Screwdriver organization??

[KinzeMech]

Anyone have the pics from Post #16??

I want to see them too. Sounds like a good idea.

 

[egfdevos]

I use these.

 

[Adam McLaughlin]

Those things do work well, I have a couple of blue point editions

Adam

 

[Tucko]

STOP! Do not get rid of any screwdrivers. I have 2 deep drawers. One for flatheads, one for Phillips. That is the extent of my organization. If you need more room, just open drawer #3.

 

[Toolhorder]

I have this one, http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...yyuUbjQKajMyQHuuIHQAw&ved=0CHwQ9QEwBQ&dur=396

 

[kams1973]

I used to use a variation of these racks

http://www.amazon.com/Sunex-8011-Locking-Screwdriver-Service/sim/B0002UNU9Q/2

http://www.globalindustrial.ca/p/tools/tool-storage/carts/Sunex-locking-screwdriverpry-bar-holder-for-service-cart-red?gclid=CImxkerEy7cCFW1yQgodYBIAZg

 

[Shobra]

Seriously you're going to flame me for using the search??

I just want to see more screwdriver organizers. So post 'me up.....please

 

[DekeT]

The cheapo socket holders are great for screwdriver and nutdriver organizing. I use the 1/2 in size for clearance on the handles. I roll the box all around the shop and none come loose.

 

[Tacoma bo]

That's genius! I'll have to do that now

 

[tomshep]

I love this site....magnetic bars for extensions and now socket rails for screwdrivers and nut drivers.

Glad I didn't throw those socket rails away when I went to my Hansen socket trays.

Tom

 

[nicksnothereman]

The cheapo socket holders are great for screwdriver and nutdriver organizing. I use the 1/2 in size for clearance on the handles. I roll the box all around the shop and none come loose.

Great idea.

I just drill holes in wood, mount it on the wall, and throw them in there.

 

[Holt]

The cheapo socket holders are great for screwdriver and nutdriver organizing.

Stealing this idea!

 

[t4runner]

I looked for a while for something I liked, but ended up just making something myself.
Nothing fancy but it keeps my drivers handy.

 

[Ruffgeezer]

I'd just been thinking today what a space leech the snapon blow moulded packs are, I had been toying with the idea of making my own with half the set turned inwards, I'm convinced I'd free up at least one drawer on that alone.

 

[pendragon1998]

Seriously you're going to flame me for using the search??

I just want to see more screwdriver organizers. So post 'me up.....please

I am with you. Never understood the mentality behind creating a new thread when an old one could simply be annotated, resulting in consolodated information.

 

[70C-10]

I used a 2 X 2 aluminum angle 6 ft long, with 1/2 holes every 3". I mounted it below the pegboard on the workbench. I does pliers , nut drivers and screwdrivers.

That sounds user friendly. Everything at your finger tips.
Glad this thread popped up again.

 

[mdbeck1]

The cheapo socket holders are great for screwdriver and nutdriver organizing. I use the 1/2 in size for clearance on the handles. I roll the box all around the shop and none come loose.

I did something similar but put a bar magnet under the socket holder.

 

[tornadocaster]

I tried the magnetic ones but because my screwdrivers are on the swinging door of the cabinet they would shift and move or fall off.
After a few tries I realized all my screwdrivers had holes so I hung them all on rough galvanized nails with a slight bend

Cheers
Gio

 

[Flash21]

The Ernst Mfg products work awesome

http://www.ernstmfg.com/tool-organizers/screwdriver-organizers.html

My favorite are the "6040 14 Tool “No Slip” Low Profile Screwdriver Rail Set - Red"

 

[cburnscrx]

I use both the wall rack and my tool box. My wife and kids are always looking for a screw driver or pliers for some job they're doing. The rack is easy for them to spot and I keep my junk tools there. I don't want them to use or find my SO stuff which I keep in my cabinets.


Piper

I do something pretty similar and for the same reason. But I also keep one "specialty" driver on the pegboard rack. It is a Blum posi drive I use for installing and adjusting Blum european cabinet hinges. I use it at the woodwork bench so I just keep it on the board above. Last weekend I see the wife strolling thorugh the house with it in hand, going to attack some window screens "uh, don't use that one honey", "why not, its just a screwdriver?" I found her kitchen 4 in 1 and told her to use it. I'm still a "jerk".

LOL - same kind of stuff at my house. I come home from work, the freezer had iced over, and my wife is using my brand new Klein screwdriver as a chisel/icepick in the freezer.

I got her a stiff plastic spatula, a sponge and a cup of warm water to finish the job, and somehow I'm a jerk too.

A similar situation happened to me once. I was tempted to take a couple pairs of my wife's sewing scissors out to the garage and just stage them to look like I was using them, in order to prove my point. I am happy to say that instead I sat on my hands and kept my mouth shut and so my marriage is still very much intact.

