Toolbox choice Festool

[Squid]

That is fancy for some of the telecoms 'engineers' I've worked with. One turned up with a screwdriver and a pair of snips in a Tesco carrier bag, he couldn't even make off the CAT5 he was sent to do.

I used to have a proper GPO leather tool pouch somewhere.

 

[Sesl]

Stanley STST1-70317 is the best toolbox ive had in years. Best ?£25 I ever spent. Detachable top case is genius.

 

[diyterry]

Chop chop photos and links to the cheapest sites to buy these...... ;o))))

Try anglia tool centre

 

[Squid]

Try anglia tool centre

I know but we need ---- photos of said tool boxes.....

 

[telectrix]

I know but we need ---- photos of said tool boxes.....

 

[telectrix]

got one of them. the organiser on top is awesome. only gripe i have is that one of the catches keeps falling off. think it was £30 (inc. vat) when i bought it.

 

[Squid]

got one of them. the organiser on top is awesome. only gripe i have is that one of the catches keeps falling off. think it was £30 (inc. vat) when i bought it.

Nothing worse then opening one of those and the catches fail and the organiser section becomes disorganised all over the floor, grrrrr did it once with a Halfords 150 piece socket set it was like being 2 again putting it all back in the correct holes.

 

[telectrix]

it only falls off occasionally and only when open. once closed it's secure.

 

[Sesl]

That can't happen with that Stanley box, the organiser part is not hinged to the box, only the clear lid is hinged.
But yeah, hate when crap catches fail and spill your screws and ---- all over the floor. That's why I bought this one. Has lasted much longer than I thought it would too.

For small jobs I just grab the detachable top section and a multimeter rather than haul every hammer, spanner etc stored in the bottom box.

Scoured Amazon and all the tool sites for a decent toolbox but ended up spotting this in Homebase. They had hundreds of options, could believe my eyes. Toolbox heaven!

 

[Squid]

I use the organiser boxes also have my finger resting against the lid when I carry it just in case it "pops" open.

 

[diyterry]

I know but we need ---- photos of said tool boxes.....

 

[telectrix]

that looks like a war memorial for dead tool boxes.

 

[Squid]

Kleenex sales have just sky rocketed.........

 

[telectrix]

and endedd up.....

 

[diyterry]

Camera bags can be handy for carrying tools about especially if they are fragile.
I picked up a lovely one at a car boot a few years ago for ten quid, made of leather and canvas. Made by Billingham it lasted me a good few years until my collection of tools out grew it.