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HF had their 67421 3 piece tool chest on sale for $149 Thanksgiving weekend and I have been looking at that model for some time. Since moving back to the States, I have been "space short", especially for my mechanics tools and even woodworking tools. With permission from LOML, I purchased one and happily brought it home. I was a little concerned after reading a review on the HF web site that listed them as being dented and light weight.
My impressions:
The tools boxes were in great shape, not dents, scratches or warps. The tool box construction and metal thickness was a little stronger and sturdier, plus a tad thicker than I was expecting, especially after reading one of the reviews. In my opinion, This is not as sturdy as a $500 - $700+ tool chest, nor is it as roomy. But for a home shop tool chest it has lots of space.
I give a slight negative to the locks as there are three different keys that are needed, one for each section. It would be nice for the same key to lock and unlock each section.
Overall, I am enjoying this and it is a great organizer for my tools. It is nice and very convenient to get the tools out of 5 or 6 smaller tool boxes and into one place. At last I can find ALL of my sockets, screwdrivers, and wrenches, plus other odds and ends.
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Personally, for my use the HF works very well and I do access it on a daily/weekly basis. I keep my box wrenches in one drawer in the base and my sockets and ratchets (and torque) in the top, lidded area.
Other drawers allow me to spread out my electronic tools, hammers and mallets, files, etc... thus keeping all very handy. And, the base cabinet is perfect for 1-gallon cans of oil and mineral spirits, etc. that I use to feed the smaller, easier accessed squirt cans I keep more handy in the shop.
A little dry lube on the shelf slides makes everything work smoothly and even the heavier-contented drawers work well under their load. Since my shop is very small, the 3-inch wheels are essential as I have to move things around a lot, especially to position my BT for work. Even loaded, this drawer cabinet is easily moved.
I too read those couple of negative reviews, but my particular set was packaged very well and had neither scratches or dents and I was impressed with the weld-nuts and easier assembly than described in the manual.
BTW, I did look at the lowest priced "Craftsman" drawer set and it was much cheaper in quality than this HF unit... especially disappointed in the Craftsman (lowest priced unit) as the drawers didn't operate smoothly or pull out squarely; and it did cost more than the HF. (Of course, the upper grade Craftsman drawer sets were really slick and very nice indeed... much $$$.)
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The reason that it is so is that they are manufactured at different times on different assembly lines. There are probably a dozen or more different keys used. And the locks are of random keying as received by the assembler.
When the cabinets are put together as a set it would require labor and sorting and space to match up all the sets and hope they even come out right (no guarantee of an even number of all locks on all cabinet styles.) NOt worth the hassle to the manufacturer no matter who he is.
On the Craftsman sets I saw, they had a slip of paper giving the part number for a matched set of locks they would sell you to install so all your locks matched. Probably 20 or 30 dollars.
The reason that it is so is that they are manufactured at different times on different assembly lines. There are probably a dozen or more different keys used. And the locks are of random keying as received by the assembler.
When the cabinets are put together as a set it would require labor and sorting and space to match up all the sets and hope they even come out right (no guarantee of an even number of all locks on all cabinet styles.) NOt worth the hassle to the manufacturer no matter who he is.
On the Craftsman sets I saw, they had a slip of paper giving the part number for a matched set of locks they would sell you to install so all your locks matched. Probably 20 or 30 dollars.