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How many of you lot have broken something or chipped door or scratched a wall carrying your tool box through a house ?
I was out jobbing yesterday and carrying my tool box which is a fair size through the house and the lady had her hands on my tool box guiding it through the house . When asked why she said previous worker crashed it into a table knocking ornaments everywhere !
 
You guys must be really heavy handed and/or have money to burn to be going through a toolbox every few months?

I've had an open tote Fat Max for a couple of years and its fine, I mean what 'abuse' do you give them, use them as a football?
 
You guys must be really heavy handed and/or have money to burn to be going through a toolbox every few months?

I've had an open tote Fat Max for a couple of years and its fine, I mean what 'abuse' do you give them, use them as a football?

All my redundant tool boxes/trays are in the shed. Filled with redundant tools.

I've only broken a few tool boxes. But they get beat up, and worn out...and everyone likes buying new tools. It's the paying for it bit that sucks.

I've always got something on my wish list.
 
Fatmax Open tote for me. Holds 90% of my tools. Had it for a few months now and it still looks good as new. The shoulder strap is still holding up too. The side pockets have stretched a bit but nothing to cry about. Think it cost 30 quid from homebase.
 
I appreciate what you are saying but tools and bags don't organise themselves no matter how much or little they cost. You need to be able to throw, not place, the tool in and find it straight away next time you want it.
What i would really like is a smart tool bag that i can hold my hand out behind me and it puts the correct tool in my hand without me asking. AFAIK the only tool that can do that is a switched on 1st year apprentice :smile:

I would have thought after 39 years on the tools you would have had that in the bag (so to speak) by now :wink_smile:
 
Granted the pro pacs arn't for everyone but tool bags are not just a place for storing tools but a tool themself. Tool organisation will make you a faster plumber. fact!
if you want to be fast you break the tools down so you only carry exactly what you need for that job nothing slows you down like a choice of tools an example would be if fitting caps to test you need spanner grips cutters and caps in a bucket
 
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If i carry much more junk in mine i'll need one of these :smile:
[DLMURL]http://www.building-supplies-online.co.uk/ekmps/shops/targetseo/images/le-6mm-10mm-20mm-40mm-bulk-bag-855kg--%5B2%5D-16-p.jpg[/DLMURL]
 
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If i carry much more junk in mine i'll need one of these :smile:
[DLMURL]http://www.building-supplies-online.co.uk/ekmps/shops/targetseo/images/le-6mm-10mm-20mm-40mm-bulk-bag-855kg--%5B2%5D-16-p.jpg[/DLMURL]

And an apprentice with the muscles of Geoff Capes to carry it!
 
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For my hand tools I use Stanley FatMax open top carryall and engineers carryall.

Something I do use a lot also, and my old man won't use anything else is a good old drill box. Something like a hilti hammer drill box. Cut all the plastic*drill*retainers out and you're away. Plenty room to get all your tools in and being the shape it is, its much easier to find bits without having to dig everything else out, and cheap. Free in some cases and a lot easier to avoid knocking things.
 

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