Let's see your toolbox.

[Moose-LandTran]

i really like your setup Moose... well organized and functional. who made the xzn long bits you have? have you had any problems w/ twist? how long did it take you to figure out the snaps and hazets would fit just that way in the drawer?

Thank you. The long XZN are Snap-on, Hazet, Esgen and Stahlwille. No problems with twist at all, even when torquing headbolts on big diesel engines. The wrenches in the drawer are Snap-on and Elora, with a couple Heyco and Halfords and a lone Stahlwille in the mix. I didn't really figure out the layout, put what i had on rails on each side and then found that the stubbies and flat double-rings would fit in the gaps. That setupd works fine for me, and i'll do a similar thing on my second/third wrench drawers.

Full set of pics in a couple weeks.

 

[sporty_drew]

Nice setup Moose. What wrench holders are those? Are they in a 2" drawer?

 

[Moose-LandTran]

Nice setup Moose. What wrench holders are those? Are they in a 2" drawer?

They're Snap-on (rebranded from someone else) cut to length with adhesive backing. The wrench drawer is a shallow one, i think a little less than 2".

Second wide drawer from the top:

 

[sporty_drew]

Thanks. I'm looking at some ERNST ones and they look to be similar and will be going in a 2in drawer (about 1 3/4" clearance).

 

[NJHandyGuy]

??? for the mechanics on here i have seen what feels like alot of speeder handles nut drives and tons of ratchets how come are they that prevalant i have very few ratchets and try to keep my tools to a space saving minimum just curious,

 

[NAYLOR]

Thanks. I'm looking at some ERNST ones and they look to be similar and will be going in a 2in drawer (about 1 3/4" clearance).

I have my wrench rails in a 2 3/4" drawer, and that is barely tall enough.

 

[sporty_drew]

I have my wrench rails in a 2 3/4" drawer, and that is barely tall enough.

What brand rails are you using?

 

[SpiderGearsMan]

keep lots of drive handles for different sized sockets on the job
time is money , saves time to use 5 [air ] ratchets with the different socket sizes on them

 

[NAYLOR]

What brand rails are you using?

They are the ernst space savers? Whatever the ernst rails that 69 your wrenches.

 

[kab00m]

Damn. I need another tool box. I have maxed out my little Waterloo and the work bench is covered with tools in the open.

Liking these setups.

 

[TheGrooveking]

They are the ernst space savers? Whatever the ernst rails that 69 your wrenches.

Those are the Ernst Space Savers, together the system holds 40 wrenches, 20 in one direction and 20 in the opposite direction.

TheGrooveking

 

[phoenixautorepairs]

more pics of the tools in my boxes

 

[Monte]

more pics of the tools in my boxes

Nice blue Grip-On locking pliers !! (Bluepoint ?)

 

[phoenixautorepairs]

more pics of the drawers

 

[mrholeshot]

??? for the mechanics on here i have seen what feels like alot of speeder handles nut drives and tons of ratchets how come are they that prevalant i have very few ratchets and try to keep my tools to a space saving minimum just curious,

For me the speeder handles are Useless. They have there place but not for the avearge auto tech with air tools. The air ratchet pretty much made it obsolete except in a no-air situation such as a pit at a race track.

As far as ratchets go in 90% of all jobs I could get by with 6 ratchets total and then at least 4 spares for "Just in case you break one" you arn't losing money. It's that other 10% of the time where a specialty ratchet comes into play and really cuts your labor time down. When I was working I had three Ratchets that were my main ratchets. Just about everyday my main ratchets were a Snap-On 747 Roto head 3/8, 737 Roto head 1/4, 836 fixed handle 3/8. It was rare I ever picked up a 1/2 ratchet because most of that was done with air tools. Just that many times being able to shave off your time with a specialty ratchet paid for itself the 3rd or 4th time you use it. For the flat rate tech time fly by so fast it's unreal. Even when I had my own business I was still in a race with the clock. The only days a day drags by for a flate rate tech is when business is slow. You can do a job using a minimal amount of ratchets but if you can cut your time with a specialty ratchet then thats more money in your pocket. If you work straight by the hour or salery then there isn't as much pressure on you. In a flat rate world it's all about speed and being very precice. You wanted to be fast but it has to be right. You don't get paid to do the job twice because you cut a corner.

 

[Weld-It Fab]

Some updated photos of the box with additional storage capacity added for air tools.

 

[Weld-It Fab]

More photos,

 

[mikevango]

Some updated photos of the box with additional storage capacity added for air tools.

******' a . overkill is beautiful

 

[Weld-It Fab]

More photos,

 

[Theloniousmonk]

Awesome Weld-itFab! Beautiful setup! 1-2-3-4...! What do you use the rollcart for?

 

[Weld-It Fab]

More photos

 

[Weld-It Fab]

The rollcart has a lot of electrical connectors, shrink tube, heat gun etc. in it along with some tooling for my mill.

 

[johnnybentwrench]

my new snap on

 

[wantedabiggergarage]

Awesome Weld-itFab! Beautiful setup! 1-2-3-4...! What do you use the rollcart for?

The rollcart has a lot of electrical connectors, shrink tube, heat gun etc. in it along with some tooling for my mill.

I was hoping you would say, "so I never have to roll my box".

 

[mrholeshot]

Weld It Fab, Im speechless

 

[Weld-It Fab]

I was hoping you would say, "so I never have to roll my box".

LOL. I don't move the box that often, only to rework the shop layout when I get something new.

 

[Quik208]

That is one sweet box!!!!

 

[Hlidskjalf]

Nice tools! What do you use the pipe threaders for?

 

[Weld-It Fab]

Nice tools! What do you use the pipe threaders for?

Pipe threaders are for 1/4" and 3/8" pipe that I use at my car wash's.

 

[mikemolzahn]

Weld It Fab, Im speechless

I concour....

 

[Sterff]

my new snap on

Thats a nice box! Are you going to restore it or use it?

 

[Pukeballs]

Dang. I need to get into the car wash business...

 

[jimexcursion]

Dang. I need to get into the car wash business...

Me too. That's an awesome box!

 

[chevy3755]

weld it fab..................will you adopt me...........

 

[Cobra4B]

Updated shot of my 2 c-man boxes and the new "multimedia" area I created to get my radio and laptop off of my workbench. I got the red C-man lower chest around Christmas last year and it's steadily collected more car stickers over the year.

 

[v2jafer]

Wicked box.

 

[4000xt]

Here is my box and tools. Not as nice as a lot on here. But they do their jobs and work great. And all paid for.

The orange mac hammer and the led trouble light are two of my road side finds over the years.

 

[4000xt]

Some more.

 

[Theloniousmonk]

I love your Volvo branded brake cleaner... I use their lock lube and coolant.

 

[4000xt]

I love your Volvo branded brake cleaner... I use their lock lube and coolant.

A freebie from a place i used to work