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ToolGuyd > Storage & Organization > Beta Tool Cabinet Review – NOT Worth it!

Beta Tool Cabinet Review – NOT Worth it!

Jan 4, 2026 Stuart 60 Comments

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Beta RSC24 Tool Cabinet in Orange

I was extremely excited about Beta tool cabinets, but that has now changed.

Shown here is the Beta RSC24, a rolling tool cabinet that I’ve been eager to get my hands on for around 5 years. I’ve considered it a few times, but never committed until now – kind of.

I recently ordered 2 Beta tool cabinets, changed my mind (that’s a long story), cancelled the orders, and they arrived anyway. I then settled up with Zoro (they didn’t charge me at first since the orders were cancelled), and ended up paying a little over $1,000 for each cabinet, including freight.

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There are several reasons why I – or rather ToolGuyd – was willing to pay this much.

Most importantly, the shallow drawers are a benefit to me, and rare in rolling tool boxes of this size. Beta Tools supposedly manufactures the cabinets in Italy.

I bought a Beta years ago, and it’s served me well. It has modest specs but reliable performance.

I thought they’d be worth it.

Beta USA had previously sent me a 5-drawer test sample, and while it left me with a positive impression the configuration wasn’t very useful for my needs. Thus, it made sense to buy exactly what I needed.

To start off, there’s no documentation. Installation is straightforward – attach the casters to the bottom – but no parts diagram, no phone number for customer support, nothing. There are some accessories you can buy for these cabinets, but you’ll have to dig around the website or online catalog to find out part numbers and compatibility info.

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That’s just a minor annoyance, but every cheap consumer-grade tool box comes with at least 1 page with info.

I also couldn’t find any manufacturing info or country of origin sticker or label.

Beta RSC24 Tool Cabinet in Blue

I started with the blue cabinet.

The swivel caster were straightforward to install, but the fixed casters took more time since the bolts were less accessible. I got it done.

Beta RSC24 Tool Cabinet Handle Fell Off

When raising it back up, THE HANDLE FELL OFF.

Apparently it’s supposed to be bolted to the tool cabinet but wasn’t.

THE HANDLE FELL OFF?!!

Okay, maybe this cabinet was manufactured on a Monday morning or Friday afternoon. It’s not a big deal, I’ll contact Beta Tools somehow – as mentioned there’s no USA website and no support info supplied with the cabinet – and request some screws.

Worst case scenario, I’ll disassemble the other cabinet, take some measurements, and order a box of socket cap screws from McMaster Carr or wherever.

Next problem: the deep drawers are scratchy.

I took a look, and this is what I found:

Beta RSC24 Tool Cabinet Back Panel Tab Clearance Issue

There are tabs on the sides of the drawers that are scraping the ball bearing slides.

Beta RSC24 Tool Cabinet Back Panel Tab Rubbing the Ball Bearing Slide

Here’s a closeup of the interaction.

Beta RSC24 Tool Cabinet Back Panel Tab Clearance Issue on Opposite Side

Maybe I can use pliers to bend the tabs away so that they wouldn’t scrape the drawer slide.

Beta RSC24 Tool Cabinet Dirt on Side Drawers

There was also a bit of dark grey powder on the sides of the drawer, and inside. I don’t think it’s anything a cleaning wipe couldn’t handle.

Beta RSC24 Tool Cabinet Drawer with Better Clearance

I checked the other Beta tool cabinet before installing the casters.

One deep drawer looked alright.

Beta RSC24 Tool Cabinet Drawer with Low Ball Bearing Slide Clearance

The other will need to be corrected, the same as with the blue cabinet’s deep drawers.

Beta RSC24 Tool Cabinet with Wobbly Drawer Panel

The back panel wobbles a little bit.

Ah – those rear panels have tabs that fit through slots in the sides and are bent to hold them in place; they’re not welded.

This wasn’t a concern before, but for this drawer, it wiggles a little, and so it’s not perfectly secure.

Now, onto the casters. All of the soft wheels have light scratches, which I figured were due to the manufacturing process.

Beta RSC24 Tool Cabinet with Dirty Caster

But WHAT’S THIS?!

These cabinets cost me over $1,000 each, and I’m installing a visibly USED AND DIRTY caster.

