Tool Chest Upgrade
Added a Gear Wrench tool chest to the wood shop. For years I have been using a plain tool box in my woodshop for various tools. It has served well but searching for the needed wrench size or other tool in a tool tray is quite inefficient. I decided it was time to upgrade to a tool chest. After researching various options, I opted for this Gear Wrench chest from Acme Tools. Other tool chests I looked seemed flimsy; this seemed to be the better built of those I looked at. I wanted a small chest to fit in a specific location in the shop. I plan to use the top for a sharpening station.
I also got set of combination wrenches for this chest and will keep the set of wrenches in the original toolbox to use when I need tools for tractor repair or other outdoor work. I had a Craftsman socket set that I got several years ago when we were cleaning out my father-in-law’s place and I needed some tools he didn’t have. Like all things Craftsman, the set was disappointing and the blow-molded case was an abomination. I supplemented what the socket set lacked with some Husky brand additions and put the blow molded case in the trash where it belonged.
The pictures show the organization of the chest and the trays that I 3D printed for the top drawer. Right now, the bottom drawer is not in use — this is for future use.
Very happy with this addition to the shop. It is such a joy to just go to a drawer for the tool needed rather than having to go rifling through a tool tray trying to find the right sized wrench or other tool.
Tool Chest Upgrade
Added a Gear Wrench tool chest to the wood shop. For years I have been using a plain tool box in my woodshop for various tools. It has served well but searching for the needed wrench size or other tool in a tool tray is quite inefficient. I decided it was time to upgrade to a tool chest. After researching various options, I opted for this Gear Wrench chest from Acme Tools. Other tool chests I looked seemed flimsy; this seemed to be the better built of those I looked at. I wanted a small chest to fit in a specific location in the shop. I plan to use the top for a sharpening station.
I also got set of combination wrenches for this chest and will keep the set of wrenches in the original toolbox to use when I need tools for tractor repair or other outdoor work. I had a Craftsman socket set that I got several years ago when we were cleaning out my father-in-law’s place and I needed some tools he didn’t have. Like all things Craftsman, the set was disappointing and the blow-molded case was an abomination. I supplemented what the socket set lacked with some Husky brand additions and put the blow molded case in the trash where it belonged.
The pictures show the organization of the chest and the trays that I 3D printed for the top drawer. Right now, the bottom drawer is not in use — this is for future use.
Very happy with this addition to the shop. It is such a joy to just go to a drawer for the tool needed rather than having to go rifling through a tool tray trying to find the right sized wrench or other tool.