I finally got a big, double-decker tool chest....
http://xrl.us/toolchest
This is another one of those acquisition about which you immediately ask
yourself, "How have I ever lived without this?"
There is a top compartment with a lid that opens up which is common on
these types of chests. Are these compartments traditionally used for
certain things/tools? Not that I've ever cared about tradition or "the
way it's always been done," but if experience shows that it's more
beneficial/efficient to keep certain thing up there, I will start with
those and go from there.
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On Jul 13, 7:05=A0pm, -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
> I finally got a big, double-decker tool chest....http://xrl.us/toolchest
>
> This is another one of those acquisition about which you immediately ask
> yourself, "How have I ever lived without this?"
>
> There is a top compartment with a lid that opens up which is common on
> these types of chests. =A0Are these compartments traditionally used for
> certain things/tools? =A0Not that I've ever cared about tradition or "the
> way it's always been done," but if experience shows that it's more
> beneficial/efficient to keep certain thing up there, I will start with
> those and go from there.
>
> --
>
> =A0 -MIKE-
>
> =A0 "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
> =A0 =A0 =A0--Elvin Jones =A0(1927-2004)
> =A0 --
> =A0http://mikedrums.com
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Mushrooms and a defibrillator.
On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:05:53 -0500, -MIKE- <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On 7/14/11 3:02 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>>
>>
>> Mushrooms and a defibrillator.
>
>
>+10pts for obscure post of the week.
He's been smoking his banana peels again, ah reckon.
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Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.
-- Robert J. Sawyer
On 7/13/2011 6:26 PM, Swingman wrote:
> On 7/13/2011 6:05 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
>> I finally got a big, double-decker tool chest....
>> http://xrl.us/toolchest
>>
>> This is another one of those acquisition about which you immediately ask
>> yourself, "How have I ever lived without this?"
>>
>> There is a top compartment with a lid that opens up which is common on
>> these types of chests. Are these compartments traditionally used for
>> certain things/tools? Not that I've ever cared about tradition or "the
>> way it's always been done," but if experience shows that it's more
>> beneficial/efficient to keep certain thing up there, I will start with
>> those and go from there.
>
> Until you build yourself a medicine chest, Mike ... that's where you
> should keep your shaving gear! <g,d&r>
>
> Most of the mechanics I know keep their taller stuff, like boxes of nuts
> and bolts ... the stuff that does not look like wrenches, sockets,
> etc... in the top shelf.
>
> C-Less will undoubtedly set you straight shortly ...
>
Typically a top box top will house a carry along lift out tray for
holding tools that you want to carry with you.
My top box top is a "catch all" for "stuff"
On Jul 13, 7:05=A0pm, -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
> I finally got a big, double-decker tool chest....http://xrl.us/toolchest
I got three three-level chests from HFT, not sure if we are talking
about the same type of Top as mine have lids on them - like a tool
box. As such, they are rather worthless. If I put stuff in them and
close the lid, I get another FLAT SURFACE and that gets covered with
this and that. Then, to open it up, I have to first find a spot for
all that stuff that (mysteriously) congregated on the closed lid. On
one of my chests, I just leave the lid up and the area serves as a
FLAT SURFACE with raised edges and a tall back plane. On another, I
left the top compartment empty and use it as a flat surface - albeit,
with a handle in the center! Argggghhh!
Oh. just saw your chest. Impressive, expensive(?). The HFT sets are
not so wide, but as tall (I guess). And, at $140 each, a bargain.
But the drawers are not deep enough for a woodworking shop (IMHO). If
I could get them to eliminate one drawer from each section, the
remainder would better suit.
On 7/13/2011 6:26 PM, Swingman wrote:
> On 7/13/2011 6:05 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
>> I finally got a big, double-decker tool chest....
>> http://xrl.us/toolchest
>>
>> This is another one of those acquisition about which you immediately ask
>> yourself, "How have I ever lived without this?"
