/diy/ - Do It Yourself

[Anonymous No.1369490]

Let's talk shop organization. What cool storage stuff have you guys found or made to make better use of your space, or make things more usable? I seem to be in a constant battle of better organizing my tools, and then filling more space than I have with new tools.

[Anonymous No.1369524]

Bisley A4 filing cabinets. Never paid more than £20 for second hand 10-drawer cabinets. The word vintage often now added to the titles has inflated the price to the £40 mark but it's paying over the odds. For out on site I use Festool Systainer drawers, Makpac cases and a couple of Makita roll along bags.

>Inb4 buy fag
These are expensive but I've not found a better off the shelf system, on site my time is more valuable than the cost of my tool transport set up and I need to be able to grab whatever box I need in the morning depending on where I'm working/what I'm doing, knowing it's organised and I can quickly find what I need to make my day as profitable as possible.

[Anonymous No.1369528]

>>1369490
Kennedy type machinist toolboxes, cheap because the felt was all rotted out

snap on toolbox like 18"x36"x24" I think with open compartments on the top, cheap because I was lucky, though and old drawer style stackable toolbox will do.

[Anonymous No.1369969]

Anyone tried the Westling Machine socket trays? Any complaints?

[Anonymous No.1369985]

>>1369969
I've never liked socket organizers. for me the most convenient way was to have a bin for short sockets and another for long. each for metric and imperial. then a large tray for adapters, ratchets, extensions, flex, etc.

[Anonymous No.1370077]

>>1369985
That's what I plan to do for the odds and ends stuff like extensions and adapters, I just need to find good bins to use. For the sockets themselves though, I can't imagine not having them organized somehow.

[Anonymous No.1370162]

Most of my stuff rolls around in the bottom of an old steel toolbox. Far as arranging screwdrivers I use a piece of 1"x2"trim board drilled for the drivers and screwed into the wall by my workbench. Just drop em in the hole and they stay.
For the sockets, I use those holders on a handle thingies. Like pic related, but a bit more sturdy.

[Anonymous No.1370171]

>>1369490
>making subliminar thread to show off your Wera (tm) collection
Anon, we may appear but we aren't that dumb.

[Anonymous No.1370204]

>>1370171
I didn't have any good organization solutions to show off, and the internet has a huge boner(rightfully so) for Wera.

[Anonymous No.1370253]

Magnetic tool holders screwed to my workbench for common tools I use everyday. I also have pegboard all around my garage, but I'm not really utilizing it properly right now.

[cog !!DoOP/jcxKzj No.1370262]

>>1369490
for most things i have cut foam so that if a tool isnt present at the end of the day i can make that visual distinction quickly, as for most small parts, tools, bits i use a tray for sockets that snap on/off, and a small set of clear tackle box pods for most bits, and small consumables. however im concidering mounting a short rack in my tool box to stand my pliers up on their sides, and ive also concidered using an organized tray for my wrenched to better utilize space in my box.

foaming is nice if you dont have a lot of tools, but some companies require foaming of tool boxes as a "precaution" as well as tool box inventories, but by the time anyone other than the box owner noticed a tool was missing it would be too late, seems like a cya thing more than an organizational thing.

[Anonymous No.1370277]

>>1369490
its not hard
if you aint a tard and don't waste money on dumb shit

put your wrenches on a wire in order
1/4 5/16 3/8 7/16 1/2 9/16 5/8
just a p[piece of wire through the box end keeps them together and in order
can carry them all with one finger

[Anonymous No.1370287]

>>1370277
That works if you need to bring them with you, but you either have a whole bundle of wrenches hanging off whatever you're doing, or you need to remove enough wrenches or rotate the wire through to get to the one you want. You'd be better off with just a roll-up case, but even that isn't as quick as just having them all laid out if you're working somewhere you have the room to do that in.

[Anonymous No.1370302]

i dump everything in a systainer i had left

[Anonymous No.1371298]

The goo and glue cabinet after it started to be too unweildy to just store on one shelf+an AWP spray paint bag.

[Anonymous No.1371299]

>>1371298
Forgot image.

[Anonymous No.1371621]

>>1371299
Neat!

I recommend using ziploc bags to store cables, headphones, USB drives, USB wall adapters and such

[Anonymous No.1371664]

>>1371299
why not just a double depth shelf? now you gotta keep the area around it clear to open it up

[Anonymous No.1371681]

>>1369490
Akro bins inside my toolbox drawers help.

Lots of the little $100 Huot tool boxes for drill bits/end-mills/taps/reamers.

>>1369528
^ Kennedy machinist toolboxes are dank as fuck, I have a couple.

[Anonymous No.1371720]

>>1371664
As opposed to the constant hassle of shuffling contents around to get a can from the back. Also, a clean work environment is a safe work environment.
>trip over clutter
>faceplant into running table saw

[Anonymous No.1371730]

Any of you live in earthquake prone areas? How does this affect tool storage? I used to use shelves and peg boards, but once I move, I will have to think of a new system.

[Anonymous No.1371881]

>>1371299
Saved, really like the setup.

[Anonymous No.1371888]

>>1371664
I'd have wanted a door to keep dust out anyways, and the two shelves help keep it organized. Less efficient use of space though, but I buy enough shit I don't really NEED, and probably won't ever run out of. Plus it's not in an area I would fill with clutter anyways.

