Enjoy being back in it, learning each and every day I'm at work. My supervisor has been machining for over 42 years, so I'm absorbing as much knowledge from him as I can, a lot of experience there. Currently looking for a good sized bottom roller, I'm going from one of 7 machines through out the day.
Not a smooth cement floor there. My top box and two drawer add on is sitting on top of a old coolant barrel at this current time. I was going to buy it 20 years ago and didn't have the money so my dad bought it.
He retired 7 years ago and I have been trying to get it. Finally a month ago I inherited it. Awesome box! My toolbox was passed down from my Dad. It was one of his first boxes. Box still works great for being 40 yrs old. Not sure of exact model numbers.
Let's start with my toolbox s I have a X, sidecart, and a on top.. All on a Versa Cart. I also have a really old S19 that I am in the process of restoring. What can I say? I love and live for Kennedy products. I've been a machinist for 3 years now. If you're a machinist you know the standard on tool boxes is Kennedy! Has been and always will be. Since I have purchased my toolbox. Employers see me as more of a professional.
Especially when they catch the first glimpse of it.. My tool box has also given me a sense of security that's hard to explain. Its roomy, smooth rolling and keeps all my important and sensitive measuring equipment safe at all times with the flip of a key. I can't tell you how much I love my toolboxes, I even named her Katrina.
Thank you for engineering and Manufacturing the best tool boxes on the market. Was given an old b that had spent 18 years in a barn. Refurbished it and now have a pretty nice Kennedy I use for my gunsmithing tools. My first set of Kennedy boxes were a gift from one of the old timers I worked with. He took me under his wing and taught me a lot about machining. When he retired, he gave me his box and I have added to it over the years.
I now have 5 pieces with a plan for more. I originally acquired a base cabinet and a base cabinet with a somewhat rare side cabinet in Over the years, I added a intermediate chest along with and machinists chests. I still have them today.
They do have a little wear and tear over the years but work as well as when they were new. I'm not a machinist by profession however I wanted to get what I considered to be the best tool cabinets and tool boxes made to use in my hobbies so I purchased Kennedy. Love the old carpenters toolbox, the K! Works well for the long tools. Plus the outstanding crinkle finish. My box is My Dad gave it to me; it was his tool box. It has been the envy of others. It is a bit of a mess with rust around the hinges and has green felt.
I plan to restore it. I discovered an old Kennedy in VERY poor shape in far corner and was told I could have it, so the fun began! I stripped it down, repainted, replaced the lock, cleaned up the slides, knocked out a few old dents, rebuilt the casters and now it looks and works great!
My passion has begun. Now I'm in search of a mid section. He passed away July and he left me his box. It is very special to me and I treasure it dearly! I have kept as many of his tools in it as I have been able to, as we had to pull the security lock out of it because his keys were never found.
A few relatives have had their way through it; I take peace knowing that even with tools missing here and there, I will always have the actual tool box! I am a toolmaker that has been around metalwork my entire life.
When I started as an apprentice, I always saw all the journeymen with their Kennedy boxes all setup and filled. I was always taught that if you look and carry yourself in a professional manner, it shows pride in your trade. The first box I bought was the B. Soon after I found a used 5 drawer lower and then added the 6 drawer side facing side box. I just recently acquired another smaller top box. I wouldn't trust my tools in anything else.
I have two Kennedy boxes, one I got four years ago, the other was my dad's that he got over twenty years ago. With as much use as it's had, the older box still looks and feels new. These boxes are built to last. The older box is the one on the right. I purchased a used Kennedy box from an estate sale. Kennedy clearly treated his tools and his toolbox with the care and respect they deserve.
I enjoy collecting and restoring old tools, and prefer to use the tools I have restored to work on the vintage stuff I collect. I like to think that Bill Kennedy would be happy to see his box is back in service and appreciated as much as he clearly appreciated it. My late father, a Carnegie Tech engineer, had a brown machinists' tool box on his workbench.
It must date from the mid's or early 's because it was there as far back as I can remember I'm Dad built the workbench himself and this tool box was his crown jewel. He filled it with fine instruments —calipers, gauges, dies, punches, small screwdrivers and sockets. As a kid I used to sit on a high chair and watch him solder a radio back to life, or fix a clock.
Only this week I learned that the old tool chest is a Kennedy Model B. The chest is mine now. And I will cherish it. He built a mount on the step of his Chevrolet pickup. This chest has survived decades of exposure to extreme weather conditions. In , when I received my driver's license, I inherited the truck and tool chest. Have used Kennedy boxes for over 45 years; tough and dependable. What a record. Current set-up is at a max and still works great. Only regret is I wish the lowers were 24" deep to accept longer tools.
Just began journey of upgrading all my hand tools and of course needed USA made tool boxes. So, here I am. I currently only have your and models but will adding some others soon. Love your story, build quality and design aesthetic. Only regret is, I didn't find you sooner.
But these are heirloom-quality that I will pridefully pass-on to my two children when the time is right. In my collection I have a half dozen Kenny toolboxes. The one I use everyday is my model , but the pride of my tool collection is a hand built metal box that looks like a doctors bag but made with metal.
