When to downsize your tool box
- Thread starter Jiffy Jon
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LOL, I could've sworn he said something about downsizing his toolbox. Does that actually happen 
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I started with a small Craftsman handbox, and now, many years later, I have a Craftsman top and bottom, a Craftsman rollcab, 2 harbor fright side cabinets, a Craftsman rollaround, a harbor fright tool cart, 2 Snap-On Classic 96s, a large Snap-On side cabinet, a small Snap-On side cabinet.....and a couple small handboxes.
And it's almost time for another box,
?I started with a small Craftsman handbox, and now, many years later, I have a Craftsman top and bottom, a Craftsman rollcab, 2 harbor fright side cabinets, a Craftsman rollaround, a harbor fright tool cart, 2 Snap-On Classic 96s, a large Snap-On side cabinet, a small Snap-On side cabinet.....and a couple small handboxes.
And it's almost time for another box,
Well after much input and thought i am going to add on and complete my HF44 box. I took a look at the space my box and cart are in now and adding the locker and top would be better. I have a one drawer cart i use because its more mobile and easier to roll between 2 racks. I do again appreciate everyones input.
I did something similar with my construction tools. I bought a new enclosed trailer downsized from a 16 foot to a 12 foot. I was doing alot of city jobs and the 16 was a pain to park.
I bought a nice veto bag and filled it with all my commonly used hand tools this bag comes out for every job. Then I made job specific hand boxes with the more speciality tools. Plumbing, electrical, siding and gutter, trim work, hardwood flooring, tile, drywall, painting, and concrete.
I used clear totes to hold a small inventory of spare parts. Once again organised by specific job. I also keep a legal pad on the wall so I can write down what I have used and track what I need to replace.
I build shelving to hold all the boxes and larger tools.
In the end I didn't really get rid of anything. It's just more consolodated and better organised.
Now when I'm punching out a job and the customer decided to add a light switch I can grab my electrical box and a switch from inventory. That's it, done. Before it was dig for 30 minutes trying to find parts than look through 10 boxes for my wire strippers and fish tape.
Maybe you can implement something similar.
I bought a nice veto bag and filled it with all my commonly used hand tools this bag comes out for every job. Then I made job specific hand boxes with the more speciality tools. Plumbing, electrical, siding and gutter, trim work, hardwood flooring, tile, drywall, painting, and concrete.
I used clear totes to hold a small inventory of spare parts. Once again organised by specific job. I also keep a legal pad on the wall so I can write down what I have used and track what I need to replace.
I build shelving to hold all the boxes and larger tools.
In the end I didn't really get rid of anything. It's just more consolodated and better organised.
Now when I'm punching out a job and the customer decided to add a light switch I can grab my electrical box and a switch from inventory. That's it, done. Before it was dig for 30 minutes trying to find parts than look through 10 boxes for my wire strippers and fish tape.
Maybe you can implement something similar.
Htscheg
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Ummmmmmm why?
PhantomEB
Well-known member
This garage has a 46" top and bottom, and a 30" under my welding table with wall to wall cabinets.
Next garage, those tool boxes are coming with me as well adding on with a pair or three maybe 4 Husky 42s since they are damn cheap at 277$ CDN to go under a workbench in the corner. Current 46 will be in the machine shop section.
Next garage, those tool boxes are coming with me as well adding on with a pair or three maybe 4 Husky 42s since they are damn cheap at 277$ CDN to go under a workbench in the corner. Current 46 will be in the machine shop section.
crewchief888
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i had the same thought back in '86 when i bought a kr550/555 combo.
transferred all my tools over from my overcrowded 26" kennedy/SO combo, and had "plenty" empty space...
over the next 10 years i found out how wrong i was....
i sold the matching side box and another roller cab a few years later..if i ever get transfered out of a service truck and have to go back to work in the shop, i'm royally screwed on storage space....
