Tool box recommendations?

teepoo

Hi All,

I am finally fed up (read: my girlfriend is) with all my tools lying around the place so I am looking to buy 8-10 tool boxes for them all.

Can anyone recommend a type/brand?

I live in a top floor apartment so I need to be able to carry them up and down 3 flights of stairs...

Thanks,
Pete.

SplanK

Ive used the halfords pro draw sets before (when i used to work on my cars!) - but with them ive also bought the tool sets that you can get for ~£100 each for the spanners and sockets which fit perfectly well in them....

quite heavy though but you can get some lighter ones

27col

Am I reading this correctly. Do you really need 8-10 tool boxes. Seems a rather large amount. What sort of tools are we talking about here. I've got hundreds of tools and I only need 4x 20" boxes. All tool boxes are going to get very heavy and difficult to lift, its just due to the nature of tools.(They are heavy). If you expect to need to be able to move them any distance, then I think that I would go for the type with wheels.
I was working at the NEC a few years ago, and it was quite noticeable that the fitters who install the stands nearly all seemed to be pulling the large wheeled Stanley tool boxes. Mind you, they do seem to have to park along away from where they are working.

ormus

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/30734/Hand-Tools/Tool-Storage/Tool-Bags/Polyester-Bag-30

got one of these a few weeks ago. brilliant value for money. under 7 quid.

securityman

B and q are doing the large wheeled Stanley tool boxes for £20.
Got one for my self as the are great for on site.

Broadsword

Focus have some great deals on tool boxes right now. A wheeled one (Stanley) at half price, around £14- cheaper than B&Q- and a canvas trug for £4

Razor

Some contractors prefer the urwin boxes but I like these I have used them for years.

Sturdy, decent size but not so big that you can't lift them once they're full.

Before xmas Focus were doing a deal where you got one of these and the wheeled one for £30, I bought 4 new sets:j

teepoo

Thanks Ormus,

I decided to go for the polyester bag and it is perfect for all those bulky items I couldn't fit in my tool boxes.

Cheers,
Pete.

ormus

teepoo wrote: »

Thanks Ormus,

I decided to go for the polyester bag and it is perfect for all those bulky items I couldn't fit in my tool boxes.

Cheers,
Pete.

thats just what i decided too. the usual toolboxes just didnt handle the funny/odd shaped tools & boxes etc.. the bag/s are perfect for me.
easier to store in the car boot too.