I was considering a bunch of different work benches. YOUR review, from someone who uses the workbench regularly, made the difference. Super helpful! Home Depot owes you a commission.
@@slvrbkthanks for the video. Just bought one of these. Don’t have it yet. Can I ask about the treys you have under the wood bench. They look perfect. And your other tools sets. Those fit perfectly. Also what light hangs under the side drill holder and how did you mount it and what did you use to install a button and power. Lastly do you have any ideas on how I can remove the casters and install permanent leveling legs on it for my preferred setup
Hello. I'm considering the 52" vs the 61". Do you find the 51" is easily movable and maybe the 62" will weigh too much even with 6 casters? or should it be fine? Mine would only move around my garage for various projects, from time to time.
@@blakelwhitney I think if it's only going to move around time to time. And you really don't have a space constraint situation of navigating the toolbox around. Then go for the bigger one, more organizational space Will be a blessing. If you have a need for navigating tight areas the smaller one is a better choice. Good luck with your choice!
Great review. You may have swayed me from the 61” non adjustable to this one. You mentioned the draw to this for you was mobility. Do you load this up on a truck and take to a site?
No, actually I had it shipped from home Depot to the plant that I worked at and I built it out from there. So my mobility I was speaking of was on a production floor in between equipment. But if I were needing to move it, I would just pick it up with a forklift and strap it to a flatbed trailer and tell you where I needed it. I guess in practice though I just take things out of it and throw it in a Milwaukee pack out and throw in the back of the truck.
@@w.s.soapcompany94 those are a Milwaukee specific socket holder. They are removable trays from the pack out system. Here's a link to home Depot. Your friend has shared a link to a Home Depot product they think you would be interested in seeing: www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-1-4-in-and-3-8-in-Drive-Metric-and-SAE-Ratchet-and-Socket-Trays-48-22-9486T/315595698
The soft close drawers are awesome!!!! I had a 61” box and hutch from husky even when loaded up pretty good they closed nicely and you didn’t need to give effort. Now with my snap on box I’m still used to the husky I slam my drawers all the time completely on accident
@@slvrbk trust me it wears off when you’re making payments. I was “star struck” by the box when I saw it on the truck and when the guy said “just 50/wk” I went full retard and bought it. Even though I just bashed the box and my self I will say it’s a NICE box. But listen I would of gladly kept my husky box but I out grew it in terms of physical space inside it and the weight limit of the box. Those things considered I really really really did enjoy my husky box and hutch it was a good first box and I still miss it. It’s just the metal was too thin and over all I think the base of it is thin too. But then again that box was never meant to be a “professional box” it’s more of something for a diy’er with a lot of tools at home. If that husky was bigger and thicker metal I would of kept it. So no hate on husky from my personal experience with their tool box.
Sweet sweet set up. Super jealous. Im a commercial plumber and i work in commercial and industrial settings. Mostly massive facilities. I have to use a plastic cart because even though i have a lift gate on my van something like that is to heavy and big for me to maneuver. I do need to change the heavy duty casters on my cart for some pneumatic tires. I bet that cart you got would be super buttery if you put pneumatic tires on it but i guess it wouldn't allow you to clear that cabinet you store under.
That's a good idea, I'm hoping to get and enclosed trailer for side work, pneumatic tires would work well for that, thanks for the idea. Your situation would give me a reason to buy this! Seen it, loved it, no reason to own it. www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-40-in-2-Drawer-Steel-Work-Cart-48-22-8590/308327335
I’m an industrial HVAC guy myself. I use one of the Rubbermaid carts to move most my stuff but would like to lock it up kinda like a job box. I’ve been looking at a bunch of options including the Beta Tools C27s, which isn’t really big enough. This Husky would work good if I could get it in & out of my van easily.
