Whats the best toolbox liner?

[Dustin Crawford]

What do you guys prefer? I hate the sears grid looking ones. Wrenches stick well but eventually it all slides back. Everything else I have tried lets the tools slip around.

This really peaked my interest:

"Have heard about some kind of foam that the Air Force uses, You cut it out to fit the drawer then heat the tools in hot water. Set warm tool on the foam, and it sinks in, providing a nice hole for the tool. The guys at the Guard Base say this way, after aircraft maintenance, they can make certain that there are no tools left in a place where they should not be. If they got an empty hole, they gotta find the tool before the aircraft leaves"

Any of you know what this is?

 

[Zebu Fellenz]

I like the liners in Snap-On KRL boxes, tools don't slide around much, some of the liners do slide around a little in the drawer but a piece of carpet tape across the front of the drawer fixed that. I would tape your current liners in place as a first step.

I've heard of people using blue insulation foam for shadowboxing like you describe, I have no idea how well it works as I've never tried it, wouldn't work for me anyway as the tools would take way too much space all laid out.

Erik

 

[JASTECH]

Have seen or tried the tool-tote I think it's called that Sears sells for 8-9.00?
When I was on the MAFB in Sacramento I didn't have any foam ect., A tool count was in order.

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I read many a mech like them.

Thanks, JASTECH

 

[JASTECH]

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[Packard V8]

There have been several detailed threads on drawer liners. Try the search.

jack vines

 

[Zrexxer]

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Trying to link to Ryan's arch-enemy's forum is verboten.

 

[mooman]

Yoga Mats !

 

[domain]

Yoga Mats !

+1. I bought yellow yoga mats when I had my Craftsman 41'' Roller. Pretty thick mat, and no grids. Worked great and seemed to be a decent price.

Linky- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0045GRKYY/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Gokart]

These are great. I think they are from the same manufacture of the KRL liners.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230433184349&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_741wt_1121

 

[darkk]

ever notice how expensive drawer liner or anything that can be used as drawer liner is?

 

[dime]

have you used the ones from ebay Gokart? if they are realy that good i think i might get some.

 

[jjjrmx5]

It all depends.

Sticky rubber quilt mat aka quilted yoga mat aka cupboard liner is the best for keep tools in place generally speaking.
Best price at HF unless you can buy cheap mesh yoga mats. Both are same mat'l.
Down side of this is they wick oil with air tools and very heavy tools tend to bond with teh rubber if not pulled reguarly.

Then there are the dense foam yoga mats that are nice, sitll tools slide and they are pricey.

S-O OEM drawer liners are good, I find them not as stickey as the above, so tools slide.

Then there is ribbed stair tread mat'l,indoor-outdoor carpeting and the foam shadowing.

Shadowing is the least efficient but keeps tools in place. Most rubber mats allow for sliding.

Considering cost, availablity and needs, I;ve not seen a clear winner. Just choose what's best for YOUR personal situation.

 

[Gokart]

have you used the ones from ebay Gokart? if they are realy that good i think i might get some.

I use them in one of my boxes, and have been very happy with them. They are very "sticky" and keep the tools from moving. I would be happy to send you a scrap if you want to check out the material, just PM your address.

 

[Avgas]

editt..

 

[dime]

Thank gokart pm on it's way.

 

[flippin]

What about Line-X truck bed liner? Anyone have any experience?

 

[airman401]

What about Line-X truck bed liner? Anyone have any experience?

I'm pretty sure that would scuff the heck Oulu if your tools.

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[BajaBound]

X2 for yoga mats

 

[Evan(CA)]

These are great. I think they are from the same manufacture of the KRL liners.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230433184349&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_741wt_1121

The liners for mtryan are what everyone who is looking for drawer liners should buy. They are the best liners out there and are very reasonably priced. He needs to come out with a 30' wide roll though. I bought several rolls to line my KRA2312 which was only ~18" deep and was thoroughly impressed. They are VERY sticky. When shopping for liners for my 30" KRL deep I was disappointed mtryan didn't have any 30" wide rolls so I was forced to buy the Snap On liners. A huge bonus buying liners direct from Snap On is they come already cut, ready to install and fit perfectly. Cutting a whole set by hand is a long tedious job. That being said the material of mtryan's is actually far superior to the Snap On KRL liners.

 

[Sblake927]

I'm curious about heating tools and form fitting foam to the tools. When I get my snap on set of tools and tool box I'll be shadowing all of the drawers and the heat method seems like it may be a bit less tedious than cutting out the outline for each of the tools.

