What's Inside those boxes?

[The Rusty Gear]

I'm in the process of trying to organize my tools.

How do you guys organize the stuff inside your boxes? I've seen a couple of pics of wrenches in foam and such, but I want to see examples of socket storage and if you store power tools in the deepdrawers (ie angle grinder)

Thanks!

 

[dink]

Welcome to the board....alot of us use Hansen socket holders and also metal or plastic rails

 

[Katbird]

heres a pic of my sockets. in my deep drawers i store my tools that are in plastic storage cases.

 

[The Rusty Gear]

Welcome to the board....alot of us use Hansen socket holders and also metal or plastic rails

Thanks! I have a couple of the Hansen socket holders, but my old tool box has s segregated top which must pre-date hansen as it seems I am always a hair away from adding a second of third socket holder to a section - leaving me with large unused spaces. . . .

 

[The Rusty Gear]

heres a pic of my sockets. in my deep drawers i store my tools that are in plastic storage cases.

What are all those red holders? Magnetic?

 

[Katbird]

they are mac socket sets and have their own cases and a hinge bar across the top to keep the sockets in.

 

[djjack]

Plain metals rails here. I like them portable, but I do have problem with large sockets not staying on very well. I plan to make custom holders some day.

 

[JohnZ]

I use these molded plastic organizers for wrenches and sockets - Eastwood and Sporty's have them; larger tools are in deep drawers with the nubby rubber liner in the bottom.

 

[eschoendorff]

I use the same organizers that JohnZ does. So far so good...

Or, when all else fails, I just toss my stuff in a drawer

 

[eschoendorff]

Almost forgot... I had more wrenches to store and no more spaces left on my organizer. Nor did I have another drawer. So, I decided to make use of the space on the inside of the top cover of my tool cart. Picked up some magnetic mats at Sears and stuck my wrenches to them. So far, the idea works well and it takes advantage of otherwwise wasted space. Just food for thought...

 

[Pantera]

I need to get more socket rails too.

Not to get off subject but eschoendorff what make tool cart is that?

 

[eschoendorff]

Not to get off subject but eschoendorff what make tool cart is that?

Well, my in-laws got it for me for Christmas a couple years ago. I think it was branded "K Tool." But the brand sticker fells off, so I cannot be sure! All I know is that it has held up very well for me, and it has become my main box. It holds the essentials, and I can wheel it where ever I need it. the drawers are friction slides, though. No ball bearings. But so far I have had no problems with them.

-Ed

 

[maa139]

hansen socket trays are the best thing ever - well, after garages that is....

http://www.seven-sisters.com/buy.cg...Keywords=hansen&SearchIndex=node:Tools:553402

 

[DANNO]

I like these magnetic trays: http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00941378000
The whole tray also sticks to a metal surface for convenience. (not your car's painted surfaces though. )


Dan (works for me)

 

[z28toz06]

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