[Shop-talk] Sams Club tool box - part two

[Arvid Jedlicka]

continued from part one ...

The really big drawer at the bottom has a 9in face and holds a lot of big heavy stuff. It has two ball bearing slides on each side 
and I'm quite surprised what I can put in there and it still open - like multiple 8 lb sledge hammers, etc.

The big drawers - 4.75in face - second and third from the bottom on the bottom section - are also good size and hold a reasonable 
amount of stuff.

The medium drawers - 3in face - and the small drawers -  2.5in face are a challenge to use effectively. I have the quarter inch 
sockets, handles, extensions in a 2.5in face drawer and the three quarters and half inch sockets, handles and extensions in the  3in 
face drawer. But all of the sockets are on their side in either Lisle socket holders or on plastic peg type folders. None of  the 
medium or smaller drawers are tall enough to allow all of the sockets to stand straight up - especially the deep well sockets.

The same issue with wrenches. I have most of the wrenches - box ends - open ends - combinations - in three separate 3in face drawers 
in plastic holders that angle them back about 45 degrees. The really big wrenches lie flat in the drawer.

On occasion I have considered converting some of the small and medium drawers to be larger drawer by applying the saws-all to the 
bottom of a drawer and then use the pop-rivet gun to attach it to the drawer directly below it, but I have not yet acted upon the 
impulse.

It comes with shelf liners but I was not impressed with them and installed a thicker "bead" type that I like better.

The casters are very robust, as are the handles.

I don't mind the stainless steel and the smudges wipe up easily.

The slides seem to handle everything that I've put in the drawers without issue. I wish the slides held the drawers shut a little 
better. They work, and hold the drawer shut, but the term "just barely" applies. There is no 'safety' mechanism on the drawers so I 
am assuming that if I open three or four of them at the same time it will fall over. This also means that I need to shut them all 
and lock it if I am going to roll it a long distance around the garage.

Note also that at one time I saw similar items from the same manufacturer - different drawer configurations, etc. at Costco but I've 
not seen them there for quite some time. Even the local Sam's Club stores seem to only have them on an "every now and then" basis 
rather than a regular stock item.

In summary, I was very impressed with what I got for the money. In my opinion it was at least as nice as the medium priced stuff at 
Sears and much less expensive. And they seemed to be much nicer in fit and finish compared to the Harbor Freight stuff for a similar 
price.

At this point everyone is regretting that John asked for all that I know about them.

Arvid