Setting up tool kart!

[kburgess816]

Just got my first mechanicin job at 20 lol but I'm setting up my kart with cman to start with over time o will migrate to blue point or snap on but anyway this is a HF kart pretty good i think and I've got a good start in tools just want some suggestions on how to clean it up and or other tools that would be good to have.

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[phule]

Your off to a great start!
Check out this thread to see some other service carts & cost effect mods
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=137365

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[kburgess816]

Thank ya man I will check that out!

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[Greg85mcss]

X2 good start. You can put some less used screwdrivers away & use the holes for other things. I have a panel tool, 3 long reach pliers, 6 extensions, 3 ratchets, a prybar & a pickup tool in mine. Still have all the screwdrivers I regularly use & it limits how often I have to open drawers. I have a pretty full 66" but can do 90% of things out of my cart. I'd look at impacts before you replace anything you already have. To be honest there's nothing wrong with blue point. I have a few bp specialty tools but I think the hand tools are overpriced for what they are & the warranty process isn't as simple as snap on. If you don't use them much take your sae sockets & wrenches home or put them in the bottom drawer. Being efficient is all about easy access to your most used tools & not having a bunch of unused **** in your way.
Here's mine. Hope it helps

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[kburgess816]

Update on the wrench drawer

 

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[phule]

Kinda hard to see, are those pittsburgh wrenches? I noticed the v on the open end & was curious how they were? Do they grip well? Any rounding off?



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[Greg85mcss]

They are Pittsburgh but not the v groove. I've had them for about 3 years & they aren't bad. They spread a little on really tight or rusty nuts like doing rear alignments on camrys. Also it skips 13, 16 & 18. I would have bought the v groove if they were available in metric then but I've beat the **** out of those $20 wrenches. The 13 is a random duralast that's awesome & the smallest 2 are from my gearwrench set.


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[kburgess816]

Fixed up the plier situation but don't know what to do with the other things lol

 

[CarsonConcepts]

I use some interlocking bins that I picked up from walmart that work well in my black HF cart for the random little things that rattle around. They were a pack of 8 or 9 of various sizes for under $8 I believe. They were in the office supply section with the desk organizers.

 

[OHMS LAW]

Pen, and paper, 1/4 air rat. And yes leave the sae out. I have rarely only needed a 1/4 5/16 3/8 7/16 sockets while doing trim work. So for everything else metric is the way to go

 

[kburgess816]

Starting a new job already lol going to be building spec Mazda miatas but this is my current set up need to fix my sockets but ohwell

 

[kburgess816]

Oh almost forgot I got some impacts and I love these things