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Alright guys, post em up! This is nowhere near all of them but here are a bunch of mine.
1/2″ socket drawer:
3/8″ socket drawer:
1/4″ socket/bit drawer
Electrical tools:
Electrical testers/etc
Drill bits, impact bits, sawzall blades, hole saws, etc.
Hand held power tool cabinet. A lot of red tools in there, lol
Screwdrivers and nail guns
Another pegboard view. Not a real good pic but yes, there are 20 some pairs of channellock brand pliers, lol
Here are my babies. Proto ASD combos in SAE and metric. Behind most of them there are either Blackhawk or Gearwrench ratcheting combos. Stubbies in several sizes as well.
Is says I do not have perrmission to view?
Man thats a nice line up. I dont have a lot of hand tools. In fact I only have a set of craftsman that i keep in a case. Guess I am behind and have to pick some more up
ChaseRogers wrote:
Is says I do not have perrmission to view?
Hmmm….. I’ll see if I can fix
I am having the same problem too….
I can’t see them either.
Can you guys see them now?
Nice collection 🙂
Buy good tools and they last,they last even longer when you look after them like Conductor does.:)
Nice setup and collection conductor!
Thanks guys 🙂 I guess I was successful in getting you guys set up to view them. I go through at least twice a year and clean up, remove any rust (there is very rarely any), and give every hand tool I have a coat of Liquid Wrench Silicone spray. Anything that’s worn is fixed or replaced. My bi-annual tool maintenance projects usually take 2 or 3 days to complete, but its well worth it. I try to do it before summer and before winter.
Post em up guys. Lets see yours!
Do you just grind off the rust?
ChaseRogers wrote:
Do you just grind off the rust?
For light rust I usually use a small wire brush. For heavier rust I use a wire wheel attached to my drill press, being as gentle as I can in both cases. For Chrome tools I use Evapo-Rust. It’s a liquid you soak them in overnight and works great without scratching it all up. Google Evapo-Rust and check it out. It’s a little expensive, but it is reusable.
Ok thanks.
Also Conductor does it affect the grips on the tools when you soak them?
ChaseRogers wrote:
Also Conductor does it affect the grips on the tools when you soak them?
No. Evapo-Rust is pretty great stuff. It removes rust without harming the grips or the chrome. I soaked a pair of pliers for 3 days without harm.
I wish I could keep them that organized but I always end up throwing them in my truck for a job and throwing them back anywhere in the garage when I’m done only to load diffrent tools for a diffrent job. A never ending battle trying to keep them organized.
This is how I store my hand tools. The black tactix is my old box and i just got the red task force to expand. I still am missing essential tools, but every tool i get i buy and trying to make money and do school at the same time is hard. They are sitting on an old cabinet that i painted Dewalt black and yellow. Dan, Eric, I have a spot saved for your sticker and if anyone ever wants to sell any of their kobalt tools i am interested. Please comment any ideas or suggestions.
This is the top section which is pretty empty. Got a 1.5 ft level, 25ft kobalt tape, cresent wrenches, box cutter.
Misc drawer: surveyor tape, spanner wrench, rivet gun, staple gun, very old Snap-On slip joints.
Misc screwdriving drawer: Kobalt precisions, junk bits, Skil T-Handle set, Jeggs long slotted and bit driver, Kobalt double drive.
Scraping Drawer: Kobalt scaping blade, Kobalt nail set, old chisel, gasket scraper, junk screw drivers for pounding.
Screwdriving Drawer: All Jeggs high performance assorted sizes slotted, phillips, square, torx, precision, picks.
My pride and joy gripping cutting drawer: Kobalt locking pliers/ vise grips, Kobalt magnum grips, kobalt tounge and groove, kobalt linesman, kobalt slip joint, kobalt needle nose, kobalt side cutters.
Pounding Drawer: Old ridgid pipe wrench, kobalt hammers, kobalt mini hack saw, small pry bar.
