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Posted: 8/23/2019 10:55:45 AM EDT
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Aircraft maintainers love them some harbor freight boxes. My little cabinet is about 6years old and other than some scratches performs 100% like new. I overloaded the crap out of it too.
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Posted: 8/23/2019 10:57:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is the Mac/Snap On/Matco box 10x better than the HF? If you get what you pay for.... |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:00:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: several have replied in this thread, including industrial electricians and aircraft mechanics. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:00:21 AM EDT
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OP, the nature of your question tells me you don't need Mac/SO/etc level durability. If you needed that, you would know
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:00:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yes, probably more so. I did a comparison thread complete with pictures awhile back. But people who buy junk are often adverse to facts, and like to argue on their subjective feels. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:01:36 AM EDT
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Most of the real aircraft mechanics I know have shadowed boxes, but I would not expect a novice to understand this. Circle the wagons junk box owners! LOL Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: several have replied in this thread, including industrial electricians and aircraft mechanics. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:06:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: several have replied in this thread, including industrial electricians and aircraft mechanics. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:07:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Most of the real aircraft mechanics I know have shadowed boxes, but I would not expect a novice to understand this. Circle the wagons junk box owners! LOL I like a good tool just as much as the next guy, but the call the HF box a junk box is just stupid and projects ones contempt that they wasted so much money on a box that holds tools. If my box breaks and I buy a new one 8 times I'm still better off than if I bought a snap on. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:07:47 AM EDT
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I own a Mac and a harbor freight box. Mac is thicker steel for sure but that's about all I like better. I like the harbor freight drawer locks (admittedly my Macs are worn out). For those saying their 40 year old boxes are heavier gauge steel...you all know higher strength steels are being used in nearly every industry now, right? Example: When I started as an engineer (~2000) the principle material specification for wide flange beams was ASTM A36. It is now ASTM A992, which has as 50 ksi yield. For a given beam size/load/configuration the new steel is 1.5x stronger. As a result, a smaller/lighter/less expensive beam can substituted (assuming deflection doesn't control the design). |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:10:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryIt's been nearly 20 years, but when I worked auto body I bought a pretty nice setup from the Mac guy. Wasn't as big as the pic, but decent size, and definitely a decent price tag to go along with it. Paid on it for a few months months before the Mac guy disappeared. Turns out he had some shady practices and got caught for tax evasion. Never heard another word from anybody about any of the money any of us techs owed him, I'm guessing his paperwork was a bit wonky.
I also had a car that I stored at his place, he had a nice pole barn he rented out spots for car parking over the winter. I got that out of storage right before it all went down as that was the last time I seen him. We found out a couple months later when a new Mac tool guy contacted us to let us know and take over, but they had no record of anything so everyone was off the hook for their bill. 
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:18:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My HF box would have to break 10x in my lifetime for it to compare with the price of snap on. I like a good tool just as much as the next guy, but the call the HF box a junk box is just stupid and projects ones contempt that they wasted so much money on a box that holds tools. If my box breaks and I buy a new one 8 times I'm still better off than if I bought a snap on. That would not break. And supports America, not communists. Not sure why this is so hard to understand. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:20:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Or if you saved twice the cost of a new Chinese box, you could have purchased a quality used American box. That would not break. And supports America, not communists. Not sure why this is so hard to understand. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:25:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Heresy! Everyone knows Mac/Snap-On don't wear out! For those saying their 40 year old boxes are heavier gauge steel...you all know higher strength steels are being used in nearly every industry now, right? Example: When I started as an engineer (~2000) the principle material specification for wide flange beams was ASTM A36. It is now ASTM A992, which has as 50 ksi yield. For a given beam size/load/configuration the new steel is 1.5x stronger. As a result, a smaller/lighter/less expensive beam can substituted (assuming deflection doesn't control the design). Just admit you prefer inferior, communist manufactured goods. I understand how embarrassing this is. Buh my new razor thin lightweight steel! LOL. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:25:58 AM EDT
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You posting from your made-in-america computer? Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Or if you saved twice the cost of a new Chinese box, you could have purchased a quality used American box. That would not break. And supports America, not communists. Not sure why this is so hard to understand. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:27:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You posting from your made-in-america computer? |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:28:31 AM EDT
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I hope you drive a Toyota since you like American products. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:28:32 AM EDT
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Look I own a Mac and a harbor freight box. Is the Mac better? Sure. Is it enough to make me spend full price on one? Not even close. The chances of breaking a harbor freight box are slim to none for me and I use it every day. Maybe if you had drawers full of super heavy stuff you could break it but I would bet for 85-95% of people the Harbor freight will be the last box they buy.
