Let's see your toolbox.

[cleason]

heres mine

 

[Exceller8]

Cleason, I love seeing what I call "Real World" toolboxes.

 

[MWEric]

MWeric
Who makes the grey case 1/2 impacts with the impact driver?

Canadian members will recognize it. Got it at Canadian tire in Thunder Bay. It's a mastercraft set, typical Taiwanese socket set.

 

[chrisnazzy]

MWEric....I really dig the orange trim on your new boxes. I haven't seen that color trim before and it looks awesome on the black box. I also share your apparent OCD as it pertains to drawer layout and organization. I can tell you spent a lot of time getting it all laid out just the way you wanted. Nice setup!!

 

[JAKE-THE-TOOL-MAN]

heres mine

I love your box

 

[yamaha0343]

Recently picked this one up. Have this and a Craftsman that's not worth posting.

 

[snowpro90]

Just when I thought I had everything I could need.....I look at all of your tool boxes and see something inside I could use or would be nice to have. Drool.

 

[90zcar]

MWEric...........very nice setup but I have to ask...do you use any of those tools at all??
I don't see a single one that looks like it was used. Unless u just bought it all at once recently.....and wow that's a lot of money to spend at one time. Either way very nice


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[cleason]

this is my other box, over flow.

 

[cleason]

more pictures

 

[Swobber]

Got a new toolbox from my wife this Christmas.
I havent really started to load my tools into it yet.

 

[Swobber]

Got these nice doors in the side for cans and misc.

 

[gipraw]

Very nice Swobber. Any drawer pics?

 

[KraftwerkMk1Jetta]

Nah Toro aerator, pain in the *** to adjust. Yeah that electric hoist they have is pretty nice since I can lift reels up off the floor, put them on my work table and then throw them on our our sharpener which is right across my bench. so I basically don't have to physically pick up reels on a day to day.

we have a good mix match of stuff, mostly junk. After working on John deere stuff though I can tell you I'll never own any. We have two diesel Ransoms (ruff/fairway) that are Dinosaurs, Ford tractor from the 60's, case dozer, towmotor forklift I'm currently resurrecting, JD Diesel T mowers and a turbo diesel JD 3245c set up for Ruff. One Toro back up greens which I wish they'd buy a couple more to replace the JD 2500's my super keeps buying for $2k a pop off craigslist and I get stuck rebuilding. That engine going into that 2500 was the 3rd one in that machine in 1.5 years!!

All in all I have 18 machines including gators/mules to maintain. They have a retired old timer who comes in part time and does the golf carts from a separate small shop.

One of these days I'll take some good shots and do a write up on the shop and equipment. It's kinda neat since the course used to be a private air strip and the shop was a hanger. Course opened in 1961.

Haha, three motors in less than 1.5 years! I really can't complain, we've got a pretty modern fleet. The oldest piece of equipment we run is an old Toro Workman from 1994. The rest is no older than 6 years.

 

[Cato]

Here's mine at work. I'm a golf course equipment mechanic. Nothing fancy like a big Snap On box, but it works for me. I need to get and intermediate chest because things are getting tight space wise.

Dude, that's my dream job!

 

[MWEric]

MWEric...........very nice setup but I have to ask...do you use any of those tools at all??
I don't see a single one that looks like it was used. Unless u just bought it all at once recently.....and wow that's a lot of money to spend at one time. Either way very nice

It was a very expensive 2015. I decided to upgrade my home tools and take my older tools to work, and yes they don't get used real often,especially now (garage not heated). I blame all of you and this website.

 

[2fat2fly]

MWEric...........very nice setup but I have to ask...do you use any of those tools at all??
I don't see a single one that looks like it was used. Unless u just bought it all at once recently.....and wow that's a lot of money to spend at one time. Either way very nice

It was a very expensive 2015. I blame all of you and this website.

You're welcome.

 

[Swobber]

Very nice Swobber. Any drawer pics?

The only one with something in it.
Still need trays for all the tools before i load stuff in it.
-i want plastic trays for ease of cleaning as my tools get used and abused.

 

[Bruster04]

Here's mine. I've posted it before but I recently went back into it and organized and shadowed the drawers.



I'm an aircraft structures mechanic so the tools are heavily specialized in that way.

Top drawer is all the air tools:



Top right hand drawer:



Second Right Hand Drawer, drill bits, core drills and measuring/lay out tools:



Third right hand drawer, Vise grips and machinist clamps:



Fourth right hand drawer, wrenches and reamers and counter sink cages:









Fifth right hand Drawer, hammers, punches, flashlights, rivet sets and threaded reamers:







Bottom Drawer, Clecos, suction vacuum, light:



These are cylindrical clecos of several different sizes:

Who do you work for? I'm in the aviation world also

 

[P51Boilermaker]

Awesome toolbox Bruster! I'm getting into aircraft restoration and I'm drooling over your box. Mine is partially shadowed right now but I'm upgrading to a new box so I'll have to do most of it over again. Nice set up!