The casters are boxed up with a bent sheet metal side shelf, suggesting that Beta packed them up like that, rather than their wheel supplier.

All of these issues so far – I’m just waiting to see what I notice next – are fixable.

I bent the drawer tabs so that they don’t scrape the ball bearing slides, cleaned the filthy caster wheel, and will contact Beta about getting some screws to securely attach the side handle.

I will likely keep these cabinets, but I’m extremely disappointed at these issues.

Any of the issues would be forgivable on their own. But with everything combined? My impression of Beta Tools has been shattered.

This is supposed to be a PREMIUM product.

It might sound harsh, but I regret spending money on these cabinets. Ask me right now if I would ever buy Beta Tool storage products again, and the answer would be a definitive NO.

I am 60:40 in favor of keeping them vs sending them back for a refund, based on utility.

Zoro processed my payment the other day – I called them after my order was cancelled but arrived anyway. If I hadn’t gone through all that, I’d be sending these back for a refund.

I regret ordering these in the first place, even more so than when I requested cancellation.

I keep telling myself that it’s not a big deal, and that all of my complaints are fixable, but there are too many Day 1 issues for what’s supposed to be a premium tool storage product.

Maybe it’s an exaggeration to say that I’ll never take a chance with Beta tool boxes or storage products again, but that’s how I feel right now and I’m not happy about it.

I should have saved money and went with a less expensive brand, or spent more on an actually-premium product. But that’s probably my disappointment talking. I’ll follow up in a couple of months, hopefully with good news that my initial complaints were long-forgotten.

As mentioned, I’ve been testing a 5-drawer tool box that was supplied by Beta USA. It’s been good, but I have been on the fence about whether it’s worth the money. This added to my willingness to order two 8-drawer cabinets for ToolGuyd use.

Now, I am firmly in the belief that Beta Tool cabinets are NOT worth it for what you get.

Update: You guys are right – I’ve been stubbornly trying to convince myself they’re worth keeping, but this level of sloppiness is just not acceptable for the money. I’ll be sending them back, and will provide an update once I hear back from Zoro.

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60 Comments

  1. Aaron SD

    2 days ago

    That’s an awful lot of money for used parts. I’d return them for a refund. Toolguyd’s budget and your time can be better spent. Why should you spend your time fixing their sloppy manufacturing?

    I didn’t read that the cabinet does something amazing and worth keeping, just that it has been a long time dream. This time, meeting your hero was a disappointment.

    At least you got a great article out of it and saved a lot of people their time, money, and effort.

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    • Josephus

      2 days ago

      I read about the amount of problems (glancing at pics) first, thought that’s to be expected… and then saw the price. Oh hell no.

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      • Bonnie

        2 days ago

        Exactly. These kind of issues on a harbor freight box? Sure. Whatever, it’s to be expected. Though shipping used parts as new is still beyond the pale even for the.

        But for a thousand dollars everything here is absolutely unacceptable.

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    • Stuart

      2 days ago

      At this point it’s a sunk cost – unless there are more issues, the cabinets are functional (aside from missing handle fasteners), and any other similar cabinets won’t save me much and still be a gamble.

      Zoro has a 7-drawer Westward cabinet that would save me a bit of money compared to Beta, but their brand can be hit or miss. It also has 1 less shallow drawer.

      I have a fantastic spartan Proto cabinet, but they discontinued the line and replaced it with new larger ones that I don’t like as much. I tested one (Proto set it at my request), but it also wasn’t flawless and the larger size and heavier weight will make it less mobile.

      That’s a benefit of smaller cabinets compared to say US General single bay cabinets – I can actually move them around even when loaded.

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      • Peter Welch

        2 days ago

        Have you thought about it having been counterfeited?

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        • Stuart

          2 days ago

          It shipped from Beta USA.

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          • Peter Welch

            2 days ago

            Ooof…

            Was trying to give Beta an out. Too bad.

  2. Nathan

    2 days ago

    Well now we know I guess.

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  3. Av

    2 days ago

    Sadly this seems to happen to me often (usually stuff from Amazon). I always try to call the seller and negotiate a discount. I think the trick is to push for an amount that’s equal to less than their cost for return shipping. All that being said – shame on Beta.

