tool box and tool bags

chippymike · Post by **chippymike** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:04 pm

what do you all use for your tool boxs or tool bags? what ones do you use?

fin · Post by **fin** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:20 pm

ive just bought a stanley fat max 28 inch box. replaced my old 24 inch (i think) wickes box that got smashed when an acrow prop fell onto it.

quite a well designed box. though it feels as heavy as the box the joiner that tought me had. his was the old fashioned wood type haha

stevemastic · Post by **stevemastic** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:23 pm

the dewalt zip tops from the usa {with a tote tray inside} ( you used to be able to pick them up on ebay for under a fiver + £9.00 p+p ) I got 3 for the price on one in the uk

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:43 pm

For site work i have a steel snap-on toolbox, not massive, but bomb proof.
Its about 40 years old and certainly been well used!
Replacemet would be about £130

The rest of my tools (home and private work) i use 2x 2000series stanley boxes, one with mostly woodworking gear, the other for things like pipe cutters big pliers etc.

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:28 pm

I have boxes for most tools, but I have the dewalt 5 kit and the box is the size of a large suitcase and so I am looking for a Decent Dewalt Bag to replace it.

Enliven · Post by **Enliven** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:44 pm

Got a couple of 26" stanley boxes for hand tools and a fat max tote bag for soldering gear.

Bludall · Post by **Bludall** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:08 pm

I like the big Fatmax mobile 3 tier storage box on wheels, saw it in B & Q, a bit too pricey for me though.

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:54 pm

http://www.tool-shop.co.uk/acatalog/Zip_Sides.html

used the xl toolbag version for about 2 years now, and very happy with it

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:01 pm

handyman wrote:http://www.tool-shop.co.uk/acatalog/Zip_Sides.html

used the xl toolbag version for about 2 years now, and very happy with it

You should be happy with it at that price.

I didn't realise that designer tool bags cost almost as much as a designer handbag

stevemastic · Post by **stevemastic** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:44 pm

how much?? Handyman!!!!

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:26 pm

Whatever happened to using a 98p bucket

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:32 pm

it was £60 when i bought it

Tis good though