 

[2fat2fly]

Who do you work for? I'm in the aviation world also

Currently AMES (Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services) in Wilmington, Ohio. I've been in the industry since January, 1989 and I started at AMES in august of 2015.

 

[Bruster04]

Currently AMES (Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services) in Wilmington, Ohio. I've been in the industry since January, 1989 and I started at AMES in august of 2015.

Nice...I've just had my card a year.Work for a cargo company here in MI

 

[2fat2fly]

Nice...I've just had my card a year.Work for a cargo company here in MI

In Oscoda? Or at Willow Run?

 

[Bruster04]

Ifl group at Oakland county airport

Smaller then kalitta but bigger then usa jet.

Fly 727s,convair 580/5800 and falcon 20s

Our new crj freighter should be arriving soon also

 

[peterbilr98]

After ordering it June 24th 2015 I finally received part of my order. 84" epiq gun metal grey, still waiting on the hutch and stainless top that should be here the end on January. Needless to say I'm pretty disappointed in snap-on.

I ordered my 76 epiq in sapphire blue in September just got it Friday with wrong top now I have to Waite who knows how long for right power top.

 

[maydaymike]

My setup is a little more modest than some of you. Bottom is the HF 44", top is a mid 90's vintage low end Craftsman. Mostly filled with HF, with some Craftsman and Husky. Recent addition is the 1/4 and 3/8 TEKTON sockets to replace the mismatched odds and ends that I've been using since I started accumulating tools in the late 80's. I use my stuff to maintain my fleet of motorcycles and cars. Not shown is the Kennedy 520 chest on my bench that contains mostly measuring tools and drill bits.

 

[zkling]

My new KRL7022 $3910.00 after $2K trade. Love it so far. Empty Hansen rack is reserved for 12 pt set ( on order ). Also got a matching cart KRSC33 I think that's the part number. Love all the set ups in this thread. GJ has cost me a fortune.

WOW The trim really looks great on that box. Interesting impact driver/socket set assortment all in the same tray. Never seen that one before.

heres mine

I'm curious, what is in the "Leasure" box?

Cleason, I love seeing what I call "Real World" toolboxes.

 

[2fat2fly]

Ifl group at Oakland county airport

Smaller then kalitta but bigger then usa jet.

Fly 727s,convair 580/5800 and falcon 20s

Our new crj freighter should be arriving soon also

Sweet.

 

[peterblock]

I have an ignition interlock shop and don't used big tools much, but they were just in storage so I figured why not put them in a case over winter break.

Best investment ever was the SO 1/2 impact gun. It can do 90% of anything I can remove with an IR titanium pneumatic 1/2 impact.

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[hangfirew8]

I ordered my 76 epiq in sapphire blue in September just got it Friday with wrong top now I have to Waite who knows how long for right power top.

Somebody did whatever it took to make their quarterly sales numbers, huh?

-HF

 

[Away822]

A lot of pictures so skip if you get bored.

Sockets and wrenches are an assortment of Martin, Williams, Craftsman, Snapon, and Gearwrench.

Screwdrivers mostly Martin and Craftsman.

Everything else is a hodge podge of what was best value at the time.

Regarding the Martin tools, wife works at Martin, Sprocket and Gear so I just make a phone call and can get things quickly. Not free, but after reading enough posts I would say pricing is definitely in the "you ****" range. As an added bonus the Tool Division is maybe 25 minutes away.

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Big drawer - SAE sockets on the left and Metric on the right
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Left bank top to bottom

SAE combo wrenches and one 12 pt 1 1/8 inch Frankenwrench
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Center bank top to bottom
Metrics are here
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The body clip pliers don't really match but this is where I put them
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Pain in the *** to get to some of my boxed items but I know where they are and don't have to use them often
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Right bank top to bottom
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[jeffmoss26]

Nice setup!

 

[imagineer]

Well, it’s not a name brand powder coated beauty like some of the members have posted, but here’s my homemade all aluminum tool chest. These pictures were taken shortly after I finished it, but it’s still in use and just about outgrown. I’d take newer pictures, but it’s too darn cold out there right now.

The tool chest is made from scrap aluminum, squirreled away from work. Only the drawer slides were purchased. The tool chest frame is 2” square 1/8” wall tube. I cut a slot along the inside edges of the tubes and welded in a length of T-slot extrusion (this was to provide better adjustment of the drawers). The sides and back are 1/8” aluminum sheet. The drawers (17) are also made from 1/8” aluminum sheet.

