Harbor freight deal

[TimeBandit]

We ALL wood!!

fixed it for ya.

 

[Cooter01]

Man you all have too much monies, I bought the mini hobo freight tool box to store a screwdriver, plier, few bucks and business cards, it ain't much, yet gets the job done just axe my suga momma

 

[79 HUSTLER]

I bought my nephew a full bank cart last yearr in his favorite color - Orange ! Loaded it up with misc stuff - I figured it was a good start for him. He just finished college w/ an engineering degree. He is very talented
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Uncle? Is that really you?

 

[oldman]

Man you all have too much monies, I bought the mini hobo freight tool box to store a screwdriver, plier, few bucks and business cards, it ain't much, yet gets the job done just axe my suga momma

I've been collecting tools since my dad gave me Grandpas carry box when I started working on my bike, around '68-70, and been using and collecting since.
The big box is the single largest tool purchase I've ever made, God willing it will be my last big box. I do have a 5 drawer on wheels I roll out to the driveway though.

 

[DLC]

Funny when you think about tools…


As an example -
I’ve got a $2 K shop vac for grinding concrete - it sucks up the very fine dust…
2 festool shop vacs w/ attachments , 2 ridged shop vacs and a M18 cordless vac
They all SUCK !
LoL


Then guys like RD SUX has mills and lathes machine shop tools & the tooling to go with that cost a ton

And
then my one neighbor doesn’t even have an air compressor to pump up a tire to 80 psi or a gauge even check his toy hauler tires….

 

[DLC]

Bump to the top

Tomorrow morning
US general 56 in box is $300 off
Need a coupon here it is

 

[ToMorrow44]

Bump to the top

Tomorrow morning
US general 56 in box is $300 off
Need a coupon here it is

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I went this morning and it’s legit! I bought 3 blue ones for my new garage. It says “limit 1” but the cashier said there’s no limit and sold me all 3

 

[sintax]

Grabbed a slate gray one. Thanks for the heads up

 

[sintax]

I plan is doing a built in w/ a workbench top (the pic is 44's, not the 56's, but you get the picture)

20' workbench and tool storage

I've finally gotten around to building a real workbench for the 20' section of wall where I have my whiteboards. The bench is 20' long by 29" wide and 40" tall, will have 3 harbor freight 44" tool boxes, clamp storage, drill storage, air tool storage, air outlets on top and a hose reel and...

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[ToMorrow44]

I plan is doing a built in w/ a workbench top (the pic is 44's, not the 56's, but you get the picture)

20' workbench and tool storage

I've finally gotten around to building a real workbench for the 20' section of wall where I have my whiteboards. The bench is 20' long by 29" wide and 40" tall, will have 3 harbor freight 44" tool boxes, clamp storage, drill storage, air tool storage, air outlets on top and a hose reel and...

www.garagejournal.com

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That’s what I’m going to do too. Bolt all 3 together then run a butcher block top across all of them

 

[Willie B]

… Ehat am I missing????… 250 or so tools for $799… I got close to the same thing at Home Depot… Husky brand for I think it was $80 on sale… does the Harbor freight deal come with a rollaway… if so, I didn’t see it???…

 

[sintax]

That’s what I’m going to do too. Bolt all 3 together then run a butcher block top across all of them

Nice!

I scored some free solid exterior doors a while back I've been saving to use as a top, but I plan to eventually get a steel top bent up for it.

 

[monkeyswrench]

… Ehat am I missing????… 250 or so tools for $799… I got close to the same thing at Home Depot… Husky brand for I think it was $80 on sale… does the Harbor freight deal come with a rollaway… if so, I didn’t see it???…

The "ICON" stuff is HF's top of the line. It's a straight up clone of the standard SnapOn hand tools. As in in your hand, they feel identical. It's about as close to tool truck stuff as you'll get. I don't have many items, because I already had stuff before they came out with the line. It took me years to build up what I have, and a lot of it was used. This allows guys to step up a bit without needing a credit line off the truck. Seeing more and more of it work it's way into shops in my travels.
Whatever tool gets the job done, I have no brand loyalty

 

[jetboatperformance]

In 1975 I bought a Huge craftsman Rollaway with 4 drawer center Box and 12 drawer top box for around $400 went I worked as a Mopar tech I/we still work out of it to this day

 

[DLC]

I plan is doing a built in w/ a workbench top (the pic is 44's, not the 56's, but you get the picture)

20' workbench and tool storage

I've finally gotten around to building a real workbench for the 20' section of wall where I have my whiteboards. The bench is 20' long by 29" wide and 40" tall, will have 3 harbor freight 44" tool boxes, clamp storage, drill storage, air tool storage, air outlets on top and a hose reel and...

www.garagejournal.com

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That’s a Steve O bench !

Love it !

 

[DLC]

When I 1st set up my garage I bought 2-44 & 1- 56 us gen box’s

I found out fairly quick the 44’s are just to small ! The 56 is the best box !

The 56
Top drawer is way big for sockets. 1/2 socket organizers can fit w/ room to spare
And the standard drawers are about as big as the Top drawer on the 44 so wrenches can fit
If you need a 72 add a side drawer bank on one end or BOTH ends….

The 44
Top drawer was to short side to side to fit 2 - 1/2 socket organizers in line
I had to stagger them

The drawer stack was to narrow for wrenches to much space was left unable to be used - one wrench set was on the left side of the drawer and one on the right side then a big gap of unused space in between each rack. I bought the left and right wrench racks and they just didn’t fit very well

Left over wrench wrench racks

 

[sintax]

When I 1st set up my garage I bought 2-44 & 1- 56 us gen box’s

I found out fairly quick the 44’s are just to small ! The 56 is the best box !

