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Stockblock

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Johnk781 said:
I was at Harbor Freight yesterday and was looking at the US General Pro 56 tool cabinet. It appeared to have good quality for the price although the steel was not real heavy gauge, not a production box. Does anyone have any experience with that model?
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I just picked one up last week off the Snap-on truck. It was a trade in and saved 300 from new. I'm more than happy with it so far, my only complaint is it rolls a little tough, but once its in its place it shouldn't move too much anyway.
Everyone that comes to the shop likes it.
 
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Stockblock said:
I just picked one up last week off the Snap-on truck. It was a trade in and saved 300 from new. I'm more than happy with it so far, my only complaint is it rolls a little tough, but once its in its place it shouldn't move too much anyway.
Everyone that comes to the shop likes it.
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you got it for $500? nice!
 
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Johnk781 said:
I was at Harbor Freight yesterday and was looking at the US General Pro 56 tool cabinet. It appeared to have good quality for the price although the steel was not real heavy gauge, not a production box. Does anyone have any experience with that model?
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yes. i have the top and bottm boxes. i got the bottom gently used off of craigslist. drove two hours for it one way. then i drove 1.5 hours one way two days later and got the top box. at 19.75 inches of usable drawer space, i really really love mine. another thing i really like about them is you dont have to have the lid open to have the drawers open, and you can unlock one bank if you dont want the whole box open. i priced everything out, and with tax and shipping i think the total would come to just under $1400 top and bottom if one didnt have a store near them. for the space and quality it offers, i really dont think it could be beat. basically, if its a red tool box from HF, you cant go wrong. just decide how much you wanna spend, and how big you want,and your set. :beer:
 
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Woops added this to the tool box post..haha
Anyways ...13.99 ebay deal brand new showed up to my house in less than 2 days. From Las Vegas to Pennsylvania!

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Spent on the van 2day bought the 1/2inch facom nano set and won the 1/4 drive set on the call of a coin


 
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Went to Costco for something else, and came home with a (Made in USA!!) Craftsman tool kit, as you do.
 

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Bought the same set at Costco you will enjoy


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I was amazed to see that they were USA Craftsman, rather than made in China.

Will look good next to all the Craftsman screwdrivers that are on their way from Sears (£15 delivery to the UK if you spend over £50)...
 
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They have jus started selling that hose hear in the Yuk on the maccy van i will possibly make a purchase on one of these tomoz
 
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Nothing much...just a 5hp/80g MADE IN THE USA compressor (complete with sawdust from me destroying the crate it came in)!

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Why horizontal over vertical?
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Because I could move it myself up my inclined driveway and into position without any special help or assistance.

I also wanted space for shelves above it.
 
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Going to go broke thanks to the Hot Deals section here :lol:
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M12 3/8" Fuel Impact
OTC Brass punch set
Craftsman Pro Screwdrivers
 
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My Enderes order showed up today. The 18" prybar is a monster. You can't see it in the photo, but the shaft is hex, not square. More meat to pry against.
 

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Elora wrenches and gasket punches. COO Germany
Felo VDE 45 degree pliers. COO Germany
Xacto knives and blades. COO China and Taiwan
Horex MM feeler guage. COO Germany
 

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My humble contribution for today. A JH Williams long handle 1/4" drive flex head ratchet and a Grey Pneumatic 1/2" drive swivel socket.

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Toolsource shipped them in two separate boxes. Here is the ratchet laying next to its box. Suffice to say, there was plenty of extra room in the ratchet box.

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The GP swivel socket is of course made in Tie-Juan but I figured I'd give it a try to see how they hold up.
 
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I've been looking at that ratchet for awhile now. Looks nice. As to the GP socket, I now have over 100 of them and love them.

Antique Engine said:
My humble contribution for today. A JH Williams long handle 1/4" drive flex head ratchet and a Grey Pneumatic 1/2" drive swivel socket.

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Caparris said:
How do you like them? I have a snap on 80 tooth flex head but am looking at getting some gear wrench ones too. Are the handles soft or hard?
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They're "comfort" grips...so in other words soft. As long as you don't get one that gets stuck and reverses itself (had to get my 1/2" one replaced because of that) they're pretty damn good, plenty strong, fine teeth, etc. I haven't had my hands on a snap on 80 so I can't directly compare, but I have a friend with the matco 88 tooth version and these are almost identical (as they should be) and less than half the price.

For my purposes they're plenty (home garage).
 
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Mazdaspeed said:
They're "comfort" grips...so in other words soft. As long as you don't get one that gets stuck and reverses itself (had to get my 1/2" one replaced because of that) they're pretty damn good, plenty strong, fine teeth, etc. I haven't had my hands on a snap on 80 so I can't directly compare, but I have a friend with the matco 88 tooth version and these are almost identical (as they should be) and less than half the price.

For my purposes they're plenty (home garage).
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Cool.. will probably pick up a set then. Been looking at the snap on comfort grip ones but just too expensive for my purposes
 
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Snap on 1 3/16th Thanks to Mr.WarmPancakes!

Independent truck came by that comes around every 3 months. Got these sunex swivels. I have the standard 1/2 drive and like them. Got them for $200 which is what amazon wants. So not to bad.
 
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