apologies if my questions are simple- i'm curious about your worklight. 1- do you know where it is from and what called etc? 2- is there a kit that wired it (and your stereo etc) up to an M18 battery connector (plus the switch)? or did you just build it yourself cause you are handy with electric? i'm confident i could add the switch after, just not sure how to make something to hold the M18 battery like those 3d printed holders that just do storage, but these have power. i would ideally want a Dewalt one because i have way more Dewalt 20v batteries than Milwaukee 18v batteries. but yeah, gotta find something like that. anyway, love the adjustable top. i was about to order another tool chest and i love the ability to adjust the height and have the extra storage place for sockets and light the area too (got a link for those rechargeable motion lights?). anyway, thanks for showing off your set up! gave me some ideas to make my new set up easier. thanks :)
Here is a Link to My amazon List of things I've used or considered using, it includes the Dewalt Battery Base adapter you were asking about. As far as the electrical, I buy the components because it's cheaper than building each, some things I can't Fab myself either. I do all the wiring, it's a skill I've picked up over the years. The stereo doesn't have an On/Off switch, I use the remote so when batteries are slapped on there is constant power to the unit. There is a Low voltage cut-off switch that will disconnect power when the Batteries drop below 16.5Vdc to protect the batteries. I will be adding one of those to the Light, it doesn't have one currently as I didn't have it on hand. For the light I used a Base adapter, 5amp maintained pushbutton For on and Off switch. Light was rated at 32watt 9-30Vdc with 18V Battery Current draw should be 1.78 amps. Good Luck! Post a Link or a Picture of yours when you are done! I would love to see and I'm sure some others would as well. Here's your link www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/367C82MJ93RQ4?ref_=wl_share
@@slvrbk thanks so much! This is helpful to think about re adding low voltage cut off/warning so I don't mess up my batteries. Appreciate it! Thanks for the inspiration 😁
@@slvrbk thanks so much! I'm gonna save up for the workbench and some of this stuff this summer after I set up my new shop. It needs a lot of work so it will probably be awhile... But the light might be helpful in the process... All the lights that run on tool batteries are either not very bright for very long or pretty expensive. I could make 2-4 bright lights for probably $100-150 with this idea! I can run stuff to itself and a switch... I am assuming the voltage cut off would be similar to running a switch but mostly I just need the parts in front of me to see. I am better with things in my hands for some reason. I have a developmental disability so complex steps can sometimes be overwhelming until I can touch/do it. And it has worked okay so far. And I have cool folks around to help etc and RU-vid has been a huge game changer for information that is shown and not just read from a book. But yeah I will def circle back and ask for help or show you how it went! Thanks 🙏
The tool companies have a hard Job when it comes to making their lights. They have to sell to the public that doesn't always understand how things work. A typical customer for a work light wants quality (or value for the money), Long runtimes, Fast recharge times and Brightness. Some people think you can have it all but in reality it's a balance of each trait to find the sweetspot. For this specific example my Light is rated at 32watts and I run it off of a 18v 5 amp hour Battery. I apologize if you already know this but I'm just trying to help out, i can't assume what you do or do not know but battery ratings can be confusing, so 5 amp hour rating means I can pull 5 amps for 1 hour at 18 volts. So really to see how much power you have you want to determine the Watt hours which is how many watts a battery can produce for 1 hour from full to dead. To find this you want to multiply the voltage by the amp hour rating in this case 18x5= 90watt hours, so by the math my 32 watt light ( 90 divided by 32) would run for 2.8 hours. in comparison I have Milwaukee M12 Rover Light that will Run 700 lumens on a 12v 4amp hour Battery (48watt hours) for 8 hours, and it's great I use it alot for automotive. In Real world use I find myself reaching and repositioning often when using it so I wanted something I can pull up with and light up the world. However if it was on a shelf next to the Milwaukee, an average DIYer would most likely choose the higher runtime option. Anyway, it's hard from a marketing standpoint. But yes you will be able to Build for a lot cheaper, I do recommend the Low voltage cut-off though, if you draw your Battery voltage too low it will not charge when placed on a charger for safety reasons. I haven't found an official voltage number but I like 16.5 and I feel like that is conservative. So the low voltage cut off is a switch, but not a control switch for on and off. Once the battery is in place as long as your battery is above the setpoint (user adjustable) it will supply power to whatever is in place until the voltage drops below the threshold. You would still want an On/Off button, mostly for a clean build to be proud off, you could get by without it by just pulling the Battery off. Also I totally understand the Hands on approach, I'm a big reader but there are things (usually new concepts) that you really just need in front of your face. Thats impressive taking on projects like this with a disability, that's awesome and inspiring! Just practice good electrical safety above all else.