[Anonymous No.1371889]

Do what ever works for you
No 2 people are alike
Keep people out of your tools
Adapt and change

[Anonymous No.1371904]

I outgrew the little folding DeWalt box I was using for bits and decided to try this. I have mixed feelings. I'm not great at telling the size at a glance, so this lets me quickly try different bits on the screw to find the best fit, way faster than digging around in a box to find the correct size, but then it's a pain in the ass to get the bit off the board, and it takes up a lot of room. I have a piece that's the same length, but less wide, and I think that'll eventually prove useful for just odds and ends type stuff.

[Anonymous No.1371905]

I outgrew the little folding DeWalt box I was using for bits and decided to try this. I have mixed feelings. I'm not great at telling the size at a glance, so this lets me quickly try different bits on the screw to find the best fit, way faster than digging around in a box to find the correct size, but then it's a pain in the ass to get the bit off the board, and it takes up a lot of room. I have a piece that's the same length, but less wide, and I think that'll eventually prove useful for just odds and ends type stuff.

[Anonymous No.1372041]

>>1369490
Sortimo T-Boxx for parts, screws, bits, drill bits, anything small enough. Expensive but worth it.

[Anonymous No.1372056]

>>1371889
>Do what ever works for you
>No 2 people are alike

Good advice.

When I bought these sockets they were in one of those big plastic suitcase/briefcase looking things. If I wanted the 3/8 socket there were three or four scattered in different locations. If I had an odd bolt it was a pain finding metric or not.

So I made this setup which is about 10x smaller space. All the 3/8 are together. Everything is sorted by size so it's easy to find the best socket for that weird bolt without having to go through the metrics and then the others.

It's not very portable, meaning if it turns over in a vehicle I would have to an hero, but in my workshop it's great.

[Anonymous No.1372506]

>>1372056
I first looked at this and was going to talk shit, but left it alone because whatever, you do what works for you guy, but I just noticed that you have the SAE and metric all mixed together, and still in order based on size. That's pretty neat, I could see how that would come in handy. I still think I prefer the normal way of sorting it, because then once you've settled in on metric vs SAE, you only search through that one set for the rest of your sizes, but realistically, for the home guy, you're probably only dealing with one or two sizes anyways, and this is a great way to deal with that.

But good god man, do you not own a square?

[Anonymous No.1372669]

>>1371299

>5 cans of WD40

like... what in the hell for?

[Anonymous No.1372688]

1/2in x 3ft x 2ft drawer/tray in crevice of workbench for misc screws and hardware

[Anonymous No.1372792]

Shelves and fuckloads of plastic boxes
>It still doesn't keep the place tidy

[Anonymous No.1372795]

Shelves and fuckloads of plastic boxes
>It still doesn't keep the place tidy

[Anonymous No.1372864]

>>1371905
take a silver sharpie and sharpie the size on the board, does it have the size on the side of the bit?

[Anonymous No.1372890]

>>1372669
They were a really good sale. Snagged some for people who needed it, aluminium cutting fluid, rust removal, etc. Not my greatest purchase, but I don't regret it.

[Anonymous No.1373211]

>>1369985
actually you are the devil

[Anonymous No.1373430]

>>1372864
These are just whatever bits I had around, sand my Wera sets, from years of shitty 59374 piece kits, so I've got everything from the finest Chinesium and Taitanium to some nice American made Craftsman, Apex, and some Wiha. There's no consistency for labeling, and I don't really want to redo the Sharpie regularly. Not a lot of room to write either.

[Anonymous No.1373435]

>>1369969
I think we had these or something similar at a shop I worked at they didnt do much for me and still took up a bunch of space so not my cup of tea.

[Anonymous No.1373823]

>>1372669
I count nine cans.

[Anonymous No.1373846]

>>1373823
4 are WD-40 branded long term corrosion inhibitor, degreaser, white lithium, and silicone, the other 5 are normal.

[Anonymous No.1374123]

I use shaggy carpet in my toolbox as a no-slip liner. Slightly more expensive than those shitty pads, but it stops them from rolling around as much if you move your box frequently, protects tools, and they sink into the carpet after a little bit and form and nice silhouette for organization.

[Anonymous No.1374908]

Snagged a rolling shelf unit from work, used to be an Off! bug spray display. Works great to give a bunch of storage and keep everything accessible, while also being a lazy piece of shit and not making proper storage. I can just leave all the cordless tools on it, and wheel it out of the way of wherever I'm working.

[Anonymous No.1375818]

>>1371299
Awh lawd. A wooden flam cabinet. Thank you for this.

[Anonymous No.1375821]

>>1369524
Good idea. I am a fan of floor to ceiling pegboard. If u have headspace hang light shit u dont often nee up high and build a pole and hook. Ised to work in a small shop with a 12 foot roof. Ever vbelt under the sun. Took up 0 floor space.

[Anonymous No.1375822]

>>1369985
This. I do like having 6 and 12 point shit seperated tho

[Anonymous No.1375825]

>>1370253
Never crossed my mind. 2x6 or 2 with ebay magnets glued in...

[Anonymous No.1375828]

>>1370287
Those triangle side boxes that the lid flips up are to die for. All tools and sockes right there. Not shure wtf they called. Is a triangle that narrows to the top. Most are black or aluminum diamond plate

[Anonymous No.1375870]

>>1370204
>>1370171
>Wera boner
this turn you guys on?

[Anonymous No.1375874]

>>1375870
Look how clean all those rubber grips are. Have you ever actually used that stuff?

