Let's see your toolbox.

[crewchief888]

One lonely (and metric?) Craftsman raised panel wrench?

maybe it's a ******* stepchild

 

[AV tinker er]

What brand are those canon plug pliers?

 

[gagreen]

One lonely (and metric?) Craftsman raised panel wrench?

maybe it's a ******* stepchild

I'm building a Nanchang cj 6. The 14 was used in swapping a Chinese radial engine for a Lithuanian. Metric if to rare to keep a full set in my tool cart but i have his raised panel metric brothers in a small box in a corner.

What brand are those canon plug pliers?

They are Matco but I believe oem is imperial. I'd rather have the fatter jawed ones but its rare i even come across a canon plug in general aviation do they will do.

 

[Harrison2]

just finished tidying this up, so much more room compared to my old cart that i started with

the cart, up for sale but may keep it

 

[carterbeauford]

I have a shiny new dime for the first member who can correctly identify the maker of my frankenbox without doing a search. the Snap-On emblem is just there to mess with people who come to buy tools from Craigslist.

 

[98sierra]

Really diggin that drawer layout. How did you customize it? Thought they didn't offer that?

 

[yogitech]

I have a shiny new dime for the first member who can correctly identify the maker of my frankenbox without doing a search. the Snap-On emblem is just there to mess with people who come to buy tools from Craigslist.

It's a Montezuma, similar to my Mountain!

 

[71goldss]

Finally getting around to posting mine. I still need to make some permanent floor shims for them. The garage floor has a pretty good slope to it.

 

[Johnk781]

that's awesome. how about a tour of the drawers?

 

[71goldss]

that's awesome. how about a tour of the drawers?

Thanks, I've posted individual drawer photos on other threads, but I'll take some new photos and post here soon.

 

[SatisTraction]

I just added the HF end cabinet on the left today. it matched the MAC really well.

 

[demoguy424]

New husky on the right replacing the no name box on the left that a guy at work gave me. Husky cost me 109 out the door at Home Depot.


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[cburnscrx]

New husky on the right replacing the no name box on the left that a guy at work gave me. Husky cost me 109 out the door at Home Depot.

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I'd be willing to bet that box on the left is a Test Rite tool box. If it has "pegboard" on the inside that will pretty much confirm it.

Also, I like the Husky. While they aren't the beefiest boxes on the planet, they offer a lot of storage for the money.

 

[Spinaker01]

A work in progress.......

 

[wornoutoldman]

^^^ Very Nice!

 

[Super Sport]

I have a shiny new dime for the first member who can correctly identify the maker of my frankenbox without doing a search. the Snap-On emblem is just there to mess with people who come to buy tools from Craigslist.

I'd be interested in seeing some drawer layout pics! I have the same box in red branded as a Craftsman. I plan on one day replacing it with a black Viper of the same layout...

 

[alpinewhite]

I just added the HF end cabinet on the left today. it matched the MAC really well.

Are all of these riding on those 4 wheels?

 

[SatisTraction]

Yes. It seems to be holding up fine.

 

[Radio Ron w4ron]

Yes. It seems to be holding up fine.

I wonder how it'll look in 25 years....

 

[bobcatdan]

I have a shiny new dime for the first member who can correctly identify the maker of my frankenbox without doing a search. the Snap-On emblem is just there to mess with people who come to buy tools from Craigslist.

Looks like a viper.

 

[alpinewhite]

Yes. It seems to be holding up fine.

Since it doesn't appear that you move this, I would at least put some support beneath the side cabinets to lessen the load off the wheels and main cabinet a bit. A combination of 4x4s and 2x4s should do the trick.

 

[matt351]

New husky on the right replacing the no name box on the left that a guy at work gave me. Husky cost me 109 out the door at Home Depot.


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It's funny you posted this because I'm in the process of redoing the same toolbox as the one on the left. It was a gift from my girlfriend's grandma. It was her late husbands so I felt compelled to restore it... I'll take a pic of the badge tonight and post it if you'd like.

 

[wittycow]

Building my tool collection at work little by little. For now these boxes work fine. I mostly do service writing and operations, but I do turn some wrenches. Here is my set up so far.

 

[lbgradwell]

A work in progress.......

Looks good, John!

 

[71goldss]

that's awesome. how about a tour of the drawers?

Here's some newer photos of some of the drawers. I'm leaving out a few that just have odds and ends in them. Sorry, but this is going to be lengthy.

 

[demoguy424]

It's funny you posted this because I'm in the process of redoing the same toolbox as the one on the left. It was a gift from my girlfriend's grandma. It was her late husbands so I felt compelled to restore it... I'll take a pic of the badge tonight and post it if you'd like.

Yea If you could that would be awesome I might repaint it and give it back to him.


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[ijroorda]

Here's my HF 44" and my mix-and-match tools. Nothing special, but they get the job done for DIY automotive work.

