Finally bought a toy chest for the garage.

"whatisthatsound" (whatisthatsound) 11/17/2014 at 22:57 • Filed to: husky, elise, s2000, tools, tool, tool bench, golf r, r, elise sc, garage, jeep, diy

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A few months ago I said goodbye to a garage big enough for two cars, a kart, and built in tool/storage cabinets. The space was massive enough for all my projects on the S the Kart the jeep. Heck, the corolla got in on the fun, and we restored a sunfish left for dead in the trash in that garage! Hell Dog even loved the garage and all the craziness that went along with it.

Sadly, I moved into a garage just large enough to squeeze two cars inside. I still had no space for all of the random things two 20 somethings acquire. Luckily, with 12 foot ceilings the only reasonable answer was to build up. So I took to my foot stool and began to build up with wall racks, floor racks, antler racks. Basically any rack I could get my hands on(you sick man you), but I needed an answer for all my tools. Alas, the Husky 52'' Heavy Duty 9 Drawer tool bench came to be. Weighing in empty at a hair over the weight of a baby african elephant this toy chest swallowed up everything I needed it to with room to spare. To be honest though, I could have used the 11 drawer. More is always better, though, this is plenty enough.

My review score 8/10. I love the top, wheels, ball-bearing-heavy-duty drawers, and the length. I wish it had more drawers, four inches wider, and more stable. If I bought the wider 11 drawer all my prayers would have been answered. This Husky isn't snap on, but I don't travel or ship my tool chest, and I only spend 4 figures on my cars and girlfriend. I would recommend this to someone looking for a well made, heavy duty box for their tools. I would also sell this tomorrow for the 11 drawer. Anyone interested?!

TheHondaBro > whatisthatsound 11/17/2014 at 23:00

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I'm nursing a semi just looking at this fantastic tool chest.

whatisthatsound > TheHondaBro 11/17/2014 at 23:02

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Note the oppo sticker on bottom left. No matter where I go, I do it sideways.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > whatisthatsound 11/17/2014 at 23:02

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Had to..

whatisthatsound > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 11/17/2014 at 23:02

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Hell dog approves of that post.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > whatisthatsound 11/17/2014 at 23:04

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An Elise? Is it yours?

Stupidru > whatisthatsound 11/17/2014 at 23:05

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You're a 20-something married to another 20-something, you have an S2k, an Elise, and a very nice garage? Man, where did I make a wrong turn? I'm an enginerd turning 26 and I thought I was lucky enough to have a plain 2.5 car garage, void of any real toys

Arben72 > whatisthatsound 11/17/2014 at 23:05

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This reminds me, I really need to clean up my garage.

whatisthatsound > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 11/17/2014 at 23:07

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Yep, I picked it up about three months ago. It's an '09 factory SC.

Dsscats > whatisthatsound 11/17/2014 at 23:07

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Needs moar pics. And a review.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > whatisthatsound 11/17/2014 at 23:07

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That. Is. Amazing.

whatisthatsound > Stupidru 11/17/2014 at 23:10

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S2k+jeep got sold for the elise. Corolla got traded in for the Golf R. We are a two car family now, but I definitely got lucky with the Navy. You didn't make a wrong turn! The toys will come. My brother is an engineer for BAE, I'm lucky enough to get to fly in his planes. Cars are cars and they are all awesome. Except the 2010 corolla that thing sucked.

whatisthatsound > Dsscats 11/17/2014 at 23:11

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On the elise or the sweet ass tool bench!

whatisthatsound > Arben72 11/17/2014 at 23:12

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I don't have enough space to leave a mess. It's a blessing, but mostly a curse.

Dsscats > whatisthatsound 11/17/2014 at 23:14

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Blue one.

whatisthatsound > Dsscats 11/17/2014 at 23:16

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I'll do it this weekend.

Clown Shoe Pilot > whatisthatsound 11/18/2014 at 01:06

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Decent box, and you've organized it nicely, which few people seem to do any more. I've got a pair of the much taller but narrower Kobalt boxes. The drawers in my boxes are organized, but the top section is a free for all dumping ground of odd and ends.

The one feature I REALLY want in a tool box is deeper drawers. I use these socket racks (NOT my box, btw) -

and they work fine for my 1/4 and 3/8 drive but my 1/2 drive stuff won't fit because the drawers are too shallow. Eventually, I'll spring for a big Snap-On box off Craigslist. I've moved the 2 boxes I have now twice and they're still holding together, but I can definitely see why someone would spend several grand on tool box.

Squid > whatisthatsound 11/18/2014 at 01:39

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Looks like it had an accident. . . and couldn't keep it's fluids in. . . it may be getting teritorial, I'd check the rest of your garage, they can be sneaky bastards. . .

whatisthatsound > Clown Shoe Pilot 11/18/2014 at 07:41

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I really like those socket racks! I think I'm going to grab some deep foam and cut out inserts eventually.

whatisthatsound > Squid 11/18/2014 at 07:44

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That poor GT3 is my nephews throw toy. He loves my model cars, and who am I to let me not play with him. His version of playing is making them go as fast as they can off the highest ledge he can fine.

Clown Shoe Pilot > whatisthatsound 11/18/2014 at 08:33

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The racks are the way to go. I often grab a ratchet and a rack and take that to the work. That way I've got all the sockets I need AND I've got a place to keep the ones I'm not using at that very moment, so there's no socket easter egg hunt at the end of the job. If you have the drawer depth, the racks also win on density. You can make your socket drawer REALLY heavy and be completely organized.

whatisthatsound > Clown Shoe Pilot 11/18/2014 at 08:35

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I have racks for my impact sockets, but I'll be ordering them for my regular sockets tonight.

whatisthatsound > Clown Shoe Pilot 11/18/2014 at 16:59

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Quick question, what racks did you buy? If you like yours I may like yours too.

Clown Shoe Pilot > whatisthatsound 11/18/2014 at 18:59

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Hansen - http://hansenglobalinc.com/our-products/s…

also available at Sears (or at least they were when I bought them)