I like it. Personally, I like looking at a box that looks "used" and not a perfectly-manicured-super-organized-everything in perfect symmetry. You know sockets arranged in such an order that if one is taken out, the house of cards will crumble. I wish I was that OCD, looks great, but doesn't seem practical (not saying it isn't to those that are like that). Your box looks practical.Last of the pictures.
Side locker. This is where I keep some of my tools in blow-molded cases that get used more frequently. Others are in the cupboards along the shop wall. Tools such as air hammer, timing light, coolant tester and adapters, serpentine tools, cylinder leakage tools, compression tester, tubing flange tools, vacuum gauge, thread chaser set, fuel line disconnects, brake pressure test kit and many more. Snap-on long prybar hands inside door.
In the toolboxes mounted under my workbenches I keep my scanners and terminal adapter kits.
Tools for depinning terminals and small AES UScope for quick access.
That's the bulk of them.
Thanks for looking.
Holy ****! That thing is beautiful! And heck yes it counts.Not a tool box but it's in my shop so it should count.
I got this from my Uncle's estate. He worked many years at Hughes in Culver City. When Hughes shut everything down there, in the mid 90's, they cleared out all the buildings and hauled a lot of stuff to the dump. This was slated to go but my Uncle asked if he could have it.
In the early 40's, Howard Hughes and Henry Kaiser got together to build a large airplane. It was the HK-1 more commonly known as the Spruce Goose. When building a mostly wooden airplane, you don't hire carpenters, you hire cabinet makers. As part of the interview process, prospective employees were told to get what they needed from the supply that would become the aircraft and build something. This workbench is one of those somethings.
Beautiful box!With the thread on Snap-on screwdriver quality vs. others and my comments about my preferences, I actually made a few adjustments to my screwdriver drawer over the weekend so I thought I'd post up some updated toolbox drawer pictures to this thread. Not a lot has changed over the past few years since I showed them last but there have been a couple here and there.
Here is the toolbox itself. I purchased this KRL setup new back in 2006 after trading in my old Macsimizer top, bottom and dual side locker setup that I had for about 8 years prior at my home shop.
Socket drawer is divided in half by the 3/8" extensions in the middle. Left half SAE, right half Metric.
SAE side.
Metric side.
Wrenches. Up to 1" and 24mm. Same as sockets, SAE left side, Metric right side.
Screwdriver drawer. The black Contour Grip Snap-on's in the upper middle were my first "professional" screwdrivers purchased when I began my career in 1988. A coworker traded them in on the new Snap-on ones so I bought them. They were in excellent condition and I used those daily for a couple of years before I bought the red Snap-on Power Grips at front center of drawer in early 1990's. I also bought the MAC Comfort grip red handled ones just to the left front early 90's as well for our race trailer. Later I bought another set of the MAC Comfort grip, only high vis. green and put them in our race trailer and the red MAC Comfort grips went to the truck's toolbox and have been there ever since. I just swapped them out Saturday so I could start using them as I like them so much. The Snap-on Instincts I purchased new when they came out in 2008. The Vessels are not new as I purchased them about 12 or so years ago for working on powersports but they seldom get used these days.
Pliers.
Ratchets and Snap-on 1/2" extensions as well as other various extensions.
Blue Point amber handled screwdrivers, nut drivers, fairly new 1/4" bit driver extensions, various 1/2" wobble extensions and 3/4" extensions.
Scrapers and carburetor tools. A couple sets of older Blue Point and Snap-on sets but I really like the carbide scrapers. I have had the Matco carbide scrapers for a few years now and like them so much that I bought the Snap-on ones recently. I also like the SK set that I've had for about 8 years or so.
More pictures to come.
If only I could figure out how to do that. I thought that when I posted it here, I was starting a new thread. Instead, it appears that I hijacked a thread from Zmotorsports. That wasn't intentional, it's just me not knowing how this all works.
Pfft, if an alligator clip was facing the wrong direction in mikes tester drawer he’d be hunting for the culprit
You sir are a good man! I like that you are humble and count your blessings.
Pat, if I only had half your talent and tenacity …
Well I’d have half your talent and tenacity
Great job bud
Pfft, if an alligator clip was facing the wrong direction in mikes tester drawer he’d be hunting for the culprit
Thanks Pat, unfortunately, anything additional in the drawers to organize will simply take up valuable real estate I cannot afford to lose. While I love your socket, ratchet and screwdriver arrangement pictured above, I would find myself needing probably two more boxes to house everything.
I can tell you though if I am putting tools away at the end of a task and a socket or something is missing or out of place I can usually tell pretty quick. It's like a disturbance in the force.
Beautiful. But who is Shirley?Not a tool box but it's in my shop so it should count.
I got this from my Uncle's estate. He worked many years at Hughes in Culver City. When Hughes shut everything down there, in the mid 90's, they cleared out all the buildings and hauled a lot of stuff to the dump. This was slated to go but my Uncle asked if he could have it.
In the early 40's, Howard Hughes and Henry Kaiser got together to build a large airplane. It was the HK-1 more commonly known as the Spruce Goose. When building a mostly wooden airplane, you don't hire carpenters, you hire cabinet makers. As part of the interview process, prospective employees were told to get what they needed from the supply that would become the aircraft and build something. This workbench is one of those somethings.
That was my Aunt.
That’s neat, and a beautiful cabinet as well
From what I gather, the 2019 change was a good update. They now use aluminum slides instead of just letting the plastic ride on plastic. Also, the top tray is now a couple inches wider. Not sure if the drawer internal dimensions changed.
You use to be able to find them with snap on tools too on the various gov auction sites but it seems like they are using different tool suppliers now.
