tool box recommendation please

[capybaras]

Our tools are disorganized. We need a nice box to keep them all in one place. Any suggestions? Please post pics :banana:

[false_Aest]

Snap On if you can afford it.

Craftsman if you can't.


Home Depot/Lowes/Sam's Club if you're looking for bargain.

[GuyGadois]

Costco has these (http://tinyurl.com/popv5m) and they are increadible. I have seen them used IN the house. Super smooth but a bit costly at $950.

http://content.costco.com/Images/Content/ProductLarge/293495LL.jpg

-GG-

[false_Aest]

Same thing is avail at Sam's Club and costs 2-3x cheaper than the comp. Snap On.

They feel smooth but who knows how they work when loaded up with tools.

[capybaras]

Thanks! :beer:

I was thinking about something more portable for the bike tools. Sometimes bikes are worked in the basement, sometimes the garage, sometimes the living room - but so annoying when you think you have everything you need and then have to go back and rummage around for the missing tool(s).

[PaulE]

Get the big tool boxes from your choice of the above and put them in the basement or garage, wherever your "permanent" workshop will be. Then use a 5 gallon plastic pail, or small tool box, to take what you need to your satellite location for the job at hand. Always put everything back where it belongs in the big tool boxes when you finish. Over time you will find you will bring your repairs to the permanent workshop. There. :)

[39cross]

These boxes come in handy, they have a nice self-mobilization feature in case you need a certain tool and can't reach it. In fact they even feature a "third-hand" if you need to adjust a set of center-pulls.
http://cotswoldbookseller.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/cardboard-boxes.jpg?w=300&h=195

[thejen12]

These boxes come in handy, they have a nice self-mobilization feature in case you need a certain tool and can't reach it. In fact they even feature a "third-hand" if you need to adjust a set of center-pulls.
http://cotswoldbookseller.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/cardboard-boxes.jpg?w=300&h=195
Looks like they come pre-filled with "tools", too!

Jenn

[false_Aest]

http://www.craftsman.com/shc/s/p_10155_12602_00965427000P?vName=Storage+%26+Garag e&cName=Tool+Storage&sName=Hand+Boxes+%26+Portables

Craftsman 4 drawer portable.

~$60 (cheaper if you rock the father's day sales).

I really really really dislike plastic boxes. They break--hinges, lids, etc.

5 gallon bucket and a tool caddy works too, is cheaper and lighter BUT its hard to put stickers all over them. And, I've only used them for construction type stuff.

[gemship]

I'm loving my Park AK-37 tool kit contained in one of the nicest plastic boxes I have ever seen. As well as my Park portable bike stand. I can work on a modern bicycle just about anywhere in style,like a pro and only for the grand sum of 330$ bucks. I know this doesn't answer the question but perhaps some one will read it and say gee I could use that. Before acquiring that stuff I was flipping bikes upside down and had a couple of small metal tool boxes with handles, I was basically seriously lacking and didn't do much repairs.

[dogdriver]

I've been using a plastic fishing box for years-- works great.

[Ti Designs]

I was thinking about something more portable for the bike tools. Sometimes bikes are worked in the basement, sometimes the garage, sometimes the living room - but so annoying when you think you have everything you need and then have to go back and rummage around for the missing tool(s).


There's two flights of stairs between your bike room and the garage, and some narrow landings and white walls in there - the big, bulky box would be a mistake. I would suggest looking at what are called side boxes, the narrow set of drawers that mount on the side of the full size tool box. You can mount rubber feet or wheels on the bottom and a handle on top and load up most of the bike tools you'll need. Truck boxes also come in lots of sizes and shapes, if you're into polished diamond plate. I think the nice alternative would be a machinist's box, which are made of oak or maple with box joint corners and felt lined drawers. They tend to be lighter than steel boxes, have more variety in drawer size and depth and don't make that noise when you lift them (I hate the sound of 20 pounds of loose tools slamming into the back of a steel box). They can be expensive as hell, but the used tool place in Waltham sometimes has a few at great prices...

[soulspinner]

http://www.craftsman.com/shc/s/p_10155_12602_00965427000P?vName=Storage+%26+Garag e&cName=Tool+Storage&sName=Hand+Boxes+%26+Portables

Craftsman 4 drawer portable.

~$60 (cheaper if you rock the father's day sales).

I really really really dislike plastic boxes. They break--hinges, lids, etc.

5 gallon bucket and a tool caddy works too, is cheaper and lighter BUT its hard to put stickers all over them. And, I've only used them for construction type stuff.

You nailed it... :beer:

[-dustin]

http://www.pbase.com/inbred/image/105373976/large.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/inbred/image/105373979/large.jpg

lacks frame prep tools. Box is an Ellis...$300-ish...I think. Pallets were about $100. Lifetime warranty, everything is replaceable.

[Walter]

I posted the same inquiry recently and got some great feedback: http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=56702&highlight=tool+boxes

The Pedro's box with tools is especially nice. I do not know if you can buy the box and pallets alone (w/o tools).

[nervexpro55]

Thanks! :beer:

I was thinking about something more portable for the bike tools. Sometimes bikes are worked in the basement, sometimes the garage, sometimes the living room - but so annoying when you think you have everything you need and then have to go back and rummage around for the missing tool(s).
I have been using this snap on tool box for over 10 years and with the large handle on top and the trays that spread out when you open it makes it ideal for bike tools. Very heavyduty contruction.

[Mikej]

I have been using this snap on tool box for over 10 years and with the large handle on top and the trays that spread out when you open it makes it ideal for bike tools. Very heavyduty contruction.
I just checked Snap On - those are 122$ Not bad, and you wont have to worry about picking everything up when the plastic hinge fails!

[nervexpro55]

I just checked Snap On - those are 122$ Not bad, and you wont have to worry about picking everything up when the plastic hinge fails!
Hey Mike
I was doing a search for other tool boxes like my snap on and seen this excel box for about $30 a lot less money then snap on. Although i dont have one to compare quality but im going to order one for that price and find out. Here is link to box,http://www.toolboxesdirect.com/tool-boxes/metal-tool-boxes/excel5compartmenttoolbox.cfm.