Metric only toolbox

[Arctic601]

Hey everyone, I'm pretty new here, but I've been a on and off lurker for sometime. I was wondering if anyone knew of a toolbox that held metric only sockets/wrenches?

Thanks.

 

[fred d]

Hey everyone, I'm pretty new here, but I've been a on and off lurker for sometime. I was wondering if anyone knew of a toolbox that held metric only sockets/wrenches?

Thanks.

I have one.
I only put my metric in it
I have another that I only put my standard in

Guess I'm not sure what you mean if not what I do

 

[zkling]

 

[bczygan]

They have them.....But you have to go to a metric country to get one.

They're illegal here.

And welcome to GJ.

Where ya from?

 

[Dimitri]

I think by tool box he means kit.

If so something like this might do.

http://m.craftsman.com/craftsman-172-piece-all-metric-mechanics-tool-set/p-00946191000P

Or

http://www.toolsource.com/87pc-metric-hand-socket-p-134754.html

Dimitri

 

[LXCam]

Hey everyone, I'm pretty new here, but I've been a on and off lurker for sometime. I was wondering if anyone knew of a toolbox that held metric only sockets/wrenches?

Thanks.

Soooooo like ya mean if you happened to toss in a SAE tool, it'd spit it out into your nuts or tase you or something else even more dastardly like maybe melt them or how about digest them and **** out harbor freight screw drivers??.

 

[brandonmoore223]

I have one for all my metric crescent wrenches.

 

[tdkkart]

Are there people who are still metricphobic?? Why??

Both at home and at work I pretty much use metric and sae universally. About every other machine at work is metric, the others are sae, and some are mixed. At home my vehicles are a mix, I own a Toyota, Ford, Dodge, and Harley, plus all my lawn equipment etc that can be either one.

I got over the separation a long time ago.

 

[mr.speaker]

OP is probably a troll

 

[Cato]

The OP sounds foreign - maybe he got a bad translation to English when he wrote his post.

 

[bwringer]

Mine.

I have one drawer at the bottom of one box, the ghetto where all the useless inch **** gets tossed. It only gets opened when I have a lawn mower, Harley, or other farm machinery to deal with.

 

[fasteddie313]

When I was just a kid I remember my dad telling me what metric was and what drawer those ones were in, I was like "ah, now these ones make sense"..

Dad prolly turned more whitworth in his day than metric...

 

[Delerium]

Hey everyone, I'm pretty new here, but I've been a on and off lurker for sometime. I was wondering if anyone knew of a toolbox that held metric only sockets/wrenches?

Thanks.

Not too common in the states I suspect. Im in New Zealand and its the norm. Most of our cars are Japanese imports and an increasing amount of European cars. Naff all American. Too big for us.

 

[fuddinator]

I guess i buck the trend here. Only metric tool in my work box is a 1.5mm allen key. Everything else is SAE. In my home box I have a hand full of metric stuff for my car.

 

[Dimitri]

Other then my Oxygen and oil pressure sensor sockets, I don't have any SAE tooling in my box.

And I work at a Chrysler dealership.

Dimitri

 

[jonjon1]

I know a mechanic that has a red snapon classic for sae and a black for metric, both the same boxes, setup the same way, the only differences in the setups is the colors and one has a drawer for pliers and a drawer for air tools while the other has a drawer for screw drivers and a drawer for electric tools and box sets..... I was always impressed by it...

 

[twertsy]

I guess i buck the trend here. Only metric tool in my work box is a 1.5mm allen key. Everything else is SAE. In my home box I have a hand full of metric stuff for my car.

Nope, I'm with you. Not a single solitary metric implement in my entire box, except for maybe a couple metric ratchets, screwdrivers, prybars, punches drifts, but that's it.

 

[mfewtrail]

I'd assume the topic starter means a tool set in a blow-molded case(box) or a tool set in general. On a quick search, craftsman offers a few all metric sets: http://www.craftsman.com/search=craftsman 273 pc all metric mechanics tool set

 

[PureLeaf]

Facom 1/2 Metric set w/ tool box. They also come in 3/8ths and 1/4.

 

[Tim37]

Now how are kids supposed to learn fractions if all they have are metric tools?

 

[Dimitri]

Fractions are dead.

Plus schools up here have been teaching fractions to little kids for decades without the ability to reference the imperial system of measurement.

Dimitri

 

[IFMJohn]

Fractions are dead.

Plus schools up here have been teaching fractions to little kids for decades without the ability to reference the imperial system of measurement.

Dimitri

Fractions are far from dead.

 

[Mohawk Dave]

I know a mechanic that has a red snapon classic for sae and a black for metric, both the same boxes, setup the same way, the only differences in the setups is the colors and one has a drawer for pliers and a drawer for air tools while the other has a drawer for screw drivers and a drawer for electric tools and box sets..... I was always impressed by it...

That's my style. I just need more real estate. lol.