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  4. Wayne

    2 days ago

    Return it, not only is all this not worth it, you had already decided against it and Zoro messed it up. They gotta go!

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    • Stuart

      2 days ago

      As mentioned in the other post, everyone I communicated with left the company (again), and so maybe they’re just down to warehouse fulfillment staff.

      I’m not sure if Zoro or Beta USA messed up; orders shipping after being cancelled seems to be something that happens often enough, as the customer support agent on the phone knew exactly what to do.

      Returning them would mean a week of the cabinets sitting in my workspace, the pallets sitting outside, and my having to make arrangements for pickup.

      And then I’d have to spend a bunch on new cabinets anyway.

      This seems like an “I’ll just deal with it but won’t be happy about that” situation.

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  5. Travis

    2 days ago

    Yeah, if they were $500 or so I might keep them but at $1,000, I would return them. Too many red flags at that price.

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  6. MM

    2 days ago

    In my opinion that is substandard, sloppy, construction. I’ve seen better quality drawers in Harbor Freight or old Craftsman boxes; at least those have the corners bent and spot welded. The casters look cheap even if they weren’t used. This is nowhere near a premium product, though perhaps it’s not too far off premium price?

    My two cents: If you want premium then send them back and order Lista.

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    • CMF

      1 day ago

      Lista are crazy! Super heavy duty and also expensive. I have not seen or used a Lista in many years, but any company can go from great to the problems Stuart is having, be it a one-off or just the new normal.

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    • S

      1 day ago

      Yeah, the ikea-like slide fastening tab on a drawer rear panel is absolutely unacceptable at the price point.

      All my husky tool box drawers are welded. Even the $250 basic one that I consider to have cut most corners to meet the price point.

      I’m disappointed, as there’s not a ton of options in tool storage deeper than 18″ before going to tool truck brands, but it’s also not worth the headache dealing with extra price and cut rate assembly techniques.

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  7. Harry

    2 days ago

    Disappointed would be putting mildly. At this price, there should be zero issues and the whole bendable tabs on the large drawer without welding shouldn’t be that way.
    I thought Beta produced top notch storage products. Guess I was wrong. Thanks for taking one for the team and letting us know. Sorry for your purchase,

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  8. Daniels Den

    2 days ago

    For me the dirty wheel is indicative of a company not caring. Packaging up a used caster shows that company doesn’t care about their consumer. Even on a less expensive unit that is terrible. Add in the other issues, send it back! What else is hiding that you haven’t found yet, or in spot you can’t see?

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    • TomD

      1 day ago

      Agreed – when I was in manufacturing/support it was well known that we’d ship out returns “as new” but only after they were “refreshed” – which included replacing any and all marred/opened items with new.

      If we felt it was too much, it went into a clearance/open box pile to be sold at a discount.

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      • fred

        1 day ago

        It sure sounds like Stuart got a returned item and whatever inspection was done – missed the used caster with dirt on it and the handle with missing parts. Probably the first buyer took a look at it and also conclude that it had design/manufacturing issues not consistent with its price – so they sent it back. One has to wonder if some unsuspecting next customer will receive Stuart’s returned item as if it was brand new.

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        • Stuart

          1 day ago

          Frankly, it just seems like shoddy manufacturing.

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  9. Ken

    2 days ago

    I would not consider keeping them. The way they attach the back with tabs might be acceptable for an economy tool box but you paid premium. Surely there are better options that still fit your needs and budget. If you end of keeping them I think you will always wish you had something with better quality. I think Zoro should pay the return shipping. You already attempted to cancel and they sent you boxes that are partially used and not fully functional. I would consider them defective. Its terrible to find companies sending out product with so many deficiencies and problems even at a lower price point this would be unreasonable. Also, if you send them back with very reasonable cause, you could have another potential post for whatever you do end up getting.
    This whole thing reminds me of a story about my grandma. She bought a tea kettle and the whistle did not work right. She returned it and the second one also had a defective whistle. So she wrote to the president of the company and he sent her a good one that lasted decades with the whistle always working! She always said, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

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    • Stuart

      2 days ago

      Okay, I’m convinced. Thank you everyone!

