Spring Wrench Organizer

[Onedivinehammer]

So, I've been going through some older threads, and I've come across some spring-like wrench organizers. Are these custom made, repurposed, or can they be bought as an intended organizer?

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[Bill Bowman]

They look like heavy electrical wire that has been wound around a piece of pipe. Bill

 

[Askme42]

Pretty smart but can't really see the size of the wrenches

 

[Onedivinehammer]

Pretty smart but can't really see the size of the wrenches

Good point. I just like the repurposed look of the organizer.

 

[Askme42]

Good point. I just like the repurposed look of the organizer.

Yes I think it's a brilliant idea. I just prefer my organizer to either have the sizes on it or them be tilted so I can read them.

 

[alinc100]

I made mine from #12 wire wrapped around a 3/4" dowel.To make the wrench sizes more visible"lean" the springs 45 degrees. I also alternate wrenches end to end odd even etc makes them easier to grab right size. Sorry I cannot find a pic at the moment.

 

[PFSard]

So, I've been going through some older threads, and I've come across some spring-like wrench organizers.

You probably saw his one, but ....

"Spring Type" Wrench Holders?
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=92266

IIRC, most were home made. There was discussion on the best method and gauge wire to use.

 

[Kent_B]

I made some but was never really happy with them. I stripped some 12/2 romex and wound the wire around a closet rod, really tightly. Maybe they would have been better if I'd used a smaller diameter form.

 

[Onedivinehammer]

You probably saw his one, but ....

"Spring Type" Wrench Holders?
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=92266

IIRC, most were home made. There was discussion on the best method and gauge wire to use.

I'm going to be honest, I never really did a search for these per se. I was looking at drawer organization threads, and came across a couple of pics of these - with no description or explanation of what they were. So, thanks!

 

[Onedivinehammer]

I think I like these the best, as they're at an angle.

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[Askme42]

Ooooooohhhhhh I like that one.

 

[dgxlh]

I've seen guys use them for bigger wrenches but not the smaller ones. It looks good though

 

[pendragon1998]

I made all of mine from a variety of wires I had on hand. Some are bare copper wire, others are insulated. I don't really have a preference. The insulated ones maybe grip the wrenches better. The copper ones look cooler, I think.

My drawer is currently a little disorganized because I've flat run out of room (it's the thin, full-width drawer in the HF 5 drawer red tool cart). I'm currently storing 84 wrenches in that space, and it would be totally fine except for the two big guys in the front taking up a tad too much space. My point is that you can do a lot with a little when you use springs to organize your wrenches.

Here's a photo of my drawer last year, before I added a number of wrenches. It shows what I was doing with some of the smaller sized wrenches.