[Anonymous No.1375967]

>>1375874
>I'm a pro if I my tools are dirty
fuck off kid and learn how to keep your tools in good shape

[Anonymous No.1375988]

>>1375967
Kek, tools are tools ya fag. Unless you’re working on electronics all day, grease is nearly impossible to get off those rubber grips. I’m not going to put them away covered in oil, but they’re going to look used because I actually used them.

You’re like the knife fags who buy $300 pocket knives but never actually cut anything with them.

If you’re going to brag about tool, at least fucking use them.

[Anonymous No.1375997]

>>1375988
hurt your ego there? leftover fast orange on a towel easily cleans the grease off any wera grip.

[Anonymous No.1375998]

>>1375997
When I finish my job, I go inside, shower, eat some food, and get a blowjob from my girl. Much better time than slathering goop all over my screwdrivers.

They’re tools man. Use them for fixing stuff. You’re not supposed to fap to them any more than you should be fapping to anime.

[Anonymous No.1375999]

>>1375997
>>1375870
Did I mention those things look like children’s toys with all that plastic and rubber?

[Anonymous No.1376006]

>>1375998
>>1375999
>I don't keep my tools clean and get a bj
>Your tools look like toys
You're one salty fucker ain't you?

[Anonymous No.1376009]

>>1376006
I’m not using 99¢ screwdrivers from harbor freight or anything, but those ratchets look retarded. The drivers in the OP pic look like a nice set for somebody who works with electricity all day, I didn’t even bother looking at the prices but I would be happy with a set like that if I used them on the regular.

The ratchet set, however, looks like something an autistic 1st year engineering student would buy to pretend he’s one of the big boys. Not exactly something a man who used them daily in his trade would buy.

[Anonymous No.1376010]

>>1376006
And there’s a difference between keeping your tools clean and never using them.

It’s not a piece of art. Hell, that kit is hideous looking. If they are great tools and work well, then fucking use them already.

[Anonymous No.1376012]

>>1376009
>>1376010
You're still going at it? Christ.

[Anonymous No.1376014]

>>1376012
I figured it out! i just googled them!

I thought it was some aerospace grade bs, but they aren’t even that expensive. My Klein drivers cost more than those.

>polish
So that explains why they’re tacky as fuck.

So yeah, they’re not even special tools and I would much rather have a shower and a blowjob than spend 2 hours massaging degreaser into my mid-range plastic covered ratchets. I’ll wipe them down with a rag and celebrate a job well done.

[Anonymous No.1376016]

>>1376014
>have a shower and a blowjob
you have any new lines?

[Anonymous No.1376021]

>>1376016
Maybe a nap too. I would say I would fuck that pussy right but I might be tired after working in the garage all day. I’ll see how I feel after lunch and a nap.

Those tools are some meme fo real. Isn’t there something better you guys could jerk off to?

[Anonymous No.1376024]

like my uncle says -

"never trust a mechanic with a clean workshop"

[Anonymous No.1376028]

>>1375874
>>1375988
>>1375998
>>1375999
>>1376009
>>1376010
>>1376014
>>1376021
Not the guy you're arguing with but Jesus H. Christ you're one autistic retard. Fuck off manchild

[Anonymous No.1376031]

>>1376028
>anon posts Ferrari
>”So how does it drive? Is if fun?”
>anon: “Idk, I have never driven it”

Ferrari is a little much actually. It would be more like a VW Golf R. Good, fun car but not majestic or anything. Good tools, stupid ratchets, but why brag about it?

Pls let Wera anon be a Yuro because if he were US abon there’s so many better options for the money.

[Anonymous No.1376047]

>>1376031
Which Weranon, OP or the other one? Cause OP is from the US. There's definitely a couple I shouldn't have bought(any of the yellow handled ones pictured), but otherwise, yeah, I spent a lot, but less than you'd think. If you take your time and watch for pricing errors or clearance deals, you can pay a couple bucks each.

There's another couple in my electrical bag too.

[Anonymous No.1376138]

>>1376047
See, you’re fine >>1376009

If you do lots of electrical, that’s a decent set. No problem with that because it’s worth investing in good drivers so you don’t die or fuck up expensive electronics.

But the dude who posts the ass ugly socket set that has never been used, that is lame. Why even buy that thing? Unless you’re an eastern yuro and every other option is potmetal so the only way to get tools that will actually last is the ones with all the plastic crap on them.

But look at the pic! They haven’t even been used!

[Anonymous No.1376259]

>>1376138
I've actually heard real good things about Wera's sockets and ratchets. I want to pick up the Koloss for novelty value if I catch a sale. But I think for normal use, I'd want to buy and recommend the Gearwrench 120 tooth 4 piece flex head set for $120ish.

[Anonymous No.1376273]

>>1376047

the handles of those look like buttplugs

[Anonymous No.1376279]

>>1376273
Not enough of a flare, and I think the corners would probably be uncomfortable.

[Anonymous No.1376282]

>>1376279

>corners

its round you dumb motherfucker.. where the fuck is a corner?

[Anonymous No.1376300]

>>1371621
I see your ziplock bags and raise you some toilet paper rolls.

[Anonymous No.1376313]

>>1370171
>show off your Wera (tm) collection
ok here is my(only missing VDE 160 combi pliers)

[Anonymous No.1376315]

>>1376313
So it’s about collecting, not fixing stuff? To each their own.

[Anonymous No.1376319]

>>1376282
The hex part between the handle and the shaft, the part so it doesn't roll away. Are they still corners if they're not 90 degrees?

