Lets see pictures of your tool box organization

Ruger_556 · Apr 6, 2014

blacK20 said:
How do you guys that pull wrenches for a living keep your tools so clean? I would lose my shirt if I spent half an hour cleaning my tools everyday.

It's called not flat rate... I wipe them off as I put them back in the box after every job. If I'm feeling motivated I'll wipe the box down at the end of the day too.

KAOTIK Motorsports said:
Mine will be coming soon guys....
On vacation for the next week....

What'd you get?

Here's my organization... Wrenches and sockets get lined up to make my ocd happy. Stuff like pry bars and hammers just get thrown in drawers in a general area.

The not so organized stuff...

Hpozzuoli · Apr 6, 2014

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KAOTIK Motorsports · Apr 6, 2014

I got the harbor freight 56" box (top and bottom).....
I got a combo nation of..... Pittsburgh, SnapOn, craftsman, Stanley, Carlyle and so on and so on and so on.....
I'll post pics when I get off vacation guys

MechanicNamedJohn · Apr 6, 2014

larryforce · Apr 6, 2014

Well I was going to post some pics, but there is no way i am following Mechanicnamedjohn.

Wow that looks amazing. Mabey someday I will have a box that looks like that.

larryforce · Apr 6, 2014

Who am I kidding, of course ill still post pics lol.

I need to work on my screwdriver drawer next. they tend to slide themselves to the back of the box all the time

86k10 · Apr 6, 2014

Mechanicnamedjohn, you win. Damn, you have a nice set up. What are you using as your socket rails?

MechanicNamedJohn · Apr 6, 2014

86k10 said:
Mechanicnamedjohn, you win. Damn, you have a nice set up. What are you using as your socket rails?

I use the Harbor Freight Trays, but I snap out the dividers and cut off the end tabs.

AndrewV · Apr 6, 2014

Was wondering what your set up was currently john.
Looks like the cmans are still in there.

wkderf · Apr 6, 2014

a few drawers:

MechanicNamedJohn · Apr 6, 2014

AndrewV said:
Was wondering what your set up was currently john.
Looks like the cmans are still in there.

The 1/2 are CM
The 1/4 and 3/8 are GW

kippieland · Apr 6, 2014

John you have a sick set up...hands down awesome!

GTA Matt · Apr 6, 2014

Not pictures, but I made a short video on a slow morning a few weeks ago. And as always John, love looking at your stuff!

astrotrain99 · Apr 6, 2014

Keep em coming, these are great :bowdown:

wkderf · Apr 6, 2014

changed up drawers a bit since those pics were taken. here are some updates:

AndrewV · Apr 6, 2014

MechanicNamedJohn said:
The 1/2 are CM
The 1/4 and 3/8 are GW

I've switched all my chromes to gw recently, and bar none good quality.

AndrewV · Apr 6, 2014

wkderf said:
changed up drawers a bit since those pics were taken. here are some updates:

Those kobalt stubbies are good buys, the racks they came in stand the wrenches up, and make more room.

wkderf · Apr 7, 2014

they came as part of a set which included the full size wrenches, but came in a clamshell, so no racks included. picked up the racks for the flu size wrenches from Snap-on, will get racks for the stubby wrenches from Ernst, should fit perfectly.

yjWrangler · Apr 7, 2014

Cart I use everyday. Definitely running out of room now

benjammn · Apr 10, 2014

"Emergency Moustache" classic

Wuaname · Jun 16, 2014

Hpozzuoli said:
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What wrench rack is that?

mattmartin · Jun 16, 2014

love your box ,seen your videos on you tube looks like you have come a long way since you started, love your workshop, it shows that if you work hard its worth it.

espyking83 · Jun 16, 2014

What brand speed handles are those, Crawler?

Qrazy · Jun 17, 2014

I don't have pics of all my boxes and drawers, but here are some....

Blue liner is for metric sockets, black liner is for the SAE sockets...

Qrazy · Jun 17, 2014

More from the same stack....

Qrazy · Jun 17, 2014

I won't bore you with some of the other boxes, but Ill finish this stack....

Hpozzuoli · Jun 17, 2014

Wuaname said:
What wrench rack is that?

It's the snap on racks. I had to cut some of the separators out to fit my big wrenches. My driver gave me the racks. It was the same day I bought my air hammer.

RonB001 · Aug 19, 2014

Hi, MrSimba

What is the black material you used for the vertical dividers in the 3rd-8th photos?

It looks like a stiff foam, or maybe black PVC.

Regards,
RonB

johnclendineng · Nov 12, 2014

Hey guys. I was browsing this very thread 6 months ago while I was searching google for some ideas for tool box organization ideas, and tool ID ideas. Identification is key in my shop as we have multiple techs with the same brand of tools. I went with Matco and Craftsman for the tools and Masterforce (menards) with the box. The box is 56' and it has a side box thats 16'. It has the stainless top option. The drawers are a lot deeper than the pictures show... bad angles I guess. Checkin it-

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55nailhead · Nov 27, 2014

My wooden organizer for my Gray tools punch and chisel set would like to have something similar for my 21 piece SK screwdriver set like shown below.
The plastic tray is broken into may pieces now its 13 years old

This picture stolen from SK screwdrivers thread

emeraldcoupe said:
don't know about the new ones but i love my green hard handles ( made in france )

Scimonetti · Nov 29, 2014

In my small 3 drawer handheld box I'm trying to keep it organized without anything.

The plan is to get socket rails and keep them in the deep drawer, but do you think there is any way to organize screwdrivers well in small spaces?

Sorin S. · Nov 29, 2014

Everything i see here is huge, this is my little box :

I think my box needs more drawers.

Tech89 · Nov 30, 2014

-Pat

ishiboo · Nov 30, 2014

larryforce said:
Well I was going to post some pics, but there is no way i am following Mechanicnamedjohn.

Wow that looks amazing. Mabey someday I will have a box that looks like that.

Old post, I know. But we all start somewhere, and keep in mind MechanicNamedJohn started with ALL HF and clearly worked his *** off to work his way up quickly

Ms6peters · Nov 30, 2014

new to this site, and gaining some nifty ideas.

Here is the setup I have in to keep pace with 4 vehicles, a sailboat, and 2 military jeeps in build up. Bottom drawers are full of pullers, bearing drivers, taps/dies, diag tools and vw diesel equipment.

Monte · Nov 30, 2014

Sorin S. said:
Everything i see here is huge, this is my little box :

nice little box :drool:

ollie76 · Nov 30, 2014

Wait didn't MechanicnamedJohn have a whole set of Harbor Freight tools? Like the most ridiculous Harbor Freight collection of all time?

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