Does anyone here use the Hazet Assistent?

[Jack the Knife]

I have been thinking of importing one of these nice little racks, especially since my workspace is so small. Does anyone here use one? What do you think?

[Cees Klumper]

If I felt I needed one, I would just make one myself, rather than shell out > $1,000. But that's just cheap Dutch me!

In fact, I made myself a heavy-duty workbench on wheels, with shelves underneath to store most of my more common tools. I can and do roll it around the workshop. On the top I have metal shears  and a big vise. I made holes to mount a shrinker or stretcher, and I can also mount my mini-brake (from Harbor Freight - cheap Dutch again). It works a treat and yes it is nice to be able to roll it to wherever I happen to be working.

This is the original version, before I added wheels and shelves:

[DaveB]

Nice looking and being Hazet it should be good quality but I agree with Cees too expensive, custom home made would be better.
In any case I don’t like storing my hand tools in open trays like that, or on pegboards, because unless the workspace is very enclosed or humidity controlled they will slowly but surely rust.

[mdsalemi]

Having not heard of this before, I did a quick little search and found out that there are quite a few different products under the name Hazet Assistant. All of them fall under the category of tool trolleys. There are at least three or four of them under that brand and name available on Amazon in the USA, so no need to import directly.

Cees took the route of building his own, and he chose to mount some specific tools on his for his own needs. I suspect that if you have a tight working space you might think about what exactly you want the tool trolley to do for you and design and build accordingly.

If you search for “tool trolley” as opposed to “Hazet Assistant” your horizons open up widely. I have a craftsman model that I bought a few years ago which looks remarkably like one of the Hazet models on Amazon.

[114015]

Michael is correct.

The brand Hazet (for Hermann Zerver Gmbh in Remscheid, Germany) is still alive,

https://www.hazet.de/en/
 

They have made an array of different tools trolleys throughout the last 60 or so years, and still do.
I have got two of them (used), an Assistent 171 and a Concept 170.
I think there current models 178 and 179 are or are also available with (wooden) workbench on top.

Here in DE most likely much easier to find Hazet trolleys like an Assistent 171; you can grab them in (mostly heavily) used condition for far less than 100 $$ or €€,
if you are patient....

Attached is a used one in good condition.
However, there are also many very similar brands with as good tools trolleys.
Depends on your expectations.... 


Just google around - and enjoy.

Achim
(Hazet fan and small collector)