[Anonymous No.1376325]

>>1376315
Admittedly, it's about both. If I collect the full set, I'll always have what I need to fix things. Will I ever need a T45 driver? Eh, probably not with what I work on, but getting that T45 and T40 probably only costs me $10, and then I can figure out storage solutions accounting for all of those drivers that I might ever need, rather than what I already need, and then ending up with loose extras later if I find I do encounter something that needed those bigger ones. Plus, my collection is complete!

[Anonymous No.1376337]

>>1376319

but who the hell would shove the screwdriver end up their ass? im talking the handle itself

[Anonymous No.1376342]

>>1376315
like other anon mentioned both also going by the philosophy of german tool reviews - never had proper quality tools invest in nice quality tools you can aford.
i used probably all of them except the torx ones (not wery comon around the house)
also i got 2 sets of isolated and not isolated flats, PZ and PH one for my workshop toolbox(where i keep the special ones - Torx, security torx, bigger sets with more sizes etc) and one for my tool bag
also this(pic) is how i store my wera screwdrivers gona fill up another drawer with pliers and another one with another screwdrivers

[Anonymous No.1376347]

>>1376337
No, I got that, but that would leave the corners resting between your butt cheeks, and I think that's what would be uncomfortable.

[Anonymous No.1376914]

Lathe chisel holder on messy lathe bench.

[Anonymous No.1376941]

I go through peanut butter jars like it’s going out of style

After I shovel one down, I just wash it and label it with whatever shit i put in it. WAY easier than having different screw types in tiny-ass drawers with much less space. You can fit like 12 jars in an apple crate.

[Anonymous No.1377063]

Mock up of the soon to be toolbox for my most used tools, there are also boxes for layout/measurement, mortise chisels and a set of auger bits that go in the center along with a brace. Thinking I will make it of poplar, maybe white pine, which ever has the best boards next time I go by the mill.

Just need to finish up the chisel storage down the side and sort things out so the tools in the bottom and the fillister/dovetail/scrub plane don't bounce around.

[Anonymous No.1377095]

>>1377063
Nice

[Anonymous No.1377309]

How do you guys deal with loose taps (and dies i guess)?
I have a handful of loose vintage ones, and i have bought a handful of brand new ones. Right now they are in a plano container kinda just slamming the cutting teeth into each other.

I just got a pretty expensive (for me) USA made coated bottoming tap and my tap storage situation is bothering me.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.1377320]

>>1377309
Wish I could post the pic but 4chan is being stupid...

Anyway I got a couple of those old-school Drilldex boxes. Try and find something like that? Maybe somewhere on ebay or amazon or even garage sales and stuff because lots of times they’re missing half the drill bits or old and dull anyway so just trash the bad bits and use it for the taps.

[Anonymous No.1377345]

This whole thread makes me hate the monsters I work with just a little more.
>i kid, I kid. Somewhat.

You would think that an apprentice could at least learn to close the drawers on the toolbox after getting stuff out or maybe use their eyeballs to read the big labels printed on the front of everything instead of slamming through every drawer, rustling things around with a paw before going to the next.

I really want to go full convict-style outline board on the wall but most of the flat wall space is taken up with demo units and display pieces for the salesmen to walk people through the 'fab and show off.

[Anonymous No.1377501]

>>1377309
I fill em with 3in1 or the like and let them soak it up over night, makes water absorption by the wood a non issue, keeps the tap happy. A piece of leather on top gives a nice tight friction fit.

I only have a few loose taps though, most are part of a kit and stay in the case they came in.

[Anonymous No.1377504]

>>1377309
Each tap in a labelled ziplock bag.

[Anonymous No.1377513]

>>1377309

I used to do the small baggie thing like >>1377504. Bit of a pain in the ass, since the oil made the sharpie wipe off effortlessly.

More recently, I 3D printed a bunch of special 3-part containers to hold the tap, tap drill, and clearance drill.

[Anonymous No.1377934]

>>1377513
>More recently, I 3D printed a bunch of special 3-part containers to hold the tap, tap drill, and clearance drill.
Pics or it didn't happen.

[Anonymous No.1377944]

>>1377934

Honestly, they're not that great. They work well, but the cap is a huge waste of plastic. They were one of the first things I made, and I didn't know what kind of tolerances I get out of this printer.

If I had to do them again, they'd just be hexagons with a normal twist cap.

[Anonymous No.1377953]

>>1377944
You should try something like this (commonly used to ship endmills and taps in), the bumps hold the inner and outer sleeve together and they work with various lengths. Quick to open, don't need to be precise, and should wear better over time compared to threads.

[Anonymous No.1377990]

>>1377953

That's sort of what I was going for. Those small bumps actually do require fairly tight tolerances to work properly, as do most small snap-action retaining features.

The other issue that I didn't notice at first is that the drills are much longer than the taps. The adjustability of the containers doesn't help at that point, because then the tap is free to rub against the drill(s) if the cap isn't all the way down.

Either way, I went through the hassle of designing some fully-parametric, 3D-printable bottles and threaded caps for small parts storage (specifically SMD stuff). Some small modifications to those would make better and far more material-efficient tap/drill storage if I ever need to make more.

[Anonymous No.1378002]

>>1369490
A giant tool chest, and then a peg board solved all of my problems. Might work for you as well. I can fit 10k worth of tools into a very small space, and everything still be ready to grab.

[Anonymous No.1378232]

>>1377309
Could buy some cheap magnets and make a rack with them?

