Father and Son Toolboxes (PIC HEAVY)

[JoeyMitch]

Here is my toolbox (15 year old Son). It is a Husky stuffed to the brim!!! Looking to upgrade soon with a roll cab.

SK SuperKrome wrenches and all Snap On 3/8 ratchets and one Snap On 1/4" drive with sockets in the set

Screwdrivers, also looking to upgrade those soon

Pliers, they will hopefully also be upgraded soon

All Husky wrenches. I mainly use my SK but they are back ups

Adjustables, scrapers, SK wrench roll (Wrenches in Blue Point rack in first pic)

My 12v Dewalt Li-ion drill and bits

Junk Drawer!!!!

Hammers and punches...My favorite Snap On ball pein and a complete Snap On punch and chisel set that cost me $5.50!!!!

Other junk drawer. Air tools, seldom used things

Matco Tool tray, charger, zip ties

Side tray with Craftsman Pry Bars

Dad's box!!! Craftsman with two middle chests. I'm 6'0 and need a stool to see the top!! 95% of his tools are Craftsman

Air fittings, cotton swabs

Screwdrivers

Pliers

Wrenches

Brushes, grease

Hammers. There's and old Snap On dead blow and a Proto 3.8lb Brass

Sockets and Ratchets. All Craftsman

Electrical

Drill and impact driver

Misc power/air tools and some fittings

Side Shelf...he never likes to get his hands dirty

Would also like to add that my dad's box was a 3 drawer Craftsman before I got my Husky box 3 years ago. Let me know what you guys think about these boxes!!!!

 

[colt zantop]

very cool! looks like you both have a nice collection!

 

[DesertRatAutomotive]

Man i wish you were my dad haha. If only i got tools when i was 15. Nice collection!

 

[Juddy]

Heaps of tools and a good collection of fishing lures too by the look of it. Nice!

 

[JoeyMitch]

We absolutely love fishing!!! We own 10 Shimano Tiagras, 4 Tyrnos, and countless inshore setups. We love tools and fishing both equally lol

 

[In The Doghouse]

Impressive!

 

[b7labelle]

Diggin the crayon ;-)

 

[rusty65]

Very cool you have such a rewarding hobby with your father.

 

[JoeyMitch]

Diggin the crayon ;-)

I use that crayon for when there is a faded model number or part numer. I put the paper over the number, and color over it and it shows up on the paper.

 

[Camtwo69]

Great collection I gave my 13 year old son a snap on KRL 761 bottom box . He is working hard to fill it up great times for father and son .

 

[jeffmoss26]

Awesome setups! You guys have more plastic Plano boxes than I do haha

 

[Hyster Gareth]

Nice set ups

 

[str8axle55]

Good stuff, wish I had a box like that when I was 15...my boys will.

 

[JoeyMitch]

Great collection I gave my 13 year old son a snap on KRL 761 bottom box . He is working hard to fill it up great times for father and son .

Wow!!! A KRL 761!!!! I've been saving for ever for a good box like that but they never come around on Craigslist!! I would be lucky to see one for $4500!!!

 

[Camtwo69]

Wow!!! A KRL 761!!!! I've been saving for ever for a good box like that but they never come around on Craigslist!! I would be lucky to see one for $4500!!!

I had that box for a long time and it was full . I started looking at a new KRL791 top box . I looked on Craig's list and never found a top box by itself .... But I did find a KRL761 and a KRL791 in black cherry for less than 2K

 

[davesnothere]

I like dads proto hammer.

 

[JoeyMitch]

I like dads proto hammer.

Cost us $10 at an estate sale!!!!

 

[Piney0]

Now I have a craving for Surf Taco!

Oh yea, nice tools too, I would of guessed your tools were your fathers and his yours.
I'm liking the easy button too.

 

[dodge610]

I thought everyone had an easy button I have one on my triple bay Matco box.

 

[JoeyMitch]

Thanks guys!! I love Surf Taco. I ride my bike there all the time!!!

 

[Buckgnarly]

Posts like this renew my faith in some kids of today. Good to see this and not video games. Great start on tools btw, when I was you age working on bikes it was an adjustable and hammers....wish I had that setup!

 

[mrjaw14]

Nice collection, I don't know many grown men with a collection like yours. What do you enjoy working on? I'm jealous of all your snappy ratchets!

 

[JoeyMitch]

I mainly like working on small engines and boats. I love boats so that means I like fixing them too lol. Small engines are great because I can just stay in the gararge.

