Let's see your toolbox.

[BUILTTOLAST]

Bought a house back in July and had been working out of a few tiny travel toolboxes when my wife and parents surprised me with the HF 44" top and bottom as a Christmas gift. The wife topped it off with a Craftsman 350 piece tool set and a bunch of other tools. I don't cry often but when they took the sheet off and opened the drawers I almost lost it.

Still working on getting my socket drawer organized. This is the only drawer picture I've got.

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Awesome tool chest and awesome story behind it.Enjoy and make sure to post up your future tool purchases in the "Show your new tool arrivals" thread.

 

[Sticks McGee]

Home box/tools/garage/mess

 

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[wagzilla]

Forgot this...My fleet...I am the only tech at this location..All things involved in the shop/trucks I have to do alone..

that's a lot to take care of!!

James

 

[blackhawk51]

Awesome tool chest and awesome story behind it.Enjoy and make sure to post up your future tool purchases in the "Show your new tool arrivals" thread.

Will do. Been lurking for a while on the boards and checking out everyone else's builds. Finally bought my first place back in July and it came with a 24x24 detached shop that I'm getting fixed up how I want it.

That's awesome!!! That's something you'll remember long after you've moved onto another house!

Definitely. This is my first real tool box other than the one in the bed of my truck!

Hang onto that one, brother. She's a keeper.

Welcome to GJ.

Thanks for the welcome! Agreed, definitely a keeper.

Did she have the tools organized right?

She actually had them organized pretty well. Had the sockets all laid out by "square size" as she called it. It was great.

 

[Sticks McGee]

awesome!!

 

[MattVette89]

Bought a house back in July and had been working out of a few tiny travel toolboxes when my wife and parents surprised me with the HF 44" top and bottom as a Christmas gift. The wife topped it off with a Craftsman 350 piece tool set and a bunch of other tools. I don't cry often but when they took the sheet off and opened the drawers I almost lost it.

That's awesome and congrats on the house

 

[Ruger_556]

Decided the box was getting too cramped, cleaned out the junk drawer so I could move some things around.

Before


After, moved the 3/4 drive to the lower drawer and shuffled some other things around.




Had to hang some filter wrenches on the end of the box. Just take up too much space in a drawer.

 

[dylanr_97]

Heres my top drawer of my 56" mastercraft maximum roll cab. Only thing i dont like is that its only 16 inches deep. And its pretty much full haha. Its not the best but im pretty proud for a 17 yr old kid.

 

[rodsnratfinks]

17 years old? Man, all my tools were 40 years old and mismatched when I was seventeen. I bought the majority of my tools from an old timers yard sale when I was ten (half of them were homemade) and the rest were given to me by my grandpa and my first boss.

 

[Jarhead0408]

Nothing at all to be ashamed of man.

At 17, most of us weren't even aware of tools really.

 

[Outlawmws]

Some of us were. I was on my first race car pit crew at 17.

 

[Jarhead0408]

Man that must've been cool.

As a kid I bugged my parents. The ONLY thing I wanted were tools. No dice though.

 

[jcfields]

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[nebur]

Hi, people
I am working to make my own tool box.
Aprox size 40" tall x 59" wide x 20" deep.
It will have another 12 drawers in the left space, and six wheels.

Drawing

work in progres..

I will reuse this drawers in the left free space..

Can someone tell me which brand are the flex-head short ratchet set, on the upper left of this photo?

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Sorry about my english.. I keep working on it..
Regards.


ps. I attach 1 picture of Me and my project.

 

[damienga15de]

This is a start to my new toolbox, need to buy more sections also need some wrench racks. Slowly changing from using my backpack

The old setup, I think the box is more pro looking

 

[ChrisPace]

No drawer shots, but here's my toolbox and my cart. The cart is filled with automotive specialty tools; the main box has more general things (screwdrivers, nutdrivers, and pliers in the top chest, and wrenches, ratchets, and sockets in the bottom, mostly).

Dang, That's the top box I wish I would have bought. Sears is completely out of them. I want the 18" deep chest.

 

[thewatusi]

Hi, people

Wow. A member of the forum for 5 years and here's the first post. That's some ********* self control.

 

[jcfields]

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[GHBrumbaugh]

No drawer shots, but here's my toolbox and my cart. The cart is filled with automotive specialty tools; the main box has more general things (screwdrivers, nutdrivers, and pliers in the top chest, and wrenches, ratchets, and sockets in the bottom, mostly).

That's a great set, wish they still did them. That's the exact setup I need.

 

[Tucker99]

Dang, That's the top box I wish I would have bought. Sears is completely out of them. I want the 18" deep chest.

I have the same top box. Interested in buy it?? I'm moving into a cart.

 

[ChrisPace]

I have the same top box. Interested in buy it?? I'm moving into a cart.

Yes, I'm interested, Where are you located? Hopefully somewhere close to KC

 

[nebur]

Wow. A member of the forum for 5 years and here's the first post. That's some ********* self control.

The real name is: real bad English
But, slowly working on that...

 

[ninjamunky85]

Can someone tell me which brand are the flex-head short ratchet set, on the upper left of this photo?

Looks like the Harbor Freight 3 piece set to me. http://www.harborfreight.com/3-piece-flex-head-stubby-ratchets-46742.html

 

[MGibson]

ARRR what to do! I have a classic 78 I think!! My dealer has a lovely new KRL (Correct me if I'm wrong) in the colour I wont! But he wants my box and £1000. bumping my monthly payments to £90 (i'm in the UK) I getting the Classic pretty full, but not bursting, and since I work at a dealer I wont be getting much more. unless I do move back to an independent (highly unlikely) DO I just say YOLO?! (said that too much this year allready! I said that before buying an £18,000 car!!)
Mine vvv

The one on the van (the top is black, with blue trim)
https://scontent-a-lhr.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/10451052_1375742586069067_4629020847043059548_n.jpg?oh=8f04e264c61ab679245a2884a413b332&oe=555756FE

 

[sac02]

Looks like the Harbor Freight 3 piece set to me. http://www.harborfreight.com/3-piece-flex-head-stubby-ratchets-46742.html

It is, I have that set. And never use it. Really high back drag on mine, even with lube.