 

[kool_BOY8323]

Here's my HF 44" and my mix-and-match tools. Nothing special, but they get the job done for DIY automotive work.

i know pro's who dont have tools that nice, or well kept. awesome collection man

 

[ijroorda]

i know pro's who dont have tools that nice, or well kept. awesome collection man

Thanks. My tools are a hodgepodge of Craftsman, Stanley, Harbor Freight, and lots of other brands ranging from Snap-on to the $5 tool bin at the hardware store. GJ has been a great resource as I've built my collection, although I've definitely had to fight some OCD tendencies that it's created too!

 

[volvos4o]

Nice work

 

[d_frontier]

I'd be willing to bet that box on the left is a Test Rite tool box. If it has "pegboard" on the inside that will pretty much confirm it.

Also, I like the Husky. While they aren't the beefiest boxes on the planet, they offer a lot of storage for the money.

I have one of them little boxes i picked up at a gs for $5 awhile back, I store a few of my power tools in always wondered who made it and now I know thanks cburn

 

[crewchief888]

I'd be willing to bet that box on the left is a Test Rite tool box. If it has "pegboard" on the inside that will pretty much confirm it.

i have one of those little bottom boxes hanging on the wall in the garage to store spray paint.

pulled it out of a dumpster 20 years ago...

 

[evandonald]

I am 21 and just starting out for building my tool collection. I am a mechanic in the CF and they supply tools and such at work. Most of my tools are from Canadian Tire. I picked up this older Beach top box on the local kijiji for $60! It still had the plastic wrap on the drawer pulls. I lined the drawers and have slowly been filling it up. I am on the hunt for the bottom roller that belongs with it.

 

[TiredDude]

New husky on the right replacing the no name box on the left that a guy at work gave me. Husky cost me 109 out the door at Home Depot.


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The old lady across the street gave me that box on the left when she moved. It is just taking up space in my garage. Not very usable.

 

[jakemac]

I am 21 and just starting out for building my tool collection. I am a mechanic in the CF and they supply tools and such at work. Most of my tools are from Canadian Tire. I picked up this older Beach top box on the local kijiji for $60! It still had the plastic wrap on the drawer pulls. I lined the drawers and have slowly been filling it up. I am on the hunt for the bottom roller that belongs with it.

I really like that drawer layout. Haven't seen that one before. You've gotten off to a nice start.

 

[zkling]

I am 21 and just starting out for building my tool collection. I am a mechanic in the CF and they supply tools and such at work. Most of my tools are from Canadian Tire. I picked up this older Beach top box on the local kijiji for $60! It still had the plastic wrap on the drawer pulls. I lined the drawers and have slowly been filling it up. I am on the hunt for the bottom roller that belongs with it.

Wow, that is a very nice setup. $60 for that box? Great deal. What are the dimensions of the box? It looks bigger than the standard 26" wide top box. I'm with Jake, that is a really different and IMHO nice drawer layout. Great mix of deep, shallow, wide, narrow drawers.

 

[PCO6]

I am 21 and just starting out for building my tool collection. I am a mechanic in the CF and they supply tools and such at work. Most of my tools are from Canadian Tire. I picked up this older Beach top box on the local kijiji for $60! It still had the plastic wrap on the drawer pulls. I lined the drawers and have slowly been filling it up. I am on the hunt for the bottom roller that belongs with it.

evandonald - That's a great box and what a deal! You can't go wrong with a Beach. I bought my first Beach box (an earlier version of yours) at Canadian Tire when I was about your age. That was in the mid 70's and it's still going strong. My Dad was also a CF mechanic.

 

[cburnscrx]

The old lady across the street gave me that box on the left when she moved. It is just taking up space in my garage. Not very usable.

To me it seems like the perfect place to store consumables...

I'd use the top three drawers for drill bits, screwdriver bits, recip saw blades, jig saw blades, ect.

The bottom I would use for the bigger bulk items still in their cases, like my circuit tracer, router bits, ect.

 

[Loscaldazar]

19 years old and this is my DIY box for my cars at home.

Entire box with stickers removed!


Random stuff-tape measure, pick up tools, mirrors, tool lube and oil, gloves, tape, lights, parts trays (all free from HF!) and other stuff.


Metric wrenches-Snap On, Craftsman, Gearwrench and SK




SAE wrenches-Snap On, Craftsmans, SK and Gearwrench




Torque Wrenches and other random speciality tools


Screwdrivers (CMAN) and Micro Driver sets


Impacts


Drill driver and accessories


Sockets, extensions, ratchets- CMAN and SK sockets SK extensions and adapters, Armstrong ratchets, and 120XP's. Ernst Socket rails too!


Pliers!! (And electrical!)




Other Specialty Tools


Pry Bars/Scrapers, hooks and picks


Hammers and punches and Extractors!


Seal drivers, compression test kit, Mityvac, gear Pliers


Fun stuff!

 

[cburnscrx]

19 years old and this is my DIY box for my cars at home.

Entire box with stickers removed!


Fun stuff!

Very nice, very, very nice at any age yet alone 19. While there are some very impressive garages and tool boxes on this site, there are a whole lot of people on here who would love to have what you do.

Next you need your own garage to store it in...great start!

*why did you remove the US General badges? I like em!