Puss2

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Need a bigger tool box at home wont be used to often so dont want to spend loads of money
Is this going to be any good i know its not going to be snap on quality

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOOLBOX-SET-TO...item2a081083dd

Ebonycossie4x4

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it will be poor quality but it will still work...

And last a good few years, I would go for the sealy ones although they do look alike.

B16JUS

at the lower end budgets i recomend the halfords pro boxes

Puss2

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Cheer guys just looked at the halfords web site looks like they have some deals on will have to down there and have a look

B16JUS

If you got a trade card or know someone who has then you get a good discount too

BlacknBlown

Dont waste your money on that old tat.
Get hold of your local Snapon dealer and see what used boxes he has.
You may be surprised what you can pick up for a couple of hundred.
And it will never lose any value either.

Puss2

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Didnt think about that will ask next time see one about.

Does anyone know what the american pro stuff is like?

BlacknBlown

American Pro, Halfrauds, Mac Tools, etc etc are all made by a company called Waterloo Industries.
All pretty much tat compared to Snap-on.

Brian

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Also have a look in Machine Mart http://www.machinemart.co.uk/ they do some good tool boxes


Brian

mercury grey minter

I,d try e-bay for second hand snap-on.But to be honest,if it,s for home use i wouldn,t be too fussy.Just a nice big box will do.

BlacknBlown

And if you get hungry while working on the car, you can peel back the silver foil and have a nibble of chocolate.....

ajamesc

There is know point at all in paying loads of money for snap on and mac boxes lol its whats in the box that counts! I have worked for daf now for about 8 years and have 1000s of pounds worth of tools in my clark tool box that cost me 700 pounds dose the same job as any other tool box i do have a snap on mid section and a mac side box as ive out grow it a few times but there is guys at my work with boxes that cost the same as a nice car and i just think why the fuck would u spend that much lol. I do spend money on good tools as they do last longer but a box is a box!

BlacknBlown

I agree, that's why I suggested getting a nice used example .
The Ł700 you spunked on a Clarke (I thought they made shoes) would have got you a used Snap-on of similar size.
Oh and as for MAC.....

LewisT

snap on boxes are a rip, how can Ł20 max of pressed steel be worth Ł1000 or whatever they cost

ajamesc

the 700 i spunked on a clark box = much bigger box then id get off are snap on man lol and as said its still doing the job just fine after 8 years and 3 of them were in the back of a van when i did daf aid!

Brian

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Take you think there crap

I have had mine for well over 10 years and its still fine never had any trouble with it and i used to have it at work in the garage i worked at now its at home in my garage


Brian

cossie604

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Brain washed brand whore


That first box will be fine for home use mate....I wouldnt bother with it in a busy work shop, but at home for occasionaly use anything like that will be fine.

MrCapriScort

I would rather spend the money on better tools, any cheap box will do. Unless your brand whore

BlacknBlown

LOL

BlacknBlown

A brand whore that has made a living off the back of the Snap-on brand for 15 years young man......

ajamesc

dose that make u better at your job then haveing a snap on box to keep your tools in

cossie604

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Now then lets see, I'm 33 in two weeks and I started in my first garage (a DeTomaso specialists) at the age of 12 on Saturday mornings until I left school where I continued working there until 19, where I moved onto various other garages including race prep dedicated workshops through to a motorbike workshop in Grease back through to my current workshop manager's roll......so thats 21yrs with various tools.....I think Ive worked out what earns its money and where...young man....

Just to add for the other folk out there, admittedly my tool kit is probably around 60% SnapOn, with the whole kit last insured for 17k inc box. But, I know what is worth spending the money on and whats not ie there's no point in wasting your money on a tool thats not going to pay its self off. Nor is it worth spending stupid amounts of money on some thing thats just had the Snap On logo stuck on it. A great instance of this is a tap and die kit I bought off the Mac tools dealer. Its the exact same kit that the Snap On dealer sells except Snap On list it as more expensive and also they wont swap a broken tap under warranty unlike Mac tools who are happy to swap it for you. The very same kit is also available off ebay for much less....suppose I could buy a few of them and stick a SnapOn sticker on it and sell it to the young black and blown man Snap on sockets, ratchets and spanners etc are worth their weight in gold....they've paid them selves off many times over. But that doesn't mean Im gonna buy a Ribe set off Snap On when Im only gonna use it once in a blue moon...hence why my Ribe set it US Pro, and they've been faultless in the 4-5yrs Ive used them. Basically buy the kit that's right in quality and price for what your gonna use it for....occasional weekend use does not warrant thousands being spent imo.

cossiecrew

must admit im a snap on whore as i work in the trade and it makes me feel special lol but ive been looking at a cheaper option for home but have decided on a secondhand basic snap on top box and roller cab for around Ł500 but i did watch a limited edition mac tools foose black top box on ebay end on Ł80 and was gutted i didnt buy it

cossiecrew

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

that was the one i would of liked that then just match that with another secondhand roll cab youve got a nice setup for home

cossie604

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Have you seen one of the Foose boxes before Mark? I had an apprentice that bought the full set up when it came out and tbh you were really paying for the Mac name etc...the box and tools just looked like Halfords quality. Sound for home use though. There's a half decent stainless steel roll cab and top box set down Costco btw.