It occurred to me that due to the width of the frame tubing, there was a 2” deep area at the top going unused. I designed a lifting top that is raised using gas struts that make this space accessible. The struts alone can’t lift the top from the closed position, so I made a foot lever that when stepped on, pushes up on the 4 parallel arms on the lid, raising it just enough so the gas struts can take over. There’s a hidden button under the top horizontal frame tube that lets the foot lever extend.

Not that I need to lock it, but there’s a single lock in the center of the lid that locks the lid and all 17 drawers.

Frame

Drawers

Closed

Closed1

Lid

Lid1

Open

Open1


I’d always wanted a large, multi-drawer tool chest, but was (and still am) too cheap to shell out the money . . . so I built my own. In the process, I also learned how to MIG weld aluminum.

 

[mopar_man]

Cool box. Cheap to build you said and learned to weld aluminum. That's always cool when you can learn something new while making your life easier.


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[Outlawmws]

Imagineer, that looks awesome!

 

[DSLTRK]

Well, it’s not a name brand powder coated beauty like some of the members have posted, but here’s my homemade all aluminum tool chest. These pictures were taken shortly after I finished it, but it’s still in use and just about outgrown. I’d take newer pictures, but it’s too darn cold out there right now.

The tool chest is made from scrap aluminum, squirreled away from work. Only the drawer slides were purchased. The tool chest frame is 2” square 1/8” wall tube. I cut a slot along the inside edges of the tubes and welded in a length of T-slot extrusion (this was to provide better adjustment of the drawers). The sides and back are 1/8” aluminum sheet. The drawers (17) are also made from 1/8” aluminum sheet.

It occurred to me that due to the width of the frame tubing, there was a 2” deep area at the top going unused. I designed a lifting top that is raised using gas struts that make this space accessible. The struts alone can’t lift the top from the closed position, so I made a foot lever that when stepped on, pushes up on the 4 parallel arms on the lid, raising it just enough so the gas struts can take over. There’s a hidden button under the top horizontal frame tube that lets the foot lever extend.

Not that I need to lock it, but there’s a single lock in the center of the lid that locks the lid and all 17 drawers.

I’d always wanted a large, multi-drawer tool chest, but was (and still am) too cheap to shell out the money . . . so I built my own. In the process, I also learned how to MIG weld aluminum.

Cool Box, what you could do is get a wire brush and pattern the sides.

 

[ryanm]

that is a really nice box you made!!!! garage journal would have loved a build thread!

 

[imagineer]

Cool Box, what you could do is get a wire brush and pattern the sides.

Actually, shortly after those pics were taken, I DA'd the box and drawer fronts with 600 grit. It's all 6061-T6, so there's only so much that can be done to make it pretty. Some day when I have nothing else to do, I'll make an attempt at dressing the outside again.

 

[demolitionman]

Well, it’s not a name brand powder coated beauty like some of the members have posted, but here’s my homemade all aluminum tool chest. These pictures were taken shortly after I finished it, but it’s still in use and just about outgrown. I’d take newer pictures, but it’s too darn cold out there right now.

The tool chest is made from scrap aluminum, squirreled away from work. Only the drawer slides were purchased. The tool chest frame is 2” square 1/8” wall tube. I cut a slot along the inside edges of the tubes and welded in a length of T-slot extrusion (this was to provide better adjustment of the drawers). The sides and back are 1/8” aluminum sheet. The drawers (17) are also made from 1/8” aluminum sheet.

It occurred to me that due to the width of the frame tubing, there was a 2” deep area at the top going unused. I designed a lifting top that is raised using gas struts that make this space accessible. The struts alone can’t lift the top from the closed position, so I made a foot lever that when stepped on, pushes up on the 4 parallel arms on the lid, raising it just enough so the gas struts can take over. There’s a hidden button under the top horizontal frame tube that lets the foot lever extend.

Not that I need to lock it, but there’s a single lock in the center of the lid that locks the lid and all 17 drawers.

Frame

Drawers

Closed

Closed1

Lid

Lid1

Open

Open1


I’d always wanted a large, multi-drawer tool chest, but was (and still am) too cheap to shell out the money . . . so I built my own. In the process, I also learned how to MIG weld aluminum.

You are awesome.

 

[DSLTRK]

Actually, shortly after those pics were taken, I DA'd the box and drawer fronts with 600 grit. It's all 6061-T6, so there's only so much that can be done to make it pretty. Some day when I have nothing else to do, I'll make an attempt at dressing the outside again.

Sweet, with what I've seen so far, I bet it will look outstanding.