Would you like a use case philosophy or Just to see what I got in there? I'm selective as to which tools I carry in each, just like the box. There is a reason behind each, but that reason is dictated by the environment (and always individual preference) that I work in so some would change if I moved to a different plant. So I can try and explain why I think they are important, or just give a tour, or both, your call.
How you like the Milwaukee chrome???? I want to replace my harbor freights with them but I don’t wanna be labeled a fanboy (I have Milwaukee sockets and wrenches as my main ) but I get called fan bot even though they work refectory fine for me day in and day out as a diesel truck and trailer mechanic (fleet maintenance)
I love them! I'll give you this advice, own it. Buy a hat. Be a fanboy. I'll put it to you like this, Milwaukee tools have been paying my child support for the last 12 years and keeping me out of jail. If that makes me a fanboy it is what it is 🤷
As far as the fanboy stuff, people been calling me a fanboy for a while, I catch those same people buying the same stuff I do. I've been converting these people like it's a religion.
@@slvrbk like I don’t believe in being brand loyal just because the name alone , how ever if the tool works and it so happens to be that the majority of your tools that work for you are one brand then so be it , that’s not fan boy. Having tools JUST BECAUSE THE NAME is fanboy
You know, I don't remember off the top of my head, and I'm not at work right now. But it does say it. I do measure it with a square in the video closer to the beginning.
I use EVA foam, I got it from Amazon, the top "black" is 6 mm thick and the underlying foam is 2 mm thick, for colored cutouts. White was a terrible choice but it's cheap, there are other color options. The typical foam people use is called kaizan foam. They're pretty proud of it. It comes with a pretty steep pice tag.
www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-20-in-Pro-Tool-Tote-with-Removable-Tool-Wall-67129-02/306052568 Try this or the Milwaukee pack out 20 inch tote. If you're interested in something like that.
@@slvrbk the one in his video must be a different brand or model because I have the one in the link you sent and it only has one pouch on the end his has two. But thank you I didn't know Milwaukee made bags
@@MODzero556 you are right, So it is actually the previous model to that one in the link or yours. I got this one in 2017 and I think about 2020, they switched models. These are the bags we've been buying for our new techs since 2014. The new Handel seems More robust But I do prefer the layout of the old one.
Too high to do any real work? I bet a carb rebuild would be all kinds of comfortable about a foot from your face if you don't have a low bench to sit at. Soldering projects? I have to wear cheaters for anything close, but I still like to have my elbows bent, and not lean over unless I have to...
Yea, no carbs to rebuild here. I could lower it if I needed to use it and I don't sit, but no I wouldn't want carb cleaner that close to my face. Any type of solvent cleaning in this setting is done in a special solvent catch tank. I do solder on occasion; I use the flexible magnetic alligator clips and the Milwaukee top off for the power source. Works fine for me, but I don't do it day in and day out so someone that does may have stronger preferences. I just measured it, my normal table top height is 45 inches, this is an inch or 2 below my elbows, allows me to stand with back straight and arms bent like you were saying. Thanks for the comment.
You know what? You win, I'm tearing down a pressure washer carb right now, and I'll be damned if it's not cranked up right now. I got to learn to keep my mouth shut! You're right though, it is nice.