I was given this and by a Family member of a gentleman who personally knew the Kennedy's and I have a personal letter talking about getting the tool box. I have lusted after the and boxes since then, but with a family and circumstances I was not able to acquire one of those. In fall after retiring, I started purchasing at storage auctions.
In one of the units there were two WWII era boxes. Both are rusty with one using 4 coated solid wire for the handle and the other missing the leather but with the paper still attached.
I plan on making one new handle and re-wrapping the other, both with leather. They both have the signature on the inside of the lids, but are missing the decal. I was first introduced to Kennedy at my first job out of trade school. I just bought a small craftsman box which I thought was pretty snazzy. But soon I ran out of room and needed to upgrade. I have several vintage Kennedy boxes including a new 73 lb box with dual locks, a cantilever vintage box and a traditional I find many used at flea markets and refurbish them for generations of more use.
I use the Kennedy 15 drawer roll cab, X. I am a prototype machinist for the US Army. I've been in Manufacturing for 20 years. I received my first Kennedy box from my dad on Christmas in A roll around and a top chest.
He purchased the boxes new in when he opened is own tool shop. I had started machinist courses in the fall of '95 and was saving up to buy my own Kennedy box. So I was blown away when he handed me a small envelope containing the keys to his tool box. I still have and use those boxes everyday at work. In I purchased an additional Kennedy roll around from a retiring coworker.
The and were then attached together and set in a custom made frame. And that's how they remain to this day. I keep the on a workbench at my workstation. They are high mileage and have plenty of wear and tear, but I just can't bring myself to replace them.
If I ever do, it will be with another Kennedy. Have always admired and liked Kennedy boxes, and until recently have never owned one. But with so many tools and lack of storage, that great the Little Hand Held Kennedy just isn't going to do it. One is great compared to Kennedy and the other 2 work as intended.. I have most recently acquired another Kennedy roller tool cabinet and it says style on the ID label. But can't find it or a single thing on it on here or anywhere at all. It's as if that style or SN or whatever it is labeled as doesn't exist.
No pictures right now wanting to take them in stages, from time they entered my shop, all the way to restoration completion. I actually bought my first Kennedy toolbox at a thrift store. Got it home and fell in love with it!
I love to work on all kinds of things but mostly do jewelry repairs. My tools are all very expensive, hard to replace and have to stay in very good condition in order for the repairs to turn out properly.
Unfortunately, all my friends as well as my husband seemed to like using my tools for various things that they were not meant for and damaging them. My Kennedy toolbox put an end to that with its fold up front and key locks! Saved me so much money and frustration. The quality of the boxes are outstanding. I am a Kennedy fan for life! I recently got the X roller cabinet, still great quality.
I still have a small upper tool chest that I've had since that I used in high school auto tech. I have a 8 drawer and recently bought a MC28 base. About 15 years ago I bought an old Kennedy from a guy at work, I have been wondering how old it is, I'm including the photos here, it has a name tag and I believe I found Fred's obituary, he passed away in , interesting that the tags were still with it and well preserved.
Purchased a 3 piece set consisting of a , MC22, and base, shortly outgrowing them, I was able to find a B in nice condition and then a MC28 at an auction. On the hunt for a base with more drawers currently. My first was a Kennedy carpenter toolbox passed down from my father. A few years later, my uncle gave me a cantilever toolbox.
My older brother retired from a machine shop. He gave me his 7 drawer top chest. I bought a larger top box. In my opinion they are the best toolboxes to have in my field, especially the Machinist top chests to store and protect measuring equipment. I have a couple in the garage at home as well.
They are quality made toolboxes made in the USA and should I need another tool box it will be a Kennedy. Purchased Model in and used it everyday for 33 years until retirement in We have solutions for many program areas.
You can contact us by filling in this form any time you need professional support. Learn more about us and find resources that will help you with all of our products. This Cantilever Box is very well built. I think this will the last small tool box I will own since I believe it will outlast me. Built as solid and well-made as my last I had 40 years ago! Best boxes on the market, then and now!
This is my 10th Kennedy tool box that I own. I guess you can tell I like your products. Thank You. Awesome box, I'm super pumped to have it. The main reason I bought it was because it was American made. It is a great box. UPS tried their best to beat it up but thanks to your solid build it's no worse for wear, just a jump start on its lifetime of character.
As I gain more space and tools I'll definitely be purchasing more of your products just keep making them here in the USA. Beautiful tool box as well made or better than my last Kennedy tool box.
I bought it because it's made in the USA too. I would like to take the opportunity to "Thank You" as a company for staying such a leader in the industry for so many years. I will with great pride use this set until the day I no longer can which I hope is a good number of years in the future God willing. I never once, had one to leak and take on water. In the construction field that is almost a miracle, and to this day, l own ten Kennedy-Kit toolboxes.
I buy USA made as often as possible. I had outgrown my small toolbox my dad purchased and stocked for me as a teenager. Three years ago I searched for a real woman size tool chest. I found Kennedy. Well, I had to save a couple paychecks to purchase. My beautiful red chest was well worth every dime I spent. Keep up the fine work. I will be passing it on to my niece, who just happens to be named Kennedy. All Kennedy tool cabinets are made in the USA with industrial grade materials.
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