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bobcatdan

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I can tomorrow, in for the night. It says "A successful day is being able to count to 10 without using your toes". It's a shorten version of a sign I saw in a sawmill basically saying don't cut your fingers off and all will be good.
 

will howard

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Apr 22, 2011
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essex uk
Well I've been on here a while ( about 2 years) so I figured it was about time to post a picture of my box. Just got this one today. I am a plant fitter for a hire company in the UK
 

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crazydave

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Melbourne, Australia
How much did those Ajax offsets run u and where the heck did u find them. I have heard Ajax makes a lot of MATCO tools


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Was about $120 AUD. Got them off a cheapie tool van that mainly sells the junk and cheap brands, been fantastic they've done a ton of work.
 

jakes29

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Jul 17, 2014
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Location
Goldsby, OKlahoma
Here's my first real box, have had hand boxes prior to this. Picked it up yesterday off of facebook for $150, some guy bought it at an estate sale. I think I got a good deal. Will be perfect in my new shop. Not a mechanic, just like having tools if I need them. Do my own oil changes is about it.

If you could organize your tools all over again, how would you set this box up??
 

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montanafordman

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Meridian, ID
Here's my first real box, have had hand boxes prior to this. Picked it up yesterday off of facebook for $150, some guy bought it at an estate sale. I think I got a good deal. Will be perfect in my new shop. Not a mechanic, just like having tools if I need them. Do my own oil changes is about it.

If you could organize your tools all over again, how would you set this box up??

Good setup for the house and you got a descent deal. Just FYI, You can go to sears (or online) and buy a lock and key kit for all three of those boxes with the same key. I also ordered a key off ebay with my key code, was cut properly on an all metal ILCO key that fits the key ring much better than the plastic ones.
 

Greg85mcss

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Frederick MD
I can't tell by the picture but if that has the 3 narrow drawers across the top they're great for misc screws, bolts... It all depends what you need to fit in it & preference. I had a similar setup when I started wrenching. Whole top chest was supplies middle commonly used sockets, screwdrivers, wrenches. Bottom mostly heavy things & specialty. Best of luck & post some pics when you're done (well we're never really done)
 

Rileysan

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Sep 11, 2015
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Milwaukie, Oregon
A picture of my two roll-away boxes. The Craftsman on the right I bought new over the course of a few years Starting with the top chest in '89. The Snap-on came to me in 2002.

Edit out: starting with the bottom box in '94

Brian
 

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DodgeMech

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kra2423...same box i got...you'll love it...now ya need a side cabinet and hutch for it...haha...dunno if i'll ever get the hutch...may wind up with a krl1033 first
 

grand954l

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Feb 11, 2011
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Thanks guys, yeah once it's paid off the plan is to order a hutch, I love it, especially with th the titanium trim instead of the chrome or black.
 

mark.dziamski

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Aug 27, 2015
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Central California
Thanks guys, yeah once it's paid off the plan is to order a hutch, I love it, especially with th the titanium trim instead of the chrome or black.
I had the same craftsman and loved it till I upgraded to my classic 96 as well back in January. Mine is red with black trim. Almost paid off.

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90zcar

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Picked up this beauty. I had always doubted the 3 bay wide drawers but I stood in both of them and no flex and very sturdy.
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Wow that thing is plain nasty! Love it. Just take the wheels off and black them out! Did u get that new??
I love black boxes tho. Just wish the flat black didn't attract every fingerprint/grease smudge like they do


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Waggoner72

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Cabot Arkansas
So, are you going to keep this one?

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I don't believe so even though it is a very nice box.

Wow that thing is plain nasty! Love it. Just take the wheels off and black them out! Did u get that new??
I love black boxes tho. Just wish the flat black didn't attract every fingerprint/grease smudge like they do


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I purchased it used but the box is like new.
 

2oolhound

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I'm cramped for space so I built a shelf behind my lathe where I could keep my Kennedy box. It was kind of a dead area otherwise and it put everything right in front of you.




The problem was the top storage area under the lid was now at eye level and it was difficult to find anything in there. The other issue I was having was the compass and dividers were always getting tangled up in their low flat drawer and just didn't store well. I decided to try to mount them in a wrench rack type of arrangement along with my combination square set, vernier callipers and steel rules, all things that didn't fit well in the shallow drawers as they just took up too much space. The verniers were a hassle to open the drawer, remove the case, then the tool, then go through that in reverse when done with them. Now they are all at your fingertips ready to grab in a second and stored on edge they don't take up too much space in the low drawers.




I cut slots in styro to mount all this stuff on edge along with some of the tall blocky type tools that didn't fit well in the drawers. As I'm fairly new to lathe work and still learning I'll undoubtably keep adding new tools and changing things but for now this is working out great.
 

3200fps

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This is my home box, still waiting for Snap-On to deliver the KRL 7023 triple bank with a stainless top :bounce:

Before today it was so dull it did not reflect anything. It's an old made in USA Waterloo Homeowner Series box with friction sliders. Some polish and elbow grease and it looks much better! It still has plenty of character marks which I won't touch, it's been through a lot before it was given to me. Every drawer is full to the top with layers of tools. I really need the new box, I have some other crappy ones full to the top plus my workbench literally has a mountain of tools on it.
 

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apoole1127

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Mississippi
Here is my box. I just recently joined the forum but I've been a long time lurker. I enjoy seeing everybody else's boxes and tools so I thought I'd share mine. It's a kra2107. I've got mostly snap-on and blue point with some Mac and craftsman in there among others
 

YoYOGearhead

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western usa
Found this board a few months ago. Just a hobbyist who loves tools. My box. Mainly craftsman and carlyle. Brand new wrightgrips to replace my old craftsmans as my annual treat to myself. More to follow.
 

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zmotorsports

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Here is my box. I just recently joined the forum but I've been a long time lurker. I enjoy seeing everybody else's boxes and tools so I thought I'd share mine. It's a kra2107. I've got mostly snap-on and blue point with some Mac and craftsman in there among others

Found this board a few months ago. Just a hobbyist who loves tools. My box. Mainly craftsman and carlyle. Brand new wrightgrips to replace my old craftsmans as my annual treat to myself. More to follow.

Welcome for the forum guys.

Great looking tool collections.

Mike.
 

Just Mark

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Well I took these pictures for another thread. Might as well post them here too. It is a lot roomier box than my 25 year old 26 inch Craftsman box.
 

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flmng42

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Florida panhandle
Here is mine. I used to be a dealership tech for Detroit Diesel and Komatsu, now I work at a college so they don't get used as much as I would like. It's a KRL1032 with stainless top (I have my vinyl cover sandwiched under the top and roll it up when I am working out of the box). Not a ton of special tools as the shops usually provided those, I chose to spend my money on the big iron. I have sockets up to 3-1/4" in 1" drive and wrenches up to 2-1/2" (buried in the bottom of the big wrench drawer), though now I am starting to catch up on automotive specialty tools as I come across the need maintaining my stuff. I also have a KRA4107 I keep in the house for common automotive work out in the carport.
 

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flmng42

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...And some more.
 

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