I guess I have to confess that I have toooo many tools. Hand tools that is. A couple of weeks ago, I posted a simple review here, of the 67421 HF three piece tool chest.
I mentioned that I probably needed another one for my wood working tools! Cab replied that I could make a good tool chest and provided a link here. That is a beautiful piece of work but it is too small for what I needed.
Well, I bought a second 67241 at $149 for my woodworking related tools. After going through "most" of my small tool boxes that I had here in the States, PLUS those from Japan, PLUS some from my dad when he passed away in 1996, I filled BOTH of the HF 3 piece tool chests and they are full. One for mechanics and general fix up tools and the second one for woodworking and measurement tools. I have tools left over - meters, electrical, dremel, air compressor tools, plumbing tools, all sorts of odds and ends and this does not count my router and drill press tools, attachments and bits. But the router and DP tools and bits will go into their own storage cabinets.
ON the hand tools - such as pliers and screw drivers of all kinds and sizes, - three tool chest drawers are filled with those and I have some in both tool chests. I have enough metric and Imperial sockets for nearly 3 sets of short and long of each. Duplications in open end, closed end and combination wrenches in metric and Imperial.
The good news is I won't have to buy sons-in-law presents for a couple of years!
It sure is nice to be able to go and find in an instant the very tool I need! I could use a third tool chest (and I do have a coupon) for the odds and ends.
Now for more GOOD news: I will buy a Grizzly G0555P:
My Christmas present this year will be the Grizzly G0555P bandsaw with the riser block kit. LOML gave me "permission!" My middle daughter lives in Springfield, MO, and we will be there over New Years weekend. If Grizzly is open on the 2nd, I will get one from the store and save the freight of $74. If not, I will stay until the 3rd anyway. They should be opened on the 3rd at least. I left my old Sears 12" behind in Japan. I gave it to a friend in exchange for some Japanese memorabilia for LOML!
I mentioned that I probably needed another one for my wood working tools! Cab replied that I could make a good tool chest and provided a link here. That is a beautiful piece of work but it is too small for what I needed.
Well, I bought a second 67241 at $149 for my woodworking related tools. After going through "most" of my small tool boxes that I had here in the States, PLUS those from Japan, PLUS some from my dad when he passed away in 1996, I filled BOTH of the HF 3 piece tool chests and they are full. One for mechanics and general fix up tools and the second one for woodworking and measurement tools. I have tools left over - meters, electrical, dremel, air compressor tools, plumbing tools, all sorts of odds and ends and this does not count my router and drill press tools, attachments and bits. But the router and DP tools and bits will go into their own storage cabinets.
ON the hand tools - such as pliers and screw drivers of all kinds and sizes, - three tool chest drawers are filled with those and I have some in both tool chests. I have enough metric and Imperial sockets for nearly 3 sets of short and long of each. Duplications in open end, closed end and combination wrenches in metric and Imperial.
The good news is I won't have to buy sons-in-law presents for a couple of years!
It sure is nice to be able to go and find in an instant the very tool I need! I could use a third tool chest (and I do have a coupon) for the odds and ends.
Now for more GOOD news: I will buy a Grizzly G0555P:
My Christmas present this year will be the Grizzly G0555P bandsaw with the riser block kit. LOML gave me "permission!" My middle daughter lives in Springfield, MO, and we will be there over New Years weekend. If Grizzly is open on the 2nd, I will get one from the store and save the freight of $74. If not, I will stay until the 3rd anyway. They should be opened on the 3rd at least. I left my old Sears 12" behind in Japan. I gave it to a friend in exchange for some Japanese memorabilia for LOML!
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