whats in your "junk drawer"?

[tlevan03]

I have a "junk drawer" in my tool box that has a little bit of objects that dont categorize with all my other tools. I keep and pen and paper, finger nail clippers, lighters, grease and paint pens, spare change (for the snack machine), and a yoyo (for when work is slow). whats in yours?

 

[saturnman]

i used to have a rc10 (gas powered) in my spare drawer! nothing like a concrete floor to do burnouts on in your spare time....

 

[diesel research]

knew a guy that kept a tub of turtle wax in one of his 26" drawers (sears 40" box). rest of drawer was entirely filled with taco bell hot sauce and granola bars.

 

[miatakid]

my junk drawer has a bunch of test parts like coils,master window switches, and electrical connector and such.

 

[Lightfoot]

only one junk drawer???????
****. you guys are beginners.

 

[Hafen_Kafer]

My Star Wars **** that I can't keep at the house but I can't throw away.

 

[celticbhoy]

pens, markers, yellow crayon to check rotor runout, white paint marker, thermometer, gasket scraper, magnets, flashlight, pins for backprobing connectors, knife, rulers, etc.

 

[SweetD]

Good question!



Dave

 

[The Ratchet Man]

A pair of Robo Grip pliers...and all the rest of the gimmicky tools I bought over the years.

 

[Chuck122]

Bunch of bolts, springs, a few fuses, orphan keys, there maybe a few pushrods. It's always surprising the treasures I find in there. That drawer got me out of quite a few binds

 

[Haveblue]

Everything! washers,bolts,self tapping screws of all sizes, springs, spacers..left over from whatever, shims, o-rings, gaskets. gasket material. sandpaper.. Small clips, junk sockets that i use to press out u-joints. odd screws. The components to make a specialty tool. A good "junk drawer" gets better with time!

 

[Wayfastwhitie440]

Wheres the pictures? I would post a picture but it's hard enough posting on my cell. My junk drawer catches all my snap on and mac tool receipts, pay stubs, change, pens, whatever I throw in there.

 

[Orangestang]

Take your pick.....

 

[Outlawmws]

I did one of these threads about toolbox "junk drawers," and was told that my "junk" wasn't "junk" they were tools...

And:

 

[ADSR]

only one junk drawer???????
****. you guys are beginners.

no kidding. I guess I have to take a pic tomorrow.

 

[MattPersman]

I think daily about either buying a reasonably priced additional box or some sort of cabinet/locker for "junk" I had a cabinet at my last shop, when I changed jobs I tried to scale down most of the test parts and stuff and start over

 

[sberry]

I have some trays I screwed to the side of my box I just decided that they need to be emptied. They are not eating much at the moment but its back to the 99.9 principle again, the stuff could reside in a 5 gallon bucket out of the way just as easily. I actually make diligent effort to rid the place of a lot of that stuff, I find out I have places I can sort it to, some goes in dump. Its absolutely not much good if it cant be found. I actually spend about a week a year on that.

 

[Outlawmws]

I have some trays I screwed to the side of my box I just decided that they need to be emptied. They are not eating much at the moment but its back to the 99.9 principle again, the stuff could reside in a 5 gallon bucket out of the way just as easily. I actually make diligent effort to rid the place of a lot of that stuff, I find out I have places I can sort it to, some goes in dump. Its absolutely not much good if it cant be found. I actually spend about a week a year on that.

I hate the 5 gal bucket of junk routine (Unless I'm digging at a yard sale... Found some really good things that way) I have most of my leftover/spare parts stuff sorted and where I can find it, like to like. I have ONE 3X5 card file drawer for collecting the fasteners, and other small bits of whatever that I simply don't have time to deal with at the moment, and when it gets full, it gets dumped and sorted; (Keep junk or "Hey I was looking for that!") , and I start again.

What kills me is the larger stuff that simply didn't get put away or doesn't have a home... Working on that in a big way now the shed is completed, if not 100% painted...

 

[Tarheelgarage]

I keep my "JUNK" in my junk drawers, unless it taking a leak or putting it into action on the wife or secret g/f......

 

[sberry]

I have a couple of big junk drawers, one a whole basement and another 1500 sq dt of shelves in a buiilding. **** too good to toss but do not want in my shop. I am really fussy about clearing out the un used, left over stuff that never seems to go away.

 

[Lightfoot]

you can also ship your junk

sorry guys, Kmart commercial, and it has absolutely nothing to do with tools, i just thought it was hilarious. one of my kids sent me the link and i've watched it a dozen times at least. hope you enjoy

 

[WWIIjeep]

knew a guy that kept a tub of turtle wax in one of his 26" drawers (sears 40" box). rest of drawer was entirely filled with taco bell hot sauce and granola bars.

The Turtle Wax was obviously to make the granola bars easier to swallow.

 

[Justin1776]

I have a few junk draws between 3 boxes. One is nothing but random nuts, bolts, washers, fittings etc., my main junk drawer has about 2 dozen different lengths and sizes of fuel and coolant hose (always shorter than what I need!), extra tool pouches/socket rails and clips, novelties, beer koozies, electrical wire, a bunch of sand paper, spare/extra/old tools. My last junk drawer in all loaner/free/Chinese junk tools. Just about all of this could be put in a box on a shelf if I ever need the space for worthy things like tools lol.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Here is my 'junk station'
All of the stuff that does not have another home ends up here.

 

[I van putski]

 

[DodgeMech]

mine has the remnants of three 300 piece craftsman sets...sockets ratchets and all...all i ever use it for is the oddball 12 point bolt i might run across

 

[jethro29]

papers clips,golf tees,tweezers,fingernail clippers,antibiotic ointment,junk tools for beating or bending,super glue,spare pair of glasses,torx screws for gm rotors and caps,horse shoe clips for drum brakes,varoius nut,bolts and screws.

 

[venturesomerite]

Their all junk drawers

 

[greasemonkey44]

fuel fittings; air hose connectors; teflon tape; picks, pens, pocket screwdrivers, flashlights, change