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Well with my new job, I need to get a toolbox and a bunch of tools for me to use because they do not supply us with much. So I'm wondering if anyone knows good places to pick up tool boxes. It doesn't have to be huge.. I don't want a real tall one. Just something short that I can also use as like a little workbench too. I don't need some expensive ass brand like Snap-on. I don't care if it's used and has tons of crazy stickers on it and dents. Anyone know of places with some used tool boxes, or a place that sells new ones pretty cheap? Here's a picture of something that would fit what I want. Too bad this one is over a grand which is quite a bit over my spending limit.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/OBJECTS/47800/47729.JPG
Thanks for any help!

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you could try sears

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ya I'm going to go there, but Sears isn't that cheap neither in my books, and I don't think they have any used stuff.

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Snap on costs a lot. Usually I wouldnt say this but Craftsman will work. My dad had a craftsman tool box for 15 years and it still works. He bought another a couple years back and its all good. Only complaint I have about the new one is that the lock is kinda funky.

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I have one for sale. But I think it's a little out of the price range you want to be in.

http://www.dsmstyle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6170

Snap-On, MAC or Matco are good ones to buy if you don't have good credit but you have a good job. It helps you rebuild your credit and you have good resale on it when you want to sell it.

But a Craftsman should do just fine. Matco makes a good box as well that is really reasonable. Ask Raptor about them. He can tell you much more about them than me.

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craftsman isn't cheap, but it is a lot cheaper than anything else. A guy at the body shop I worked at had a $40,000 snap on tool box

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Snap On and those other fancy names are way too expensive, and not worth shit after you buy them. I've seen lots of young mechanics that can't afford to pay their Snap On bill after a while because they give easy credit to anyone and their stuff is damn expensive. Sears usually has a scratch and dent special on a few, that's how I've gotten my last two pieces. I've got about $300 into a full rolling cabinet with a 6-drawer top cabinet. Who gives a shit if the drawers don't have teflon impregnated cryongenically treated ball bearings for smooth operation. The regular old box works fine.

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That's why you have to show some restraint and good judgement when you buy the box. I've seen my same box go for almost the same price as what I bought it for.

I agree that if you are only going to be using the toolbox a few times a day, it's not worth it. But if you are in and out of your box all day long, you want something that you can get something out of when you decide to upgrade later. It all depends on what you're going to do with it later I guess. If I were him, I would not buy a Snap-On. But I would get one of the better grades of Craftsman or something like it elsewhere. Ball-bearing drawers are a must no matter what he decides to get though.

Another place to get a really good box (better than craftsman) for about the same price is some of the Napa and Carquest stores. We had a Remline box that was about the size of my Snap-On for about $800. You can also go to Fleet Farm. They've got some really good boxes there.

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The overall quality of a Snap On box compared to a Craftsmen box makes a world of difference and is what I'd suggest if you could afford it. Otherwise Mike has picked up 2 Matco boxes around $500 each. Opening top with 4 drawers and a lower shelf. I's a nice rolling piece that could work.

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Thanx for all the suggestions! I'm sure snap-on boxes are great, but it would be serious overkill for me here I think. But thanks for the suggestions. I found somewhere that I can prolly pick up some used craftsman and napa boxes for cheap, so we'll see how that goes!

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Check out Home Depot and Fleet Farm for reasonably priced tools, boxes, etc.

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The best bang for the buck I have seen is the sam's club box. Total stainless contruction with ball bearing slides for around $650. Mo got one at Elite and my brother-in-law got one a couple years back. Really nice boxes.

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I spent $200 for a demo model craftsman from sears in May. Nothing amazing, with all the drawers full, they open and close just fine. I may pay the big bucks for a bb-drawered model some day, but for now this one is just dandy!

I shopped around quite a bit, and I say if you're on a budget, a Craftsman box is a good buy.

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If you make your living out of your toolbox, you will not be able to live without ball-bearing drawers.

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Juat an FYI that Craftman boxes are made in Waterloo, IA by Waterloo Industries so you can probably find a Waterloo box cheaper than a Craftsman since you won't be paying for the Craftman name.

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Paw Shops.

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Check with Sears parts and service shops. They usually have reconditioned or overstocked boxs at a pretty good discount. Or watch for sales at Sears, you can use mutiple coupons together. This spring I got a $1180 box for just over $600 out the door.

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I second this. Always check the pawn shops as i do. You wouldn't believe how much good shit i've wheeled out of pawn shops. In this day and age you wouldn't believe what people will pawn off for a little cash.

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Pawn shops are a good place to start for tools.