Another tip for the winter garage.

If you have a large Snap-on type toolbox in the garage and a radiator.
Put the toolbox up against the radiator. It will make all the tools nice
and cosy reducing rust. Said tools will also be nice and warm to the
touch on a cold winters night.

Apologies for being illiterate.

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Nice tip.

I'm going to be in the market for a large, Snap-on type toolbox soon.
What is the collective wisdom of UKRM (if that's not a contradiction) on
which one to get? I've seen them by Clarke, and in the Screwfix
catalogue, and in Halfords...

 

I saw some a few months ago at Costco Thurrock, looked not too bad, and
cheap.

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And not a million miles away. I'll give that a try.

 

Oldbloke said...

I have a Makro card, Ben, if you want to take a look there.

 

I might well, do - cheers.

 

I don't know about the large roll front chest type toolboxes, but I have
a "carryable" 4 drawer halfords toolbox which is very nicely put
together. Their large kit looks to be as well made and uses similar
construction.

Unless you have one already you probably want a small toolbox as well as
a large one, that way you can move the essentials (a set of spanners,
screwdrivers, etc) near to the task in hand rather than having to walk
backwards and forwards.

 

Oldbloke wrote

Costco ain't that cheap, almost certainly you will find elsewhere has a
better price.

 

The Makro metal ones come full of tools for silly money.
But you could always sell the tools on eBay.

I've got a card too if anyone needs anything.

 

I bought a large two piece cabinet and drawer set from Halfords about
two years ago. Seems fine to me. Still happy with it but wish I'd
bought the larger one now.

 

I've checked most of them out in the metal. Clarke do an improved range with
ball-bearing drawers which offer the best quality/price IMHO of which this
is the largest
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=070110226&r=2062&g=108
The Facom stuff was no better and TBH the old Snap-On doesn't seem much
better than the above.

 

I'll bear that in mind. I planned to buy the biggest one that I could
afford, but maybe I should look long-term and buy the biggest one that I
can't afford.

 

Good info. Thanks mate.

 

Ben Blaney wrote

An excellent move.

I have got about 7 different tool boxes and I still want (but never seem
to use the tools contained therein) more.

 

Nice thing about that big trolley I linked to is that you can fit a hardwood
top to it (recessed) and mount one of these (for starters)

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=060720448&r=2194&g=106
and possibly
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=060510211&r=2040&g=106 with a
wire brush replacing the coarse wheel.

Makes a really nice mobile station.

 

So, in general, we think Clarke is good gear, yes?

 

I've bought a couple of their products from Machine Mart, seemed good
vfm. Would buy from them again.

 

Well not all of it I presume but the stuff I've looked at really hit the
price/quality point. I even asked the UK MD if he was interested in
launching a N.I. store (sadly not). Not a franchise organisation it
transpires.

 

I got quite a lot of Clarke workshop stuff out of MachineMart when I
kitted out my garage a couple of years back, and it's stood to up to
every hamfisted, fuckwitted, spazzy-spannering effort so far.

It's good value, and pretty robust.

 

If you have a tool cupboard, you can put a short tubular heater on the
floor of it, or a 40W bulb.

Where?

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