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ben-dent:
My 1st tool kit when i was an aprenttice was an argos cheepo one but it got broken with in a few months, so i forked out on something expencive

I have both a Snap-on and a Mac tools toolbox, when i was working as a Mechanic i needed one that i could Keep all my tools in it i have a tool for every thing, (including Body working tools), My tools alone are worth over 7k so whats 2k extra?? i only buy snap-on or mac, but now im not spannering they dont get used as much, its not a waste though, because in 10 years time they will still be as good as they are the day they were bought, and they have a life time warrenty,  and they will still sell for a good chunk of what i paid for them,

william127:
ive got a sealy american pro chest with 3 wide drawers, 3 narrow ones and a top compartment, came filled with tools, they wernt the best quality but made my sets complete with mechanical tools that i dont need for work (ive got loads of building hand tools). so i got all the tools i needed for car work and a box for £87ish. 

dont know how well it would last if it rattled round in the van but for leaving it the barn full of tools i only use on the cars its fine.

Mutz:
Ben Dent, I appreciate that for professional use you would spend a good bit on a tool box as well as tools, as this is what pays your wages; what i want to know is what, how much and is it any good cheap systems for the DIY/occasional user; who's tools wouldnt come to the total of a mid range quality box, but need to keep everything in one place instead of in 4 or 5 different boxs.

I always try to buy the best quality tools for my day job/work, and you just know whats best from experience, but im not a mechanic and am looking for personal experience of cheap boxs as i cannot warant spending a lot of dosh on a combi drawer unit for occasional use.

Looks like im getting a better selection and choice now, thanks for comments on your boxs; keep em comming.

clbarclay:
Quite a few years ago we bough my farther a clarke top box tool chest for the farm workshop. It was like this one, but without the top row of small draws
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/ctc900-tool-chest/path/new-tool-chests-and-cabinets

The bottom draw is nice and deep (unlike many top boxes) and is full of big spanners (20mm to 35mm) and still slides out/in nicely enough without roller sliders. Due to some less than desierable gutters between barns, this tool box box also ends up under a monsoon when it rans heavily but is still in good order. Its a handy enough size that it can be carried while laden, any bigger and the tool box would just be restricted to a bench or trolly. The lock on this model was by dropping in a couple of bars in the front so you don't have to lift the lid on anything every time to open a draw. This box has been full laden since we got it and has not suffered mechanically.


I got this model 4 and half years ago.
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cfs308-8-drawer-tool-chest/path/clarke-hd-tool-chest-range

Deep centre draw is useful for keeping stuff like loctite in as the puts can live upright. The draws a locked by the lid closing (hidden inetrnal mechanisum) so the when in use the lid just lives open. Occasionaly you think that a roller sliders on the draws would be nicer, but basic sliders still do the same job and its not like I'm a full time mechanic opening draws every minuet. Again this box is still in good order, though it doesn't get used as much as the other box, mainly beacuse due to a lack of space.


Neither are particuarly practical for off roading. I have an old cantileaver box I got as a child and an even older ammo box which hold most of my tools and spares in the RRC. The hold relativerly a lot more tools for their size and are easier to get in or out. I've seen some tidy setups in hard top 90's where the box sits on a frame behind the bulkhead to give some storage underneath and allow the draws to open while there is other stuff on the floor, but I haven't seen a practical solution for using them in a disco or RRC. You need a clear space in front of top box tool chests to get at the draws unlike a canitleaver which can live stacked up and then when you need it just take the tool box handy to the vehicle when you need it.

TechnoTurkey:
I've got the same one as pictured by Lewis.J.P_1987, I think I got it from eBay for about £80 and it is fine for my needs.

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