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What tools do you keep at your bench as opposed to your rolling cab?

The Rusty Gear

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For those that have a bench, what do you keep at the bench be it via pegboard or drawers on the bench vs what do you keep in the toolbox? I'm looking at reorganizing.

Currently I only have pegboard and no drawers in my bench and on my pegboard I keep:
Variety of files
Drill and impact driver
2 of each size of imperial wrench
Set of screwdrivers
Needle-nose and linesman pliers
Hacksaw
Square
Brush for cleaning the bench

The theory being these are the tools I use most working on non automotive stuff and they are easy to grab. I was thinking maybe building a couple of drawers and moving some stuff out of one of my half-full boxes and getting rid of that box to save space in my small garage.'

All my vehicles are metric so I keep no imperial wrenches in my main tool cabinet.
 
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krehmkej

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Oregon
Drawers under my bench:
Reg Screwdrivers
Philips Screwdrivers
Cutters, knives and scrapers
Pliers
Adjustable wrenches
Electricial pliers needlenose, dykes and crimpers
Scissors, snips and punches,
Dremel stuff
 

Uncle Buck

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Kansas
I keep three ball pein hammers, a couple soft faces and a deadblow, several adjustable Crescent type wrenches up to 10" a few files, assorted straight and phillips screwdrivers, an assortment of pliers, dikes, neddlenose, waterpumps, linemans, combination wrench sets, one basic set of metric, and a full set of SAE, and some other small odds and ends.
 

-B-

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Northshore of Boston
My base cabinet( Lista 7 draw) for my #2 big bench has all the tools of mine that are not in my work box ( mostly over flow metric) it also has my air tools , small bike parts, and lots of stuff in transition. Right now I am trying to organize I have my work box done, and pops tow boxes done, my travel box, and my go box, still to go are two machinists boxes and my #1 bench draw unit ( Lista 7 draw) The #1 set of draws has pliers, hammers, files, small screws, drills, tap/die electric drills, and the bottom draw has propane , t tape, solder ,brazing rods, ladle, ect.
 
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alex71

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SE Florida
over the bench: Clamps
Under the bench: bunch of blocks of wood of different shapes and sizes and a drop light.
 

fordracing200

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bench has my radio, drill press, vise, coffee cans of random bolts/nuts and a few drill bit sets.
 
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Southern Europe
I have a peg board over my bench that I keep


Hammers
T handle allen key wrenches
Chevrolet gaskets
Crow bar
Engine cleaning brushes
Sandpaper
Grinding discs
hacksaws
Spraygun
B.S. boxwrenches
Ear muffs


All un-organised
 

speed bump

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Butte Montana
I keep a vice, a press, and a drill press on the bench. Under it I keep a welder, sand blaster, battery charger and jack stands
 
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