Tool box matting / drawer liners
Discussion
First up, yes eBay has lots of options but that's the issue...!
Just bought a Halford pro roller cabinet and it came with drawer liners however said liners are sort of 3mm think fairly dense foam which are quite smooth... sort of a sheen finish if you like and whilst they do the job, when you open or close the drawers the tools all slide around and that's no use... bit like those Rolson interlocking squares you get for the floor, not very "sticky"
In my old roll cab, I had that really cheap, thin, nasty sort of rubber matting that you can use to put under rugs and stuff and whilst quicky 'tacky' it was too thin and all scrunched up in the drawers. You could buy rolls of it in the pound shop, sort of chess board weave.
So basically, trying to source a roll of something that combines both... basically the same idea as the drawer liners that Halfords supplied, semi-rigid but fairly soft to the touch and about 3mm thick but more of a rubberised construction thus non-slip and may stop my tools all sliding around.
Any recommendations... as said, lots of options on eBay but very hard to gauge without seeing the stuff!
Just bought a Halford pro roller cabinet and it came with drawer liners however said liners are sort of 3mm think fairly dense foam which are quite smooth... sort of a sheen finish if you like and whilst they do the job, when you open or close the drawers the tools all slide around and that's no use... bit like those Rolson interlocking squares you get for the floor, not very "sticky"
In my old roll cab, I had that really cheap, thin, nasty sort of rubber matting that you can use to put under rugs and stuff and whilst quicky 'tacky' it was too thin and all scrunched up in the drawers. You could buy rolls of it in the pound shop, sort of chess board weave.
So basically, trying to source a roll of something that combines both... basically the same idea as the drawer liners that Halfords supplied, semi-rigid but fairly soft to the touch and about 3mm thick but more of a rubberised construction thus non-slip and may stop my tools all sliding around.
Any recommendations... as said, lots of options on eBay but very hard to gauge without seeing the stuff!
Ikea sell some nice feeling draw liners, slightly tacky so stuff does not slide around, soft enough to absorb a battering.
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/kitchen-product...
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/kitchen-product...
Peanut Gallery said:
Ikea sell some nice feeling draw liners, slightly tacky so stuff does not slide around, soft enough to absorb a battering.
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/kitchen-product...
That's a good shout but my OCD wouldn't cope with it being white and thus grubby very quickly... I know, I know... but still... http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/kitchen-product...
GreenV8S said:
If you plan to organise the tools in each tray you might want to try using layered foam, sometimes called tool foam or 'cut and peel'. The idea is that you cut the tool outline into the upper layers and peel them off the lower layers to leave a pocket that the tool sits in.
I did consider that but I think I'd prefer the flexibility to move tools around / add more etc and so that coudl be a bit of a ballache.tapkaJohnD said:
That's looking like a candidate, similar to what I had but looks much thicker / heavier duty but if it almost sticks the tools down, that's probably a shoutThanks gents
I bought some cheap yoga mats off eBay.
They are firm enough that when fitted tightly don't move on their own.
The only downside for your requirements is that they don't come in black - but moderate bright colours contrast against tools which makes them easier to see.
Each drawer cost less than £2 to do. All the rest of the alternatives I found were several times more.
They are firm enough that when fitted tightly don't move on their own.
The only downside for your requirements is that they don't come in black - but moderate bright colours contrast against tools which makes them easier to see.
Each drawer cost less than £2 to do. All the rest of the alternatives I found were several times more.
tapkaJohnD said:
I use this in mine and it's perfect. Slightly tacky.jas xjr said:
i have bought some cheap interlocking foam floor tiles. i will be lining my toolboxes with them. have a look on youtube. but before i do that i need to organise my collection of odd , broken and mislad tools.
watch this space
I have those tiles on the floor, sort of 10mm thick interlocking but like the drawer liners supplied with the roller cabinet, they're not rubber and thus don't offer much in the way of adhesion... hence, my current drawer liners don't stop my spanners etc sliding around when the drawers are opened or it's dragged across the garage. The roll of rubber matting the chap posted earlier look like it could do the trick, I believe it has a slight tackiness to it and thus will hopefully grip the tools a bit better. Had similar before but it was a very light version, a heavy duty type should be ideal... perhaps! watch this space
That said and done, the spanners were the worst for traveling but I discovered the plastic tray they came in (which won't fit in the top drawers) can be pulled part easily and thus just leaves the sort of racking the spanners were clipped in to... and so that's appeased my OCD temporarily!