      I thought maybe I was being too sensitive about things, or maybe I was clouded by wanting to justify these cabinets for so long.

      I’ll be sending them back.

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      • Aaron SD

        2 days ago

        Great decision. It would bother me every time I looked at them that I spent $2k for used parts.
        Maybe they’ll come and offer to replace them for free, but doesn’t seem likely. That might not be worth it…

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      • Andy

        2 days ago

        Happy to hear that.

        If I were in your shoes, even being given a discount / refund wouldn’t erase the perception of poor quality every time I used them, and the constant memory of all the headaches these cabinets have caused would really frustrate me.

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    • TomD

      1 day ago

      Agreed – the wheel is annoying but serviceable, but the hitting the guides AND the lack of welding – any one of these would be on the edge, but combined? Nah, has to go back.

      I’m willing to pay more for non-China manufacturing, but it has to be at LEAST as good.

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  10. KMR

    2 days ago

    You’ve mentioned on multiple posts that Beta is an Italian company and that these RSC24 cabinets are supposedly made in Italy. I’m going to guess you viewed this as a positive attribute.

    I too am a sucker for Italy. I’m a sucker for Italian cars… I presently have two in my collection, including a 500+ hp beast that is quite possibly the best car I’ve ever owned.

    German cars look like the panel gaps have been laser cut from a solid model of the vehicle. Italian car panel gaps look like every panel was assigned to a different engineer who didn’t talk to any the other body engineers. Or maybe it was the body tooling guys. 3mm gap here. 6mm gap there. Adjacent panels that share a gap that aren’t in the same plane. Who cares if it was 6 figures. You bought an Italian car to experience “la meccanica delle emozioni.” Anger and disappointment are emozioni too… like when you wait 14 months for a software fix to address an issue that makes your vehicle inoperable.

    But the Italians just don’t do perfect. They do “good enough”. 80%(ish). Solid B efforts. Just ask Charles Leclerc, or Seb Vettel before him, or Fernando Alonso before Vettel. Somehow, no one told poor old Lewis before he joined the Scuderia.

    I still love Italy, I love Italian cars, I love Italian food. I love visiting Italy, was just there this past May for the Imola GP. I just have had to re-calibrate my expectations.

    I’m sure you’ll email Beta about the issues. Do not be surprised to receive a reply that says “We are checking…” and then leave you hanging.

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    • Stuart

      2 days ago

      To me, products made domestically – or in Europe – can be an indicator that there’s in-house supervision and control.

      Quality can be more variable when manufacturing is outsourced, although that really depends on the brand.

      Outsourcing production, or sending it overseas even to a company’s own factories, is typically done to cut costs.

      I presumed that in-house production in Italy would have resulted in a higher quality product.

      As with some USA-made storage products, I can accept compromises in design or construction if it means higher quality or a more premium user experience.

      This would be way overpriced if made in Asia, but it seemed (barely) justifiable if made in Europe.

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      • Bonnie

        2 days ago

        At this point I don’t think COO really is much of an indicator. Nor is price unfortunately. Teslas are made domestically and we’ve all seen their lack of QA/QC. Apple makes all their products in China but still seem to have pretty good QA/QC.

        I’ve worked for an American manufacturing company with a very well outfitted in-house metrology system… But who when push came to shove still pushed out shit products in a time crunch.

        Years ago I bought a Kunz spokeshave in part on the reputation of “German manufacturing” and it needed more rework and fettling than almost any other woodworking tool I own to get it kinda sorta working alright.

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        • fred

          1 day ago

          Kunz (Tresselt Gmbh) always seemed to me to be tools pushed out and sold to hobbyists on a budget who would accept second-rate stuff for a low price. Their castings are often rough, and blades sometimes need re-grinding – not just honing. They do still make a few tools that no one else does like their #113 compass plane

          https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/kunz113circularplane.aspx

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      • KMR

        2 days ago

        I get it, I do. Much of what I said, while largely truthful, was also a bit tongue and cheek.

        I was genuinely surprised by the drawer construction style of your Beta cabinet. Beta appears to still be using conventional press brakes, probably CNC press brakes, but still fairly labor intensive and limited in producing something like a drawer. It surprises me because I’m aware of an Italian company, Salvagnini, that is one of the leaders in modern sheet metal forming equipment. Their panel bending machines are right up there with another European giant in the sheet metal processing space, Trumpf. A complete drawer with overlapping joints can be produced on these panel benders (from a pre-cut blank), without human hands touching it, and then sent directly to welding for the joint retention.