[Anonymous No.1378248]

>>1371299

>my fire cabinet is made of wood

LOL

[Anonymous No.1378328]

>>1378232
Hope you don't plan on using those taps on steel.

[Anonymous No.1378334]

>>1377990
>because then the tap is free to rub against the drill(s) if the cap isn't all the way down.
you put them each in their own container....

[Anonymous No.1378350]

>>1378248
It's in a two car garage that I sometimes make stuff in(usually just messes). Up until 2 months ago, it was inches shy of swinging into an old mattress I needed to take to the dump. Prior to the cabinet, it was all just sitting on top of one of those Gorilla/Muscle racks. I'll take the wood. I plan to put some kinda coating on to help seal it up a bit, but if it ever comes to the point where metal vs wood matters, I've already got bigger issues.
>>1378232
Don't magnetize taps, chips will stick to them.

[Anonymous No.1378469]

>>1377309
Saw a guy on youtube use water bottle ice cube trays, stack them on top of each other. Plastic isnt going to hurt the cutting edges

[Anonymous No.1378471]

>>1378469
Look at something like this maybe, then stack and stick in a toolbox
https://www.amazon.com/Ice-Rolls-Making-Trays-Covers/dp/B01BR0AW2W/

[Anonymous No.1378498]

>>1378471
Those trays are physically large and the covers are unnecessary
Just bought a 6 pack of trays on ebay for $7.
They are smaller and dirt cheap. I dont need anything super sturdy or strong. And if the idea sucks ill use the rest of the trays to make ice cubes.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Pcs-White-Ice-Cube-Stick-Tray-Fit-Sport-Water-Bottle-Cylinder-Freezer-Tray-Lot/141745212087

[Anonymous No.1378549]

>>1378498
Just remember to oil then well, plastic can not wick away moisture.

There is a reason machinist traditionally used wood for their chests instead of the metals which were the materials of their trade.

[Anonymous No.1378932]

>>1378549
Really? I would think that while wood would wick large amounts of moisture away, it would also ensure that there was always a small amount of moisture in contact with the thing, and that you'd be better off just drying things that were wet before storage.

[Anonymous No.1378978]

>>1378932
Regardless of what you store in, you need to keep tools dry and oiled if you want them rust free,

The problem with metal/plastic containers is that moisture in the air can condense and has a tendency to collect and get trapped between tool and case. With wood this is not an issue, the moisture in the air that condenses is sucked up by the wood.

In the modern world of climate control, this is less of an issue, and is not much of an issue either way if you keep things clean and oiled, wood adds an extra layer of protection, but if you lack a climate controlled shop and enjoy wide swing in temp and humidity, wood makes life abit easier and less oily.

[Anonymous No.1378994]

>>1378978
Ah, that makes sense, thanks.

[Anonymous No.1379045]

>>1378978
>In the modern world of climate control, this is less of an issue


>mfw all of my tools are in an unheated garage
It didnt take long after buying this place to figure it out. EVERYTHING gets doused in oil

[Anonymous No.1379061]

R8 my wrench drawer organization.

[Anonymous No.1379064]

>>1379061
Use a table saw if you have it, a chop saw if not, cut a bunch of slots wide enough for wrenches, and stand that shit up.

[Anonymous No.1379076]

>>1379061
Looks like my junk tool drawer

[Anonymous No.1379087]

>>1379061
If you must use a drawer for storage, invest in a few tool rolls.

[Anonymous No.1379098]

>>1379061

HOLY SHIT THIS TRIGGERS MY OCD MAN

if I had to look for a wrench in that shit I would just throw them on the floor and kick them everywhere so that you have to pick them all up and look for them. that woul dbe your punishment for keeping wrenches like this.

[Anonymous No.1379148]

>>1375870
In the 40’s the German who set this up would be sorting people into train cars and feeling very satisfied that the schedule was being adhered to. This is an unsound amount of organization

[Anonymous No.1379164]

>>1379148
That's the case them come in, and they're designed by Germans, so...

[Anonymous No.1379167]

>>1379164
The point .
You have missed it....

[Anonymous No.1379171]

>>1379148
if only chinkshit cases were as organized as this, I might actually get all the pieces for once

[Anonymous No.1379204]

>>1378334

Defeats the purpose, which is to keep the taps and associated drills together.

[Termi No.1379205]

Do you guys even use your tools? Wtf?

[Anonymous No.1379242]

>>1379204
Glue the containers together in pairs... tap goes in one, bit goes in the other.. keeps them together with no rubbing

[Anonymous No.1379245]

>>1379171
Half the fun of chinkshit is the surprise though. Am I going to get all the pieces? Will fong accidentally have put in all pozidrive #2’s instead of philips? Where’s the fun in actually reliably getting what you paid for?

[Anonymous No.1379390]

>>1379098
I guess I'd better not post my socket drawer and tap drawer then

[Anonymous No.1379678]

>>1379390
The one drawer that's solely grippin' stuff, but there's more cutters and nippers and pliers and pliers wrenches scattered about the garage. These and the sockets are next on the list of things to organize. How do you guys keep this shape of tool organized?

[Anonymous No.1379681]

The one drawer that's solely grippin' stuff, but there's more cutters and nippers and pliers and pliers wrenches scattered about the garage. These and the sockets are next on the list of things to organize. How do you guys keep this shape of tool organized?

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.1379686]

>>1379681
Pile em up because I don’t have 900 sq ft of drawer space

>>1379390
Kek. I have a good complete kit, and a few of those steel rail holders, and then a drawer full of loose ones that is infurating to dig through.

