View Single Post
  #9   Report Post  
Posted to alt.home.repair
Phisherman Phisherman is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1,489
Default Wrench set storage

On Wed, 05 Jul 2006 14:49:20 GMT, "Charlie S."
wrote:

I have a set or Craftsman wrenches with both metric and English standard
pieces. It came with a plastic pouch with a divider in the middle. I store
the metric on one side the English standard on the other. Doesn't really
work out all that well. I've mended the bag over the years, but realize
this is not an efficient way to store these wrenches. They fall out; get
mixed together occasionally, and it's difficult to sort them quickly.

Yes, I have a ratchet set, but for some reason I like using the old fashion
wrenches from time to time.

I put the wrench bag in the tool box and go through the same trying process
over and over again. Could use some suggestions as to how to better store
these items.

Have a similar problem with screwdrivers, Phillips vs. straight. Need to
get rid a lot of them. There is too much redundancy.




Not the most elegant but I store all my wrenches in a metal tool box.
Since I have less than 20 wrenches I don't bother to sort them out.
But if I had more, I probably make a wall rack to organize them. I
made two separate wooden racks for my screwdrivers. The racks hold
the screwdrivers such that the tips can be seen and they have "L"
hooks in the back so I can hang the racks on wall pegboard.