ShitStorm 101

[Tronyadorable]

If you had 1500 employees and needed to supply all of them all with a box full of tools.
What brandzzz ?

 

[jcfields]

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[dlcwent]

HF 44 with another HF 44 inside of it.

^ x1500 = too much.

 

[Tronyadorable]

Don't be so worked up. None of this will exist(there) in 10 years anyway.
I vote for FORCE hand tool. You don't know what those are. YET
http://www.deagel.com/country/United-States-of-America_c0001.aspx

 

[mmack66]

One box for all of them all? I'd probably just go nuts at Harbor Freight.

 

[GTO]

What's the budget ?

 

[wornoutoldman]

Snap on of course....

 

[SantaAna12]

I used to work for a man by the name of Bouchard who, earlier in his career, was in charge of tooling up thousands of techs for Pacific Bell. Fleet truck purchasing too. He was a very capable man. He told me a story about using 20/50 fleetwide once....he knew the exact precentage he saved long term. He started his own company doing cell sites, and was the best at taking care of his men, and his trucks/tools.
So, long story short, look to large regional well run companies and find out what they use.

 

[texasfiremedic]

Make your specs and send out for bid from tool suppliers. They break down the price on what your specs are. Many are going to name brand. When I worked in the union and the company supplied the tools this is what they did. The company biding will check on availability and everything else. You will be surprised at the unit cost for name brand items many are below harbor freight price. It is a logistical nightmare for one person to get everything for 1500 employees.

 

[whitedogone]

Toptul

 

[1950mercury]

What are these 1500 people doing with the tools,how many tools do they need,do they need to be mobile boxes etc. thats going to make a big difference. Your question is way to vague

 

[espyking83]

Whichever us brand that gave the best discounts on the contract.

I would say Martin tool and forge and Wright. Probably SK as well.

Tool kits would be checked out as needed, I wouldnt buy boxes. 2 HF service carts per crew of 5.

 

[gti]

Facom

or a mix of wera, nws, hazet, stahlwille, beta, etc

 

[85camaro]

Proto.........no question about it.

 

[geojag]

Write up detailed specs. Send it out for bid and decide based in what you get back. Govt. did for military tools and ended up with some really nice sets. Way more than 1500 I am sure. Granted they probably overpaid.

 

[Gmonkee]

Too little information to hazard a guess. Basket weaving factory or a steel mill? Needs will vary greatly.

 

[erty67]

How big of a box? How full of tools? I remember Gearwrench had some nice tool cart sets, loaded.

 

[Cope]

Whichever us brand that gave the best discounts on the contract.

I would say Martin tool and forge and Wright. Probably SK as well.

Tool kits would be checked out as needed, I wouldnt buy boxes. 2 HF service carts per crew of 5.

OP said supply each employee with a box.

 

[espyking83]

OP said supply each employee with a box.

Yeah, but.... It's my show. Policy change.

 

[Shadowdog500]

Do the elves need toolboxes to make toys?

Here you go.

"My first crafstman 30 piece toolset" is $9.99 at K-Mart!

Chris

 

[600SL]

My vote

This tool box:

http://www.strictlytoolboxes.com/tool-vault-elite-72-17-drawer-tool-cabinet.html

Filled with Craftsman tools.

Of course such a large order really should go out for bid.

Replace tools as required with better brands over time.

 

[d.mcfarland]

We gotta quit making random threads about what ifs ...

 

[ttpete]

You'd want to establish an inventory of what's required and run it by your company for approval, then go to suppliers and issue RFP's. Once they come in, you can decide who gets the order.

 

[ed_v]

We gotta quit making random threads about what ifs ...

agreed!!!!

What a waste of bandwidth. Go find something productive to do.

Ed

 

[JonnyMac]

At 1500 employees the turnover and company worth would generally mean the cost of buying tools would be pretty negligible. Pointless thread.

 

[87FoRunner]

$99 cart and 301 piece tool set.


~$350 before you talk to someone high up on the HF food chain that gives you a discount.