Dont have to many sockets yet but this is a sae and metric 3/8 and 1/4 drive set along with nut drivers
Can’t see you’re pics Chase, but it may be because I’m on my mobile. I’ve been buying tools for 15 years and still buy something every payday. If I live to be 100 I’ll still be buying tools. Once you get all your basics bought you can start buying vintage tools, lol. Old Plomb, Proto, Blackhawk, and New Britain are what I like.
How did you upload your pictures?
Here yall go. Tool box tour and shop update. If anyone is interested in selling any kobalt, let me know .
Says “This video is private”
Conductor562 wrote:
Says “This video is private”[/quoteNow try it conductor.
I’m gonna need a bigger truck 🙂
Nice video Chase. Looks like you’ve got a good start on your collection. You’ll be looking for a bigger box before you know it.
Thanks and I already am haha
Nice video Chase. Before you know it you’ll have a whole lot of tools but you’ll never have enough (I know I won’t). Good luck and have fun with your projects that’s what it’s all about.
Thanks Dewalttoycollector
Black Friday is the time to buy a box. I got a $1500 Craftsman box for $500. Zoro tools usually has a 40% Cyber Monday sale as well. I can’t swear they’ll have the sale again this year, but I’m putting some cash back in case they do!
Yeah I’m planning on saving a lot of money this summer.
ChaseRogers wrote:
Yeah I’m planning on saving a lot of money this summer.
Also, hit up garage sales and craiglist you can find the good old stuff for cheap sometimes I would be careful with power tools but hand tools its a nice way to build up a nice collection cheap.
I have found some good stuff at garage sales for very cheap!
I have no luck at garage sales I wish I could find some sweet deals! Its awesome to see what people use!
Yeah i just got an old dewalt radio nicad version for FREEE! Works great and its tough
crazyandy wrote:
I have no luck at garage sales I wish I could find some sweet deals! Its awesome to see what people use!
I’ve never had any luck at garage sales either. If you do find something nice, people want near retail for it.
yeah its crazy but whatcha gonna do
Hey conductor, whats in the dewalt box?
ChaseRogers wrote:
Hey conductor, whats in the dewalt box?
Corded recip saw. I also have a Dewalt 1/4 sheet palm sander, angle grinder, and table saw.
Does Milwaukee have a contractors table saw?
ChaseRogers wrote:
Does Milwaukee have a contractors table saw?
Yea, they have a DW745 Compact Model and a DW744 which is the bigger model. I have the DW744. It’s about 10 or 12 years old. My dad gave it to me when I was going to drop $750 on a Bosch 4100DG. Free is good, but the Bosch is the superior saw.
OOPS, you said Milwaukee, my bad. No Milwaukee does not make a table saw. I was mouthing off about it a couple years ago. I’d love to see them put one out though!
Yeah im surprised they dont have one yet…
ChaseRogers wrote:
Yeah im surprised they dont have one yet…
lol, am I really that obvious? I’d be in the front of the line. I’d be like one of those people that camp out in front of BestBuy for a week to get a new video game.
Conductor562 wrote:
lol, am I really that obvious? I’d be in the front of the line. I’d be like one of those people that camp out in front of BestBuy for a week to get a new video game.
Haha
Why did you put your pliers and screwdrivers on the peg board? Trying to figure out something different for my tools.
ChaseRogers wrote:
Why did you put your pliers and screwdrivers on the peg board? Trying to figure out something different for my tools.
They are easily accessible, can be quickly taken down or put up, and it’s easy to tell if something is missing. Pliers and wrenches are harder to organize in a drawer than they are on a PB. They make plier racks, but that requires you to use one of your deep drawers which are always in high demand. As for screwdrivers, they’re the most used tool and having them right in front of me is super handy compared to running back and forth to my box. Without using my PB I’d have to have twice the box I have now which would have been twice the money and twice the space.
Thanks!
Peg Board really is an awesome inexpensive way to organize your tools!
Conductor, What is on the lone rail in the 3/8 drawer, and how deep are the socket drawers?