[Anonymous No.1379689]

>>1369490
Nice stack

>no homo

[Anonymous No.1379694]

>>1369490

[Anonymous No.1379696]

>>1379694

[Anonymous No.1379699]

heh heh someone should appreciate this drawer, rusty worthless fuckin' easy-outs

[Anonymous No.1379703]

>>1379699
>worthless
Send em my way if that's how you feel.

[Anonymous No.1379704]

>>1379703
they mainly exist to give you hope and then expand the stuck screw into the wall of the hole and make them harder to get out

[Anonymous No.1379708]

>>1379704
I've heard people talk shit about those little 4 packs of double sided drill/screw extractors, and I've had great luck with them. Plus I just like playing with new tools, and I haven't tried that style yet. Fuck it, if you really hate that drawer, I'll pay to ship it.

[Anonymous No.1379709]

>>1379708
Sadly I don't have a good set of left handed drill bits yet, so I can't get rid of it.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.1379721]

>>1379708
I bought a pack of those a couple years ago and have yet to use them.

I mean they might work in the best case scenario- a stripped phillips head on a wood screw. And typically you can just lean into the drill kinda hard and it will grip it enough to get them out. If the screw is fucked beyond that, I’m not sure how useful the extractors would be.

Idk why I bought them. Those $10 impulse buys on the clip strip next to the reguster

[Anonymous No.1379726]

>>1379721
lol, filtered.

[Anonymous No.1379743]

>>1379721
I've only used them a couple times, nothing heavy-industry-fucked, but a step above wood screws in wood. Worked great.

[Anonymous No.1379798]

>>1379721
The extraction side works quite well on those. The drilling side not so much. Just use any other drill bit for the pilot hole

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.1379825]

>tfw organized my baby 1/4” drawer finally and put repeats in a second little box. The drawer is all 6pt and the extra box has duplicates and a bunch of 12pt sockets.

I need to do something better with the 3/8” and 1/2” drive stuff. Need a couple more rails. I was just at Home Depot tonight and they wanted way too much for their plastic trays. Guess I need to get back to HF and grab their cheap ones.

>1/2” drive SAE 12pt shallow
>1/2” drive SAE 6pt shallow
>1/2” drive Metric 6pt shallow
>3/8” drive SAE 6pt deep

I guess I need to go thru and get a complete set of 3/8” drive metrics on one rail. And then the duplicates I can box up and get out of the box and store em somewhere else as replacements.
>>1379726
thx bby ;^)

[Anonymous No.1379844]

>>1379825
Serious question. I've seen you on /out/ where the board culture seems more tolerant of trips, and that's cool and all, but if the board culture here is not so cool with it, why would you keep using it? I get that it's the internet and all, and you just don't care because you're cool, but what's up for real? Someone here piss you off, or are you teaching us a lesson by showing us that you're in charge? And for the record I've never replied to any of your posts before.

[Termite No.1379846]

>>1379844
/out/ was very pissed when I got there with muh tripcode too. The bitter asses filtered it or realized they’re retarded for getting angry at it. The rest are just like “Ohhhh it’s him again.”

Don’t worry bout it mang.

I need to figure out this drawer maybe.

[Anonymous No.1379852]

>>1379846
Thanks for the straight answer. I prefer anonymity personally, but you do you I guess.

[Anonymous No.1379861]

>>1379846
we don't care as much as you think we do, snowflake.

[Anonymous No.1379868]

>>1379846
>realized they’re retarded for getting angry at it

>

[Anonymous No.1379874]

>>1379844
>>1379846
>>1379852
I just disable trips on mobile, and ignore them on desktop unless I consistently see that user shitposting, then I filter them. But I think subconsciously, it's harder to take tripfags seriously, because they've already started their post off with such a retarded statement ("I'm important enough that you'll care more about me than the content of my message"), that they then really need to redeem themselves in their post after that. I mean, usually. Sometimes you find the same guy posting big image dumps or something and it's just nice to keep track if you're having a conversation across multiple dumps, or TheFalcon on /g/.

[CocaColaCarpetMuncher No.1379878]

>>1379861
>>1379868
>cares enough to comment on it (twice)

>>1379825
Yeee stashing all those loose and duplicates away. Pulled 3 decent sets out and had a holder for the 3/8” drive 6pt shallow mm’s. Need 2 more of these holders, one for the 12pt shallows and then maybe like half of one for the 6pt deeps.

And found one fucking 8pt socked. Dammit.

>>1379874
Pls stay on topic

[Anonymous No.1379879]

>>1379874
>TheFalcon on /g/.

Shit site

[Anonymous No.1379880]

>>1379878
>two posts with dissenting opinions
>claims samefag

Ah, the downfall of being an attentionwhore. Being remembered for every time you post something stupid. But I guess any attention is good attention.

[Anonymous No.1379883]

>>1379825
>>1379846
>>1379878
I saw some dude tell you in another thread something like "enjoy it while it lasts, because it won't", you are now seeing it. This is /diy/. We don't do tripfags and identity, we do information. Forcing your identity is demonstrating that you are more interested in e-fame and being known than contributing solid knowledge to the board just because you wish to contribute, nothing more.

You are on an anonymous image board. Sure, it might fly on other boards, but look at the circlejerking that happens in generals on /g/, /o/, /vg/ and /k/. I don't lurk /out/ but I'm certain the same thing. Fucked if we want that here. Every single trip that has appeared here has been rapidly and angrily ran the fuck off, because we are just not interested in egotistical fucks who insist on putting themselves above the rest of us. We have USAF machinists, CERN engineers, professionals from all walks of life posting here, and all of them can do it without the need to make a name for themselves. What the fuck makes you so special tripcunt?