 

[saturdaymechanic]

That is very cool, I still have the CMan screwdrivers/pliers my father gave me when I was 16...a long time ago.

Memories of spending hours in his workshop.

 

[JoeyMitch]

That is very cool, I still have the CMan screwdrivers/pliers my father gave me when I was 16...a long time ago.

Memories of spending hours in his workshop.

Yeah it's very nostalgic. I have my dad's old SK set from when he was 12 years old. He is 45 years old now. I replaced the missing sockets and now have a complete set!!!

 

[b7labelle]

I use that crayon for when there is a faded model number or part numer. I put the paper over the number, and color over it and it shows up on the paper.

Hmm.. May try that. I just lick my thumb and wipe it across those numbers.

 

[AL`]

That is quite the setup for a 15 year old. Got a great start there kid. Props to your dad.

I had access to a lot of good tools at that age, but they belonged to papa. And we had no large central mechanics toolboxes or chests. Instead, the tools were in individual carry tool boxes, on the workbench shelves or hanging on a pegboard above the workbench. We had an old school bench grinder and a couple of good vises. We also had lots of carpentry and woodworking tools, both hand tools and power tools. Getting that exposure to tools and working on projects at a young age is such a good thing. I also took woodshop, metalshop, autoshop and drafting in jr high and high school. Great stuff. Thanks for sharing.

Pic of the old school grinder.

 

[kams1973]

Joey, for a young, teenaged man, you have a great collection. Seeing your box gives me hope in our youth.

 

[jeffk14]

Posts like this renew my faith in some kids of today. Good to see this and not video games. Great start on tools btw, when I was you age working on bikes it was an adjustable and hammers....wish I had that setup!

Joey, for a young, teenaged man, you have a great collection. Seeing your box gives me hope in our youth.

Really? REALLY? I for one have never not had faith in today's youth.

In the all-time contest for the "screwed-upness" of a generation, the Boomers have to be the world champs. The earlier ones (the hippies) more so than the later ones.

BTW, I'm a Boomer. A late one, born in 1961. And before anybody gets their ******* in a wad, I'm not saying that you're automatically screwed up if you're from that generation.

Oh, and nice tools, Joey. Congratulations on having such a nice selection at your early age.

 

[JoeyMitch]

Thanks guys!!! Looking for a roll cab because my Husky is stuffed, my Snap On KRA 21A is also full, and my cheapo cabinet is bending from the weight lol. If anyone sees any quality but affordable roll cabs on Craigslist in the NJ area, PM me. I am constantly looking but there are always one or two that don't come up in the search.

 

[AL`]

It seems like I've seen a fair number of good boxes show up in your neck of the woods on ebay. I know I saw one of the old light grey w/red drawer craftsman box sets up there. Those were well built. I've seen other brands for good prices that way as well. Of course, I never bite on them due to shipping costs.

 

[JoeyMitch]

Yeah that's why I mainly look on Craigslist so that way I don't have to pay shipping.

 

[AL`]

Yeah that's why I mainly look on Craigslist so that way I don't have to pay shipping.

Most of those boxes I saw on ebay stated, "for local pick-up only." They didn't want to mess with shipping. You can specify the distance for items searched for under advanced search on ebay from your zipcode. Anyways, good luck to you.

 

[PavelK313]

Did you take this pictures with toaster?

 

[JoeyMitch]

Did you take this pictures with toaster?

No I did not. These were taken with a Kodak. They may look blurry because I enlarged them.

 

[kams1973]

Really? REALLY? I for one have never not had faith in today's youth.

In the all-time contest for the "screwed-upness" of a generation, the Boomers have to be the world champs. The earlier ones (the hippies) more so than the later ones.

BTW, I'm a Boomer. A late one, born in 1961. And before anybody gets their ******* in a wad, I'm not saying that you're automatically screwed up if you're from that generation.

Oh, and nice tools, Joey. Congratulations on having such a nice selection at your early age.

Easy now, I was just trying to help build the kid up.

 

[customh]

WOW that's a heck of a snappy set-up for a 15 yr old. I'm the reverse, dad was a tech for 20 some years plus grew up on a farm. He's got all the Snappy stuff, I'm starting with Craftsman but I have to find me a good deal on some Snap-On ratchets. The Craftsman ones **** after using his Snap On tools all these years.
I'm sure you know, but it seems like one of the US General boxes would be a good fit for you.