Show Off Your Toolboxes

[Idfkman]

I've recently bought my first garage that came with a free house. Im in the process of putting together a budget minded toolbox with quality parts w/ a lifetime warranty being a necessity.

So far I've landed on a craftsman box and am planning out how I want it organized. My dad passed down a few Craftsman, Snap-on, Mac, and SK tools to me from his drag racing days which are awesome but I will need to fill in the gaps from missing parts. My older brothers had first dibs clearly years ago as not a ton of the nice stuff is left.

Curious if any of the folks here have any tool boxes they'd like to show. Would love to see how folks are organizing and what tools they keep on hand for their M.

[roastbeef]

Sup

[Idfkman]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

Sup

Goals.. Wdyt of the Husky line? I was 50/50 on Craftsman vs Husky. But my local Lowes was a bit closer than Home Depot so I said F it and went with Craftsman.
I see the shepherd is protecting the treasure lol.

[roastbeef]

Originally Posted by Idfkman

Goals.. Wdyt of the Husky line? I was 50/50 on Craftsman vs Husky. But my local Lowes was a bit closer than Home Depot so I said F it and went with Craftsman.
I see the shepherd is protecting the treasure lol.

husky is great. i know there are better boxes out there, but this one is plenty for what i need. i shopped comparable boxes and i think this one had thicker gauge construction as well. came with drawer liners, and has two power trips in the top bin where i have all my battery chargers arranged with the cords all zip-tied up.
this one was a little deeper than the other one i shopped, but i can't remember the other brand.
one of the things i like the most is the long drawer right in the middle. thats where i keep all the most common parts i'm reaching for- sockets, pliers, small hand tools.

i got it for about $800 after tax because i purposely found one with a scratch on it and asked to buy it for a discount.

[Johnny E92]

Originally Posted by Idfkman

I've recently bought my first garage that came with a free house. Im in the process of putting together a budget minded toolbox with quality parts w/ a lifetime warranty being a necessity.

So far I've landed on a craftsman box and am planning out how I want it organized. My dad passed down a few Craftsman, Snap-on, Mac, and SK tools to me from his drag racing days which are awesome but I will need to fill in the gaps from missing parts. My older brothers had first dibs clearly years ago as not a ton of the nice stuff is left.

Curious if any of the folks here have any tool boxes they'd like to show. Would love to see how folks are organizing and what tools they keep on hand for their M.

Originally Posted by Idfkman

I've recently bought my first garage that came with a free house. Im in the process of putting together a budget minded toolbox with quality parts w/ a lifetime warranty being a necessity.

So far I've landed on a craftsman box and am planning out how I want it organized. My dad passed down a few Craftsman, Snap-on, Mac, and SK tools to me from his drag racing days which are awesome but I will need to fill in the gaps from missing parts. My older brothers had first dibs clearly years ago as not a ton of the nice stuff is left.

Curious if any of the folks here have any tool boxes they'd like to show. Would love to see how folks are organizing and what tools they keep on hand for their M.

Buy the best quality tools you can afford, they will last a lifetime. I bought the best I could afford and made sure like you said they have a lifetime warranty.

Also make sure whatever brand you buy that everything in the set can be purchased individually if you buy a set of something, you don't want to buy a whole set only to loose or misplace something and not want to be able to buy just one part of the set individually if need be.

I have also added to the 'standard' big set I purchased initially, as my budget had allowed to buy purchase of extra extensions, different rachet spanners (wrenches) allen keys in sockets etc, all the same brand.

Im in Australia and like you guys in Northern America I need metric tools and inch tools (metric for the M3 and inch for the older Aussie cars that are not metric) so I went with what is in the photo (similar to MAC in the states) have never looked back.

[Scharbag]

Lots of Mastercraft stuff in there.

[tbuck]

I use Snap-On at work, but could never justify spending that kind of coin at home with no discernible difference other than the x3 cost.

Craftsman tools are great and there are many sets pre=made to get the ball rolling for not a lot of money. I started with a ~400 piece set many years ago and have added things as needed. Most sockets and such are still going strong, but have had to repair/replace a few items here and there, so the lifetime thing is great. Make sure to get a set of impact sockets and a couple battery impact drivers (I have a 3/8 and a 1/2, more than enough for just about everything).

I also have a Husky box and love it! It is a good quality and size for my needs and got it on a black Friday deal for cheap (I think ~$600). Always get a bigger box than you need, you will grow into it! And make sure to get one with strong wheels, as often the cheaper boxes have crap wheels that will break or drag after a couple years of use.

[Ajolives]

An organized mess….

[nrubenstein]

Harbor Freight, baby!

Edit: This pic is a couple years old. It's messier now.

[Davisca455]

Nothing fancy, Craftsman Boxes and mostly Craftsman tools.

The Metric/M3 drawer is the most crucial one to have properly equipped though.

The hand tool that saves me the most time is the one I made for removing/installing accessory belts.
I chopped off a large offset 14mm box wrench and after some careful measuring and trial fitting, I tack welded a thick walled length of tubing onto it.
It's not pretty, but man does it work well.

[Idfkman]

Originally Posted by Davisca455

Nothing fancy, Craftsman Boxes and mostly Craftsman tools.

The Metric/M3 drawer is the most crucial one to have properly equipped though.

The hand tool that saves me the most time is the one I made for removing/installing accessory belts.
I chopped off a large offset 14mm box wrench and after some careful measuring and trial fitting, I tack welded a thick walled length of tubing onto it.
It's not pretty, but man does it work well.

I'm severely lacking in metric tools. The tools passed down to me are about 90 percent standard. Pops is old school American muscle through and through. No torx nor inverted torx bits to be found.

I may have to rig up an accessory belt tool myself. Good idea!

[RelaxIN2]

Here you go.. I slimmed down to one box.

[HGreen335]

Newage cabinets

[Scrippy]

It's an old pick because now it has a vice, grinder/buffer wheels and a drill press. Probably going to buy the same one again to build a sandblaster on the top of it. Notice the sick rims on this bitch lol!

[roastbeef]

Here's my money shot of the fun drawer.

[Dpc2u]

A couple of wrenches and a pair of pliers.

[roastbeef]

Originally Posted by Dpc2u

A couple of wrenches and a pair of pliers.

Now THATS a fun garage!

[StripclubDJ]

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[StripclubDJ]

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[StripclubDJ]

I bought this to do my rod bearings .

[roastbeef]

That's like $100k in tools. Sheesh.

[DRLane]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

That's like $100k in tools. Sheesh.

That's a pro setup. Ain't your standard DIY.