Dtret Posted July 11 Posted July 11 Back at the old house when I had garage space and was truly organized 5 Quote
cbolt Posted July 11 Posted July 11 20 minutes ago, Dtret said: What is always said “ everything looks better in pictures ( except me lol). Don’t let the pictures fool you, I can’t find anything when I need it. 🤪 Get yourself a label maker and label the shelves. I had to do that because I would buy tools that I already had and couldn't find them when I needed them. 2 Quote
Dtret Posted July 11 Posted July 11 49 minutes ago, cbolt said: Get yourself a label maker and label the shelves. I had to do that because I would buy tools that I already had and couldn't find them when I needed them. I need to get rid of a bunch of tools. The only way I buy any more is if I break something. 5 Quote
willie Posted July 11 Posted July 11 2 hours ago, Dtret said: Back at the old house when I had garage space and was truly organized Dennis very cool man cave!!! It must of been awhile ago as the hat on your head is all one color!!! lol One question with everything so organized i bet you still couldn't find what you needed!!!! 2 1 Quote
Dtret Posted July 11 Posted July 11 38 minutes ago, willie said: Dennis very cool man cave!!! It must of been awhile ago as the hat on your head is all one color!!! lol One question with everything so organized i bet you still couldn't find what you needed!!!! I could find anything anytime. Just not when I needed it. lol. So ya you’re correct. 3 1 Quote
DragCat Posted July 12 Author Posted July 12 6 hours ago, Dtret said: Back at the old house when I had garage space and was truly organized I'm organized once a year, then its just a staging area for the next set of projects 🤣 And I'm pretty good at finding what I need, unless its important and I put it in a special place, then its 2 days minimum 🤣 5 Quote
420ponies Posted July 12 Posted July 12 You know me, if I can't find it, go buy another. Then 2 weeks later I find it. Now I have 2 of everything. Glad my son likes what I buy !! 4 2 Quote
Robnhood Posted July 14 Posted July 14 Nice toolbox, but I wouldn't spend that much on a toolbox. I suspect 1/2 of what you are buying is the name. 1 Quote
Dtret Posted July 15 Posted July 15 More than I paid for my first house. Let’s see, a really really nice 3/4 ton Chevy truck or a tool box….. hmmm 🤔 3 Quote
DragCat Posted July 15 Author Posted July 15 8 hours ago, FrankOC said: $65,000!!!??? It's nice, but NOT THAT NICE. More than I paid for my Monte 🙃 1 Quote
GRAY 70 Monte Carlo Posted July 16 Posted July 16 I don’t have anything against nice tool boxes l even have a nice smaller tool box myself and have been around a lot guys with very nice boxes for many years but I have always said I have never seen a tool box repair anything. Give me the better tools on the inside 4 Quote
bob 71 Posted July 16 Posted July 16 i try not to think what my tools n box will sell for after im done wrenching. lifetime of tools 1 Quote
Dtret Posted July 16 Posted July 16 32 minutes ago, bob 71 said: i try not to think what my tools n box will sell for after im done wrenching. lifetime of tools Hopefully a lot. Problem is you probably have a lot of older tools ( like I do) that the new generation won’t even know what they are. 6 Quote
Rob Peters Posted July 17 Posted July 17 On 7/15/2025 at 10:02 PM, GRAY 70 Monte Carlo said: I don’t have anything against nice tool boxes l even have a nice smaller tool box myself and have been around a lot guys with very nice boxes for many years but I have always said I have never seen a tool box repair anything. Give me the better tools on the inside 1 Quote
Rob Peters Posted July 17 Posted July 17 On 7/15/2025 at 10:02 PM, GRAY 70 Monte Carlo said: I have never seen a tool box repair anything. Give me the better tools on the inside So very true. I am no master mechanic. I still have most of the tools I used when restoring my 1929 Model A Ford back in 1966. When I was in the Air Force I had a government issued tool box because I was a Crew Chief on a KC135. It was well equipped with some nice and some average tools. It was on my assigned plane and was stolen. They issued me another on with not as nice tools but they were newer than my original. A few months later my original toolbox was recovered and the MP's returned it to me. I tried to return it to "Supply" but they told me most of the tools in the box were old, no longer stocked and they had switched to newer and different manufacturer's and told me to just keep it. I still have many of those tools too, many very old nice Name Brand stuff. My son started looking up some of the numbers on those tools and found numbers on some of the Snap-On tools indicated they were made for the US Government. I do have some tools that I rarely use and knew that when I bought them and for tools like that I am of the mind if I will not be using a tool on a regular basis I am not opposed to buying Harbor Freight stuff. I have a number of things like that but my frequently used tools I will pay more to get the quality I desire. rob 1 Quote
bob 71 Posted July 17 Posted July 17 when i started working snap on wouldnt warranty military issued tools. said you didnt buy them and they were stolen from govt. that changed in mid 80s Quote
Rob Peters Posted July 20 Posted July 20 On 7/17/2025 at 4:32 PM, bob 71 said: when i started working snap on wouldnt warranty military issued tools. said you didnt buy them and they were stolen from govt. that changed in mid 80s In all of these years I have never needed to do an exchange on any of these tools and rarely any of my other tools. For most of my ratchets, I take them apart, clean and lubricate them. Over the years I have had to have a few screwdrivers replaced under warranty and a few sockets. rob 1 Quote
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