The 56
Top drawer is way big for sockets. 1/2 socket organizers can fit w/ room to spare
And the standard drawers are about as big as the Top drawer on the 44 so wrenches can fit
If you need a 72 add a side drawer bank on one end or BOTH ends….

The 44
Top drawer was to short side to side to fit 2 - 1/2 socket organizers in line
I had to stagger them

The drawer stack was to narrow for wrenches to much space was left unable to be used - one wrench set was on the left side of the drawer and one on the right side then a big gap of unused space in between each rack. I bought the left and right wrench racks and they just didn’t fit very well

Left over wrench wrench racks

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I found the same thing.

Realistically, the 44 was not laid out well for what I wanted. The 72” would have been great, but likely overkill for my weekend warrior tool collection.

I’m thinking the 56 will be ideal, and I plan on keeping my smaller old craftsman top box, and will set it on the workbench

 

[DLC]

I found the same thing.

Realistically, the 44 was not laid out well for what I wanted. The 72” would have been great, but likely overkill for my weekend warrior tool collection.

I’m thinking the 56 will be ideal, and I plan on keeping my smaller old craftsman top box, and will set it on the workbench

I’ve got some extra green wrench racks if you’re interested ….

 

[sintax]

I’ve got some extra green wrench racks if you’re interested ….

I’m actually half tempted to buy a 3D printer and whip up my ideal holders, but in due time I guess. Need to get the workbench built first. That’ll be a solid project.

 

[oldman]

I just applied for a PT job at my local HF store

20% off employee discount on top of any advertised coupons .

 

[Willie B]

The "ICON" stuff is HF's top of the line. It's a straight up clone of the standard SnapOn hand tools. As in in your hand, they feel identical. It's about as close to tool truck stuff as you'll get. I don't have many items, because I already had stuff before they came out with the line. It took me years to build up what I have, and a lot of it was used. This allows guys to step up a bit without needing a credit line off the truck. Seeing more and more of it work it's way into shops in my travels.
Whatever tool gets the job done, I have no brand loyalty

…Got it… 90% of my tools were either stolen out of my Lance Camper or burned up in the Lake Oroville fire …and there weren’t that many items that were Snap On… No question about it …the feel of a Snap On ratchet is like no other… you can soft hand it… kind of brings a little more enjoyment to the job…

… With the Husky set that I bought at Home Depot… probably about this time last year… It’s still sitting in my den… Haven’t even opened it up… Can’t work on anything anyway…But the old cheapskate…still couldn’t pass up the $80 deal…

 

[oldman]

…Got it… 90% of my tools were either stolen out of my Lance Camper or burned up in the Lake Oroville fire …and there weren’t that many items that were Snap On… No question about it …the feel of a Snap On ratchet is like no other… you can soft hand it… kind of brings a little more enjoyment to the job…

… With the Husky set that I bought at Home Depot… probably about this time last year… It’s still sitting in my den… Haven’t even opened it up… Can’t work on anything anyway…But the old cheapskate…still couldn’t pass up the $80 deal…

I eased into buying ICON stuff, just because of the old HF reputation, but I've been sold, You will like the product.

 

[monkeyswrench]

…Got it… 90% of my tools were either stolen out of my Lance Camper or burned up in the Lake Oroville fire …and there weren’t that many items that were Snap On… No question about it …the feel of a Snap On ratchet is like no other… you can soft hand it… kind of brings a little more enjoyment to the job…

… With the Husky set that I bought at Home Depot… probably about this time last year… It’s still sitting in my den… Haven’t even opened it up… Can’t work on anything anyway…But the old cheapskate…still couldn’t pass up the $80 deal…

I have 2 Husky "briefcases". They are identical, but one is over 25 years old. My friends laughed when I bought it, it wasn't Craftsman. None of us had any tool truck stuff yet. That box had been in every truck I've owned, been to many states and Mexico. It's now semi retired, and stays in my car hauler. The "newer" one stays at the river house. Not as fancy as some other tool sets, but been used a lot over the years.

 

[Cooter01]

I just applied for a PT job at my local HF store

20% off employee discount on top of any advertised coupons

Well hook up RDP with the employee code for discounts

The "ICON" stuff is HF's top of the line. It's a straight up clone of the standard SnapOn hand tools. As in in your hand, they feel identical. It's about as close to tool truck stuff as you'll get. I don't have many items, because I already had stuff before they came out with the line. It took me years to build up what I have, and a lot of it was used. This allows guys to step up a bit without needing a credit line off the truck. Seeing more and more of it work it's way into shops in my travels.
Whatever tool gets the job done, I have no brand loyalty

I bought the 1/4 and 3/8" drive ratchets and they are very nice pieces for the money, plus lifetime warranty is hard to beat! Just for my side projects and own personal use, I try and be easy on tools.

I have 2 Husky "briefcases". They are identical, but one is over 25 years old. My friends laughed when I bought it, it wasn't Craftsman. None of us had any tool truck stuff yet. That box had been in every truck I've owned, been to many states and Mexico. It's now semi retired, and stays in my car hauler. The "newer" one stays at the river house. Not as fancy as some other tool sets, but been used a lot over the years.

Every year I buy the $100 husky kit to keep in a vehicle and replace missing sockets and such at home, great value for the $100 and lifetime warranty too!