But I do have mine in separate drawers. Found it fit best and was quicker for me. (Vidmar cabinets.)

 

[Cato]

Fractions are dead.

Plus schools up here have been teaching fractions to little kids for decades without the ability to reference the imperial system of measurement.

Dimitri

Not here in America. The government has been trying to sell us on the metric system for decades. With American manufacturing showing some promising signs of life, I can see another roadblock for metric implementation. The cultural influence of America is stronger than ever. I understand even the British are adopting Americanisms. Who knows, perhaps that could translate into a reversion to the Imperial system. Up in Canada, you fellas still can wrap yourselves around the English system.

I, for one, prefer SAE/English/Imperial. The metric system stinks of cheese and cigarettes.

 

[Thumper]

Oh yeah...definitely a separate box for metrics.....you can't let SAE and metric touch....it would cause a rift in the tool organization continuum...!!!

 

[franzdom]

Oh yeah...definitely a separate box for metrics.....you can't let SAE and metric touch....it would cause a rift in the tool organization continuum...!!!

Like putting a 10mm socket on a 3/8" ratchet?

 

[markyfly]

Not here in America. The government has been trying to sell us on the metric system for decades. With American manufacturing showing some promising signs of life, I can see another roadblock for metric implementation. The cultural influence of America is stronger than ever. I understand even the British are adopting Americanisms. Who knows, perhaps that could translate into a reversion to the Imperial system. Up in Canada, you fellas still can wrap yourselves around the English system.



I, for one, prefer SAE/English/Imperial. The metric system stinks of cheese and cigarettes.

American manufacturing showing signs of life?? That's why everything at at your nations largest retailer is made in China? Or Kazakhstan? Get real man. It's cheaper to produce everything in third world countries. So the only time Americas going to be a manufacturing giant again is when your living in a third world country.

And do Americans not like cheese or cigarettes, In fact Americans smoke more cigarettes per adult per year than the French So if your gonna be racist, please at least pick something correct and applicable

 

[MagnumForce]

I work in industrial maintenance and we are still very much sae and measure tooling in thousands of an inch

 

[malykaii]

I know a mechanic that has a red snapon classic for sae and a black for metric, both the same boxes, setup the same way, the only differences in the setups is the colors and one has a drawer for pliers and a drawer for air tools while the other has a drawer for screw drivers and a drawer for electric tools and box sets..... I was always impressed by it...

I always dreamed about something like that, just a step further. All the sae tools will be American or Canadian made. The metric tools all will be European or Japanese made.

Total, "win the lottery" dream as I am too cheap to even buy a decent domestic ratchet for work.

 

[928'er]

Not here in America. The government has been trying to sell us on the metric system for decades. With American manufacturing showing some promising signs of life, I can see another roadblock for metric implementation. The cultural influence of America is stronger than ever. I understand even the British are adopting Americanisms. Who knows, perhaps that could translate into a reversion to the Imperial system. Up in Canada, you fellas still can wrap yourselves around the English system.

I, for one, prefer SAE/English/Imperial. The metric system stinks of cheese and cigarettes.

Yeah, you're in good company here.

Besides 'merica, the only two countries that have not adopted the metric system are Liberia and Burma....

 

[bczygan]

"Besides 'merica, the only two countries that have not adopted the metric system are Liberia and Burma.... "

The world's industrial powerhouses!

 

[MagnumForce]

Not totally true as several countries use both depending on the measurement being taken

 

[Coach James]

Serious question. Why do people type 'merica when America is the same number of characters?


To the OP. I keep my metric and SAE in different boxes since putting them in the same box would result in matter anti-matter annihilation.

Coach

 

[Snap_cap]

American manufacturing showing signs of life?? That's why everything at at your nations largest retailer is made in China? Or Kazakhstan? Get real man. It's cheaper to produce everything in third world countries. So the only time Americas going to be a manufacturing giant again is when your living in a third world country.

And do Americans not like cheese or cigarettes, In fact Americans smoke more cigarettes per adult per year than the French So if your gonna be racist, please at least pick something correct and applicable

Technically, Cato was being nationalist, not racist.

To be fair, parts of America seem like a third-world country.

 

[Supe]

Serious question. Why do people type 'merica when America is the same number of characters?


To the OP. I keep my metric and SAE in different boxes since putting them in the same box would result in matter anti-matter annihilation.

Coach

It's a Internet meme and can have a negative connotations associated with it. If a non American is saying it, they've likely meant it in the derogatory sense. An American might say it with pride or as a criticism of the culture and society they live in. Context will determine its intended use.

 

[colin39]

Serious question. Why do people type 'merica when America is the same number of characters?


To the OP. I keep my metric and SAE in different boxes since putting them in the same box would result in matter anti-matter annihilation.

Coach

I keep metric and sae in defferant drawers/ draws (lol) to stop mixed breading. Just my 2 cents worth.