But by all means, force the point, but watch your replies dwindle and the hostility rise more and more as people realise what you are actually here for. As that other anon predicted, it is starting. Enjoy.

Sage because fucking tripcunt drama.

[CocaColaCarpetMuncher No.1379885]

>>1379883
That was a long post to tell us you don’t care about tripcodes.

I came to this thread to talk about tool organizations, not tripcodes. You made it about tripcodes.

>tfw so much cleaner and 1.5” sockets stored securley away where they will maybe one day be forgotten about 5 years from now when I actually need them

[Anonymous No.1379886]

>>1379885
>I came to this thread to talk about tool organizations, not tripcodes

What a shame, you arent going to get much else by namefagging.

[Anonymous No.1379888]

>>1379885
I didn't actually express an opinion about tripcodes either way. I just presented my observations of the few tripfags that have tried and failed to make a name here in the past. But it is only natural that an identity seeking individual would seek to make it personal I guess. As other have said to you. Look around, you are literally the only tripcunt here. Ever stop to wonder why?

> I came to this thread to talk about tool organizations, not tripcodes. You made it about tripcodes.
By this logic, an organism that reacts to a negative external force is at fault for reacting, not the external force. Classic tripcunt logic.

Naturally, if you dropped the trip once your thread about how much of a fuck up you are at wrenching on cars had died, we would not even be having the discussion. Feel free to post anonymously if you wish to participate though. At least that way people will not look at you and think "oh, hey, that's that faggot who seemed almost proud of how much of a fuckup he is at wrenching on cars"

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.1379897]

>>1379888
Nice numbers.

>so he admits trips are helpful sometimes
And I’m too lazy to delete it every time I post in a different thread or bored. If it offends you that much, filter me. But you will miss pictures of my trainwreck DIY weekend projects.

I changed my headlight the other morning and it all went pretty smooth. And then was bored and re-caulked muh bathtub Wednesday.

Tube of silicone (not the one that goes in the gun, the smaller ones) broke open at the seal on the back and was a little messy for a second, but that turned out better than I expected. I think next time I will get the gun and the big tube. Even if I have to throw out half the tube at the end, the extra contol might be nice.

[Big Tony !!AB4f2ULK+UF No.1379898]

>>1379888
>>1379886
>>1379883

Please leave my freind alone and try to stay on topic. Tell us about your tool organization! As a USAF machinist or CERN engineer I'm sure you have lots to share with lesser folk.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.1379902]

>>1379898
>CERN Engineer
Kek. It’s amazing how many of those guys post on 4chan. Lots of kids who just inherited $10,000,000 from their uncles who raped them too,

There’s some US-Made tool co that I have seen mentioned before, and it’s like the shit NASA uses. Dude who does the oil changes on Trump’s limo uses them. Like so expensive that you would only buy them if you’re trying to blow out your gov’t budget at the end of the fiscal year.

Does anybody know the name? IIRC wrenches and drivers and stuff were all blue handles but could be wrong,

[Anonymous No.1379941]

>>1377063
Nice, are your planes homemade? Do you only use wooden ones?

[Anonymous No.1379960]

>>1379897
>And I’m too lazy to delete it every time I post
Just delete it once then kill yourself,problem solved.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.1379968]

>>1379960
Nah bro it doesn’t work like that. If I don’t have the tripcode, people who filtered me will still see this pic every time I post it on /out/. And shit gets confusing in a few of the generals.

It’s easiest just to leave it be.

[Anonymous No.1379969]

>>1379968
> it's easier on me to keep my trip than it is for me to give a fuck about the existing conventions of a board that I have never been on before.
..And this is why /diy/ hates tripcunts. Go choke on a dick you arrogant fuck.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.1380065]

Good ol’ Harbor Freight and their 99¢ socket holder rails

[Anonymous No.1380083]

>>1379968
namefagging AND avatarfagging?
son, you don't belong here

[Anonymous No.1380089]

>>1379968
>still see this pic every time I post it on /out/

An avatar too? You need to be 18 to use this site, alternatively you can bypass the 18 rule by posting quality content anonymously instead of shitposting quantity. Go back to instructables.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.1380101]

>>1380083
>>1380089
So do you like my cleaned up socket collection? I figured I probably won’t need 6x 11/16 sockets at the same time so I got rid of some of the extras and got everything into sets that make sense

>avatar
Ehh I’m not really into sci-fi and blue chicks. Real life and light brown chicks are more my thing.

[Anonymous No.1380157]

>>1379941
Those wooden planes are E.C. Emmerich, I have made planes and I have some getting ready to be made. I use both wooden and metal, there are a few metal planes in that picture, shoulder plane, couple block planes, a side rabbet and the router and shaves in the bottom. When it comes down to it, I will reach for the wooden wedge set planes over the metal counter parts every time, prefer them all around. This chest is just the most used tools so I can grab it and setup outside on a nice day and not need to haul much if anything else.

[Anonymous No.1380165]

>>1380101
You lying, tripfagging piece of shit... How fucking dare you? So help me, if I have to come through the god damned internet and kick your ass, I will. I seriously hope I NEVER see you talk about sci-fi like that again, motherfucker! There will be hell to pay!