Ie the 'racking' bit that the spanners clip in to, hidden under the card / packing on this image can be pulled off the outer tray if you like... handy!
Cheers
http://www.diy.com/departments/d-c-fix-black-rubbe...
Just found this via B&Q but issue is, hard to tell which are the right cheap, lightweight versions and which are quite a heavy duty version!
Trying to avoid venturing anywhere near a shop for the next two weeks too!
Just found this via B&Q but issue is, hard to tell which are the right cheap, lightweight versions and which are quite a heavy duty version!
Trying to avoid venturing anywhere near a shop for the next two weeks too!
GreenV8S said:
If you plan to organise the tools in each tray you might want to try using layered foam, sometimes called tool foam or 'cut and peel'. The idea is that you cut the tool outline into the upper layers and peel them off the lower layers to leave a pocket that the tool sits in.
this is what i intend to do. mostly for my socketsDavie said:
jas xjr said:
this is what i intend to do. mostly for my sockets
I have mine on rails, easier to take several from the box at once... 
i am fed up of looking for tools when i want to do a job. i must have at half a dozen tape measures but i can never find one when i need one. same goes for stanley knives and pencils.
most of my tools are on the garage floor in a feeble attempt to sort them out.
i have made a slow start, it is amazing what you find.
most of my tools are on the garage floor in a feeble attempt to sort them out.
i have made a slow start, it is amazing what you find.
I feel a "show us your tool box" thread coming up... though being Pistonheads, that could veer off track within a few posts!
Still not resolved this yet but did remove the massive Halfords sticker (heat gun and no prints left on my thumbs) and replaced it with a silhouette images of the car, front on... I think this is great... the missus has since given up all hope.
Priorities...
Still not resolved this yet but did remove the massive Halfords sticker (heat gun and no prints left on my thumbs) and replaced it with a silhouette images of the car, front on... I think this is great... the missus has since given up all hope.
Priorities...
Davie said:
I feel a "show us your tool box" thread coming up... though being Pistonheads, that could veer off track within a few posts!
Still not resolved this yet but did remove the massive Halfords sticker (heat gun and no prints left on my thumbs) and replaced it with a silhouette images of the car, front on... I think this is great... the missus has since given up all hope.
Priorities...
i am sure there will be somebody with six figures Still not resolved this yet but did remove the massive Halfords sticker (heat gun and no prints left on my thumbs) and replaced it with a silhouette images of the car, front on... I think this is great... the missus has since given up all hope.
Priorities...
worth of snap on along shortly my toolboxes were cheap and as much as it pains me to admit it , most of my stuff is cheap and a lot of it broken.i did have a look on ebay for some slap on badges for the toolboxes but could only find strap on ones. i was thinking i could cut them down or find somebody with a 3d printer to make me some. as it is i need to finish bodging up the house
jas xjr said:
i am sure there will be somebody with six figures worth of snap on along shortly my toolboxes were cheap and as much as it pains me to admit it , most of my stuff is cheap and a lot of it broken.
i did have a look on ebay for some slap on badges for the toolboxes but could only find strap on ones. i was thinking i could cut them down or find somebody with a 3d printer to make me some. as it is i need to finish bodging up the house
Well I'm with you there... most of my stuff has been collected over the years and added to bit by bit as and when the job dictated plus Aldi have supplied several electrical tools such as the grinder, the reciprocating saw and the battery drill and to be fair, they're great for what I need. The roller box itself has been the dearest purchase thus far, but was more of a necessity as I had stuff everywhere. worth of snap on along shortly my toolboxes were cheap and as much as it pains me to admit it , most of my stuff is cheap and a lot of it broken.i did have a look on ebay for some slap on badges for the toolboxes but could only find strap on ones. i was thinking i could cut them down or find somebody with a 3d printer to make me some. as it is i need to finish bodging up the house
It's much like the stuff in the "Show us your garage" thread that was running, as lovely as the huge budget, pristine efforts are they just don't appeal... the eclectic mix of random stuff in a slightly used and abused garage is far more appealing.
Function over form!
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