Suggestions from your experience organizing metric & english combination box/open end wrench sets?
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From: Bill Horn on 5 Jul 2010 00:27 Sometimes a good idea is only a suggestion away. I have your typical set of metric and english combination box/open-end wrench sets in various drawers in my toolbox. But they're all jumbled about such that it takes longer than I'd like to grab a certain size or a sequence of certain sizes. How do you store your combination wrenches so that they are easy to access?
From: harry on 5 Jul 2010 01:17 On Jul 5, 5:27 am, Bill Horn <winelovrs1...(a)Use-Author-Supplied- Address.invalid> wrote: > Sometimes a good idea is only a suggestion away. > > I have your typical set of metric and english combination box/open-end > wrench sets in various drawers in my toolbox. > > But they're all jumbled about such that it takes longer than I'd like to > grab a certain size or a sequence of certain sizes. > > How do you store your combination wrenches so that they are easy to access? Plank on wall with row of nails. Hang spanners on nails. Label as appropiate.
From: Smitty Two on 5 Jul 2010 02:32 In article <i0rmus$i2$1(a)tioat.net>, Bill Horn <winelovrs1968(a)Use-Author-Supplied-Address.invalid> wrote: > Sometimes a good idea is only a suggestion away. > > I have your typical set of metric and english combination box/open-end > wrench sets in various drawers in my toolbox. > > But they're all jumbled about such that it takes longer than I'd like to > grab a certain size or a sequence of certain sizes. > > How do you store your combination wrenches so that they are easy to access? Wrench rack. An inexpensive sheet metal gizmo. Do a google image search and you'll see many examples on the first page of hits. Lots of manufacturers and distributors.
From: pierre on 5 Jul 2010 07:26 On Jul 5, 2:42 am, The Daring Dufas <the-daring-du...(a)peckerhead.net> wrote: > On 7/4/2010 11:27 PM, Bill Horn wrote: > > > Sometimes a good idea is only a suggestion away. > > > A little spray paint to denote metric or standard? I've seen socket > sets and wrench sets that came from the factory with different colors > to denote English or metric. I agree. I have used nail polish for that purpose very successfully. I can instantly tell my metric from my standard wrenches and sockets. Tough and durable as well; I did it twenty years ago, and not one of them had to be redone. Pierre
From: Bill Horn on 5 Jul 2010 09:53
On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 23:32:18 -0700, Smitty Two wrote: > In article <i0rmus$i2$1(a)tioat.net>, > Bill Horn <winelovrs1968(a)Use-Author-Supplied-Address.invalid> wrote: > >> Sometimes a good idea is only a suggestion away. >> >> I have your typical set of metric and english combination box/open-end >> wrench sets in various drawers in my toolbox. >> >> But they're all jumbled about such that it takes longer than I'd like to >> grab a certain size or a sequence of certain sizes. >> >> How do you store your combination wrenches so that they are easy to access? > > Wrench rack. An inexpensive sheet metal gizmo. Do a google image search > and you'll see many examples on the first page of hits. Lots of > manufacturers and distributors. Ah. I see many of these $20 wrench wracks. They seem to hold wrenches on the wall, and not in a drawer. http://www.amazon.com/SK-Hand-Tools-Non-Gripping-Wrench/dp/B000OGUKSM They also seem mightly short, only holding from 7 to 15 wrenches. http://www.amazon.com/Short-Wrench-Pieces-SKT1086-Category/dp/B000I1U5AG If I can find one that is longer (holds about 25 wrenches and fits in a standard garage toolbox cabinet drawer), that would be perfect so I'll keep looking under "wrench wrack". I was hoping for a home-spun solution though, as I can't imagine all my wrenches, bought over a long period of time, fitting quite so nicely in those wracks in a drawer. |