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KGorney

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looking through the Sears site I see a lot of all steel constructed garage components with a brand name of "Stack-On". The wall cabinets and workbench look decent from the pictures. Price is lower than the Gladiator or Craftsman Por which seems suspect.
Has anyone used any components from Stack On?
Any opinoins on the products?
 
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Vicious_Cycle

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I haven't owned any because it seems like cheap junk, at least the stuff I have seen.

I think they made up the name to fool our wives into thinking they are buying Snap-On tools for us.
 

kbs2244

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Their plant is a few miles from me and I know a few people that have worked there. As a brand, they have about 3 different levels of quality. And they do a lot of priviate branding. All that takes is a different color paint and a different label. They sometimes get the Sears contract, and then sometimes loss it.
I would not be suprised if the Craftsman and Stack-On boxs came out of the same factory. Sears just wants their brand to seem more heavy duty, so they carry the light duty Stack-On brand for you to compare it to.
 
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KGorney

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Thanks.
I guess that saves me the trip to Sears to check them out. I see Lowes seems to have the best price on Gladiator cabinets.
 
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It's clear that the Stack-on stuff isn't exactly the highest quality. But, IMHO, there is a place for differeing levels of quality.

Those who have read my garage thread (see below for a link if you haven't seen it) know I used Lista exclusively in it. I chose that line for lots of reasons, including the high-quality look and feel.

But I have a sort of "outside room" that isn't heated or cooled, and has stuff I need less often. There I wanted something that wasn't too deep (as I wanted a wide aisle), was inexpensive (as I wasn't going to see it or use it very often) and was moderately dense (that is, had both drawers and regular cabinet doors).

After some thought, I used the Stack-on Line there. Here is a pic of part of the room. The overall hight is probably 8 feet or so, and I have lots of room to store less frequently used things like propane heaters, oil filters, spare springs for the race car, spare rear-end gears for the race car, odd parts I'll only need if I throw them out, etc.

I could have afforded a more expensive setup, and considered the idea, but these seemed like a reasonable value-- more money wouldn't have yielded a better value proposition for the space and it's use.

Just another data point.

-Will

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Ed and Sandra

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Will,

Your point is well made and well taken. Perhaps we were being too critical when it comes to low use / low access cabinets, but for frequent use and heavy duty storage we wouldn't consider them.

We must say the cabinets in your photo reminded us of a couple of things. We found the most flimsy Stack-On product was their standalone wall unit. Some of the full length cabinets and drawer sets seemed more sturdy than the wall cabinet. Perhaps it's just the angle and lighting, but the door and drawer fronts in your photo don't look like the diamond plate design of those we've inspected recently at Sears.

We'll also note the Stack-On seemed slightly heavier (more rigid) than the regular Craftsman (not Pro) cabinets, of which we also have a very low opinion. It's probably obvious we just don't like flimsy construction.

Best regards,
Ed and Sandra
 

GearHead_1

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davidcalhoun said:
Are you familar with the Gladiator Cadet line?

I have compared this line to the regular Gladiator line and believe it isn't near the quality of product.
 

wilbilt

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I can't say for sure, but I believe Stack-On is the bottom of the Waterloo line.

Sold under different names at various retailers, of course.
 

KingPerformance

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wilbilt said:
I can't say for sure, but I believe Stack-On is the bottom of the Waterloo line.

Sold under different names at various retailers, of course.


Yes, and waterloo makes the Craftsman tool boxes as well. Multiple levels of quality. Stack on, Craftsman, and Craftsman Pro. They also make tool boxes for several other company's.
 
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