 

[90zcar]

Hmmm....can't say I'm a fan of the green with blue trim. Doesn't flow at all


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[Moose-LandTran]

Forgot this...My fleet...I am the only tech at this location..All things involved in the shop/trucks I have to do alone..

That's awesome! And left to yourself? That was my old dream job. Now i don't fix Sprinters, i drive one. (Well it's a VW Crafter, but 90% the same.)

 

[merbie]

ARRR what to do! I have a classic 78 I think!! My dealer has a lovely new KRL (Correct me if I'm wrong) in the colour I wont! But he wants my box and £1000. bumping my monthly payments to £90 (i'm in the UK) I getting the Classic pretty full, but not bursting, and since I work at a dealer I wont be getting much more. unless I do move back to an independent (highly unlikely) DO I just say YOLO?! (said that too much this year allready! I said that before buying an £18,000 car!!)

Mine vvv

The one on the van (the top is black, with blue trim)

https://scontent-a-lhr.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/10451052_1375742586069067_4629020847043059548_n.jpg?oh=8f04e264c61ab679245a2884a413b332&oe=555756FE

Of you go for it make sure you get some tools thrown in


Merb

 

[JonnyMac]

ARRR what to do! I have a classic 78 I think!! My dealer has a lovely new KRL (Correct me if I'm wrong) in the colour I wont! But he wants my box and £1000. bumping my monthly payments to £90 (i'm in the UK) I getting the Classic pretty full, but not bursting, and since I work at a dealer I wont be getting much more. unless I do move back to an independent (highly unlikely) DO I just say YOLO?! (said that too much this year allready! I said that before buying an £18,000 car!!)
Mine vvv

The one on the van (the top is black, with blue trim)
https://scontent-a-lhr.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/10451052_1375742586069067_4629020847043059548_n.jpg?oh=8f04e264c61ab679245a2884a413b332&oe=555756FE

I put the hutch on my classic 78 it freed up a lot of space and was effectively a cheaper way to achieve extra storage compared to getting a whole new box.
I really like the classic range, i think 700 quid would be about the most i would go for on a trade.
There will always be others especially if you routinely scan ebay..

 

[Moose-LandTran]

ARRR what to do! I have a classic 78 I think!! My dealer has a lovely new KRL (Correct me if I'm wrong) in the colour I wont! But he wants my box and £1000. bumping my monthly payments to £90.

That's a pretty good deal. My dealer has a matching one on his truck, he wants £2,400+ VAT for. He keeps trying to get me to replace me. Also has a nice black & pink one he keeps trying to sell me.

 

[MGibson]

Hmmm....can't say I'm a fan of the green with blue trim. Doesn't flow at all


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I was the same until I seen it, it really does look nice. I did wonder about a hutch. But where my bay it at work it would cause problems. My lift control us above my box!

I'll see what my bank balance is looking like, next week =)

 

[Outlawmws]

Hmmm....can't say I'm a fan of the green with blue trim. Doesn't flow at all


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I think the "blue" is reflection off the chrome/SS from a blue light source.

 

[ChrisPace]

ARRR what to do! I have a classic 78 I think!! My dealer has a lovely new KRL (Correct me if I'm wrong) in the colour I wont! But he wants my box and £1000. bumping my monthly payments to £90 (i'm in the UK) I getting the Classic pretty full, but not bursting, and since I work at a dealer I wont be getting much more. unless I do move back to an independent (highly unlikely) DO I just say YOLO?! (said that too much this year allready! I said that before buying an £18,000 car!!)
Mine vvv

The one on the van (the top is black, with blue trim)
https://scontent-a-lhr.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/10451052_1375742586069067_4629020847043059548_n.jpg?oh=8f04e264c61ab679245a2884a413b332&oe=555756FE

Dammit I love the Snap On tools boxes, they are in a whole different league. Especially the green.

 

[skulldrinker]

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Can someone tell me which brand are the flex-head short ratchet set, on the upper left of this photo?

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Everything in that drawer is from Harbor Freight Tools.

 

[Cope]

ARRR what to do! I have a classic 78 I think!! My dealer has a lovely new KRL (Correct me if I'm wrong) in the colour I wont! But he wants my box and £1000. bumping my monthly payments to £90 (i'm in the UK) I getting the Classic pretty full, but not bursting, and since I work at a dealer I wont be getting much more. unless I do move back to an independent (highly unlikely) DO I just say YOLO?! (said that too much this year allready! I said that before buying an £18,000 car!!)
Mine vvv

Are all three red boxes yours, and you're only replacing the stack on the left? Are you getting that much additional room?

 

[VoodooCLD]

Here is my new Kennedy Versa Bench. Going to get a slow restore with a vise mounted on top. The walls that the drawer slides mount on do not go all the way to the top plate. This allows you to use the 1/8" thick top plate for heavy work without worrying about affecting the alignment of the drawers. If any of you know how to remove this type of ball bearing slide, i could use some help!
Pictures of slide are in my other post.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=279072

 

[nebur]

Looks like the Harbor Freight 3 piece set to me. http://www.harborfreight.com/3-piece-flex-head-stubby-ratchets-46742.html

thanks!.

 

[MGibson]

Are all three red boxes yours, and you're only replacing the stack on the left? Are you getting that much additional room?

One on the right is mine. Do might be gaining a bit of additional sq inches