Cool idea for a tool cart.

Just saw this over on garage journal. Pretty good idea IMO

I take it one side is SAE and the other is metric?

Theres 2 wrenches missing.

And I do believe I have that exact same Craftsman tool set from 94.

ThePhranc wrote: Theres 2 wrenches missing.

Ya, that would be my wife who borrowed them in the fall and left them in the back yard for me to find in the spring when the snow melts.

thatsnowinnebago wrote: I take it one side is SAE and the other is metric?

Bingo!

But it would mess with my organizational system of "it is somewhere over there".

I would need one with about six times the wallspace. Because everytime I can't find a tool, I buy another one. So I have like 7 14mm wrenches and 9 1/2" sockets

irish44j wrote: I would need one with about six times the wallspace. Because everytime I can't find a tool, I buy another one. So I have like 7 14mm wrenches and 9 1/2" sockets

And I have 24 10 mm sockets!! One in the tool drawer, 2 in those box sets, 2 on the dryer, 1, maybe 2 under the seat of the Olds where I can't reach them, one in the fish tank, 1 under the dresser and the rest are currently incomunicado...where ever that is/

SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote:

thatsnowinnebago wrote: I take it one side is SAE and the other is metric?

Bingo!

Clever, clever

thatsnowinnebago wrote: I take it one side is SAE and the other is metric?

No... one side is red and the other is grey.

Duh (jeez)

Nice! I do the same with my sockets. They're on cheap HF racks, and metric is grey while sae is black. It makes life much easier.

I bought some of those HF cheapy steel socket holders where you snap the sockets on the little spring steel hoops. I mounted those to some 1/2" MDF cut to fit my drawer. Then in another drawer I took the same MDF and routed out some pockets for the ratchets and extensions.

I'm not too keen on the steel socket holders so I bought some magnetic strips and plan on replacing them. Easier to get on and off.

i have easily 10X that many tools in a regular tool box that takes up the same floor space..

how is this an efficient use of space, exactly?

Mine are just in a big pile on the bench.

Shawn

I can't see exactly how they are attached, but unless they are pretty snug you'd lose about half of them when you rolled the cart. Rough floors, bumps, starting and stopping.

carguy123 wrote: I can't see exactly how they are attached, but unless they are pretty snug you'd lose about half of them when you rolled the cart. Rough floors, bumps, starting and stopping.

nails.. the wrenches are hanging on nails. at the risk of generalizing, i'm gonna assume that someone that builds a tool cart like this doesn't have a rough floor and the tools won't be getting overly greasy...

curtis73 wrote: I bought some of those HF cheapy steel socket holders where you snap the sockets on the little spring steel hoops. I mounted those to some 1/2" MDF cut to fit my drawer. Then in another drawer I took the same MDF and routed out some pockets for the ratchets and extensions. I'm not too keen on the steel socket holders so I bought some magnetic strips and plan on replacing them. Easier to get on and off.

I've been using these for the past couple of years and I love them. I got them at Sears and labelled them with a Sharpie. They are the quickest and easiest way to keep your sockets organized and you can grab the whole thing and take it with you if you need to. They also fit inside the drawers of my tool box.

Trans_Maro wrote: Mine are just in a big pile on the bench. Shawn

The problem is that - as has been noted elsewhere on this forum - the 10mm units grow feet and walk away....Better to keep them in some sort of restraining system.

curtis73 wrote: I bought some of those HF cheapy steel socket holders where you snap the sockets on the little spring steel hoops. I mounted those to some 1/2" MDF cut to fit my drawer. Then in another drawer I took the same MDF and routed out some pockets for the ratchets and extensions. I'm not too keen on the steel socket holders so I bought some magnetic strips and plan on replacing them. Easier to get on and off.

yeah. it didnt take me long to realize that you get what you pay for with those. first indication was that I figured its only a matter of time before I somehow manage to slice a finger on one of the clips. that plus ive already managed to break a few of the said clips. they function, and i didnt dump a lot of money into them, but ive also accepted they will eventually be replaced.

failboat wrote: yeah. it didnt take me long to realize that you get what you pay for with those. first indication was that I figured its only a matter of time before I somehow manage to slice a finger on one of the clips. that plus ive already managed to break a few of the said clips. they function, and i didnt dump a lot of money into them, but ive also accepted they will eventually be replaced.

I've been using those clips for decades and have managed to not injur myself on them. My problem with every other socket holder system is they take up too much space in the drawer. The clip rails use very little space beyond the sockets themselves. Even so, my socket drawer is pretty much wall-to-wall full.

The locking, magnetic base rails Griot's sells look nice, but damn they're pricey. I got a couple of Hansen trays a few years ago, but quickly found out they take up too much space as well and are currently sitting in my "someday I'll put them on Ebay" pile.

The open rack system pictured is pretty popular among wood-workers.

Get the plastic clip rails instead of the metal. Not only are they color coded, but you can slide the clips on and off. This lets you stack a bunch of clips on your small rail and only a few when it holds the big mothers. You can also mix 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 on the same rail. Better hold on the sockets than the metal ones too.

Mine are all hung on pegboard, quick to access and they don't move around in a drawer. I can pull them off when I want to get mobile. The wrenches are in tool rolls hung open on the pegboard as well.

Feedyurhed wrote:

ThePhranc wrote: Theres 2 wrenches missing.

Ya, that would be my wife who borrowed them in the fall and left them in the back yard for me to find in the spring when the snow melts.

Hmmmm... Seems like I married her sister or sumthing: My wife has a firm belief that when a job is done, any tool must be dropped and left on the spot. Value of tool or outdoor loation does not enter into the mindset.

My tool pile is loosely organized by color. Greasy, painted, weld splatter...

Keith wrote: Mine are all hung on pegboard, quick to access and they don't move around in a drawer.

Rails don't move much when packed into a drawer like sardines.

My g/f constantly complains I don't put her tools away with the same tenacity I do my own, but whenever she does a project, she leaves crap strewn all over the place.

That said, I do like the vertical panel idea for use during the current house renovation, where tool storage consists of make-shift table with a tool box on it and various piles... I can quickly screw together a panel on casters, then with a bunch of nails and a sharpie, make a storage system that should keep her happy and me semi-sane

Hell, Id build something like that if I had a garage. Damn, this made me realize how badly I want a garage.