NigeEss
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| posted on 20/8/11 at 09:50 PM |
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Fixing shoddy plastic tool organisers
Over the years of collecting tools I've bought a few in their own little storage boxes.
Many are decent make, Teng/Britool/US Pro for example but all too often the bits of
plastic that separate them either disintegrates or is crap from the start. In a 1/4"
drive Teng set the recesses are so shallow nothing stays in place.
So any suggestions for making new ones cheaply and simply ?
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daviep
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| posted on 20/8/11 at 10:09 PM |
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Throw away the plastic dividers and rivet socket rails and clips into the box, that's what I do any way.
Davie
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 20/8/11 at 10:13 PM |
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Wood? Carve out the little bits for the tools.. I'd quite like that if I had a bunch in drawers
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RichardK
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| posted on 20/8/11 at 10:14 PM |
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Yeh, I know what you mea, I got a Teng socket set when I was 17 and the hinge (thin plastic had finally broke through so enquired about there lifetime
warranty, didn't even get a reply, so fixed it riviting on a bit of seatbelt webbing accross, works a treat.
I wonder if its because I'm 43 next year? If it wasnt going to get fixed then I'd fix some of those socket strips onto a bit of ali
plate.
Cheers
Rich
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NigeEss
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| posted on 20/8/11 at 11:19 PM |
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Socket rails woud be fine for the sockets themselves but still leaves the ratchet/extensions and spanners
free to do their own thing.
Thoght about wood but it's not a quick fix, for me anyway, I'm hopeless with wood.
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aka_shortie
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| posted on 21/8/11 at 04:36 AM |
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Cut outs in a piece of foam or similar material.
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RichardK
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| posted on 21/8/11 at 06:52 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by NigeEss
Socket rails woud be fine for the sockets themselves but still leaves the ratchet/extensions and spanners
free to do their own thing.
Thoght about wood but it's not a quick fix, for me anyway, I'm hopeless with wood.
Spanners may prove troublesome but ratchets etc should be ok with..
Cheers
R
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snakebelly
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| posted on 21/8/11 at 07:09 AM |
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just redidi my snapon boxes, couldnt afford their organiser prices so used halords, they actually do an ok range of organiser stuff, some of it only
online though in my area, check this out:
linky
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trextr7monkey
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| posted on 21/8/11 at 10:59 AM |
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If you are useless with wood then use plastic - same idea as the Halfrauds ones but make your own to suit your box - x halving joints like in your
mothers cutlery tray /jewellery box, alsoyou can bend angles and curves with hot air gun and if it is ABS stick together with solvent cement so it
doesn't all rattle to bits. We geta few thin strips at work and we keep a box of off cuts- I can rip it into strips and post if not long
lengths.
atb
Mike
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Fred W B
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| posted on 21/8/11 at 12:37 PM |
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Someone mentioned plastic cutlery trays, I found some that fitted perfectly in my toolbox drawers and help a lot to organize long thin tools.
Cheers
Fred W B
[Edited on 21/8/11 by Fred W B]
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