I just keep mine in a shallow drawer of my HF 44. Every once in a while I'll straighten it up and take a quick inventory but that's about it.

As for the wife situation...

I have managed to nip this problem in the bud before it started. I have one of those wives who listens and understands. I have explained the difference between a posi driv screwdriver and a P3 and others...and the different quality of screwdrivers I have and what I spent on them. To my knowledge she doesn't use them much, if at all. Since she has a knowledge of what they are and what they're used for, she's welcome to them at any time.

Additionally, we got her a toolbox and labeled it "kitchen tools". It's got most everything you'd ever want in it to work around the house. It's not cheap junk for the most part, but not Snap On either. Set of Craftsman screwdrivers, slip joint pliers, cutters, adjustable wrench, long nose pliers, vise grips, strap wrench, hex drill bits, cordless screwdriver, hammer, wire strippers, ect...you get the idea. It pretty much have everything she'd ever want to use of mine but can find when she wants and she has ownership.

I'd even go so far as to say I use her tools more often than she uses mine.

 

[BFHtime]

Thank you for continuing the thread, so when other people use the search feature, most of what they are looking for can be found in the same thread.

I really like the socket rail idea. I will be using this when I get a bigger box. That is what is so great about this forum, when people show their different ideas.

 

[Farmall450]

I just line mine up in the drawer largest to smallest with all the same type together. Nothing fancy, always worked for me.

I do the same with everything besides my instincts. They're in their tray.

 

[Nortonscustom]

I made a sheet metal tray that I put in the middle of the drawer. Helps keep everything in place. Then just alternate direction of the drivers. My OCD being fairly strong all the Phillips have to be on the left and flats blades on the right.

 

[sberry]

I stripped about a 5 gallon bucket of **** off my cart, among them was a collection of drivers, threw them in a box out of the way and can always go retrieve it if needed. I really only had to toss a few as unusable,, the rest just don't need to wade thru.

 

[Don 18]

I tried the Ernst organiser

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/eni-6011m/overview/

It just didn't seem flexible enough for what I wanted. Now the screwdrivers are packed in the drawer so they won't roll around. If needed there is room for more with some re-arranging. The most used tools are at the front. I do mostly motorcycle stuff, the Vessel drivers are JIS.

 

[Adam McLaughlin]

I made a sheet metal tray that I put in the middle of the drawer. Helps keep everything in place. Then just alternate direction of the drivers. My OCD being fairly strong all the Phillips have to be on the left and flats blades on the right.

I too love-LOVE the Wiha Stuff!

Adam

 

[daddy2coull]

double post

 

[daddy2coull]

I made a sheet metal tray that I put in the middle of the drawer. Helps keep everything in place. Then just alternate direction of the drivers. My OCD being fairly strong all the Phillips have to be on the left and flats blades on the right.

but if you were proper OCD all the writing on the handles would face the same way and you'd have to check four times that everything was there everytime you opened the drawer

 

[Hpozzuoli]

I find keeping the screwdrivers in the trays they come with is the best way. You need big drawers to do it, but it keeps them neat. I have to do some stacking.

 

[Hpozzuoli]

And this is how it looks normally.

 

[1950mercury]

I have some hanging on the wall at the workbench..and a shitload in the drawer phillips on one side flats on the other. Craftman,mac,snapon and klein.

 

[PRH44]

I keep mine in a shallow drawer.

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[lilredex]

Everyday stuff here, the balance are in toolbox drawers.

 

[Banjorear]

I have two of those screw driver holder/boxes that hang off the side of the box. One for screw drivers and one for pry bars. Frees up space in my box, plus it allows me to access what I need quickly and easily.

I have two of these:

http://www.tooltopia.com/sunex-tool...utm_term=SUN8008&utm_campaign=pricegrabber_r1

If your interested, Summit Racing has the same box for $14.99 v $30+.

 

[Jrussell86]

Totally agree about hiding the nice stuff I keep all my Snap On stuff in my tool box and the Craftsman and Kobalt stuff on pegboard. I do wish there was a better way to keep stuff organized in the box. Here is what I have in the box.

 

[AndrewV]

Trade in the mass of extras, for the one's you want. Put the onea you want in the car/truck, then the house, and then tour father.
Never know qhen you'll need them.
But for organization, fill the service cart.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Got this plastic rack from work, finally a great way to organize all my small drivers.

 

[bart1]

Mine are split into a few locations.

Regular use Philips, flat and torx are located in the top couple trays here (among other stuff). All Hazet.

Heavy duty PH and flat and some more torx and small ones in another box in pouches, all Wiha.

(No pics of the Wiha micro drivers)

Also have a lot of bits and stubby and regular and long bit holders

 

[Antique Engine]

I'm no tool polisher. These things have put a lot of food on the table and kept my two daughter's school tuition paid for many years.

 

[Aaroncl]

Harbor freight magnet strip. Bought three, and this was the only one that was entirely magnetic.