        Much of what I find dealing with established European manufacturers and suppliers that have been around for decades is that modernizing is a challenge. Management is quite aged, may not be aware of modern process equipment, or may not care to invest in it… or made an investment a 15-20 years ago and still things that is good enough. It could be the same at Beta. It is also a huge challenge to bring 1000s of old engineering prints into digital form and then develop a modern process for each of those designs (once you’ve committed to modern production tech). You can offload this to Asia and rid yourself of the headache, while they’ll happily work from basic prints or a sample good and make that fit the equipment they have. I would suspect some of what I’ve just discussed applies to Beta.

        I did learn from your recent Beta posts that Beta sells reasonably priced bluetooth torque wrenches. I’d love to integrate that into our assembly process for repetitive jobs. I need to demo a Proto unit first, as I have greater confidence in their support and service stateside. Snap-on has their ControlTech torque wrenches, but so far from what I’ve seen of the app, the Proto/Mac/Facom units have a better feature set for usage in my facility.

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        • Stuart

          2 days ago

          Modernizing is a challenge for American manufacturers as well.

          I’ve talked to a few brands about why they didn’t acquire failing hand tools brands. They said they toured the facilities and there wasn’t much manufacturing value. It would have cost so much it’d be better to start from scratch.

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          • TomD

            1 day ago

            The same thing happens with airlines and almost ANY capital-intense business – why buy the old and replace it when you can just buy new and get all the advantages?

            Modernization really is a ground-up rebuild (which we’ve seen companies fail at) OR a very piece-meal system done by those with extensive experience (which is rare to find stateside anymore).

  11. Sky

    2 days ago

    Beta has garbage products all around. Please focus on hand tools and equipment that is not absolute garbage.

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    • Stuart

      2 days ago

      I need new storage for hand tools and measurement tools.

      Open to suggestions for high storage density 18” deep roller cabinets, as this one seemed like a great choice.

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      • Andy

        2 days ago

        I’m looking for something similar to you, although I don’t want to spend more than a few hundred. This basically leaves Husky, US General, and Craftsman as my only realistic options.

        After looking at the options in person, I am going to buy the Husky 27 inch, 7 drawer tool chest, model H27TR5GRY. The cabinet is 27” W x 18” D x 41” H

        It’s $280, which feels right for the quality when I looked at it in store a couple months ago. Unfortunately it’s out of stock right now.

        In terms of usable size, the drawers are 23.2” wide by 15.5” deep. The top 2 drawers are 2” deep, the next 4 drawers are 4.2” deep, and the bottom drawer is 7.5” deep. This is the best configuration available from any brand for the hand tools and consumables that I need to store.

        Each drawer has a pair of soft-close slides that are rated for 100 lbs, which is plenty for my needs. I won’t be moving it around much, if ever, so the 4 2”x5” fixed/swivel casters are acceptable quality.

        I don’t want / have room for a matching top hutch, otherwise the Husky 7 drawer chest and 5 drawer hutch combo is available in stock / in store as model H27CH5TR7GRY-G3 for $400.

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      • fred

        2 days ago

        Modern manufacturing techniques and advances in both QA processes and technology should result in superior products arriving at our doorsteps. But consumer ever-increasing demands for low price, with business and investor/stockholder expectations to increased profits quarter over quarter all conspire against us. My 60’s and 70’s vintage Kennedy cabinets and chests have none of the modern features of today’s offerings but are built like tanks. Kennedy is still USA made – but I’d have no expectations about them nor any basis for recommending them. Similarly, while I’ve come to appreciate tools from many European firms like Stahlwille – tariffs and shipping make their cabinets pricey and still a gamble regarding fit and finish despite their German origins.
        We had Lista for most of our storage in our metal fabrication shop – and somewhat less (in quantity) Vidmar in our wood cabinet shop. Both were good – with my thinking that Lista was a bit better – but those assessments are woefully OOD.

