storing T-bars

[bert.]

ok so this forum has some great storage tips so lets see what you do here.
i have a bunch of t bars i'm not sure if thats there name in usa or not basically a socket made onto a big t handle witch happen to be a very useful convenient tool but all mine are just dumped into a draw. with the one i need almost always ending up on the bottom.
so how do you guys sort and store yours?

 

[Burtonrider10022]

My dad has some old craftsman t-handle hex keys, and he uses a cheap screw driver shelf on the side of the bench.

 

[Mohawk Dave]

For hand tools-shovels,brooms etc- I drill 2 holes into my ledger on the upper shelves and have them spaced a couple inches apart. The tools straddle them. If you have this sit. that would work on a smaller scale. Predrilled holes in wood with your choice of rod/bolt/screw etc.

If you have peg board, 2 pegs next to each other and the T-Handles straddle them. I have pegs 2/4/6/8/10" long. Saves space and you can see which one is which. Pull the needed one out the top.

Or get fancy and make a stand similar to what T-Handle hexs/torx use but fit to scale. That'd be real nice.

 

[richfinn]

Motion-pro make a really nice rack that hangs on the edge of a toolbox.

 

[Mohawk Dave]

Motion-pro make a really nice rack that hangs on the edge of a toolbox.

^THAT! (Added to my wishlist)

 

[bert.]

i should have added that these need to be in a locked box in a work enviroment but that motion pro rack looks nice

 

[Mohawk Dave]

Bondhus makes the hex/star.....but yet to find a t-handle wrench stand...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002M38WAS/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[maddawg308]

Use one of these.

 

[Kevin54]

Check with Tripp P. who's a member on here. He built a couple of killer holders. Maybe he can fab you up one or two.

 

[Jure]

http://www.uniortools.com/product?doc=10780&prod=210042

 

[KPSquared]

My wife just keeps hers in the drawer with the rest of her underwear.

 

[chevy.stroker]

I'm not really familiar with what you are discribing, but would a screwdriver locking side box work?

Here is one example (there are bigger out there as well):
http://shopping.yahoo.com/761510550...-hang-on-screwdriverprybar-cabinet-with-lock/

 

[Steevo]

For clarity, T-handles look like these:

And here is a rack for hanging them on the edge of a toolbox:

Something similar, but bolted to the box, with a flip-down strap that could be padlocked would do what was asked.

 

[Provincial]

Simple, but effective idea:

if the T-bar of the handles are nearly the same diameter and length, take two pieces of steel strap and transfer drill holes at a spacing to let the tools hang. Weld these pieces to a "backer" that will bolt to the tool box so the holes are opposite each other and spaced so you can slide the tool sideways just enough to clear easily, tilt and lift out. Brace the side pieces so they cannot be sprung apart. Now mount a piece of square or rectangular tubing hinged to the "backer" and able to be locked at the front. This is your lock and it needs to be sized so when it hinges down it clears the rearmost tool. It locks the tools by making it impossible to slide the T-bar far enough to the side to clear the opposite support.

If you brace the side bars to the outside with strap at an angle, it would keep you from getting hooked on the bracket as you walk by. It takes up more room, though.

If you had many of these T-bars, it might be better to have multiple side pieces (two or more bays of tools) to keep the projection from the side of the box to a minimum.

I wish I could easily make a drawing, since this concept is simple, but hard to explain.

 

[3xpendable]

My dad had some that looked like upside down boat anchors. They where yellow. We would take them as kids and pretend we was fishing with the boat on the trailer that was our anchor. We also thought they would make great grappling hooks to clime with this did not go well.. Ah goods times.