Let's see your toolbox.

[jpaw]

I’ve been lurking on this thread for a decade. Just a home hotrod wrench turning tool junkie. Lol. I bought my USG 56” 4/12. I believe it had just come out at that point. It’s been 100% flawless. Added the 14” side box 4 years ago. Also have a 26” USG top on the shelving unit. I want a deeper 72” but I’m dreading the swap over. . Here are a few pics.

Don't fear the swap, with your organization it will be painless. The hardest part will be the following few weeks until you get used to where everything is.
Once you get a deeper box you will wonder why you waited so long.

 

[1966ss]

Don't fear the swap, with your organization it will be painless. The hardest part will be the following few weeks until you get used to where everything is.
Once you get a deeper box you will wonder why you waited so long.

I know I know. Lol. Was looking at the ICON. Reading horror stories last night about the wait time and delivery nightmares. I always check CL and FB for used tool truck boxes but I’ve had no luck. Then last night I saw the newish husky professional duty box from HD looked sweet. Maybe they will be better to deal with. I research research and research then eventually throw my hands up and say my box is fine. Lol.

 

[CGarage]

Your box IS fine.
Just ask yourself, how did so many mechanics make it before the 90s with only double / triple stack, 26” boxes? They managed somehow. The extra depth won’t be life-changing. Be patient and a deal will come.

 

[71goldss]

I’ve been lurking on this thread for a decade. Just a home hotrod wrench turning tool junkie. Lol. I bought my USG 56” 4/12. I believe it had just come out at that point. It’s been 100% flawless. Added the 14” side box 4 years ago. Also have a 26” USG top on the shelving unit. I want a deeper 72” but I’m dreading the swap over. . Here are a few pics.

First time I’ve ever seen someone put a Craftsman emblem on a US General box! Snap On emblems seem to be the norm.

 

[Madjik Man]

I know I know. Lol. Was looking at the ICON. Reading horror stories last night about the wait time and delivery nightmares. I always check CL and FB for used tool truck boxes but I’ve had no luck. Then last night I saw the newish husky professional duty box from HD looked sweet. Maybe they will be better to deal with. I research research and research then eventually throw my hands up and say my box is fine. Lol.

HF is having their Icon Boxes scratch and dent sale: https://www.harborfreight.com/scratch-and-dent-sale

 

[1966ss]

First time I’ve ever seen someone put a Craftsman emblem on a US General box! Snap On emblems seem to be the norm.

First run on the box had the USG emblems glued on. Some glue was showing around the emblem. Only one I could find that covered well enough. Lol.

 

[71goldss]

First run on the box had the USG emblems glued on. Some glue was showing around the emblem. Only one I could find that covered well enough. Lol.

Just thought it was kinda funny, yet cool to finally see something different.

 

[Americancosworth]

My HF special that I dressed up for my own enjoyment... Couldn't justify getting a Snap-On post heart surgery cost wise but I wanted something that reminded me of my box I had when I was a mechanic and not in the field I am now....

 

[Americancosworth]

 

[tyyost]

That is a really nice setup, the flanking side lockers, and the bench top integrated with a side box and a 26” isn’t a combo I have seen this well executed. I would love to see more drawer and locker shots, it look like you have a ton of versatile storage there.

 

[MWEric]

@MWEric

Bud your wrench drawer is very clean but it killed me to see those poor strewn about stahlwille deep offset DBE's without a nice tidy home to live in.

Here's what I did with mine. I'm pretty sure the rack was a throwaway from a set of ratchet wrenches I bought.

Thanks for the tip. You are correct they need to be more organized.

 

[MWEric]

Needed a box for grinding and buffing consumables so I picked up this Performax at Menards for around $200. Made in Taiwan, yep I was pleasantly surprised.

 

[619DioFan]

That is a beautiful set up.

 

[hoffman912]

After seeing the porsche factory race team garage in the pits at IMSA races, I was jonsing for an all white set of boxes like theirs.





