NS Dev
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| posted on 22/5/07 at 10:12 PM |
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Tool cabinet, rollcab
I'm after a decent rollcab, but not snap on priced!!!
There seems to be naff all on ebay, its all stupidly priced snap on stuff or chinese crap.
I'm after one that will take a biggish topbox, has strong wheels, and is fairly careworn so cheaper, but not so knackered that the drawers fall
out when you open them!
cheers
Nat
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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RazMan
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| posted on 22/5/07 at 10:16 PM |
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Dare I say it ...... Halfrauds do (or did) a reasonably priced one last time I looked 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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worX
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| posted on 22/5/07 at 10:18 PM |
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I was looking a while ago, and decided to go the temporary route and bought the one that was on offer in halfords.
It's a pile of poo - but it'll do for now.
The alternative is to buy a second hand snap-on one from ebay (I know you've already said no to this!), but you would know for a fact, that you
would get back what you paid for it all day long!!!
Steve
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wilkingj
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| posted on 22/5/07 at 10:35 PM |
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I have the cheap Red one from Halfrauds.
Not that impressed. The hinges / slide outs bits are failing / bending, next time I will splash out on Teng or simmilar with ball bearing rollers
etc., also the thin drawers cant hold either my metric or imperial spanners. and the drawers wont shut easily, as they are not deep enough.
Sorry to say, but just not man enough for the job. IMHO
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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stevebubs
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| posted on 22/5/07 at 10:52 PM |
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SnapOn Offers
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stevebubs
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| posted on 22/5/07 at 10:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by wilkingj
I have the cheap Red one from Halfrauds.
Cheap red ones with the friction slides aren't that good at all.
The "Pro" and "industrial" ones with ball bearing slides are OK, though.
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macdave69
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| posted on 22/5/07 at 11:14 PM |
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I have had the Halfrauds Professional setup for 5 or more years, without any problems at all. The money saved went into some Halfrauds professional
tools and they are still going strong too (and they do get used a fair bit too)
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hobbsy
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| posted on 22/5/07 at 11:54 PM |
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I got a blue Draper rolling bearing one off eBay for around the £100 mark, not as good as some of the more expensive ones but hey still a rolling
bearing cab for about £100. The equivalent one in Halfrauds would have been a lot more than that.
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chrsgrain
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| posted on 23/5/07 at 07:16 AM |
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There's a company on ebay that sells 'graded' Sealey rollcabs - I got one hugely cheaper than even the standard discount because it
had a dent in the case which didn't effect the workings - might be worth a search?
Chris
Spoing! - the sound of an irony meter breaking...
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trextr7monkey
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| posted on 23/5/07 at 07:40 AM |
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Halfrauds do a decent pro set up ing reyand silver whichis very reasonable if you get one of their trade cards -issued with managers discretion- tell
'em you have 10 cars and do all the maintenance yourself! 
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CAD Monkey
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| posted on 23/5/07 at 10:00 AM |
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try www.machinemart.co.uk
HTH
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gingerprince
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| posted on 23/5/07 at 12:53 PM |
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i got a roller cab from machine mart - the "HD" range. compared it with halfords offering at the time and there was no contest. cost
>200 quid though so not the cheapest, but a hell of a lot cheaper than snap on!
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COREdevelopments
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| posted on 23/5/07 at 01:32 PM |
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i got a blue clarke hd one, very strong and in use everyday. cant fault it. halford was doing a deal with a roll cab full of tools, neatly layed out
in foam think it was 250, not too bad for the money.
rob
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 23/5/07 at 07:57 PM |
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My dad's got the black one from Halfords ('industrial' I think?), it's pretty good IMO. It certainly feels like it'll
outlast my mid-range Clarke ones from Machine Mart
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stevebubs
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| posted on 23/5/07 at 09:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by trextr7monkey
Halfrauds do a decent pro set up ing reyand silver whichis very reasonable if you get one of their trade cards -issued with managers discretion- tell
'em you have 10 cars and do all the maintenance yourself!
Trade cards are worth about 20% off most tools etc.
Biggest savings are on batteries and bulbs.
Bought a pair of Bosch indicator bulbs a few weeks ago. £4.59 retail, 79p on my Trade card.
Anyone in the Reading area wanting to make a large purchase in there, give me a shout...
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