Halfords tool drawer cabinets

[kcchan]

FYI, trade prices for those are as follows:

Black Industrial 6 drawer tool cabinet (lower cabinet): £179.00
Black Industrial 6 drawer tool chest (upper): £120.00
Black Industrial 3 drawer tool chest (middle): £100.00

Red professional 5 drawer cabinet (lower): £120.00
Red Professional 7 drawer chest (upper): £70.00
Red professional 4 drawer chest (middle): £49.00

Try befriending someone with a trade card

 

[gaz1]

seen as we are on about these things how about the security to keep them secure where they are

im aware of chains been put around some of them in a garage to stop them being pinched or a slider type metal frame like the gas bottles steel frame

 

[toddy]

FYI, trade prices for those are as follows:

Black Industrial 6 drawer tool cabinet (lower cabinet): £179.00
Black Industrial 6 drawer tool chest (upper): £120.00
Black Industrial 3 drawer tool chest (middle): £100.00

Red professional 5 drawer cabinet (lower): £120.00
Red Professional 7 drawer chest (upper): £70.00
Red professional 4 drawer chest (middle): £49.00

Try befriending someone with a trade card

Or having somemone reserve you they stuff at your local halfords via the website

 

[Agrismith]

seen as we are on about these things how about the security to keep them secure where they are

im aware of chains been put around some of them in a garage to stop them being pinched or a slider type metal frame like the gas bottles steel frame

I think its best to build a cabinet round them that they can be wheeped into
Something very unassuming i prefer where security doesnt jump out at you
So its secure but doesn't look it and doesn't look worth wasting time to get into

 

[Wallace]

I have had the black industrial roll cabinet and top box for best part of ten years in regular daily use. All the draws still run smoothly, they are well made and finished nicely too. The only niggle I have had over the years are tools occasionally rolling under the draw handle preventing the draw from opening, bit of a design flaw.

 

[Rocketman]

FYI, trade prices for those are as follows:

Black Industrial 6 drawer tool cabinet (lower cabinet): £179.00
Black Industrial 6 drawer tool chest (upper): £120.00
Black Industrial 3 drawer tool chest (middle): £100.00

Red professional 5 drawer cabinet (lower): £120.00
Red Professional 7 drawer chest (upper): £70.00
Red professional 4 drawer chest (middle): £49.00

Try befriending someone with a trade card

Well the girl at the checkout said that it wouldn't have been cheaper to use the trade card instead just go with the sale price.

I got the bottom professional roller cabinet for £124. It's OK I guess for the money - in no way or form is it anywhere near as good as the Britool expert mid chest I have. I can't compare the Britool with Halfords industrial because I do not have one but would be interesting.

 

[JoelC]

I’ve got the top and bottom industrial ones, I’ve had them 5 years nearly, the only issue i’ve had is the springs on the draws sometimes come off.

They are just starting to get a bit too small for my needs, been looking at the SGS ones.

 

[jchand]

The black ones are much better than the others, not bad for the money when on offer. The draws get a bit wobbly when fully loaded and I got annoyed with mine as they seem to pull out not square and stick at the last point. Check eBay for used before buying new, even on sale. I got a top and bottom box for about 100 used, there are always plenty about.

 

[Olderisbetter]

I’ve got the top and bottom industrial ones, I’ve had them 5 years nearly, the only issue i’ve had is the springs on the draws sometimes come off.

They are just starting to get a bit too small for my needs, been looking at the SGS ones.

Intersting, I have never heard of SGS till i did a google...

 

[grim_d]

The SGS stuff remind me of the "us pro" stuff seen on eBay, it's not great. I'd like to see the SGS stuff in real life.

 

[kcchan]

I went to SGS a little while ago and they had a couple of cabinets there. I can't really remember which ones in the range they were but I don't remember being blown away by them. I think they were comparable to the Halfords professional ones, maybe a little worse.

 

[Richard.]

