UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G



                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 2)*


                         MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)


                 CLASS A COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   553530 10 6
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                DECEMBER 31, 2004
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

         [_] Rule 13d-1(b)
         [_] Rule 13d-1(c)
         [X] Rule 13d-1(d)

*    The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
     person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
     securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
     would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).





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1.       Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica-
         tion No. of Above Person

         Mitchell Jacobson 
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2.       Check the Appropriate Box                                     (a) [_]
         if a Member of a Group                                        (b) [_]

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3.       S.E.C. Use Only


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4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization

         United States

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Number of Shares        (5)     Sole Voting Power               12,300,814
Beneficially            (6)     Shared Voting Power                325,703
Owned by Each           (7)     Sole Dispositive Power          12,300,814
Reporting Person        (8)     Shared Dispositive Power           325,703
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9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

         12,626,517
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10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
         Shares
                                                                        [_]
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11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

         20.9%

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12.      Type of Reporting Person

         IN

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                         AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SCHEDULE 13G
                         -------------------------------

                  This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13G is filed by Mitchell
Jacobson ("Mr. Jacobson") to amend and restate in its entirety the Schedule 13G,
originally filed on February 14, 1996, with respect to the Class A Common Stock
(as defined below) of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (the "Company").

                  This Amendment No. 2 reflects shares beneficially owned by Mr.
Jacobson and shares of the Company outstanding as of January 28, 2004.

Item 1.  (a)      NAME OF ISSUER

                  MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.

         (b)      ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES

                  75 Maxess Road
                  Melville, New York 11747

Item 2. (a)       NAME OF PERSON FILING

                  Mitchell Jacobson

         (b)      ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE

                  The address of the principal business office of Mr. Jacobson
                  is c/o MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., 75 Maxess Road,
                  Melville, New York 11747.

         (c)      CITIZENSHIP

                  United States.

         (d)      TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES

                  Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Class A
                  Common Stock")

         (e)      CUSIP NUMBER

                  553530 10 6

Item 3.  Not applicable.

Item 4.  OWNERSHIP.

         (a)      AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED:

                  Mr. Jacobson may be deemed to beneficially own 12,626,517
                  shares of Class A Common Stock as a result of his direct
                  ownership






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                  of, and/or voting and dispositive power over: (i) 169,669
                  shares of Class A Common Stock held by Mr. Jacobson; (ii)
                  11,981,145 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $.001 per
                  share, that are convertible into shares of Class A Common
                  Stock on a one-to-one basis (the "Class B Common Stock"), held
                  by Mr. Jacobson; (iii) 150,000 exercisable options to purchase
                  shares of Class A Common Stock held by Mr. Jacobson; (iv)
                  169,561 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the Mitchell
                  Jacobson 1998 Qualified Seven Year Annuity Trust, of which Mr.
                  Jacobson is a settlor; and (v) 156,142 shares of Class B
                  Common Stock held by the Marjorie Diane Gershwind 1998
                  Qualified Seven Year Annuity Trust, of which Mr. Jacobson is
                  the sole trustee. Mr. Jacobson disclaims beneficial ownership
                  of all the shares of Class B Common Stock owned by the
                  Marjorie Diane Gershwind 1998 Qualified Seven Year Annuity
                  Trust and all the shares of Class B Common Stock owned by the
                  Mitchell Jacobson 1998 Qualified Seven Year Annuity Trust.

         (b)      PERCENTAGE OWNED:

                  Based on calculations made in accordance with Rule 13d-3, and
                  there being approximately 47,978,877 shares of Class A Common
                  Stock outstanding (as reported by the Company in its Quarterly
                  Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended November 27,
                  2004), Mr. Jacobson may be deemed to beneficially own
                  approximately 20.8% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock.

         (c)      NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS POWER TO DIRECT
                  THE DISPOSITION:

                  (i)    Sole voting power:         12,300,814

                  (ii)   Shared voting power:          325,703

                  (iii)  Sole dispositive power:    12,300,814
 
                  (iv)   Shared dispositive power:     325,703

Item 5.  OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS

         Not applicable.

Item 6.  OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON






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         Not applicable.

Item 7.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
         SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY

         Not applicable.

Item 8.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

         Not applicable.

Item 9.  NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP

         Not applicable.

Item 10. CERTIFICATION

         Not applicable.


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                                   SIGNATURES

                  After reasonable inquiry and to my best knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated as of February 10, 2005


                                                  By: /s/ J. Robert Small
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                                                      J. Robert Small
                                                      Attorney-in-Fact