[Anonymous No.1380168]

>>1380101
Jesus, enoughs enough dude, I've had tripcodes off on my phone for the last year or so, you're why I'm turning them back on, so I can see when someone needs filtering. Doesn't 4chan-X have an option to default to tripfagging only certain boards?

[Anonymous No.1380219]

>>1379878
>actually greentexts on how people care about him for validation

[Anonymous No.1380255]

>>1380101
Fuck off tripcunt

[Anonymous No.1380877]

I'm excited.

[Anonymous No.1380931]

>>1380877
What am I looking at?

[Anonymous No.1380949]

>>1380931
Fancy socket trays from Westling Machine. Machined from a billet of aluminium.

[Anonymous No.1380990]

>>1380949

jesus christ anon, could you take a fucking smaller pic? fuck dude if you wanna show off your work, take a high quality picture.. jeez you are worthless

[Anonymous No.1381044]

>>1380990
Not my pic, I found it on Google, mine still haven't shipped.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.1381082]

>>1380949
>99¢ each

You could’ve bought 20 of them and had the money left over to swich to a better cell phone carrier instead of Cricket.

Hey but your socket organizers will probably survive a nuclear explosion, so at least you have that.

Jk they’re nice, but everything comes with 20 pins so you can’t really customize. Post a pic when you get them and have all your stuff set up.

>>1380165
I never said anything bad about sci-fi. I just said I prever light brown girls over sci-fi.

[Anonymous No.1382284]

[Anonymous No.1382984]

>>1380877
>>1380931
>>1380949
>>1380990
>>1381044
It's happening bois

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.1382989]

>>1382984
Which ones did you git?

>not 99¢

I’m sure they’re nice. That company is fuckin strange too, they make aftermarket parts for VWs and socket holders.

[Anonymous No.1383016]

I gotta say, for the price, I'm a little let down. They're perfectly functional, and they fit my drawers just about perfectly, so I have no complaints there, it's just that the finish could be a bit better. There are a few places where the fly cutter hit that don't look uniform, and they've only broken the edge on the bottom along the straight edges, not along the radiused edges. There are a few minor spots where the anodizing is already dinged, especially along the edges(45 degree angle, not a round edge), and I spent maybe 3 minutes scraping little aluminum slivers off the base of the pegs on the 1/4" tray.

It is what it is, and what it is is the nicest looking, most durable socket storage I've found, I just expected a bit better finish for a triple digit price on an empty storage solution.

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.1383031]

>>1383016
Sucks about the finish.

So what, you have it set for shallow and deep of each size? Or 6pt and 12pt of each? Oh and how tall are the pegs, like 1/2”? Do the sockets fit real snug?

And related to what I posted earlier, how the hell did you settle on that company and not something more widely known?

[Anonymous No.1383318]

>>1383031
You're lucky I post while I poop, I haven't synced my filters to my tablet in a while. I don't have an impact, so for now it's standard/deep 6-pt when available, 12-pt when I'm impatient and grab it locally. They measure spot on at 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" according to my Harbor Freight caliper, so loose enough nothing is press fit, but not overly wiggly. Pins are 9/10/14mm tall, so tall enough that you can't knock sockets over, even if you barely lift them first. Reddit has a huge boner for them, so that's how I noticed them, but after looking around, I didn't find a solution I liked better. A similar style and layout but with a twist-lock probably would have been my first choice, but after trying these, I'm glad this is what I got. Everything stays on well enough I can still move it around with me, although obviously it's not a rail that you can toss in a bag. Fuck rails for a tool chest, they're a pain to remove and reinsert.

[Anonymous No.1383332]

>>1383318
>You're lucky I post while I poop, I haven't synced my filters to my tablet in a while.
Yet you're still replying to him..

[Anonymous No.1383339]

>>1383332
He shitposts often enough to warrant filtering, but that post wasn't one of those times.

[yung lean No.1384351]

empty snuff cans

[Anonymous No.1384537]

>>1384351
Hanging on to this for a few weeks because I love little containers, waiting to see if I find anything they'd be good for. Probably going to use a couple for set screws or something and toss the rest here in a couple more weeks.

[Anonymous No.1384538]

>>1384537

[Anonymous No.1384553]

>>1384538
where?

[Anonymous No.1384554]

>>1384553
Someone else brought em back from Canada, but you can find them online.

[Anonymous No.1384568]

>>1384538
Unironically have a box just like this of my own mini tic tac boxes.
I though i was crazy. I thought of using them as colour filters for LEDs or something but they are quite an awkward size.

[Anonymous No.1384571]

>>1372041
those things are rad, especially if you are more into parting things out or engineering complicated stuff.

[Anonymous No.1384579]

>>1384568
eyeballing the size, I suppose they might be good for holding bulk SMT components, if you don't already have cut tape storage sorted

[Anonymous No.1384582]

>>1374908

Yea, I work at a grocery store and have a really nice rolling tray that was used for Little Debbie's several years ago. We found it upstairs and it was going in the dumpster.

[Anonymous No.1384767]

Is this worth the 110 usd?

[Anonymous No.1384783]

>>1384767
I think there are better ways to spend $120 on some VSD's, but it's one of those cases where it's one of the top brands, if you want that one, you just suck it up and pay the premium. Personally I'd say to check Amazon.de(or watch regular Amazon for pricing errors) for some Wera, and only buy the sizes you need. I'm slowly filling out my Wera sets at $4-5 a driver, I just throw an extra in to any Amazon order I make.

[Anonymous No.1384790]

>>1384767
If you're a professional electrician yes.