D I Y........Wrench Racks

[KAOTIK Motorsports]

lets see some homemade DIY wrench racks....
Post em up guys

 

[loudog212]

Thanks for asking about this. I was just searching for info about the HF wrench organizers.

 

[KAOTIK Motorsports]

Ya my store bought racks just ain't cutting it in my box no more....
Wanna make my own to save some room but don't got any ideas

 

[lbell101]

Probably not what you are looking for but I built this one last night for my Williams 1 3/8" to 2" combos. Tough to organize due to size and inconsistent set.

 

[dylanr_97]

Heres my setup. 2 pieces of hardwood thats about 1.5"x1 and then i cut slits along it at an angle for the wrenches to sit in. Customize em how you want and for the wrenches you have, then use basic plumbing strapping stuff( i forget the name of it) to hold the ends together. Cut a piece the length you want and screw the two pieces of wood to it. they work great.

 

[KAOTIK Motorsports]

Bump

 

[orca8589]

Here's an idea I swiped off the internet a while back, and decided to use it until I can get my wrenches back on my pegboard. Might not be the best solution, but it only takes up a minimum amount of room. (I'm limiting myself to a Craftsman "top" box for right now, due to space constraints.)

Stiff wire, wrapped around a 1" dowel. Works for pliers and other tools too.



~Chris

 

[KAOTIK Motorsports]

Here's an idea I swiped off the internet a while back, and decided to use it until I can get my wrenches back on my pegboard. Might not be the best solution, but it only takes up a minimum amount of room. (I'm limiting myself to a Craftsman "top" box for right now, due to space constraints.)

Stiff wire, wrapped around a 1" dowel. Works for pliers and other tools too.



~Chris

Ya I seen this one on Google and thought it was kinda different for sure......
I'm actually thinking bout going with 3/4" plywood with 1/4" dowels every 1/2" on center then spray them with black plasti dip... Gonna have 2 in each drawer....
2 SAE
2 Metric

 

[SpyderGiant]

Found this idea. http://www.instructables.com/id/Cheap-Tool-Box-Organization/?ALLSTEPS#step4

 

[thesilverone]

post pictures of your toolbox in a college dorm looking bedroom

 

[rsanter]

I went away from wrench racks a long time ago for my combo wrenches. Once you get 2-4 of each size the wrench racks take more space than they are worth.
I put foam in the drawers and did cutouts for the wrenches. The wrenches stack in the cutout and actually take less space when you have multiples.

For the single more specialized wrenches I still use the wrench racks

Bob

 

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[90zcar]

I'm confused about the avatar comment??
Anyways lovin the dually!
Would like to see more pics of it

As for the wrench racks. I feel they are cheap enough it doesn't make sense to make them. Just me tho....and I love to fabricate stuff. I made my own socket tray because I felt I could build a better and more space efficient tray for way less than what is out there.
I don't feel I could do that tho for wrench racks


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[KAOTIK Motorsports]

I'm confused about the avatar comment??
Anyways lovin the dually!
Would like to see more pics of it

As for the wrench racks. I feel they are cheap enough it doesn't make sense to make them. Just me tho....and I love to fabricate stuff. I made my own socket tray because I felt I could build a better and more space efficient tray for way less than what is out there.
I don't feel I could do that tho for wrench racks


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You happen to have pics of that socket tray?

The Dually is a photoshop of mine when I get it done

 

[90zcar]

Started off with a piece of 1/4" aluminum plate I cut down. Took some standard socket rails I cut down and drilled holes through and into the plate for rivets

Used a nickle finish cabinet handle from lowes and drilled the plate out on the backside to countersink the handle screws

Painted it and voila! I'll post a pic of it in my drawer with sockets on it.



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[KAOTIK Motorsports]

Started off with a piece of 1/4" aluminum plate I cut down. Took some standard socket rails I cut down and drilled holes through and into the plate for rivets

Used a nickle finish cabinet handle from lowes and drilled the plate out on the backside to countersink the handle screws

Painted it and voila! I'll post a pic of it in my drawer with sockets on it.



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YA bro I'd sure like to see this in action loaded up with sockets man



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[turbotalon1g]

Agreed.

 

[reddevildemo]

Ok well sorry you guys ain't got a sense of humor bout my signature logo...but it's mine not yalls.....and for those that get what it's about...this is what it's all about right here....

I think it's great. Where can I get a decal?

 

[marcone]

Getting back on topic, I keep my wrenches loose 'cause I have a shallow drawer and I can't get them to stand up while for sockets, I basically took a piece of thin steel plate that's used in wood construction, put some holes in it and 6mm screws for the 1/4 stuff, 10mm for the 3/8s and 12mm for the half inch. Will post pictures later.

 

[Nortonscustom]

Ok well sorry you guys ain't got a sense of humor bout my signature logo...but it's mine not yalls.....and for those that get what it's about...this is what it's all about right here....

Well you could always try photoshopping yourself a set of wrench racks like you did to that poor dually.

 

[NUTTSGT]

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[90zcar]

Here's the socket tray. I put all my sockets that can't really go on socket pegs on here

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[99_xc600]

This is what I came up with. You can make it out of scraps and about $2.00 of dowels.

Enjoy the video.

 

[KAOTIK Motorsports]

This is what I came up with. You can make it out of scraps and about $2.00 of dowels.

Enjoy the video.

That's actually the same exact one I went with as an idea......
I'll post what I came up with later when I get home

 

[KAOTIK Motorsports]

Here's the socket tray. I put all my sockets that can't really go on socket pegs on here

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That's pretty sweet looking bro

 

[99_xc600]

That's actually the same exact one I went with as an idea......
I'll post what I came up with later when I get home

Glad you liked it. It's been about a year since I originally made the racks and the video and everything has been working great,

 

[jsharpphoto]

Here's the rack I made to hold the 20 pc Gearwrench set that's always on sale for $50. I have a drawer full of non-ratcheting wrench in a drawer. I wanted this for easy access, and so my wife doesn't go rummaging when she needs something.

 

[99_xc600]

Looks great. Love the magnets being used as retainers.

 

[jsharpphoto]

Thanks. I realized after about five minutes that if I had angled my drill press platform, I wouldn't have needed the magnets. If the wrench holders angle down, the wrenches would just nest down in the hole. Does that make sense?

 

[ALLOUTOFBUBBLEGUM]

Thanks. I realized after about five minutes that if I had angled my drill press platform, I wouldn't have needed the magnets. If the wrench holders angle down, the wrenches would just nest down in the hole. Does that make sense?

Makes sense, but the magnets have more cool factor.