>>
>> There is a top compartment with a lid that opens up which is common on
>> these types of chests. Are these compartments traditionally used for
>> certain things/tools? Not that I've ever cared about tradition or "the
>> way it's always been done," but if experience shows that it's more
>> beneficial/efficient to keep certain thing up there, I will start with
>> those and go from there.
>
> Until you build yourself a medicine chest, Mike ... that's where you
> should keep your shaving gear! <g,d&r>
>
> Most of the mechanics I know keep their taller stuff, like boxes of nuts
> and bolts ... the stuff that does not look like wrenches, sockets,
> etc... in the top shelf.
>
> C-Less will undoubtedly set you straight shortly ...
>
Typically a top box top will house a carry along lift out tray for
holding tools that you want to carry with you.
My top box top is a "catch all" for "stuff"
On 7/13/11 6:26 PM, Swingman wrote:
>
> Until you build yourself a medicine chest, Mike ... that's where you
> should keep your shaving gear! <g,d&r>
>
d'oh!!
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On 7/13/11 7:03 PM, Leon wrote:
> Typically a top box top will house a carry along lift out tray for
> holding tools that you want to carry with you.
>
Hmmmmmmmmm.........
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On 7/14/11 2:51 PM, Pete S wrote:
> I keep a lift out tray in there. In my case, the tray has a basic (what
> I call) set of tools in it. So, with many jobs, I can just grab that
> tray and go. I have managed to load it so full that I can't get my
> fingers around the handle, so I have to squeeze the handle between thumb
> and fingers to lift and carry. I figure that is good exercise for my hands.
> -Set of 1/2" drive sockets w/ ratchet, breaker bar, u-joint and extensions
> -Set of comb. wrenches w/ swivel box ends, 3/8" to 3/4"
> -offset screwdrivers
> -Allen wrench set
> -Good quality combination screwdriver
> -Spark plug sockets
> -Small pair of SnapOn "water pump" pliers
> -Some other stuff.
> ----Everything in there is duplicated elsewhere in the cabinet.
>
> I have 2 other lift out trays that I keep along side the big cabinet. If
> I know what I'll be needing in addition to, or in place of that upper
> tray, I fill on of them and go. Metric stuff, for example.
>
> In thinking more about it, if all my work was in on a single concrete
> garage floor, then none of this would apply.
> But, for me, I have stuff in 2 outbuildings and in two other shops under
> the same roof as the tool cabinet. And, besides, not everything breaks
> when it is parked in its proper place, anyway.
> I simply figure that any mistakes I make in planning what to take with
> me is just another excuse to NOT having to go to the gym.
>
> Pete Stanaitis
> ---------------
Great reply, Pete! Thanks.
You are the second one to suggest a lift-out tray and I'm definitely
going to do that. I was also thinking of having an empty tray or two,
right on the case. I love the idea of having duplicates in the tray/case.
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-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
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On 7/14/11 3:02 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>
>
> Mushrooms and a defibrillator.
+10pts for obscure post of the week.
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On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:05:53 -0500, -MIKE- <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On 7/14/11 3:02 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>>
>>
>> Mushrooms and a defibrillator.
>
>
>+10pts for obscure post of the week.
He's been smoking his banana peels again, ah reckon.
--
Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.
-- Robert J. Sawyer
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On 7/14/11 6:57 PM, Gooey wrote:
> On Jul 13, 7:05 pm, -MIKE-<[email protected]> wrote:
> Oh. just saw your chest. Impressive, expensive(?). The HFT sets are
> not so wide, but as tall (I guess). And, at $140 each, a bargain.
>
> But the drawers are not deep enough for a woodworking shop (IMHO). If
> I could get them to eliminate one drawer from each section, the
> remainder would better suit.
>
I know the one you're talking about and I almost bought it. But it just
wouldn't have been a big enough upgrade from what I had. It may have
doubled what I have now, if that.
