Excel TB124-Red 14-Inch Cantilever Steel Tool Box, Red

by EXCEL

• Five trays
• Full length steel handle
• Powder coat paint finish

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Cantilever steel tool box with five trays, full length steel handle and powder coat paint finish

Product Description

This Excel 14-Inch. steel cantilever toolbox opens up to reveal 5 trays for easy access to tools and parts. The unit has a red-Inch.dustrial powder coat paint finish and a full length steel handle. The TB124-Red is easy to carry and is made from durable steel. Dimensions: 14.6 L x 6.3 D x 6.3H-Inch.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars well thought out design December 11, 2010

By P. Chung

This tool box has a surprisingly well thought out design. (EDIT: This actually isn't all that surprising. I subsequently found out that this tool box is a rip off of the Beta C20 tool box. If authenticity matters to you, you should look at the C20 at four times the cost. The C20 is also available at Amazon.) You push down on the handle to open up the "butterfly", and pull up on the handle to close the "butterfly." This is a natural motion as you generally set the tool box down when you begin working, and then pick it back up when you're done. This would be less convenient if you were working on a ladder with the tool box above you on a ledge. (This is somewhat less likely, but not entirely impossible.)

You can open up either side independently by tilting the handle in that direction. This actually works out to be a bit of a negative as the butterfly doesn't open smoothly unless you manage to push the handle exactly straight down. If you're off to one side by even a centimeter, that side opens first, and then you need to force the handle in the other direction. What should be one smooth motion generally ends up being two distinct motions. It's a minor nuisance, but one I've quickly gotten used to.

The four trays are not huge, but I find their space to be ample. They are easily tall enough to swallow a complete socket set, though you'd have to lay deep well sockets on their side. I use the middle trays to organize my metric and SAE wrenches, and unless your wrench collection is larger than 12 per type, I think you'd find the space sufficient. Somewhat less sufficient is the access opening on the middle tier of trays. It's not hard to pull a tool out of them, but it is hard to find a tool in them. I generally end up removing every tool searching for the one I want. This may prove to be a big deal in the future, but I haven't grown entirely annoyed with it yet. This is still a large improvement from my previous toolbox where _every_ wrench was mixed in one giant compartment, so I ended up going through every wrench anyway. With my new organization, I'm only going through half of the wrenches every time. I suppose you can call that progress.

The bottom compartment is one large, undivided compartment, and is easily large enough to swallow my other assorted tools that don't have a neat category to fall into.

I very much appreciate this tool box's size, weight, build quality, and price. I think that the manufacturer managed to hit just the right balance amongst those features. The tool box is well constructed, and if there are any issues, it would probably be in the butterfly hinges. I haven't had the tool box long enough to say this definitively, but the rivets look and feel fairly strong, so I don't anticipate any problems there. The only disappointment I've found is that the tool box was made in China. (Incidentally, the original Beta C20 tool box is also made in China.) This information wasn't available until after I had received the tool box, and might have influenced my decision had I known about this before the fact. Regardless, I'm pleased enough with the tool box to keep it.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of sharp edges March 9, 2012

By J. Shepard

Amazon Verified Purchase

The toolbox is pretty much what you see is way you get. All of the hinges and handle are riveted so I'm not sure how they would hold up to heavy use but should be fine for my use of storing smaller electrical tools. The gauge of the sheet metal seems more than up to the task of a toolbox of this size. The one thing that was a bit of a surprise was that the sheet metal edges were on the sharp side. All of the shelves have a lip that turns inward at their top and though not razor sharp they are still a bit of a potential hazard. I ended up taking tape and putting it over the top drawer edges just to be on the safe side. Otherwise it's a nice little tool box that's a great size and configuration for smaller tools. Each of the top 4 compartments is approx. 3 1/4"x14 1/2"x1 1/2" (18 x 47 x 4 cm) and the main bottom compartment is 6 1/4" x 14 1/2"x 2 3/4" (16 x 47 x 7.5 cm).

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and Handy Too! September 14, 2012

By L. Elsey

Amazon Verified Purchase

I am a potter and wanted a portable metal toolbox to hold my supplies. I needed something that allowed me to compartmentalize items instead of dumping everything into one large bin while still being reliable and sturdy. Shockingly, metal toolboxes of this nature are almost impossible to find in my local hardware stores.

This guy is exactly what I needed. I debated between this and the smaller version, but I am glad I went for the 16". The smaller would be good if you have a larger chest you work out of and only need a few portable supplies, but otherwise I think it would have been cramped. There is ample room for all my tools but I don't have to dig through a huge mess to find the item I need. Plus, it is a beautiful shade of red! I've been showing it off all day and am very pleased.