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If you’re good with not using brass, I like my Starrett verniers. Although, to me they’re a novelty item. I use my Brown & Sharpe dial calipers all day everyday...

We have a Fastenal guy in the shop weekly and the rep gave me a used wall organizer for my nuts, bolts, washers, rivets, and other assorted fasteners. Think it's divided into 120, could be 90, bins. After my latest tool box purchase, I moved all my electrical stuff into an old box. Electrical...

I reach for my ratchet wrenches 99% of the time, when I know I have the room for them. Lately, every project I've been on hasn't had the room. Thus the reason we have multiple options in the box! Years ago I was cautious about breaking anything loose with a ratchet wrench. I don't even...

And there's my other thought process lol. Ran around the shop twice tonight looking for my tap set and then shrink tube! At this point it's whatever, since I don't have enough tools to really make it an issue yet. Between the hutch and lockers I'll be fine for quite awhile (I hope). Worse case...

One of my ebay scores showed up. The 1/4" version should be here this afternoon. First set of hard handles!

These xframes came in the other day, metric and SAE. Been eyeballing them since they were released. Had a 0* Gearwrench set stolen that needed replaced desperately. Really like them so far, smooth action and they sure are puurrty! Had a chance to break them out tonight, replacing some pulleys...

Years ago I scored an AC Delco picker, leveler, and engine stand for $200ish at a local auto parts store. Has always worked when needed. These days, I also use an electric chain fall and I-beam

They're just a muffler. I have a cman air drill that had them...1st thing I did was take them out lol

I use a ton of these doing Jeep armor installs. I bought an Astro 1442 kit that has held up pretty well. Still, it's a pain to get them to fully upset in thin sheet metal. Now have since upgraded to an ARO pneumatic version, and it's been an absolute dream to use. Marson is also another big...

Exactly. That's pretty much where I am with it right now. Like I said a few posts up, that stuff took up almost 4 drawers. I actually had to leave my SO 14.4 tools on my work top the last few months. My buddy gave me a hell of a deal on this box, so I'm not complaining one bit. Coming from a...

They're shipping me a new one. I can't get any more of a discount, unfortunately. One of my childhood best friends married into a Snap-on family, and now has his own franchise. Soooo I pay bottom dollar for everything lol :thumbup:. I think he's dropping off a few 3 compartment Ernst deals for...

Figured I'd update this with a better "tool box tour" and rotated pics. I'm still waiting on my SO guy to drop off wrench racks and assorted organizers for files/punches/etc....and of course more tools to fill some newly acquired space :D. Still moving things over from other boxes, mostly...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074YGCZ49/?tag=atomicindus08-20 I have a surface grinder, so I use an electric version which is a lot more expensive. But these do work...have a few floating around my boxes.

Really? I've only been using them as crimpers lol. That's about the best thing they do. My pair will not properly strip a wire unless I **** them at an angle. If I have a straight angle of attack (perpendicular to the wire) they will not cut unless I go down in size...then they'll cut a few strands.

I do a ton of custom harnesses and aftermarket ECM installs. My electrical drawer is packed full of strippers and crimpers. I always grab my small Klein or Blue-Point strippers before anything else (ones with the slide lock). Have a small fortune in auto strippers and just can't get warmed up to...

Been swinging wrenches in the Metro Detroit area since I started. Never had an issue removing a rusty bolt, that could be removed with a socket/ratchet to begin with, when using quality 12pt sockets. That said, in those cases I do try to grab a 6pt socket. But if it's already on my ratchet I'm...

I have a complete set of SO 1/2" 12pt deep impact sockets. They're not cheap, but I got tired of tearing down engines and rear diffs using a ratchet. When I started out I did exactly what was mentioned, 12pt chrome and 6pt impact. Nothing wrong with that at all! As time goes on, you'll run...

It's a necessity for me. I build a lot of engines that use 12pt stuff, specifically ARP head studs.

Thanks! This particular tool vault is 24" deep. They do sell a 30", though. The SO epiq is 30" deep. I really liked my old box, especially for the money. The detent drawers get old, but if you jump up to their 30" deep elite boxes, it's a grip latch like the Epiq.

New arrival! Couldn't pass up the deal, and I was out of room. Bedlined powertop should be here sometime this week. Haven't finished swapping everything over yet, but very happy so far! The full top drawer is my old box for comparison, a 72" Tool Vault.