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StevSmar

StevSmar

(Steven)
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25+ years ago my wife and I were walking through a “liquidation store” and there were some tool chests that I bought on impulse. And because their flip up covers made about half of their space inconvenient to use I’ve despised them for 24.9+ years. To add insult to injury, I don’t think they were even a deal.

So finally they’re being re-homed and I have upgraded to:
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Pro’s:
- Appears to be very well constructed.
- Full extension slides that allow the draws to be fully pulled out.
- Nice swivel casters that have a swivel lock on them when the wheels are locked.
- Made in Taiwan.

Con’s:
- Likely about 1.5+ times the cost of a big box store equivalent.

I’m annoyed that I kept the tool chests my new one is replacing for so long:
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Plus, there always seemed to be one too many tool chests in the way (none have a permanent home since they get moved around depending on what I’m playing with), so having one less is nice.

I do like having a “workbench” on top of one of the tool chests, so I’ll be modifying my other tool chest to have this, and if I’m lucky this will end up the same height as my workbench.
 
Nice tool chest! My wife is very distantly related to the Grey family. I have a couple of chests myself, great for tooling.
 
There was an older Gray upper/lower combo on Kijiji in Red Deer not that long ago for a fair price. Looked in decent shape. Was kinda eyeballing it, only lasted a coupla days.
 
Nice box. I have an older Gray mid cabinet for my cutting tool storage, and have always liked their handles over other brands. Even my much adored Beach boxes.
 
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