Already in the last week we’ve posted on the new Bosch Glide Miter Saw as well as the new Bosch 2.3HP Routers but there are still many more products to go. Another innovative product from the Bosch Media Event was the new L-Boxx container system Bosch will be selling and integrating with their existing tool line. The L-Boxx system has 4 container sizes with a variety of inserts for sorting and accessory storage. Pricing on these hard case looks to be in the $50-70+ range however the good news, we just heard today officially, these will be available with some of the most popular Bosch Tools as early as this fall. Even better news the target retail pricing looks to be right in line with current street pricing. Bosch 12V drill PS31-2AL (target $159), Multi-X oscillating PS50-2BL (target $199) & a new Jig Saw (more info to follow) will be the first 3 items to launch in addition to standard storage case.
The cases themselves are very well built; better so than most hard cases on the market today. Each case has 3 carrying positions; top, front and 2 side handles which depending on how many cases are stacked will be very easy to carry. Putting the current tools in these cases, at the same prices, seems like it will go a long way to make these units more common place. Someday soon we may see a lot more organization in work vans and from what I’ve seen it wouldn’t be soon enough.
Interestingly these are not a new concept in Europe; there is a forum post from www.ToolGuyd.com on the Garage Journal. One of the heavy forum posters on there lives in Germany and put 20 large pictures of all these boxes as well as many more in the full thread. Very interesting and it looks like some of the different manufactures even use similar boxes. Wouldn’t it be great if all your tools universally fit together… check out this video from the UK.
