Re: Tool Chests
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2025 1:40 pm
I bloody love Bunnings!!!
Dave!
Dave!
Thankfully my Halfords one is broken in now and is fine. Fits the bill for what I need.
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Re: Tool Chests
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2025 2:10 pm
Re: Tool Chests
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2025 12:14 pm
Thanks @mik, I've ordered the Larbranke double unit - for the price, nothing seems to come close and they should have more than enough room for all my stuff.
Re: Tool Chests
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2025 10:42 am
Cabinets have arrived really quickly and unscathed other than the plasticky top surface being marked, but I'm not bothered about that as it's going to have wear and tear as soon as I start using them. Good quality for the price, I don't think you'd get better value.mik wrote: Sun Aug 24, 2025 11:38 am B&Q one does look good too. I see that Larbanke seller is offering the same 5&7 drawer combo I have for £280 which would work out the same width as the B&Q one (and there are (fiddly) links to join them together. B&Q job is a lot deeper though so ultimately it’ll swallow more.
Really depends what you are planning to put in it. I had no use for a cupboard, but I did end up with a couple of long files / levers / drill bits that don’t fit in mine.
Floor is getting poured on the store on Monday so hopefully get them in next week. Just need to work out what to put on the walls, if anything to store other stuff.
Re: Tool Chests
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2025 10:46 am
https://www.costco.com/newage-products- ... 47311.htmlAscender wrote: Fri Sep 05, 2025 10:42 amCabinets have arrived really quickly and unscathed other than the plasticky top surface being marked, but I'm not bothered about that as it's going to have wear and tear as soon as I start using them. Good quality for the price, I don't think you'd get better value.mik wrote: Sun Aug 24, 2025 11:38 am B&Q one does look good too. I see that Larbanke seller is offering the same 5&7 drawer combo I have for £280 which would work out the same width as the B&Q one (and there are (fiddly) links to join them together. B&Q job is a lot deeper though so ultimately it’ll swallow more.
Really depends what you are planning to put in it. I had no use for a cupboard, but I did end up with a couple of long files / levers / drill bits that don’t fit in mine.
Floor is getting poured on the store on Monday so hopefully get them in next week. Just need to work out what to put on the walls, if anything to store other stuff.
Re: Tool Chests
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2025 10:54 am
Ooooooooh shiny!IanF wrote: Fri Sep 05, 2025 10:46 amhttps://www.costco.com/newage-products- ... 47311.htmlAscender wrote: Fri Sep 05, 2025 10:42 amCabinets have arrived really quickly and unscathed other than the plasticky top surface being marked, but I'm not bothered about that as it's going to have wear and tear as soon as I start using them. Good quality for the price, I don't think you'd get better value.mik wrote: Sun Aug 24, 2025 11:38 am B&Q one does look good too. I see that Larbanke seller is offering the same 5&7 drawer combo I have for £280 which would work out the same width as the B&Q one (and there are (fiddly) links to join them together. B&Q job is a lot deeper though so ultimately it’ll swallow more.
Really depends what you are planning to put in it. I had no use for a cupboard, but I did end up with a couple of long files / levers / drill bits that don’t fit in mine.
Floor is getting poured on the store on Monday so hopefully get them in next week. Just need to work out what to put on the walls, if anything to store other stuff.
Re: Tool Chests
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 1:55 pm
Seeing as I was doing some work just now I remembered to take a photo of my messy pile
One really useful think I picked up is to have a small mobile cart with just the most common items you use as well as specific tools and bits for the job you’re doing. Saves doing 100 tiny trips back and forth
Generally have consumables on top, tools in the drawer, and parts to be replaced on the bottom.
One really useful think I picked up is to have a small mobile cart with just the most common items you use as well as specific tools and bits for the job you’re doing. Saves doing 100 tiny trips back and forth
Generally have consumables on top, tools in the drawer, and parts to be replaced on the bottom.