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        • Robert

          2 days ago

          Well said. There is the iron triangle of cost, schedule and performance. Almost always you can only pick two. Takes long term superior management and buy-in from the work force for an organization to deliver on all three.

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        • KMR

          2 days ago

          Lista sits a top everything… and they know it.

          If you’re ever in NE Switzerland, you may enjoy checking out Fredy Lienhard’s personal car collection (organized into a museum presumably for various tax benefits). He was the owner of Lista before selling out to to PE and then China.

          https://www.autobau.ch/en/

          The museum building itself is a fantastic restoration of an old industrial complex as well. Really interesting aesthetic throughout the buildings.

          The museum has very limited opening hours from what I recall, so plan ahead. When you’re done with Fredy’s cars, catch the ferry and cross the lake to the Zeppelin museum on the German side.

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      • Matt_T

        2 days ago

        Stuart,

        US made Kennedy seems to be the obvious first choice for what sounds like a “machinist” type application. Their 378X is probably closest to the Beta. Zoro has them for about the same price and they appear to be eligible for coupons.

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        • Stuart

          2 days ago

          From a couple of unpleasant interactions, it became clear to me that Cornwell Tools only cares about tool truck franchise sales, and they ignored my questions about Kennedy products.

          Cornwell Tools and Kennedy will not be getting my attention or business.

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          • fred

            2 days ago

            Bravos to you. I know nothing about the Kennedy acquisition by Cornwell – other than it happened 40+ years after I bought my last bit of Kennedy kit. Their offerings like other tool truck brands may be first rate or represent decent value. But I’ve experienced what I consider to be sometimes disingenuous and possibly predatory practices of some tool truck brands or franchisees. Whenever I’d be present when a tool truck (no matter the flavor) would arrive at one of our facilities – I’d shoo them away. Their typical business model and financing options would remind me of the old Tennessee Ernie Ford song (16 Tons) To paraphrase a lyric “St. Peter don’t call me – I owe my soul to the tool truck guy.”

          • Matt_T

            1 day ago

            Didn’t realize Cornwell has bought Kennedy. The tool truck business is what it is so I’m not surprised by Cornwells attitude.

            Looks like Grizzly have a line of machinists boxes. 10 drawer H7730 is likely closest to what you’re looking for.

      • S

        1 day ago

        You might not like it, but menards has 24″ deep storage options.

        They’re really only on my radar because there are so few non-tool truck options once one gets to anything at 18″ or deeper.

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  12. PW

    2 days ago

    I’m baffled by this trend of imported items without a clear COO marking. I was under the impression that was flatly illegal.

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    • Jim Felt

      2 days ago

      As was I. But sadly here “we” are…

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    • Bonnie

      2 days ago

      Illegal or not, it would require either concerted consumer action or government legal action to enforce. I don’t see either likely to happen.

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  13. Catamount

    2 days ago

    I am glad you are returning those cabinets. They intentionally tried to dump their defective/returned/used/poorly manufactured/poorly designed “product” on you and that is just plain dishonest and deceptive business practice. If they find out who you are, they may try to “fix” the situation to make themselves look better, but I am certain they would not bother with an average Joe like me. I will not ever buy their “products” because I don’t like seeing my friends get screwed over like this. Thank you for presenting the plain, straight facts as they occurred and the pictures that show exactly what you described in your blog entry. There’s no way I could have those cabinets in my garage, even if they replaced them, I would just get reminded of how that company runs their business, and I would get upset every time I saw them. You are doing the right thing by returning them. We must not reward bad behavior by anyone or any business.

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  14. Irving

    2 days ago

    Return them for a full refund, they’re defective. That seemingly minor irritation will magnify over time into a very large irritation that starts affecting nearly everything you, and ToolGuyd, do.

    If you keep them every time you pull a drawer open you’ll be reminded of how you got screwed over with poor quality for a high price.

    Which, lately, seems to be the default setting for nearly everything. I can’t count the number of times I’ve been on the verge of buying something – tools, cabinets, fixtures, you name it, and had second, and third, thoughts about quality issues and canceled. I don’t want someone “who stands behind their product and will fix problems” I want someone who will do it right the first time and not consume my time getting problems fixed.

    Time is non-refundable.

