A couple years ago I invested in a wall mounted small parts/fastener bin system made by Gladiator. I bought it at my local Sears. The bins easily clip onto wall mounted tracks that will accommodate ten bins apiece. I have three tracks for a total of thirty bins. My goal was to organize my nails, screws, fasteners, washers, wire nuts, etc. There's no telling how many times I couldn't find, or didn't think I had the right nail, screw, whatever, and ended up making a trip to the store to buy what I "needed" when all along I already had what I needed out in my shop. The problem was I had stacks of little cardboard boxes full of fasteners piled on top of one another behind other stacks of fastener boxes all packed in the back of a cabinet. I couldn't find anything unless it was on top and in the front of the stack. Then of course, while digging through the stacks, one would inevitability tip over and then loose nails, screws, etc, would be everywhere. It was a mess, it was inefficient, and I kept adding stuff to the pile that I didn't need.
Although the Gladiator track and bin system was a bit little expensive, I'm extremely happy with it. It's well made, easy to install, and each bin is designed to hold up to ten pounds, so it's sturdy. After hanging the system on a wall in my shop, I took the time to add labels to each bin and organized the bins by by fastener type and length/size. In the last two years or so, I haven't purchased single fastener I haven't ACTUALLY needed. Now I find what I'm looking for quickly, efficiently and no longer wade through a precariously situated stack of hardware that's just waiting to tip over as I fumble through it. That's the long answer.
The short answer is this... I'm a fan of Gladiator products. My only wish is that they were made in the USA versus overseas.
Jim C.
Although the Gladiator track and bin system was a bit little expensive, I'm extremely happy with it. It's well made, easy to install, and each bin is designed to hold up to ten pounds, so it's sturdy. After hanging the system on a wall in my shop, I took the time to add labels to each bin and organized the bins by by fastener type and length/size. In the last two years or so, I haven't purchased single fastener I haven't ACTUALLY needed. Now I find what I'm looking for quickly, efficiently and no longer wade through a precariously situated stack of hardware that's just waiting to tip over as I fumble through it. That's the long answer.
The short answer is this... I'm a fan of Gladiator products. My only wish is that they were made in the USA versus overseas.
Jim C.
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