Since I dont need snap on or lista quality, I needed something in my budget

Last summer I swapped out my red gen 1 us general 44 for two husky rolling work benches in white and an hf us gen tool cart. I debaged and destickered them and not sure if I want to keep ‘em blank or do something else. Note the two stickers on the workbench are actually magnets I threw on there when I sold my old box, I’m going to stick them on one of the tall cabinets instead

I still have my dads og box from back in the day and it not going anywhere

 

[Outlawmws]

After seeing the porsche factory race team garage in the pits at IMSA races, I was jonsing for an all white set of boxes like theirs.

White looks great when clean, but in a real world shop difficult to maintain. Racing spoiled me for working on everyday driver cars as most underneath and under the hood are filthy. In a race garage a lot easier to keep clean.

 

[Toolfool]

No brand loyalty here. I purchased what I needed/could afford when I needed it. Five different brands, they all do the job.

 

[richfinn]

After seeing the porsche factory race team garage in the pits at IMSA races, I was jonsing for an all white set of boxes like theirs.





Since I dont need snap on or lista quality, I needed something in my budget

Last summer I swapped out my red gen 1 us general 44 for two husky rolling work benches in white and an hf us gen tool cart. I debaged and destickered them and not sure if I want to keep ‘em blank or do something else. Note the two stickers on the workbench are actually magnets I threw on there when I sold my old box, I’m going to stick them on one of the tall cabinets instead

I still have my dads og box from back in the day and it not going anywhere

The guy in the leather jacket is Adrian Newey, technical director of Red Bull Racing F1 team

 

[MWEric]

Tool box in my reloading/gun room. Has mostly tools for guns and parts. Nothing exciting. Not a bad box for the price but I like my new Performax better. The Performax has easier opening of the drawers and they are “soft” close slides.

 

[Americancosworth]

That is a really nice setup, the flanking side lockers, and the bench top integrated with a side box and a 26” isn’t a combo I have seen this well executed. I would love to see more drawer and locker shots, it look like you have a ton of versatile storage there.

I'll take some better pics of it and show you some other things I did to make it suit my needs...

 

[Tech A]

Cornwell custom 84" w/ hutch.....and a top drawer shot

 

[craftsman creep]

I posted a photo of mine but here is a full video of it

 

[afazz]

I upgraded my cart to another box, rearranged, and added a few things so here are some fresh drawer pictures. It's a Snap-on KRL1022, KRL1032, and KRL1232 combo.



I forgot to take updated pictures of the top trays, but that's where I keep PPE, torque wrenches, engravers, number stamps, and stencils.



This is probably my least organized drawer, consisting of automotive specialty tools and extractors.


Drills and hole making


Hex, torx, and room for expansion


Measurement and layout tools, all in Schaller bins


Pullers. That's a bolt grip puller set in the case below the custom sliding tray

Larger electrical tools, plus some overflow press tools that are going to migrate onto a shelf once I get it built.

More electrical tools - Fluke 87V, soldering irons, zip ties

Electrical tools


My Stanley Leverlock collection and circle templates


Sockets. They're all from high end brands, almost all made in USA, but a mixture of brands.


Wrenches. I actually did count these up, there are 262 wrenches in this photo: 41% Snap-on, 19% Craftsman, 13% Gearwrench, 8% Facom. 58% metric.


Screwdrivers. I converted this drawer to all red, but it's a mixture of brands - Snap-on, PB Swiss, Mac, Facom, Wiha, Craftsman, Vessel.


Pliers. Lots of different brands - Knipex, Craftsman, Snap-on, Klein, Mac, Channellock, etc.

Hammers


Large wrenches, 3/4" drive sockets, weird shape and crowfoot wrenches. I have some room to expand, probably into S-shape and more large stuff.


Corded power tools


Hose picks and disconnect tools

Interior tools and plastic scrapers


Adjustable and pipe wrenches


Saws, and space reserved for cordless ratchets once I decide which platform and take the plunge (Snap-on 14.4v or Milwaukee 12v)


Impact wrenches and drills in my custom organizer. The back row is all 1/2" drive. The front row is two drills (one heavy duty and one compact), one 1/4" hex impact, and one 3/8" impact. All DeWalt 20v.