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:28:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Most of the real aircraft mechanics I know have shadowed boxes, but I would not expect a novice to understand this. Circle the wagons junk box owners! LOL Why do aircraft peeps call a drill a "drill motor", and a drill bit a "drill"? |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:29:14 AM EDT
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Honda, but I think you misunderstood. BigPolska is the one with the hard on for snap on and everything else is crap. And un-American. And supporting commies. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I hope you drive a Toyota since you like American products. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:29:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Do try to keep up on your reading comprehension, we are discussing tool boxes ITT 
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:31:02 AM EDT
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I've been looking for a nice 40ish inch wide top and bottom tool cabinet. I've currently got an old Cornwell box, but it's wider than the space I want to put it.
Any recommendations? So far I've looked at the Craftsman Pro and Kobalt options that Lowes had. I'm open to spending more for better quality. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:37:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My HF box would have to break 10x in my lifetime for it to compare with the price of snap on. I like a good tool just as much as the next guy, but the call the HF box a junk box is just stupid and projects ones contempt that they wasted so much money on a box that holds tools. If my box breaks and I buy a new one 8 times I'm still better off than if I bought a snap on. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:42:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Doing audio, video, security, and automation we did not have room for monster boxes. 6 ft was usually the max. We could go as high as we liked, but that would cut down on bench top space. Why do aircraft peeps call a drill a "drill motor", and a drill bit a "drill"? |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:49:40 AM EDT
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Things cost what people will pay.
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:51:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 10 times the price??? That Snap On dealer must have really not wanted to sell you a box. Street price looks like the snap on is about 3-4k used. So maybe only 6x more? Is it 6x as good? |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 11:58:07 AM EDT
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In before Muh $10000 SNapOn.  $10,000 won't even get you into a top-of-the-line Snap-on box anymore.
The Harbor Freight tool boxes are a great deal. Of course they're not Snap-on quality, but for the money you cannot beat them. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:07:22 PM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Or if you saved twice the cost of a new Chinese box, you could have purchased a quality used American box. That would not break. And supports America, not communists. Not sure why this is so hard to understand. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:08:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Doing audio, video, security, and automation we did not have room for monster boxes. 6 ft was usually the max. We could go as high as we liked, but that would cut down on bench top space. Why do aircraft peeps call a drill a "drill motor", and a drill bit a "drill"? |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:11:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So supporting commies is fine, so long as it isn't toolboxes. Got it. So, I will do the work for you. Demonstrate to the class how you have a choice between a completely American sourced and manufactured device, and the foreign product. Remember, not one foreign sourced component, not a single resistor or LED in your domestic example... Because, if you even attempted to keep up with this thread, (but you are an "engineer" so I am really giving you a huge benefit of the doubt) you will see our discussion is the decision to purchase an inferior, foreign made product when a quality, domestic manufactured option is readily available. 100% American made. Much like the previous thread, facts and photographic evidence will have no effect on your poor arguments and feels. Sigh. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:12:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How is buying a used SO box supporting the US economy? SO already got paid. Buying a new HF box stimulates the economy more than buying used US products.
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:15:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Most of the real aircraft mechanics I know have shadowed boxes, but I would not expect a novice to understand this. Circle the wagons junk box owners! LOL What is a real acft mechanic? |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:16:58 PM EDT
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I have no idea what you are talking about.
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:19:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fuck we are doomed 
Whatever you say, hoss. I bought a used SO ratchet off a guy I know. Was I stimulating our economy? No. I was padding his pocketbook. Buying a HF box keeps an American owned business going and keeps people working in their stores. The people that work at HF are members of your community are they not? They need jobs, do they not? |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:19:35 PM EDT
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Its expensive for HF,but not expensive in the world of decent toolboxes.
