irisservice
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yeah,tool box on the cheap..cabinet was free, welding was about $200
Let's see your toolbox.
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irisservice
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Purchased tthem from griots garage, there attached with high strenght magnets at the moment
irisservice
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Just.... WOW!
LOL, ty, doubtful but thanks
spoolin spec v
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To the dude with the FACOM stuff, That is CLEAN. I wish I could keep my work areas that clean lol.
Very nice!
Very nice!
irisservice
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ty ty, its easy just give 5 min a week to cleanup...when i'm using stuff its all over the place..trays make it easy to identify whats missing
Spoolin' Twin-charged Spec V? I noticed your in KC too? Nice box setup. Looks like your cart is at a shop where do you work? Ever make it to any of the KC NICO meets? Greetings to a fellow KC Nissan Garage journal geek
Seriously lovin that setup.. How'd you get the Facom stickers? I'm guessing most of your Facom stuff came from Griots or Ultimate Garage? Nice looking stuff! I have a few Facom screwdrivers and other items.. good stuff!
musgofasta
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HF Lower chest, laminate kitchen counter on top of it. Just enough clearance to roll the chest out to clean under it. Craftsman wall-mount shop vac on the right.
HF Hanson-knockoff's. Love them, easy to organize and grab the size you need. Lots of sizes I think I need, and 1/2'' deep sockets.
Hacked up Craftsman screwdriver trays. Handles and lower base cut off.
Two Sort-a-Wrench trays. Gearwrench's on the left, Standard Craftsman wrenches on the right. The trays show all of the sizes I need/want/need/want
The whip - 67 Mustang sleeper. Legend Lime Green baby!
HF Hanson-knockoff's. Love them, easy to organize and grab the size you need. Lots of sizes I think I need, and 1/2'' deep sockets.
Hacked up Craftsman screwdriver trays. Handles and lower base cut off.
Two Sort-a-Wrench trays. Gearwrench's on the left, Standard Craftsman wrenches on the right. The trays show all of the sizes I need/want/need/want
The whip - 67 Mustang sleeper. Legend Lime Green baby!
Hey now thats a good idea.... I might have to hack up some of those trays. They work well except with the "carry handles" and bottom pieces it makes them too big and kind of a PITA to get drivers out of when you need them. Thanks for the idea!
irisservice
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Seriously lovin that setup.. How'd you get the Facom stickers? I'm guessing most of your Facom stuff came from Griots or Ultimate Garage? Nice looking stuff! I have a few Facom screwdrivers and other items.. good stuff!
Got the stickers from a facom dealer...you have to see the huge one on the back side..
nope get most from hdtools.co.uk
Good tools,keeps my friends with matco and snapon from mixing tools up with mine
eschoendorff
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Got the stickers from a facom dealer...you have to see the huge one on the back side..
nope get most from hdtools.co.uk
Good tools,keeps my friends with matco and snapon from mixing tools up with mine
i got a new, well to me anyway, its the 12 drawer 65'wide by 24'deep, for $750 cash, ill get a pic tomorrow, was wonderin if anybody could tell me the age by the seriel number, also some of the drawers are a little sticky, how do i lube em up, what do i use??, the lock is hard to turn too anybody got any remedies for that, other than that its an awesome box especially for the price!! any help would be appreciated thanks
spoolin spec v
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Spoolin' Twin-charged Spec V? I noticed your in KC too? Nice box setup. Looks like your cart is at a shop where do you work? Ever make it to any of the KC NICO meets? Greetings to a fellow KC Nissan Garage journal geek
Sent ya a PM.