The KRL1022 on the left is mostly fabrication and auto restoration tools, starting with air tools in the top drawer


Body hammers. The entire post-war Snap-on / Blue Point collection, plus a handful of others (Proto, P&C, Herbrand, Vaughan, Trusty Cook)


Scrapers


Random screws that I use for fixturing and mock-up


Sanding blocks


Larger sanding blocks, stake dollies, spoons


Files and deburring tools


Putty and autobody supplies, including a folder with printed datasheets for most of the paints and chemicals I typically use


Tapes, sandpaper


Rivet tools


Paint guns and related supplies


Thanks for watching!

 

[zmotorsports]

^^Very nice setup. Looks like quite a few paint & body tools. Well done.

 

[Brownsfan]

I posted a photo of mine but here is a full video of it

I see a Browns logo in that box. Are you from Cleveland

 

[craftsman creep]

I see a Browns logo in that box. Are you from Cleveland

I live in ohio

 

[MWEric]

Work box. We built custom machines mostly in aerospace. Large water jet cutters, stir welders, ultrasonic cutters, etc. mostly use Allen sockets because engineers have a hard on for SHCS.

 

[LWB]

Neat to see that Gray Tools 22mm among your other tools.

 

[MWEric]

Neat to see that Gray Tools 22mm among your other tools.

32mm. I’ve got some Gray tools. Way too hard to get here in the States, which is a bummer.

 

[thr3squared]

Work box. We built custom machines mostly in aerospace. Large water jet cutters, stir welders, ultrasonic cutters, etc. mostly use Allen sockets because engineers have a hard on for SHCS.

Is that a custom crescent/crowsfoot in the bottom middle?

 

[WordMan]

White looks great when clean, but in a real world shop difficult to maintain. Racing spoiled me for working on everyday driver cars as most underneath and under the hood are filthy. In a race garage a lot easier to keep clean.

White is the easiest to keep clean. Black is the worst. Everything in between varies according to how dark it is (the darker the color, the more dirt it shows).

 

[CHI_Tool&Die]

White is the easiest to keep clean. Black is the worst. Everything in between varies according to how dark it is (the darker the color, the more dirt it shows).

Kennedy figured it out with the wrinkle brown finish. I never have to clean my work box and it always looks good, provided you can live with seeing poop brown everyday.

 

[MWEric]

Is that a custom crescent/crowsfoot in the bottom middle?

, yep it sure is.

 

[Tynee]

, yep it sure is.

That caught my attention, too. "Huh... Never seen one of those before..."

 

[thr3squared]

That caught my attention, too. "Huh... Never seen one of those before..."

Me neither, and now I kinda want to make one just because

 

[daithi]

Shopping for a new toolbox and comparing drawer layouts. What do people use that deep "bin" drawer for (bottom right corner in the USG 56 for example).
I've seen power tools stored chuck/anvil down in them but I use mine pretty often and would probably have them in a higher drawer. They seem like a candidate for a junk drawer ie "custom" bent/cut/shaved wrenches, homemade race installers etc.

 

[logixjock]

Shopping for a new toolbox and comparing drawer layouts. What do people use that deep "bin" drawer for (bottom right corner in the USG 56 for example).
I've seen power tools stored chuck/anvil down in them but I use mine pretty often and would probably have them in a higher drawer. They seem like a candidate for a junk drawer ie "custom" bent/cut/shaved wrenches, homemade race installers etc.

Welding hood

 

[Toolfool]

Welding hood

Welding hood, grinding mask, respirator & filters ....

 

[daithi]

Welding hood

Welding hood, grinding mask, respirator & filters ....

Yeah mine kicks around the floor usually. Although ultimately I thought I'd buy an end locker as I have a welding hood, grinding mask and full-face moto style helmet (often need to take a snowmobile or ATV out to broken down equipment).

 

[grumpychevy]

Can you list the Part # for what appears to be large Snap-On Pin Vise Handles in the red tray, center of pic please

 

[ecotec]

Can you list the Part # for what appears to be large Snap-On Pin Vise Handles in the red tray, center of pic please

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