Look What I Just Got For Free

"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222) 11/30/2015 at 16:18 • Filed to: None

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One of our Commercial customers at work got a new tool cabinet and offered their old one to me for free.

Its 30 years old and its beat to crap but it’ll serve me well

CalzoneGolem > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/30/2015 at 16:23

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Nice! You can beat the crap out of it for another 30 years.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/30/2015 at 16:23

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Looks more dirty than beat. Take a hose to it and see how it shapes up.

ttyymmnn > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/30/2015 at 16:24

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Outstanding. It should clean up nicely. Dat patina doe.

Wacko > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/30/2015 at 16:26

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what was wrong with it other than be being dirty.

deekster_caddy > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/30/2015 at 16:27

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I’ve definitely seen worse. I have a slightly smaller Crafstman box of the same era (mine’s 20 years old) and it’s held up pretty well over the years. Sometimes the slide/tracks get jammed up but overall it’s worked well. If it’s got the roller bearing tracks than it will hold up much better.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/30/2015 at 16:27

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YISS. Only one flaw, not that many mini-drawers near eye height to put small specialty crap in. There is of course the easy solution of dividers...

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 11/30/2015 at 16:27

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Mostly. The bottom drawers are a bit fucked because a truck has backed into it

Urambo Tauro > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/30/2015 at 16:29

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Very cool! Take a moment to clean it up and lubricate the moving bits while it’s empty. (Or did it come with tools?)

Do you have a key for it?

shop-teacher > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/30/2015 at 16:30

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Sweet!

Older Craftsman boxes are better than the newer ones anyways, IMO.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Wacko 11/30/2015 at 16:33

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It’s been hit by a truck

crowmolly > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/30/2015 at 16:33

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30 years old = better than current stuff. Certainly the case with Sears.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Urambo Tauro 11/30/2015 at 16:35

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It came with a few bits and pieces inside, no tools, and no key. I’ll have to rekey it

Urambo Tauro > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/30/2015 at 16:39

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A couple years ago, I received a free old steel cabinet that I now use for my larger tools. It didn’t come with keys either, but since it was unlocked, I removed the whole locking handle assembly and took it to the local locksmith. They were able to cut new keys for it instead of replacing the cylinder. I think I payed ten bucks or so; totally worth it.

EL_ULY > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/30/2015 at 16:46

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Duuuude heck yeah, score!!!!!!!!

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/30/2015 at 16:48

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That’s fantastic. I need one of those so bad.

Wacko > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/30/2015 at 16:48

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yours, so that’s how you get free stuff.....

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/30/2015 at 16:52

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Well, hammer can fix it or truck

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Wacko 11/30/2015 at 16:54

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No not my truck

Ad_absurdum_per_aspera > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/30/2015 at 16:54

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From the looks of things, I’d bet you can hammer and/or pull the bad parts back into serviceable shape. Bottom drawers are good for large/heavy/little-used tools anyway, making it easier to deal with slightly “trick” operation in those areas. Some old rags and a bottle of dollar-store degreaser should take care of the dirt.

A comparable-looking new one is maybe eight or nine hundred dollars on sale (more if it’s one of the heavy-duty, ball-bearing-slider pro models), so even if you can only count on most of it working, it was still a pretty good value for the money.

TractorPillow > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/30/2015 at 16:58

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Shoot that's awsome. Even if some drawers don't work and it could use some cleaning. Or you could sticker it to death or repaint it. Or just keep it as is because easy. Either way...score! I need to get one.

Wacko > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/30/2015 at 17:05

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wink wink

pip bip - choose Corrour > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 12/01/2015 at 02:17

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winner!!

Tohru > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 12/01/2015 at 22:30

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Nice score!

McMike > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 12/01/2015 at 22:43

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I’ve got the same cabinet (25 years newer) and I love it.

Clean it up, and fill it up!