 

[Wangstang]

I'm curious about heating tools and form fitting foam to the tools. When I get my snap on set of tools and tool box I'll be shadowing all of the drawers and the heat method seems like it may be a bit less tedious than cutting out the outline for each of the tools.

With a little heat gun work and a flat surface to rest your tools on, you could probably make kydex form fit to your drawers and tools.

Wes

 

[iroc409]

I picked up a couple rolls of cupboard liner from Costco in nice sized rolls. I think it was less than $10, and did at least the top box of my setup. It's not the mesh stuff, not sticky, but I think it was the Contact/contac brand. It's ribbed, and works great.

 

[ChevyEFI]

With a little heat gun work and a flat surface to rest your tools on, you could probably make kydex form fit to your drawers and tools.

Wes

I could see that being awesome. Does sheet kydex accept multiple re-formings?

 

[Wangstang]

I could see that being awesome. Does sheet kydex accept multiple re-formings?

Yes.

Take a look at how to make your own Kydex holster/knife sheath videos on youtube.

Wes

 

[Super Sport]

For drawer liners, I'm really happy with the solid stuff HF sells.

 

[spotco2]

I've always just used cardboard. It's free, holds up very well and absorbs any oil or grease that might be on a tool that gets put back in the box.

I've never used a box that moved around a lot, but I've never had any issues with tools moving around when opening and closing the drawers.

I've got a roll around cart that has a foam, holiday door mat on it. Holds stuff from moving around when rolling it in the shop and was a freebie (stole it from the wife).

 

[ERICNUSOURCE]

Nu-Source's Liners have been getting amazing feedback on Garage Journal. I have sent out tons of samples and have had nothing but good feedback.

 

[SASORacing]

Cff, closed cell foam. I hate the mesh sticky liner, just not durable and bad aesthetically. 1/8 ccf usually, grey.

 

[Snowbound]

I've been picking up yoga mats in clearance shops whenever I see decent colours. Usually the are $2-3 for a 24x72 roll.

Tools don't seem to slide on the mat, but the mat will slide on the drawer bottom. Couple pieces of 2 sided tape does the trick.

 

[GCncsuHD]

I used this in my last tool box:
http://www.newpig.com/pig/US/pig-grippy-absorbent-mat-roll-mat1625?cm_cat=shop_by_product

IMG_20140311_212217_020 by wrfalcon75, on Flickr

The idea seemed great, non slip, absorbent, and adhesive back (no more bunched up or lifting liners).

But to be honest, I got all my tools out of the box, cleaned it up, lined all the drawers....then decided to sell it and get something bigger...so I never actually used it like that.

But I plan to line my new box with it when I get some time. It comes in precut sheets that fit many standard tool box drawers, but I just bought a big roll and cut my own.

 

[Lance-AR]

I thought yoga mats were bad for the finish?

 

[Davefr]

I thought yoga mats were bad for the finish?

Yoga mats are too thick IMHO. (usually 1/8"-1/4") That's the same problem with cork, carpet, cardboard, etc, etc.

You want thin but strong toolbox liner. The liner thickness can actually make the difference in a fully loaded drawer closing or not. That's probably the reason SO's KRL liner is 1/16" thick. (the Nu Source liner is the same thickness)

 

[rice rocket]

Nu-Source's Liners have been getting amazing feedback on Garage Journal. I have sent out tons of samples and have had nothing but good feedback.

Ha, nice thread bump for shameless self promotion.

You should probably give back to the forum and sign up as a vendor since you gained a whole bunch of business from here...

 

[3xpendable]

BAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Burn.

 

[dgxlh]

I use black drawer liner from Walmart. (The one for kitchen drawers) works great and is economial

 

[kenburkholz]

The best drawer liner I have used is automotive carpet. It has a very short knap, it is very stiff and lays flat and if cut to fit snugly it will not move around. It can be found at most car upholstery places, usually for very cheap or free. Ken.

 

[92integra]

pig mat

 

[FOCUS.FREAK]

Ive been using the tool box drawer liner from mtryan33 on ebay. I lined my old harbor freight tool box, and now my new to me Montezuma toolbox. Great liners and really sticky, also its a plus you can machine wash them. i already tried came out clean!

 

[mikecu]

The liners that came with my snap on boy are great. They feel sticky to touch, nothing slides.
I'm sure there is a source for this other than them.

 

[PCMusicGuy]

I been using $5 yoga mat (from the store FiveBelow) in my Lista now for 3 years and it works great. Not too thick and things stay put.