I also looked at the other US General Pro cabs at HF, which are
excellent quality. I almost bought the 27" wide double-decker and it
would've been great. It would've been at least 3x the space of what I
had. I finally decided to just bite the bullet and get one that I
wouldn't run out of room in and that I'd never have to upgrade. At
37x18x52, this is probably 5x the storage of what I had.
It was expensive, but not when you consider what most tool chests cost.
Plus, if I ever decide to expand, I'm pretty sure those US General
side-cars at HF will sit right on this.
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-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
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[email protected]
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On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:05:51 -0500, -MIKE- <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I finally got a big, double-decker tool chest....
>http://xrl.us/toolchest
>
>This is another one of those acquisition about which you immediately ask
>yourself, "How have I ever lived without this?"
>
>There is a top compartment with a lid that opens up which is common on
>these types of chests. Are these compartments traditionally used for
>certain things/tools?
Fit the tool size to the drawer size. Wrench and socket organizers
are great. Drawer liners like antiskid mesh are great. Keep the
slides greased. And a warning for that large bottom drawer: ONce you
fill it with large, heavy gobs of arn, DO NOT try to remove it and set
it on the ground while bent over. (I could have blown a lumbar disc or
broken a foot while pulling that idiotic stunt when it turned out to
have over 300 lbs in it.)
>Not that I've ever cared about tradition or "the
>way it's always been done," but if experience shows that it's more
>beneficial/efficient to keep certain thing up there, I will start with
>those and go from there.
Keep whatever you use twenty times a day up there.
Tool chests are very personal, so you'll put tools in it in the order
you like. In a couple weeks/months, you'll find yourself
reorganizing. That's normal. Have fun with the new toy.
--
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt
On 7/13/2011 6:05 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
> I finally got a big, double-decker tool chest....
> http://xrl.us/toolchest
>
> This is another one of those acquisition about which you immediately ask
> yourself, "How have I ever lived without this?"
>
> There is a top compartment with a lid that opens up which is common on
> these types of chests. Are these compartments traditionally used for
> certain things/tools? Not that I've ever cared about tradition or "the
> way it's always been done," but if experience shows that it's more
> beneficial/efficient to keep certain thing up there, I will start with
> those and go from there.
Until you build yourself a medicine chest, Mike ... that's where you
should keep your shaving gear! <g,d&r>
Most of the mechanics I know keep their taller stuff, like boxes of nuts
and bolts ... the stuff that does not look like wrenches, sockets,
etc... in the top shelf.
C-Less will undoubtedly set you straight shortly ...
--
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KarlC@ (the obvious)
I keep a lift out tray in there. In my case, the tray has a basic (what I
call) set of tools in it. So, with many jobs, I can just grab that tray and
go. I have managed to load it so full that I can't get my fingers around the
handle, so I have to squeeze the handle between thumb and fingers to lift
and carry. I figure that is good exercise for my hands.
-Set of 1/2" drive sockets w/ ratchet, breaker bar, u-joint and extensions
-Set of comb. wrenches w/ swivel box ends, 3/8" to 3/4"
-offset screwdrivers
-Allen wrench set
-Good quality combination screwdriver
-Spark plug sockets
-Small pair of SnapOn "water pump" pliers
-Some other stuff.
----Everything in there is duplicated elsewhere in the cabinet.
I have 2 other lift out trays that I keep along side the big cabinet. If I
know what I'll be needing in addition to, or in place of that upper tray, I
fill on of them and go. Metric stuff, for example.
In thinking more about it, if all my work was in on a single concrete garage
floor, then none of this would apply.
But, for me, I have stuff in 2 outbuildings and in two other shops under the
same roof as the tool cabinet. And, besides, not everything breaks when it
is parked in its proper place, anyway.
I simply figure that any mistakes I make in planning what to take with me
is just another excuse to NOT having to go to the gym.
Pete Stanaitis
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