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:19:55 PM EDT
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For reference. You'll notice I use an old Husky roller parked under the countertop concealing a phase converter for the heavy machines. https://i.imgur.com/B6FkSFs.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Lista cabinets are exceptional, the amount of weight the drawers can take is ridiculous and the build quality is very very good. But you will pay for it! I've outfitted my garage with Saber cabinets (http://www.sabercabinets.com/). IMO they are the best bang for your buck. You get pretty close to Lista strength and quality, but the price is way more affordable. If you wanted a rolling cabinet you could put casters on one of their shorter cabinets and call it good. https://i.imgur.com/B6FkSFs.jpg |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:22:05 PM EDT
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Do you even coupon bro? I have the Harbor Freight one and its nice. I looked at the Craftsman and liked it a lot too but it was more. However the Craftsman I looked at in Lowes was made in USA. The "Assembled in" is kinda small print though
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:30:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My HF box would have to break 10x in my lifetime for it to compare with the price of snap on. I like a good tool just as much as the next guy, but the call the HF box a junk box is just stupid and projects ones contempt that they wasted so much money on a box that holds tools. If my box breaks and I buy a new one 8 times I'm still better off than if I bought a snap on. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:32:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have the mid and top cabinets to match those. I hope for your sake that the ones you have were made better than mine, which were total junk. Mine are bolted to my dead uncle's Kennedy non-ball bearing slide bottom, and the bottom is a much, much better cabinet. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:33:35 PM EDT
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@BigPolska What is a real acft mechanic? Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Most of the real aircraft mechanics I know have shadowed boxes, but I would not expect a novice to understand this. Circle the wagons junk box owners! LOL What is a real acft mechanic? .
Also most aircraft mechanics I know prefer "maintainer" or "technician." |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:40:32 PM EDT
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Not me apparently .
Also most aircraft mechanics I know prefer "maintainer" or "technician." Does anyone know what qualifies one to be a real aircraft mechanic? @BigPolska |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:44:55 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:45:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This snap on box is listed at $6900. I just paid $650 for this HF 56" box. They aren't exactly the same dimensions, but are close. Street price looks like the snap on is about 3-4k used. So maybe only 6x more? Is it 6x as good? 
Too much $$ for me. My last MAC box purchase was in the late 80's. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:48:47 PM EDT
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Whatever you say, hoss. I bought a used SO ratchet off a guy I know. Was I stimulating our economy? No. I was padding his pocketbook. Buying a HF box keeps an American owned business going and keeps people working in their stores. The people that work at HF are members of your community are they not? They need jobs, do they not? Minimum wage service jobs at harbor freight is what made American great! Fuck American manufacturers and higher wage jobs crafting quality products! Like I said, we are doomed. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:50:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Plus, if you are a mechanic, at some point you can repair a box with parts off of the previous one. 
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:50:30 PM EDT
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Yeah, they use AMT here and I don't care for it. I'd rather be an ACFT mechanic. Does anyone know what qualifies one to be a real aircraft mechanic? |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:50:32 PM EDT
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Harbor Freight makes an exceptional quality rolling toolbox for a wholesale/box store box... Really smooth roller bearing drawers. VERY heavy gauge metal cabinet thickness. Casters are great. I think they are probably one of the best values period in this type of box. |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:52:32 PM EDT
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At one time it was AP&P (airframe and power plant) Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Yeah, they use AMT here and I don't care for it. I'd rather be an ACFT mechanic. Does anyone know what qualifies one to be a real aircraft mechanic? |
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:54:03 PM EDT
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im planning on getting several of the harbor freight boxes in the near future. love those things.
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:54:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI think that white one will be purchased for my basement soon
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Posted: 8/23/2019 12:57:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
At one time it was AP&P (airframe and power plant) Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Yeah, they use AMT here and I don't care for it. I'd rather be an ACFT mechanic. Does anyone know what qualifies one to be a real aircraft mechanic? Quoted: Most of the real aircraft mechanics I know have shadowed boxes, but I would not expect a novice to understand this. Circle the wagons junk box owners! LOL |
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