The 15-year old kid's toolbox

Indy_500 · Dec 27, 2010

I'm truly running out of room. I got a 26 gal. air compressor for x-mas but our electricity in the garage can't handle it. We're adding onto our garage and adding a seperate breaker in the spring, so my parents decided to give me the money. I put it in my savings account and will purchase one later. My dad said I could have his middle box since it was empty. Well, his bottom box was practically empty too. I filled up his bottom box with his tools (sort of crammed in there, but he don't use them much) and i took his top and middle box, now i got plenty of room. Just figured i'd update you guys with some pics.

Pic of my toolbox, workbench, and dad's toolbox

Top of the top box-1/2" drive impact sockets; SAE and metric; shallow and deep

Top 3 drawers - brand new pair of extra gloves, extra socket tray, tire gauges, flashlights, riveters, and a cool old snap-on tool

Misc. air tools, pick & hooks, compression tester, and a clutch puller for a snowmobile

Pry bars and bolt cutters

Chisels, punches, and files

Ratcheting wrenches, crescent wrenches, and a pipe wrench

Drill Bits, scissors, and knives

More drill bits

Right side of socket drawer - metric

Left side of socket drawer - SAE

Ratchets

Vise grips, channellocks, exhaust spring tool, and piston ring compressor

Pliers, snap ring pliers

misc. drawer - loctite, tape, sealants, emery cloth, jets, etc.

Extra blades and disks

Hammers

SAE Wrenches

Metric Wrenches

Screwdrivers

Machinist Drawer

Die grinder, torque wrenches, c-clamp, gearwrench vortex socket set, and a chain breaker

Power tools

Cordless stuff

american lockpicker · Dec 27, 2010

Not bad. When I was your age I had a few rusty files, a screwdriver, and a General Tools pipe cutter.

bonneyman · Dec 27, 2010

I like the right-hand ratchet drawer. :thumbup:

mrholeshot · Dec 27, 2010

You have an excellant start for a 15 year old. I'm glad to see a young man spending his money of tools. So many young people just blow their money of stupid stuff. Reminds me of me when I was 15. I only had a set of 26 wide boxes and a bunch of used tool I was buying off other mechanics

fordbroncodave · Dec 27, 2010

i think i was 12 when i got my first snap on toolbox. the only problem was that i only had enough tools to fill the first 3 drawers.

the hunt was on and before i knew it, (end of the 8th grade) i had all the drawers full with used snap on tools. a 60 gallon compressor, parts washer and a vehicle in the driveway.

your on a good road to follow. keep it up and you will have a KRL snap on box by age 17

TLCDino · Dec 27, 2010

1 more reason I wish I was 15 again....

Elroy · Dec 27, 2010

Indy_500 said:
I'm truly running out of room.

You're not even close to running out of room. You can still see the bottom on the drawer. There's a lot more room in there.

It's when you have trouble opening the drawers that space becomes an issue :bounce:

You have a good solid diverse selection. :thumbup:

tjmonsen5 · Dec 27, 2010

nice start to a tool collection at only 15 years old!

Its interesting how some people have lots of SAE, or alot of Metric stuff. Seems you work on a lot of sae stuff. You mentioned snowmobiles, pretty much every ski ive worked on is metric?

davidj · Dec 27, 2010

awesome. I wish I was there when I was 15. I spent a good bit of money I made from cutting grass on tools. gotta start somewhere and it looks like you are way ahead of the game.

sscustom · Dec 27, 2010

nice collection set out pretty good keep on adding to her

fr0mastaj · Dec 27, 2010

Off the bat... it doesn't seem too safe to be putting all those large sharp objects on top of your bench.. what if you are banging away at something on the bench top..and knock the wall by accident. Hello shears! :lol_hitti

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fringeofinsanity · Dec 27, 2010

That's a very nice start for a fella your age. I just gave my nephew a startup set of some of my old tools and a few 2nds I had.

Scout Driver · Dec 27, 2010

That's an impressive set-up, Indy. I bet your folks are proud that you are investing in something that will last many years and that will positively influence you.

Scott

Indy_500 · Dec 27, 2010

Elroy said:
You're not even close to running out of room. You can still see the bottom on the drawer. There's a lot more room in there.

It's when you have trouble opening the drawers that space becomes an issue

You have a good solid diverse selection.

I mean i was out of room until my dad let me have his top and middle box. Now i got lot's of room

Indy_500 · Dec 27, 2010

tjmonsen5 said:
nice start to a tool collection at only 15 years old!

