap on site its down at the moment but will get a part number i dont think they were expensive on promo paid £80 plus vat?? something like that!
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Thanks! Those look far more useful than the standard ratcheting wrenches with the never used open end on one side.
I tried looking for them on the SO site, but as usual it's not the easiest site to find anything on without a part number.
Snap-on site is up, but I can't find those wrenches. Through an image search on Google, I was able to find some sets that had sold on eBay UK. Found some individual wrench part numbers, but not the set number. Searching those individual part numbers doesn't show much and they don't come up when searched on the Snap-on site. BOERMS brings up stubby fixed and flex combination Blue Point ratcheting wrenches, not double box end.
Maybe only sold in the UK/Europe? Maybe no longer available?
Link to eBay ad with those wrenches that already sold. For part number reference.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Snap-On-B...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Maybe only sold in the UK/Europe? Maybe no longer available?
Link to eBay ad with those wrenches that already sold. For part number reference.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Snap-On-B...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Add a drawr bro. Or trade up.
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Looking like both of those are the case. Part numbers only turn up old ebay listings. Description searches turned up some similar sets, but all were also UK...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0016WHIRY/?tag=atomicindustr-21
http://www.rapidonline.com/tools-eq...d-ratchet-ring-spanner-set-6pc-metric-306227/
Found some sets that are available/will ship to US, but they start getting pricey...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/141104331659
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/321296582356
What a shame that set looks great. Less Space in the tool box and a reliable brand.
taumac
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Here's mine. I had a 24x36 and a 20x30 but too big for my garage so I custom built one from table saw stands. Its 16w 24L by 30 T. Its still need some finishing done. I found small vise I can clamp on. 
Have a good one, Gerard
The 5 Stitches Garage part 1 http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=142100
The 5 Stitches Garage part2 http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=211899
Have a good one, Gerard
The 5 Stitches Garage part 1 http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=142100
The 5 Stitches Garage part2 http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=211899
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how do you add a small side locker like that? do they all fit easily onto the service cart?
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MB6UC with the ad on drawer
Yes, there is never enough rags handy while working on TDIs
Yes, there is never enough rags handy while working on TDIs
MB6UC with the ad on drawer
Yes, there is never enough rags handy while working on TDIs
I generally try to pressure wash them before I start if it's real dirty. Diesel oil does seem to be in and on everything! lol…
yjWrangler
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MB6UC with the ad on drawer
Yes, there is never enough rags handy while working on TDIs
I've had the same cart since 97. It's a bullet proof cart!