 

[gol4]

Memo to all staff:
I am proud to announce, due to all of your hard work this past year, we have achieved another year of record profits.
As CEO of this company is is my job to increase value to our share holders (and my
substantial bonus) so effective immediately the company will no longer be able to provide tools or boxes as a benefit to our employees.
Additionally there will be some downsizing of staff. Our current goal will to see a %50 reduction by quarter end of 2014.
For all you tools who still work here after the right sizing has completed you will be required to work mandatory over time when ever we think is necessary to meet customer demand. This will continue until we are able to offshore the rest of your positions.
If you you have questions on this new policy be sure to see your immediate supervisor as I will be on my yacht in the Bahamas and unavailable.

 

[MFolks]

When I worked for GD(General Dynamics/Convair), in San Diego 1983-1993, we were issued Snap-On rolling tool boxes, with all the tools engraved with serial # for that particular box.

As this was for the ACM (Advanced Cruise Missile) program, and FOD (Foreign Object Damage) was a big concern. Each box had drawers with cut outs for the tools,so making a quick check, was easy at the end of the shift.

And if you lost a tool, and it was found where it shouldn't be in a missile, some really pointed questions would be asked........

 

[kctyphoon]

What is the point of this?

 

[AceofSpad3s]

Nothing expensive thats for damn sure, if someone can steal something they probably will.

 

[Bruce57]

Probably something along the line of Proto. Decent quality at a reasonable price.

 

[nationalminer84]

I work for a company of this size and we have wright, Armstrong, and Proto. It is in our contract that the company will provide American made tools. They tried to get some cheaper tools before and had high failure rates (can't remember what brand)


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[NJ Marty]

At 1500 employees the turnover and company worth would generally mean the cost of buying tools would be pretty negligible. Pointless thread.

Yup, My friend works at Turtle and Hughes. Companies like PSE&G buy from them, they have very deep pockets and usually don't buy **** products.
http://www.turtle.com/vendors.php?group=industrial&category=50

 

[defektes]

Whichever us brand that gave the best discounts on the contract.

I would say Martin tool and forge and Wright. Probably SK as well.

Tool kits would be checked out as needed, I wouldnt buy boxes. 2 HF service carts per crew of 5.

Agree with above.

Hold the employees accountable for tools, I hate community tools because no one takes care of them. Thank god I supply my own tools.

 

[neuralsnafu]

At my small shop, we use proto and i found a bonney the other day. but we have less than 10 employees, and only about 6 of us use tools.

 

[Drake9]

Yeah, but.... It's my show. Policy change.

This is perfect

 

[panknuckshovel]

What is the point of this?

Less than nothing

 

[thewatusi]

Sell the company and retire.

 

[beatcad]

since the title of this thread is shitstorm i was reluctant to post in this thread.
1) i hope to never be in the position to choose how to supply a shop.
2) IF i was and depending on the budget i'd probably go w/ PROTO.

ive been in a shitload of shops(dealerships/indys) and seen way to many personal tool boxes. youd think this wouldnt be a big deal, but it is.
a buddy of mine works a a toyota dealership. they've been working on a new building and shop for awhile now. a few months ago they told all the techs that the shop would supply new tool boxes for them all to use 'cause they wanted the new shop to be uniform. thats probably true, but also most big business's need to buy big stuff near the end of the year for tax reasons.

anyhow, that seems like a good idea if your a tech and your boss is giving you a box(to use). if your a regular guy you think great! i can take home my big *** tool box and put it in my garage or basement for home work or side jobs.
but a young(or old) guy that lives in an apartment or townhouse w/ no garage?
where are ya gonna put that big *** box?

i asked my buddy if any of his guys needed to unload any boxes on the cheap.
yes, there were a few, but nothing i really wanted or wanted to pay their price.
some bargans though.

 

[Danglerb]

First set up a middle man company with family and friends, then write a spec that makes certain they would be the only supplier. Sit back and rake in the cash until the scheme blows up, then retire.