Way back when, I had piles of toolboxes all over my garage. I needed them all for my ever building tool collection(and it never ends) all of the boxes were only like 20" deep. and wall space was at a minimum(still is) and the first lista box i bought which is 32" deep. When i upgraded to that first dark blue box the amount of tools i would fit in one single drawer amazed me. and i never missed those 12" of floor space. I was always that guy that laughed at people who spent more money on their toolboxes than the tools inside. (which is still admirable for people building a tool collection) but now i have a LOT, LOT of tools. and even though i never thought i would spend more for a toolbox than i did on my first jeep; now that i have upgraded i will never look back. heck i practically gave away all the craftsman boxes i had just because i no longer had use for them.I just wanted all lista boxes. i think some of you guys ended up with a few of the craftsman ones.
The matter of price is always the cringe factor. My actual "toolbox" the dark blue one is the only one i have bought brand new. the rest of the lista boxes i have were all used. and its amazing how long they last. the design of the drawer sliders really hasnt changed much in the last 30+ years. I have one box thats is easily 30 years old and it works as good as my brand new one. craigslist and manufacturer auctions are a good place to get them.by far the best bang for buck.
I have one under my workbench with small pieces of stock, vise grips, kleeco clips and C clamps. one has all my rivets and nuts and bolts. random hardware and electrical stuff. ones got all main tools and pullers, and my other one has all the small parts for the buggy. Its amazing how much stuff you can get off of shelves and into drawers. I never even thought to post it here(or maybe i did and dont remember) but GE was having an auction a year ago and i saw piles of them go into the dumpster and the rest sold for short short money. all online auction. koster industries hosted the auction. If i had the room i would have bought them all for $20 and hung onto them for my garage but i literally have no room for that stuff.
sorry for the long story'esc post, i'm sitting at my bar having a drink and watching the Bs, and i dont have facebook so i thought i would share
Topic: In the market for a new tool box (Read 714 times)