It’s not gonna surprise anyone to know I’m a big fan of snap on gear.
But what will surprise you is only very rarely would I recommend it. 90% of people on here probably wouldn’t benefit from it to justify its extortionate price tags and me saying “buy snap on” isnt sound advice. What I will say though if you can’t tell a significant difference between a snap on tool and your average Halfords and like stuff then all that tells me is you don’t either own snap on gear or you don’t pick it up that often. I can’t say for the current snap on boxes but the older krl and kra stuff was simply brilliant and left these modern things behind but again is that build quality always needed. Mine is a small box thrown in the car dragged on site daily. It’s crammed with weight and it’s a tool in itself. People say a box doesn’t make money. I disagree. It’s got the most important job of looking after the things that do make money. If it can be broken into with a paper clip or collapses under load seeing your money makers lost or broken then it’s not doing a great job. On the other hand if it sits in a corner holding light weight in a secure garage then a £50-100 box is sufficient and snap on would be a waste of money. Snap on boxes are thick skinned, the locks are extremely secure, the runners are high load bearing and the box itself needs serious weight in a good few open drawers before it will tip. The casters are built to take serious weight.
The newer range I have no idea about but I’m in need for a bigger box shortly and I’d have no problem hunting the web for another krl and selling mine for a nice return.

 

[Rocketman]

It’s not gonna surprise anyone to know I’m a big fan of snap on gear.
But what will surprise you is only very rarely would I recommend it. 90% of people on here probably wouldn’t benefit from it to justify its extortionate price tags and me saying “buy snap on” isnt sound advice. What I will say though if you can’t tell a significant difference between a snap on tool and your average Halfords and like stuff then all that tells me is you don’t either own snap on gear or you don’t pick it up that often. I can’t say for the current snap on boxes but the older krl and kra stuff was simply brilliant and left these modern things behind but again is that build quality always needed. Mine is a small box thrown in the car dragged on site daily. It’s crammed with weight and it’s a tool in itself. People say a box doesn’t make money. I disagree. It’s got the most important job of looking after the things that do make money. If it can be broken into with a paper clip or collapses under load seeing your money makers lost or broken then it’s not doing a great job. On the other hand if it sits in a corner holding light weight in a secure garage then a £50-100 box is sufficient and snap on would be a waste of money. Snap on boxes are thick skinned, the locks are extremely secure, the runners are high load bearing and the box itself needs serious weight in a good few open drawers before it will tip. The casters are built to take serious weight.
The newer range I have no idea about but I’m in need for a bigger box shortly and I’d have no problem hunting the web for another krl and selling mine for a nice return.

I agree up to a extent if you can't see that the Halfords tool chest aren't the best you need to go to spec savers. I stick by what I said OK for the money and that's if you get them at half price.
Question is are Snap-on any better than the German manufacturers top line ones. Yes I know the 'old' snap-ons are very good but then so are the top line German versions which retail at lower cost. As far as I know as well now the new Snap-on tool chests are made in Asia other than there highest level models.

 

[GW8IZR]

I've got a Halfords red one, I've had it 25 years. Its on my bench keeping stuff tidy! it might as well not have a lid as its always too full to close, the bottom drawer is entirely open and acts as a tray, the next two draws alternate between open and half closed so I can get stuff out of them.

 

[dobbslc]

You need to get down to Halford's and buy another box!

 

[Richard.]

is are Snap-on any better than the German manufacturers top line ones.

It’s a good question that I can’t answer because I haven’t owned these top line German boxes.
I’m a stick with what I know type of person. I buy stuff and if I like it I tend to stick with it. If it lets me down I move on.
The thing is snap on tool boxes don’t need to be expensive. You can pick up a used cab and top with it’s fair share of battle scars for 5-600 quid. It’s still better value than a 200 quid brand new cheapy. It’s not gonna blow up on you like a used welder or used car it’s either up to the job or not. My next one is gonna be used as it’s not a show piece it’s a hard wearing tool.

 

[armalites]

Snap On boxes are like flying business or first class trans-atlantic, they are not 10 times better than flying economy but if you've flown business(I've only done it once) or first class you would know it's exactly what you would do if you could afford/justify it.

 

[JoelC]

The SGS stuff remind me of the "us pro" stuff seen on eBay, it's not great. I'd like to see the SGS stuff in real life.

I've got a 3ton jack of theirs, axle stands, as well as their engine crane and engine stand - all where cheaper and so far, appear to be very good for the money, way better than some of the Sealey stuff in machine mart. I saw their cabinets at a show, and they were pretty nice, they are no snap-on, but for the money, they are hard to beat.

 

[bigegg]

I made my own

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/tool-drawers.67249/

 

[Kayos]

I made my own

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/tool-drawers.67249/

I like that
Did you make some drawers for the shogun? I want some for the Disco but they are spendy pre made