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    • Farmerguy

      2 days ago

      Yes, I have learned to factor in the mental energy of myself thinking about all the little things of a questionable product every time I use it. My realization came when I think about those things over the years of their use. It is no longer worth it to me to have things pop in my head about an item when I am just trying to do a job. True mental irritant sometimes.

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  15. Jimmie

    2 days ago

    Certainly doesn’t appear to be $1000 worth of value there. The lack of welds is something I’d expect to see on a low-end toolbox sold on Black Friday but I’d expect better from something that sells for 4 digits.

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  16. Matt_T

    2 days ago

    From a business perspective, where time ain’t free, the initial quality issues with these cabinets are disappointing but easily fixed.

    The big one is the crappy, weak looking, drawer design. Does that render them unfit for purpose? If it does that would justify sinking a bunch of time into returning them and sourcing alternatives.

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  17. Mark M.

    2 days ago

    Looks pretty but seems like structural junk. I’d return them. There are too many retail options that are perfectly serviceable for the average homeowner/DIY’er. For sure a Husky or HF or Craftsman box feels pretty mehh/common compared to something like Beta, but is it art to admire, or a functional means to an end?

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  18. Jake

    2 days ago

    This royally sucks, but I’m super thankful for the post. I’ve been on the fence with buying one of their carts for a year or so, and I’ll definitely not be pulling that trigger. Thanks!

    Reply
  19. Ed

    2 days ago

    You would have better off buying a 26 inch bottom tool box from harbor freight.
    It would have been half the price and much better built.

    Reply
    • Stuart

      2 days ago

      They’re well built for the money, but too large for what I wanted these for.

      Reply
  20. CMF

    1 day ago

    This is too bad and I hope an anomaly. I bought a Beta tool cabinet over 10 years ago; it was excellent and the best cabinet I have.

    Years go by and between bought by another company, market pressure, shareholders pressure, wrong direction or decisions by upper management, we should be so grateful when you buy something from a very reputable company, and they still make it right.

    Sorry for all the crap you had to incur and the “best” resolution is to send it back….good luck.

    I hope the Gedore meets your expectations.

    Reply
    • MM

      17 hours ago

      I am not familiar with Beta cabinets at all, but I am a bit curious: I wonder if these cabinets that Stuart just bought are perhaps a lower-end line that might not be built to the same standards as Beta’s main products? That sort of thing is very common–many companies offer lower priced or “entry level” products in addition to their main series. Or perhaps this is a sign of the brand cutting corners as a whole?

      Reply
  21. KMR

    16 hours ago

    Stuart, did you look at Grizzly?

    It seems you’re primary requirements are 18″ overall cabinet depth and many shallow drawers. This would seem to fit the bill, if you can put up with this Grizzly’s shade of green:

    https://www.grizzly.com/products/grizzly-10-drawer-rolling-tool-cabinet/h7730

    Grizzly is “Overall size: 26-1/2″ W x 18″ D x 38″ H with casters”
    Beta is “Measures 29.13″ L x 17.52″ W x 38.15″ H ” (from Zoro)

    I also noted the Griz is 30+ lbs heavier, although not stated whether that is the difference in ship weights.

    I don’t normally shop Grizzly, haven’t bought anything from them in probably 20 years. I just happened to scroll to one of your recent Grizzly posts about pricing, and decided to just give it a check for my own interests in finding a specific cabinet configuration.

    I do appreciate the Grizzly is one of the few places that lists individual drawer sizes! Wish Harbor Freight and Home Depot would do that.

    Reply
    • Stuart

      15 hours ago

      I only recently started looking more closely at Grizzly.

      I have my first order with them scheduled for delivery tomorrow – I ordered a mobile lumber rack – and will see how that goes.

      Reply
    • Andy

      11 hours ago

      Home Depot typically lists the drawer sizes for the Husky toolboxes in the “Product Details” section of each product.

      I do like the drawer configuration of the Grizzly 7 and 10 drawer cabinets. Does anyone have any first-hand experience with their tools chests?

      I really like that you can buy individual replacement parts from Grizzly. And not just stuff like handles or casters, they even sell whole drawers and slides, for the 7 drawer unit. Oddly enough their site doesn’t have the same option for the 10 drawer model though.

      Reply

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