What do you do when you can't put all your tools away?

Post by **Greg D** » May 4, 2008, 8:08 pm

You buy a new tool chest. Don't ask me why the pic is sideways, it shows right side up in my album??????????????

GLindley · Post by **GLindley** » May 4, 2008, 8:13 pm

THAT'S a good looking chest Greg! I'm guessing it's about 48" tall? I need one like that! Although I don't know what I'd do with all the extra room?!
Hmmm...let me guess. You had another one on order from Lowes and they found out it was discontinued, so they offered you this one if you would take it and give you $100 for your trouble??

FORDMANLCRACKEL · Post by **FORDMANLCRACKEL** » May 4, 2008, 8:17 pm

Dang i heve a few tool boxes that are empty, what should i do? O i know......buy more tools!

Lonnie

ABA · Post by **ABA** » May 4, 2008, 8:21 pm

Nice chest for sure.
My "good" box is at work and cameras aren't allowed in the plant.

A friend of mine had some bad luck with those Kobalts.
Good luck with yours.

Post by **Greg D** » May 4, 2008, 8:23 pm

Wasn't even on sale and was in stock. Still $996 for the combo isn't a bad price, all stainless steel double wall construction, all ball bearing full extension drawers, drawer liners included, grease able ball bearing wheels. It's 64" tall (55" with out the wheels) and has it's own power panel on the right side.
I have been buying the Kobalt stuff for awhile now, my only possible complaint is there a a few auto specific things they don't have (at least in the store).

ABA · Post by **ABA** » May 4, 2008, 8:35 pm

The one my buddy had came apart at the seams but it wasn't a stainless steel model either.
I don't think they sell those at Home Depot do they?

Post by **Greg D** » May 4, 2008, 8:46 pm

Kobalt is from Lowes, I don't know what Home Depot sells.

jwh f-100 · Post by **jwh f-100** » May 4, 2008, 8:58 pm

Nice chest.... I'd like to get my hands in those drawers....

Wish I had a nickle for every time I have said that.

jeepbut · Post by **jeepbut** » May 4, 2008, 8:58 pm

Put away my tools? That's just crazy talk!!! I keep mine slung at random around the garage. Always have-drives my wife insane because I always promise to do better. Very nice box by the way. I can't wait to get one someday and not fill it up. Thanks, Lyman

willy3486 · Post by **willy3486** » May 4, 2008, 10:24 pm

I saw this and the first thing I though of was if I couldn't put my tools away I needed to quit drinking my coors because I was plastered. But since I don't drink I won't say that .

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » May 5, 2008, 2:17 am

I`m with Jeepbut, why put them away you only have to get them out again!, my kids taught me that lesson years ago

Alan,

slick66 · Post by **slick66** » May 5, 2008, 4:50 am

that is a really nice tool chest. congrats

66fordtrucknut · Post by **66fordtrucknut** » May 5, 2008, 5:41 am

Nice box, anybody seen my 3/8'' ratchet?
Charlie

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » May 5, 2008, 7:54 am

Almost as nice as chest as that OKLA ... HOMA fan.
I am with Lyman and Alan. Half the fun is spending 3/4 hour looking for your ratchet.

grabber64 · Post by **grabber64** » May 5, 2008, 8:39 am

that chest will help you out for a while and then you can't seem to find your tools again for some reason. old habits are hard to kick.

i left the plastic on the sides of mine. it is too purdy to have all that stainless in my dirty garage. i got mine out of sam's club. it was a clearance at 400 bucks. it was a steal.

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » May 5, 2008, 12:18 pm

I love those stainless ones, but they're still too rich for my blood...too many other things to waste my money on.

Sears has some of theirs on clearance, according to my Sears club flyer. I'm really tempted to go snag one of those. I know the drawyers don't slide as nicely as other brands...or as older Sears units, but I'm cheap.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » May 5, 2008, 1:10 pm

that looks like a nice setup.
a friend of mine has a blue kobalt set that looks about 2x the size of yours.
still has tools all over the place.

i have a 12'x24' building, long as i get the tools back in there i figure i am doing good. every now and then i will get irritated because i cant find something and put stuff back on the wall or in the boxes where they are supposed to be.

DV65CustomCab · Post by **DV65CustomCab** » May 5, 2008, 5:50 pm

I have a similar one from Costco, $799.

That's Costco, not Kosko BTW.

DocDave · Post by **DocDave** » May 6, 2008, 10:23 am

Nice looking box

I useually go after my kids when I cant find a tool
This winter was especially bad. I have 2 large Snap-on chests with centre and roller cabinets.(both about 6 feet tall) They were completely empty when I checked them last week.
The kids found out that I can still bellow like an angry moose when I'm pissed. Tools are slowly returning. The boxes get locked when it's all back inside.
Dave

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » May 6, 2008, 10:58 am

I sure let my boys know whose tools were whose when they slowly disappeared from my garage & migrated over to the neighbor kid's house down the street. The neighbor kid showed up one day with one of my sockets & wanted to swap it for another size!

"You know kid, that looks just like mine."
"It is, can I have the other size?"

NO!!