HF Toolbox / Workbench Build - Unistrut, 80/20 vs. welding, etc.

[Bailey Guns]

I haven't built anything like that, but...DAMN! That's a nice workbench.

I'm curious if he was able to save money doing that himself or if something "off the shelf" would've been less expensive. But, it's probably not about the money. It's about what he wanted so he got exactly that without having to compromise on a pre-fab setup.

[Grant H.]

I haven't built anything like that, but...DAMN! That's a nice workbench.

I'm curious if he was able to save money doing that himself or if something "off the shelf" would've been less expensive. But, it's probably not about the money. It's about what he wanted so he got exactly that without having to compromise on a pre-fab setup.

Probably both, honestly. If you watch the adds/coupons, you can get those tool boxes for really quite cheap.

I’m no help. My garage is like one of those countries Trump was talking about recently.

As several on here can attest, I'm in the same boat.

[Grant H.]

For reference from the thread:

I have had a couple of PM's asking about the cost.
I have no secrets, so here are the numbers:

Steel - Bench Frame $359
Steel - Bench Tops $387
Leveling Feet $121
Wood Tops (doors) $87
Welding Supplies $100
Spray Paint $22
Tool Boxes $1500

Total Cost $2576

The boxes are normally $400, but paying normal price at HF is dumb. 20% off Coupons are everywhere, and 25% is not that infrequent.

Wait for them to be on sale, use a 20% off coupon, and you could get 4 of them down to less than $1200 pretty easily.

[DenverGP]

The boxes are normally $400, but paying normal price at HF is dumb. 20% off Coupons are everywhere, and 25% is not that infrequent.

Unfortunately all the 20% and 25% coupons I've seen have fine print that excludes a bunch of items, including their tool boxes.

Harbor now sells a wood topped toolbox, but they call it a "workbench" and at least the older 20/25% coupons didn't exclude workbenches. The product name was changed from workbench to storage cabinet, which are excluded on the coupon.

[Grant H.]

Unfortunately all the 20% and 25% coupons I've seen have fine print that excludes a bunch of items, including their tool boxes.

Harbor now sells a wood topped toolbox, but they call it a "workbench" and at least the older 20/25% coupons didn't exclude workbenches. The product name was changed from workbench to storage cabinet, which are excluded on the coupon.

Interesting, you are correct on the exclusion.

We have a couple of their boxes at our shop, and I used the 20% off coupons for both.

Now you have me wondering if those were "special" coupons, or apathetic/stupid clerks.

[Irving]

Interesting, you are correct on the exclusion.

We have a couple of their boxes at our shop, and I used the 20% off coupons for both.

Now you have me wondering if those were "special" coupons, or apathetic/stupid clerks.

I think he's talking about the same thing as this Buyer Intel thread I posted a while ago. Not because of my thread, just a coincidence.

https://www.ar-15.co/threads/166374-...-Freight-maybe