BlacknBlown

Erm, yes, my Snap-on box is a 7 ton truck....couldn't really have Mac tat on there could I?

BlacknBlown

I hope you didn't pay more than Ł120 for your Hanson (the supplier for both Mac and Snappy) tap n die set or Ł99 if it is the non-adjustable version.
Cos they are the street prices off the Snap-on truck. Forget list prices, it's the street price that's important and in my experience Mac is dearer.

And as for ribe sockets, try the LTS range at Ł20 odd quid, cos Snap-on don't make them as it is an Italian fastener found mainly on Fiat diesels.

BlacknBlown

You have just hit the nail on the head there, Mac boxes don't hold their value.
That Ł500 is being 'invested' not 'spent', when/if you sell the box on, the chances are that they will still be worth Ł500

cossie604

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And whats wrong with Fiat diesels...considering how common they are?

Take it your a Snap On dealer then, sunshine?

ajamesc

I dont get what u mean mate your box is a 7 ton van dose that mean your a snap on dealer selling the tools? if not why couldent u have a mac or any other make on there lol as said its not the tools that make u good at the job lol its the man useing them

BlacknBlown

Nothing wrong with 'em chap, but ask a yank what a Fiat is and you will get now't but a blank expression.

Come to think of it, ask them what diesel is and you'll get the same response.....

BlacknBlown

And we have a winner......

Graceland

Absolute dog shit - I made the mistake and bought one in the orange/grey colour - Propper flimsy scrap

cossie604

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Note to topic starter....disregard all post's from the above as they will be blatantly biased. Bit like asking a McDonalds manager what he thinks to Burger King For a true representation ask some one who makes a living from working with tools...not selling them

BlacknBlown

I think my customers would agree with me on the boxes, after all they keep buying them.

cossiecrew

screw the tools i wanted the box i only buy snapon tools

Gazzonator

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I'm not loyal to the Snap On brand although most of my tools are Snap On, I think there are a lot of good quality tools out there from other manufacturers.

When it comes to tool boxes though, IMO, I think the Snap On boxes are miles ahead in terms of quality than the others I have come across.

A few years back I was going to chop my box in with my Mac dealer against a Ford Racing limited edition box. I ordered the box but after looking at and trying my mates identical box to the one I had ordered, I cancelled my order. I just felt that the quality just wasn't there compared to my Snap On box.

Yes, it was a pricey box but you get what you pay for!

3i_gaz

the mac name isn't worth a toss at the end of the day, owned by stanley, now sell facom and britool and whatever other tat mac dealers can find from consolidated tool warehouses etc... to flog off cheap on the van to people the be able to provide no or little back up on the stuff they've sold.

to your average joe or average petrolhead, stereotypically a toolbox is a toolbox big square metal red thing in most cases.

i dont care if your using stuff at home, in work everyday, jsut for hobbies etc.....

you wouldent pay a good few garnd for a leather re-trim for a car then put it in a 50 quid lada would you? same thing with tools, why keep your investment of decent quality snap on tools in a poor quality box?

get something thats gonna stand the test of time!! properley designed, properley put together, go to a market leader!! not a company thats following and copying ideas of somebody who has OWNED the tool maket for 90 years!

the stuff speaks for itself, really does!

3i_gaz

if the post starter isnt on this guy's patch then he cant sell to him anyways, so how is it a biased oppinion as he's not going to be taking money off the guy if he's not in his area.

and a bit of advice, go see your local snap on guy, leave him your mobile number tell him your budget and i gaurantee he will happily give you a call when a trade in comes in.

ajamesc

We must be very different people lol i buy good tools as they need to last im not buying them twice but a tool box is a tool box i hate work and theres f**k all (lol) chance im spending the same amount on a tool box as i can on an older r1 for fun at the weekend on!. My 600 pound clark bottom box / 300 pound clark top box did me for about 5 years now has a 100 pound second hand snap on mid section and a second had mac side box that was 80 pounds as i ran out of space but has been doing me fine for 8 years now. 3 of which were on a daf aid van!. It make me laugth when people at my work get a snap on box on one of there rip off finace deals lol just to say look at my big shiney tool box that owes me about 3500 pounds lol