Tools you wish you'd bought sooner...

[RacingPete]

Show me your insides of your tool storage thingy.

Now the proud owner of this, looking for inspiration in how to stack it and load it from those that have used them regularly. Thinking spanners and sockets etc at top for quick access, but then that means removing from the carry cases I have etc.

Inspire me please (obviously I’m hoping for the need to purchase something frivolous needed as part of that)

[Chicken_Satay]

Silicon removal attachment for multi tool. I was worried it'd maybe scratch the edge of the bath but it worked a treat! It certainly doesn't risk any more scratches than the old process of scraping the silicon away with a sharp blade/stanley knife. Much much quicker too.

[Mars]

RacingPete said:

Show me your insides of your tool storage thingy.

Now the proud owner of this, looking for inspiration in how to stack it and load it from those that have used them regularly. Thinking spanners and sockets etc at top for quick access, but then that means removing from the carry cases I have etc.

Inspire me please (obviously I’m hoping for the need to purchase something frivolous needed as part of that)

I was just going to post that my carry case catch has broken, and ask what my options are. I don't think I have room for a chest that big though.

[Bill]

My carry case hinges split so that was an easy decision.

[Accelebrate]

I kept my Halfords sets in their carry cases for jobs outside the garage, track days and scrap yard trips. I then bought better quality individual socket sets, wrenches, extensions etc. to populate my tool chest. So the correct answer is to buy more tools…

[Teddy Lop]

gtidriver said:

My latest Festool purchase, of course it has no impact bits with it,so today a Festool bit kit that fits in an insert in the box will arrive.
I'm running out of Festool shizzle to buy. It'll be either the new saw stop table saw or a chop saw..

Is that biscuit tin plastic or something better?

Annoying at that level. Milwaukee are just as bad, they do the excellent packout range but supply most tools in basic boxes with biscuit tray inserts.

[dickymint]

Thought I'd share a 30% Discount code (plus free tub of cutting paste and glasses) for those TTP Hard Drills I keep harping on about...................

[bodhi]

heisthegaffer said:

bodhi said:

And just to give some insight from the Green side of the fence - looks like Bosch do something called the Easy Pump, for around £60 with a built in battery.

https://road.cc/content/review/bosch-easypump-2974...

Almost tempted to pick one up myself I will admit.

I've got one of these for cycling, football and general bits and pieces. Pretty decent but took forever to pump up a car tyre!

I ended up getting one yesterday and have had a play with it today - I'm suitably impressed. Checked 6 tyre pressures before I ran out of battery, with most of the battery going on the one that was at 8 PSI...

Will save many trips to the petrol station to pay £1 for some air as a bonus.

[dlks151]

RacingPete said:

Show me your insides of your tool storage thingy.

Now the proud owner of this, looking for inspiration in how to stack it and load it from those that have used them regularly. Thinking spanners and sockets etc at top for quick access, but then that means removing from the carry cases I have etc.

Inspire me please (obviously I’m hoping for the need to purchase something frivolous needed as part of that)

Here's a teaser for you, more tools than I care to photograph just in case the wife ever comes across this post . I've bought a lot of the Teng individual sets over the years and they've proved to really good quality tools and the storage compartment helps keep a track on whats missing (take note son in law !!!).

[dickymint]

Thought I'd share a 30% Discount code (plus free tub of cutting paste and glasses) for those TTP Hard Drills I keep harping on about...................

[mickk]

You have a link for us thickies?

[dickymint]

mickk said:

You have a link for us thickies?

https://ttp-hard-drills.com/shop/metric-cobalt-drill-bits/cobalt-drill-bits-metric-sizes/

[RacingPete]

dlks151 said:

Here's a teaser for you, more tools than I care to photograph just in case the wife ever comes across this post . I've bought a lot of the Teng individual sets over the years and they've proved to really good quality tools and the storage compartment helps keep a track on whats missing (take note son in law !!!).

Now that is inspiration.

[gtidriver]

Teddy Lop said:

gtidriver said:

My latest Festool purchase, of course it has no impact bits with it,so today a Festool bit kit that fits in an insert in the box will arrive.
I'm running out of Festool shizzle to buy. It'll be either the new saw stop table saw or a chop saw..

Is that biscuit tin plastic or something better?

Annoying at that level. Milwaukee are just as bad, they do the excellent packout range but supply most tools in basic boxes with biscuit tray inserts.

Its a little thicker than biscuit tin stuff, all tool manufacturers seam to use the same or very similar set up..

[Jakg]

RacingPete said:

Show me your insides of your tool storage thingy.

Now the proud owner of this, looking for inspiration in how to stack it and load it from those that have used them regularly. Thinking spanners and sockets etc at top for quick access, but then that means removing from the carry cases I have etc.

Inspire me please (obviously I’m hoping for the need to purchase something frivolous needed as part of that)

Accelebrate said:

I kept my Halfords sets in their carry cases for jobs outside the garage, track days and scrap yard trips. I then bought better quality individual socket sets, wrenches, extensions etc. to populate my tool chest. So the correct answer is to buy more tools…

The problem with buying sets is as soon as you buy one more socket, you've got nowhere to put it. And you always need more tools!

Old pictures, but spanners all in racks:



And sockets on storage rail tray things:



You can get the rails loose for putting on their side going in drawers as well but a bit fiddly.

For hex bits I've found it cheaper to buy the "kit" that includes the cheapest bits and some rubber holders and just bin the bits (assuming you have impact bits or whatever)

[benp1]

Agree with that. Always impressed at how good shadow foam etc looks but that would never work for me as even though I thought I had all the bits I need, I’m still buying odd bits here and there to add to my tools e.g. a 42mm socket for a hub nut, another set of pliers, or a different type of mallet

[YankeePorker]

dlks151 said:

Here's a teaser for you, more tools than I care to photograph just in case the wife ever comes across this post . I've bought a lot of the Teng individual sets over the years and they've proved to really good quality tools and the storage compartment helps keep a track on whats missing (take note son in law !!!).

Good lord man, I know it’s not in the spirit of the thread but stop buying things, there’s no way that you need all that!

[GeneralBanter]

YankeePorker said:

Good lord man, I know it’s not in the spirit of the thread but stop buying things, there’s no way that you need all that!

They look well used which is impressive.

[sparkythecat]

I got some of these Sealey socket storage rails a couple of years ago.
They're great for finding the right sized socket at a glance as all the posts are labelled.
Suitable for deep and shallow sockets and available in all 3 drive sizes


https://www.sealey.co.uk/product/5637200084/38sq-d...

[dlks151]

YankeePorker said:

Good lord man, I know it’s not in the spirit of the thread but stop buying things, there’s no way that you need all that!

You've literally only seen the half of it, and there's very little that hasn't been used at some point in time, but remember this has been accumulated over 40yrs, I've still got some tools from when I was an apprentice.