The Moog Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 My socket set and tools has grown exponentially over the last year since I have been back from Cambodia. It started with Halfords set but now is in roller cabinet, assorted tool boxes etc. I am moving house in next month so I want to get it all organised before I do. Getting a bit fed up of not being able to find what i need quickly. Has anyone got any ideas on how to DIY build those tool trays? brickwall 1
sierraman Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 Without access to a plastic vacuum press moulder it sound like a lot of fucking about. Who needs organisation anyway?!
Skizzer Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 1. Get a tray. Oven baking tray = ideal. If you have a modern car with an engine undertray, this is even better.2. Run a strip of thin card round each tool, lengthways, Tape in place.3. Place cardboard-wrapped tools in tray, in scientifically* optimised** arrangement.4. Remove tools, leaving cardboard in place.4. Fill gaps with expanding foam.5. Wipe off excess foam.6. Shit, it's still expanding. Wipe some more.7. Leave to set. Job jobbed, the Autoshite way. brickwall, Dippy, stephen01 and 1 other 4
Skizzer Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 Aye, just like that. Bit of chiselling and that'll be a grand tool tray. DeeJay, HillmanImp, The Moog and 4 others 7
Grundig Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/121321375012?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=108&chn=ps&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0-L&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108&ff19=0 KruJoe and Sigmund Fraud 2
DeeJay Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 In the spirit of the site, instead of expanding foam, I suggest Davids Isopon. Skizzer 1
Bren Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 Do it like this - Job done. stephen01, Parky, Minimad5 and 4 others 7
spike60 Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 If you're going to lay them out in order 1 deep like in the top pic they will stay where you leave 'em pretty much if the drawers are lined with foam roll. Be careful about making the liner out of too deep material or the shallower drawers will be useless. If the roll cab is at home I wouldn't think it will be going far anyway. At least till it gets liberated, that is.
skattrd Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 I was thinking of a different medium to use instead of expanding foam, my first thought was concrete, but that would be too hard, so how about jelly? Skizzer and alf892 2
inconsistant Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 ...and then put your dreams of a post consumerist utopian society on hold while you throw some money at some plastic: http://www.halfords.com/motoring/garage-equipment/tool-chests-tool-boxes/halfords-advanced-professional-empty-170-piece-tray http://www.halfords.com/motoring/garage-equipment/tool-chests-tool-boxes/halfords-advanced-professional-empty-150-piece-tray
The Moog Posted March 2, 2015 Author Posted March 2, 2015 I was hoping there was some easy way 😊If not will have to live with current organisation*. Although Jelly is a top idea 😊Already got a Halfords box.
dave21478 Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 More usefully, I often snoop around carpet shops looking for roll-ends and offcuts. A bit of shag-pile does wonders for stopping stuff sliding about in tool cabinet drawers.
catsinthewelder Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 I don't get on with blow-molded tool boxes as I usually open them upside down and spill the sockets everywhere, the other problem is that I've usually broken something and the replacement doesn't quite fit in the gap the old one left. The solution was to screw a bit of plywood under the lid of a normal plastic toolbox and bolt some of those socket rails that Grundig posted onto that. I need to keep my AF sockets in order as being as I grew up with metric I have to really think what the next size up/down is when they don't quite fit. mat_the_cat 1
robinmasters Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 More usefully, I often snoop around carpet shops looking for roll-ends and offcuts. A bit of shag-pile does wonders for stopping stuff sliding about in tool cabinet drawers.I've lined mine with self-adhesive carpet tiles from the 99p shop.
The Moog Posted March 2, 2015 Author Posted March 2, 2015 Its more because I can be a mucky pup and having a cutout missing a tool would annoy me enough to put it back properly. Found these although costs may add up quickly http://www.shadowfoam.com/about_shadow_foam.asp
The Moog Posted March 2, 2015 Author Posted March 2, 2015 Found it ... http://madmodder.net/index.php?topic=4770.0
UltraWomble Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 Moog, Ive got a Halfords tool box thing as Im the polar opposite whereby they annoy the fuck out of me and all mine are dumped in drawers..... I'll see if I can lay my hands on it and apart from postage its yours if you want it.
castros_bro Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 Wot I hav did wen on a CNC course (helps being unemployed) for my collection of non-standard sockets was use a bit of 15mm ply and wrote a prog to mill out the shapes with a 10mm end mill. Total cost = zero for the bit of scrap ply (£15,000 incidental cost for a CNC mill) alf892, Pillock and derskine 3
KruJoe Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 Would it be possible to do that by hand with a router? I've never used one myself, but you could probably find one for a few quid on ebay.
ruffgeezer Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 I've done this with my pliers, cost me a quid (not my pic) It's an old cd rack chopped about a bit.
dieselnutjob Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 I am wondering what would happen if you put a sheet of polystyrene foam on a sheet of metal and put it in the oven.Lay your tools out on top of the foam.Switch on the oven. I reckon that the tools would melt their way into the foam and give a perfect customised tray. It's just idea though, I have no idea if it would work.
KruJoe Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 I think the foam would melt everywhere else initially, ( not under the tools - they'd keep it cooler - thermal mass and all that). You could heat up the tools first, then bring them out of the oven and drop them on the polystyrene. Maybe.
Parky Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 What about some upholstery foam? Get an inch thick piece, lay your tools on it, trace around them with a biro and cut out the shapes with a sharp knife? The Moog and tooSavvy 2
castros_bro Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 It would be possible to do a 3D print (if you have a 3D printer), scan/photograph your tool and then manupiluate them onscreen for the best position and print the area where the tool are not et voilàTartare et hambourgeois.
messerschmitt owner Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Halfords do tool trays and they are about a tenner. don't piss about trying to make something when you can buy it so cheaply
Taff Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Of course, the only way to store tools is to use half and inch of instant gasket to affix them to the bottom of your tool box. For metric spanners, use 12.5mm instead Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Taff Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Of course, the only way to store tools is to use half and inch of instant gasket to affix them to the bottom of your tool box. For metric spanners, use 12.5mm instead Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Taff Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Of course, the only way to store tools is to use half an inch of instant gasket to affix them to the bottom of your tool box. For metric spanners, use 12.5mm instead Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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