Process Fabricator/Welder's Portable Toolbox

Hey guys, just cleaned out my portable toolbox, thought you might be interested.

This is the box I toss into the truck when I am working away from my shop. I might be in the plant fixing something, welding at another shop, working on my mom's car, whatever. It is mostly comprised of spares from my main box but there's a fairly complete set of basic tools in there. If I know in advance what I'm going to be doing, I'll kit up a bag with more specific tools.

What's in it? Well I spread it out on the surface plate and made a list.

Box is a Snap-On UT22K

Knipex mini bolt cutters
Pliers wrench
Channellock slip joint pliers
Channellock 420 tongue and groove pliers
Channellock 430 tongue and groove pliers
Channellock 360 mig pliers
Mac needle nose pliers
Klein diagonals
2x 10wr Peterson vise grips

Williams 1/4"-3/4" deep 3/8" drive impact sockets
Williams 10-19 MM deep 3/8" drive impact sockets
1/4"-7/8" shallow cman 3/8" drive chrome sockets

3/16" -9/6" cman 1/4" drive deep 6pt chrome sockets
T15, 20, 25 cman 1/4" drive torx sockets
3/16"- 9/16" cman 12 pt shallow chrome sockets

SO 1/8"-3/8" hex sockets, ******* homemade 1/2" hex socket
T30, 40, 45 50 cman sockets

SO F731 flex head ratchet
SO F936 standard ratchet
SO T72 ratchet

Unbranded 6" 3/8" extension
Cman 3" extension 3/8"
BP 1,3,4 inch extensions 1/4"
BP universal
BP spinner handle
Eklind standard and metric Allen folders

SO yellow instinct screwdriver set including minis
SO red short pick set
Mac 1/2"-3/8" adapter

9-17 MM metric cman RP wrenches
Vaco 8" adjustable
Cman 10" adjustable
Cman 3/8"-3/4 " RP wrenches
SK 7/8 superchrome wrench
SO 1-1/8 wrench
WF USA crescent 15" adjustable.

Stanley torpedo level
Ridgid 18 aluminum pipe wrench
2x jbauer 123 blocks
Mac compothane deadblow/brass hammer
Mac 16 oz ball peen
8" Nicholson half round smooth file with handle


Empire 7" speed square aluminum
Food grade anti-seize
Cman striking scraper
SO striking prybar set minus longest one black handle
Old as balls hacksaw
Astro pneumatic die grinders straight and 90 deg
various attachments for the die grinders

Stanley 25' and 12' tapes
M.F. Co Combination square
Dasco 5/8 cold chisel
Dasco center punch
Tekton 1/8 starter punch
Blue point 1-1/4 mirror

Cheap led flashlight
Stanley utility knife
Argon to air fitting purge adapter
Techsouth 1-1/2 cut block

Wire and buna-n gasket for 1-1/2 triclamp
General carbide scriber
Spare grinder nut
Anchor stainless wire brushes
Die grinder wrenches
Assorted zip ties
Kershaw taskmaster scissors

Great box. It's amazing how many tools it holds.

Nice box!

Holy ****! Nice set up. I like to see tools that actually look like they've seen service. But what the heck, I bet that thing when loaded could pull your arms out of their sockets -- so how heavy is that beast?
Cheers,
JimDon

JimDon said:

Holy ****! Nice set up. I like to see tools that actually look like they've seen service. But what the heck, I bet that thing when loaded could pull your arms out of their sockets -- so how heavy is that beast?
Cheers,
JimDon

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I don't have a scale at the shop, but it is very heavy. I usually use a dolly to move it long distances around the plant.

Looking at the tools outside of the box it would appear you could never find anything, but seeing them inside it looks easy enough to get at anything.

Cope said:

Looking at the tools outside of the box it would appear you could never find anything, but seeing them inside it looks easy enough to get at anything.

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Its not so bad for the side wings, the bottom of the main area can get a little cluttered, especially if you're looking for something at the bottom.

I assume since its a ut22 with the k suffix it's COO is China. How is the quality on the box? Can you tell it's an import?

The box is exceptional quality. I bought this one because the service mechanics at the local scrapyard use these on their service trucks and they hold up. Those guys could break a bowling ball with a feather.

I considered Facom, Hazet, and this box. I decided on this box because I could get it through my dealer cheap and it had a reputation of being durable.

Is there a way to lock the box?

There is as flange bent into both sides of the lid with a hole in each to padlock them together.

You can see the holes in the OP's second picture, near the open handles, just above the warning stickers.

It does have a padlock hole, although any thief with some intelligence will just steal the whole box and deal with the padlock later.

Bruce57 said:

Great box. It's amazing how many tools it holds.

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This. It's unreal how neatly all that stuff fits right in!

That is a nice setup for sure ! I can never find a toolbox that doesn't end up a cluttered mess, looks like the trays are just the right depth.

Nice setup. I use a UT22 also. Had mine about 20 years and going strong. Amazing what they'll hold. Mines constantly stuffed to the gills, but stuff is fairly accessible.

That's bad ***...I need to get one of those for my truck