Its interesting how some people have lots of SAE, or alot of Metric stuff. Seems you work on a lot of sae stuff. You mentioned snowmobiles, pretty much every ski ive worked on is metric?

almost all SAE stuff, hardly ever touch my metric stuff unless i'm tearing apart the motor or clutch on my sled. 95% of the nuts/bolts in the rear suspension are 9/16" so that's my most commonly used size.

Indy_500 · Dec 27, 2010

12 pt. 3/8" drive shallow metric & sae sockets, 3/8" deep well impact SAE & metric sockets and my 1/2" drive impact wrench. Don't have a 3/8" yet, but i got the 9 pc. 3/8" drive sae and metric impact socket set at HF today for $3 each.

e-tek · Dec 27, 2010

Great set up Indy! I can't wait to start "handing down" some stuff to my kids!

Say, are you gonna be buying a car before your 16th? Maybe you have one and I missed it. I bought my first car at 14 and had ti rebuilt for my 16th B-day. The morning of my 16th I dragged Mom to the DMV!

But I didn't have the tool collection you do - you'll have them forever!

Indy_500 · Dec 27, 2010

e-tek said:
Great set up Indy! I can't wait to start "handing down" some stuff to my kids!

Say, are you gonna be buying a car before your 16th? Maybe you have one and I missed it. I bought my first car at 14 and had ti rebuilt for my 16th B-day. The morning of my 16th I dragged Mom to the DMV!

But I didn't have the tool collection you do - you'll have them forever!

No Car

When i get my license I wanna get a job, so maybe a car then. Or maybe i could get one for my 16th birthday? I haven't really worked on cars/trucks yet, other than one of my grandpas old crappy ones since my parents think i'm going to "break" theirs. But, they trust me a lot more when i was able to strip my sled down to the frame, and put it back together and have it run great for 500 miles so far this winter (other than the bolt holding the shock in almost coming loose and making lots of noise!

Luckily i carry a HF wrench set with me while snowmobiling)

Ford12508 · Dec 27, 2010

e-tek said:
you'll have them forever!

The one's that don't say "Pittsburgh" anyway :lol_hitti

I kid I kid. Good collection for such a young kid, maybe in a few years you will catch up to me :thumbup:

I recently invaded my parents shelves in the garage, so the tool box is now only stacked with a mild amount of tools. Instead of 3 layers of pliers I only have 2, but my wrenches are still on top of my impact stuff. Maybe we should buy a snap on tool box and you can have the top and I can get the bottom :beer:

Indy_500 · Dec 27, 2010

Ford12508 said:
The one's that don't say "Pittsburgh" anyway

I kid I kid. Good collection for such a young kid, maybe in a few years you will catch up to me I recently invaded my parents shelves in the garage, so the tool box is now only stacked with a mild amount of tools. Instead of 3 layers of pliers I only have 2, but my wrenches are still on top of my impact stuff. Maybe we should buy a snap on tool box and you can have the top and I can get the bottom

Tool Polisher! :bounce:

get on chat B.S.

astrodoggie3000 · Dec 27, 2010

That's more than i have at 37 years young! Of course if i would of started buying good tools years ago instead of good beer, i might be farther ahead. Good times though.

bad_religion_au · Dec 28, 2010

niiiice. wish my toolbox was even close to as useful as that. or as organised

blue dog · Dec 28, 2010

Indy, don't forget to spend some time chasing the girls at school, that is important too. :thumbup:

on your setup.

american lockpicker · Dec 28, 2010

blue dog said:
Indy, don't forget to spend some time chasing the girls at school, that is important too. on your setup.

+1

littlekillertoad · Dec 28, 2010

Nice setup and organization! I'm jealous.

lowbucktruck · Dec 28, 2010

Looks good! Very well organized.
A lot more tools than I had at your age. (mine were all old hand-me-downs)

jeffk14 · Dec 28, 2010

What a great start for such a young fellow! You've got more stuff than I had way back when I graduated A&P school. Keep adding to it! :thumbup:

I don't know what it is. I have absolutely no desire to ogle another man's wife, house or bank account but I can drool over pictures of his tool collection on the internet. It's an illness. I'm quite sure of it. :bounce:

woody 73 · Dec 28, 2010

That looks like you have a very nice tool collection,give it a few more years and you will fill up another tool box; very well done I like all the nice pictures.

King Bojack · Dec 28, 2010

blue dog said:
Indy, don't forget to spend some time chasing the girls at school, that is important too. on your setup.

His impressive box will blow their skirts right off their asses.

Zebu Fellenz · Dec 28, 2010

King Bojack said:
His impressive box will blow their skirts right off their asses.

Funny, that never seemed to work out for me, maybe my box is the wrong color... :lol_hitti

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