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Massey Fan

11-06-2003 14:02:49

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My wife in her infinite kindness is offering to get me a tool cabinet for my upcoming birthday. I am looking at the Sears line of cabinets, probably in the 26 or 40" configuration. My question for everyone is it worth the extra money to get the ball bearing drawer rails or go withthe plain rails and get a bigger cabinet. This will fulfill all my needs and will probably never have to purchase any other cabinets. Any info would be appreciated.

PS, I am starting a complete restoration on a 1951 Massey 44 that was my grandfathers.

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Cliff Neubauer

11-08-2003 16:49:26

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Re: Roll Away tool chests in reply to Massey Fan, 11-06-2003 14:02:49

We have an old Snap On slide drawer box in our shop along with a newer Craftsman slide drawer model. I think the Craftsman is built too light but it is also one of their cheaper models. If I was to do it over again I would not have a drawer style tool box at all. Last summer I bought a CPL toolbox to mount in our service truck and now I want one to replace the roll arounds in the shop. With the CPL every tool hangs on a peg in plain view, the model I have holds up to 1" wrenches and sockets but there are bigger models available. This toolbox holds as much as you could put in at least a six drawer tool box but is very compact. I bought ours from Northern Tools for $380 but a comparable drawer type box would cost much more than that. When the lid is shut on the CPL it locks all the tools in place so even if you turn it upside down they can't move.

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Richard Fazio

11-07-2003 06:17:21

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Re: Roll Away tool chests in reply to Massey Fan, 11-06-2003 14:02:49

It's just like everything else in this world. You have to pay a lot more to get something a little better. The law of diminishing returns, I think it's called. You get what you think is worth it. I have a non ball bearing chest from Sears that I bought when I was 21. I'm now 51. It has worked very well for me over the years. I just greased up the slides recently and it works fine. I am looking to get a new setup though. I'll give this box to my son and get myself a new one. The ball bearing ones are nice, and if you keep watching the sales they are not too bad. Don't buy anything from Sears unless it's on sale.

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ShepFL

11-06-2003 19:03:28

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Re: Roll Away tool chests in reply to Massey Fan, 11-06-2003 14:02:49

When I worked out of my tool box (aviation work) I bought sliding drawers. I also made sure to get with a front cover that comes down over each set of drawers and locks (theft deterent) vs. the flat bar assy. on the Sears boxes.

My reason for slides was that I seen to many ball bearing drawers spill when moving boxes over uneven floors or over air hoses. I bought a cheapy box and added the different top and side boxes as I needed them. I only have one small top box with ball bearings - I use that drawer the most.

For my cheapy box I reinforced the bottom with some scrap diamond plate and upgraded the casters. Added locking casters to both front an rear so I could "park" my box without having to walk around it. Also made a pull handle for both ends but I only pull it from the end with swivel wheels, it is nice though to have that extra handle when pushing box into a tight spot (tool crib).

FWIW

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DaveWis

11-06-2003 18:29:07

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Re: Roll Away tool chests in reply to Massey Fan, 11-06-2003 14:02:49

This is one of those topics where everyone has an opinion possitive or negative based on their personal experience, so I'll add mine. I've been doing this kind of work for over 35 years and have Craftsman. I don't have ballbearings, my son does. With his the drawers shut with a snap which causes the tools to slide into a pile. They do roll nice tho. Over the years I have had, at one time or another, co-workers with just about every brand available and without a doubt some are better than others but not as much as the price difference. As an example, a few years back, I got another set of combination wrenches. 1/4" through 1 1/4". From Craftsman it was $69.99 and the same size set from Snap-on was $379.00. Now Snap-on is better but absolutely no way that much better.

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wdTom

11-06-2003 17:42:13

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Re: Roll Away tool chests in reply to Massey Fan, 11-06-2003 14:02:49

I will have to agree with the others who say they are nice with ball bearings, but ball bearings are not necessary. I have an old Craftsman with a couple of ball bearing drawers, but all the rest of mine, home and work, are slide. You have to decide if the extra is worth it or not. Sometimes at work where I use it a lot, well maybe, but mostly to me, no. I think for the money you will find Craftsman about the best, and they are usually the easiest to get as there is a lot of sears around.

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got a Costco?.....Scott

11-06-2003 16:38:59

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Re: Roll Away tool chests in reply to Massey Fan, 11-06-2003 14:02:49

MF,
I went with the Craftsman 40" ball bearing upper and lower box to the tune of $1300.00 about 6 months ago.

Do you live near a Costco?

I was generally satisfied with the Craftsman boxes until I stopped by Costco and saw their HammerHead boxes. Stainless steel, bearing glides, roughly 300lbs empty. Bought one on the spot for about $700.00 and returned the greatly inferior Craftsman boxes 2 days later.

Ball bearings? Yes. Crapsman boxes? Never again.

Just my nickels worth,

Scott

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RJ-AZ

11-06-2003 16:38:40

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Re: Roll Away tool chests in reply to Massey Fan, 11-06-2003 14:02:49

My work setup is a 18" deep craftsman w/ball bearing slides on top of an older MAC roll around and the craftsman box will unload if you are not careful when moving it around (grip-latch my a%%). What I'm saying is go with sliders and get a bigger box.My home setup is the older MAC top box on the new craftsman roll around. Same situation only visaversa.

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Kenny

11-06-2003 15:47:47

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Re: Roll Away tool chests in reply to Massey Fan, 11-06-2003 14:02:49

I get real tired of pushing & jerking drawers open & shut !!! If I had it to do over I would get roolers.
They leave your tools in the drawer where you put them. Instead of jamed at the back or front.
Just my experiance but I understand about $$$'s also.

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G-MAN

11-06-2003 15:44:06

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Re: Roll Away tool chests in reply to Massey Fan, 11-06-2003 14:02:49

Rollers are nice if you're in and out of the drawers all the time, friction slides tend to be more durable, and won't spill your tool box over if all the drawers slide open when you forget to lock it before moving it. You might check and see if the Craftsman boxes are upgradeable. I have been around several Snap-On boxes that came with friction slides, but could be upgraded with roller slides as the budget allowed.

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Scott

11-06-2003 14:43:45

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Re: Roll Away tool chests in reply to Massey Fan, 11-06-2003 14:02:49

My PERSONAL oppinion is that the ball bearings are nice, but not nessicary. I did have one small box that always had a real heavy load in one drawer that I wish would have opened easier, but that's about it.

Look at it this way, the drawers won't roll out on you every time if you don't get the ball bearings, but they are nice some times.

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barry

11-06-2003 22:03:36

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Re: Re: Roll Away tool chests in reply to Scott, 11-06-2003 14:43:45

Stash the funds in a corner & once every week or two wander through your local Sears scratch & dent - returns pile. Eventually everything shows up there! Then negotiate with dept manager for an extra 10-20% discount off the markdown. With patience you get more than you need a 1/2 price!

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