SpiderGearsMan
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I never stopped working , my dealer owns 11 different brands , 10 techs at the chrysler/plymouth/jeep dealer , they are hiring more guys , due to dodge dealer going out and we are picking up the dodge dealer . I was the only A tech from pontiac/gmc the company retained , due to my lack of whining , integrity and that I have been a diesel tech for 24 years , I am lost at chrysler though , and they do not pay good flat rate hours , since they are basically on life support , propped up by the united states taxpayer
GM closing 4 truck plants is chilling - sick sad times we are in
At least they are adding 3rd shifts to most of there car plants, granted it wont make up for all of the damage done but maybe if they can start designing and producing more cars with 30+ mpg that are quality and open up new plants or refit some of the closed plants
SpiderGearsMan
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30 mpg = sucky
where is the one from bmw ?
GM is looking at a hostile presidency and a left wing congress
they gave up the ghost
True then more like 30mpg city and almost or over 40 highway
Moose-LandTran
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Look up the VW BlueMotion. 60mpg!
billymade
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Wow, that sounds like you got a once in a lifetime deal; was a fellow tech getting out of the biz or desperate for cash? Looks almost new!
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lbgradwell
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You lucky dog. I want one same color. Merkava will go nuts for that yellow.
Sweet deal...........................
the guy i bought it from wasnt even a tech and had never wrenched for a living, he had it full of woodworking tools, and he never used them cause he was too busy with his cabinet installation business, he obviously didnt know what he had, he could have got $2000 out of it atleast, anybody know what these go for new??
Merkava_4
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WOW thats a steal! Not to mention a nice looking box!
Deafautotech
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Hey, do you enjoy to use your KRL1003?? i just got used KRL1003 to put my 450 dollars KRL1203 chest on it like one month ago. it is great box but it seem like very old like 12 years old... but it still strong and i has lot of tools to put it in without the problems. i had my snap on guy to warranty almost all drawers' roller slides because old one are very rough (it had lot of dirty on it and i tried to clean but rollers are rough.. so well i am still use it at Chrysler Dealership.
When I bought the box, it was one of the largest available. It is definitely heavy and well made. I would consider it a "Lifetime Achievement Award" as boxes go.
Now for the reality or the bad as it goes...
If you are trading up with Snap-On, you can expect full value if not more for your trade in. If trading in another brand, even a Craftsman box, you can expect as much or more than what you paid towards that nicer box.
When you hit the top of the ladder, what do you think you could get out of your investment? Turns out it isn't an investment at all. You'd be lucky to get half what you paid. Actually, you'd probably get less than that.
Snap-On, in my opinion, is definitely the very best. Worth the money?
There are serviceable options at more affordable prices, even for the professional.
Wow, what a deal! Nice.
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speed bump
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My humble top box. Bought it 2 months ago and its already dangerously close to full (coming from a 4 drawer rally box)
Then my dads toolboxes that mean I don't have to worry about owning lots of tools until I get out of school.
Then my dads toolboxes that mean I don't have to worry about owning lots of tools until I get out of school.
CAT_serviceman927
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Hey there all. New to the forum. Thought this thread would be a good place to introduce myself. I am a heavy equipment mechanic in training with a love for tools. Here is my box and just a couple of the drawers (Sorry about the quality, these were taken with my phone.) There is plenty of room to grow being that I just moved in from a Craftsman box. I still need a few more larger wrenches (my largest so far is 1 5/8), a whole set of 3/4" drive sockets and tools, and maybe even some select 1" stuff. Big stuff gets really expensive ,plus the guys I work with are generous enough to let me borrow their tools when I need them, so I will probably hold off for a long while. At least until I am done with school and working full-time. Too bad the school discounts don't cover the big stuff.
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Nice toolbox Cat_serviceman, I have the same one in my garage and they are nice. Where did you go to school to be a heavy equipment mechanic? I know what you mean, the bigger stuff does get expensive quick. I highly recommend getting a set of angle wrenches for hydraulic lines and air lines, you will be glad you did.
CAT_serviceman927
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Thanks for the interest and reply. I go to Owens College in Toledo, OH. As for the angle wrenches, I have a Snap-On set in there; 3/8-1 1/4. I need some bigger ones but I am trying to pay off the box before I get more tools.