Harbor Freight Reviews

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Item: 20- Piece Poly Bins and Rails
Item number: 41949
Retail price: $12.99
Frequent sale price: $9.99 (with coupon)
Target price: $9.99
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This 20-piece small parts storage system is another great buy from Harbor Freight. The poly bins withstand routine shop use holding up to heavy bolts or nails. They stack neatly on a bench or can be wall mounted with the included rails. We haven't tried the wall-mounting system (we're content with them sitting on our bench), but other online reviewers attest to their ability to mount solidly on the wall. Once wall mounted, individual bins can be easily removed and reattached as needed.

They go on sale several times a year for our target price and then they're an absolute steal for a great system of organizing small parts and hardware. And of course individual bins can be used to transport your material to the work site, not a bad use in itself.

There are a lot of uses for these storage bins besides racking up your nuts and bolts. We usually have several repair projects in progress about the shop, often delayed by waiting for parts or just trying to figure out how best to complete the repair. These storage bins are great for keeping the nuts and bolts and other small parts of the "project" together while we're working on something else. How many times have you started a project, been interrupted, and then found your parts mysteriously scattered around the shop? Load a couple of these bins with the nuts and other parts you dismantle while working on the project as insurance they'll be together should you get delayed in completing.

You might consider buying a couple of sets of these when they go on sale. You'll probably find they fill up fast with your assortment of nuts, bolts, screws, and nails, and then discover that you have even more uses for them. They even hold water, although we wouldn't recommend them for parts soaking.

Bottom line: A great system for storing nuts and bolts, nails, and other small parts. These sturdy poly bins hold up to routine shop use with no complaints.