| Author | Message | ||
     Easy_rider |
Somewhat along the lines of the Garage cabinets thread, how do you store your tools? For years I've kept sockets/drives in a large toolbox; screwdrivers, pliers, and other standard tools in another toolbox; and non-standard tools such as oil filter wrenches, pickle forks, and other oddball items in another. Box wrenches, calipers, tap sets, air tools, and other oddball things that set nicely in a drawer are in a standing tool cabinet. More oddball stuff is on the pegboard. The problem is that the sockets are constantly falling off the rails, it's a pain pack up tools when I go on a trip and a bigger pain to return wrenches where they belong when I return. The socket toolbox has been trashed. I think it may be time to completely rework how I store things rather continue what I've been doing. Any good ideas? Anything I should avoid? | ||
| Bartimus |
I have three large rollaways in my garage to handle anything I need to work on at home. I also have a small toolbag i carry on the bike for roadtrips, and I keep a complete toolbox behind the seats of my truck. No sense in packing and unpacking tools when you need to roll... | ||
| Ratbuell |
Most of my "useful" tools are kept on a crash cart. It's a 3'x4'(ish) rolling cart with the top at workbench height, and a shelf underneath. I put drywall screws in the side to hang box end wrenches off of (my gearwrenches and stubby wrenches; fullsize hang on drywall screws on the wall above the workbench). About 1/2 of the top surface (it's got 4" tall "walls" around it, BTW) is taken up by socket organizers that are the post you stick the socket on, labelled with the socket size. 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" drives have separate keepers, same for deep/standard. The rest is loose-tool, or "I'm using that", storage. Ratchet drives, wire cutters, small pieces, etc. I drilled a few holes in the plastic cart to drop screwdrivers in. The push handles for the cart (it rolls, but I usually leave it against a wall) hold hammers, prybars, impact guns, and torque wrench. Lower shelf (theoretically) is fluids, but at the moment is the "get this s**t outta my way so I stop kicking it" catch-all. Rolling toolchest holds extra sockets (multiples, etc) and specialty tools (SnapOn MT2500 OBDII scanner, taps/dies, larger hand tools like grinders, corded drills, etc.). I have a "secondary" set of stuff (cheap sockets that people give you because they know you like tools) in a 5 gallon bucket with a bucket-buddy tool skirt belt thingy on it. It fits my spare DeWalt charger with 120v car inverter, some sockets and ratchets, couple screwdrivers, couple pliers and cutters, sawzall blades, plumbing tools (copper cutter, PVC cutter, solder, torch), etc. A milk crate carries the DeWalts for remote work - 18v drill, sawzall, work light, circ saw. A second bucket carries small parts for remote work - PVC fittings, nuts/bolts, etc. For the bikes, I have the factory tool pouch; I added a 7/8" socket for the Uly for front spring preload adjustments (faster than that damn factory tool that keeps hitting the handlebars); I have the Works preload adjuster in the fairing bag on the S2. Each one has a small tire gauge, and I've added the appropriate allen key for bodywork to each bike. Bigger than that, I ain't doing roadside - I have a cell phone  | ||
| Ochoa0042 |
I use old furniture.... if you want to laugh, ask for some picks  |
