Wrench board

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher) 12/13/2019 at 22:42 • Filed to: tool time, Tool porn

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I have mentioned in the past, that I consider myself a tool nerd. I believe in buying quality tools, within reason. There is the odd Snap On/tool truck piece here and there, but those are random loosies I managed to pick up at garage sales and whatnot. My wrench collection is mostly Craftsman and Master Mechanic, but was surprisingly lacking in bigger sizes, especially in the metric side. Most of my big wrenches came from a hilariously cheap no name set, that was made in India.

Si, when I happened upon a Black Friday special at Home Depot of the biggest gadamn combination wrench set I have ever seen, for under $50 to boot, I went for it.

This afternoon I finished rearranging the wrench board to fit it all. I am quite pleased. Many much wrenches!

I thought Oppo might be interested in the modifications I made to my surprisingly nice Harbor Freight tool cart.

Here’s the overall setup.

AestheticsInMotion > shop-teacher 12/13/2019 at 22:58

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That wrench board is beautiful. It soothes my soul

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > shop-teacher 12/13/2019 at 23:04

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And not a.single 10 mm to be found

Jessica McAndrew > shop-teacher 12/13/2019 at 23:09

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Can we file this under Tool Porn?

shop-teacher > AestheticsInMotion 12/13/2019 at 23:11

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I knew you of all people would enjoy this :)

shop-teacher > Jessica McAndrew 12/13/2019 at 23:12

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Tag added :)

shop-teacher > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 12/13/2019 at 23:14

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Oh yee of little faith ... There are three or four of them on this board.

I mean, for now.

MM54 > shop-teacher 12/13/2019 at 23:16

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Very nice! Mine just live in two drawers of the toolbox (one inches, one metric).

I have one or two that look like your squiggly one as well.

CTSenVy > shop-teacher 12/13/2019 at 23:26

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Grindintosecond > shop-teacher 12/13/2019 at 23:28

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Approval stamp. The stickers have earned additional approval stamps. You may have tool groupies delivered soon to your garage 

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > shop-teacher 12/13/2019 at 23:29

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That sounds right. My tool box has a 10mm tall and short socket, in both 3/8 and 1/4 inch drive, a 10mm wobble socket in 3/8,. For wrenches there are 2 10mm combination wrenches, a 10mm/8mm six-sided box and a 10mm/8mm offset six-sided box wrench for brake bleeders, a 10mm stubby wrench and a 8mm/10mm combination flare wrench.  There's a 10mm hex socket, too.

shop-teacher > MM54 12/13/2019 at 23:30

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I used to do that. I had a much bigger tool box, but was always unhappy with how inefficient I felt like it was. I was perpetually reorganizing it, but never happy. I sold it, and bought this cart. It has all the basics in it. I like that I can roll it out to the driveway, as that's usually where I'm working on my truck.

Specialty stuff is in a couple of drawer organizers I built. I’ll have to show those sometime.

shop-teacher > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 12/13/2019 at 23:32

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Yep, 3-4 is just on the board. There are at least 4-5 more  in the cart.

shop-teacher > Grindintosecond 12/13/2019 at 23:32

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Sweet :)

Nothing > shop-teacher 12/13/2019 at 23:57

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I’ve got a Husky set, too. I picked up the Gearwrench ratcheting wrench sets  when they had deals on them at AdvancedAuto a few years back too. I used to have mine all out on pegboard, now they live in a drawer. Tools that were out in plain sight had a tendency to wander and not be there when I needed them!

shop-teacher > Nothing 12/14/2019 at 00:09

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Interesting. I have the opposite problem with wandering wrenches. On the board, I can see what's missing, and go looking for it.

Nothing > shop-teacher 12/14/2019 at 00:14

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I’d usually find them next to a wagon or balance bike when a toddler was playing pit crew. Haha.

shop-teacher > Nothing 12/14/2019 at 00:16

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Hahaha!

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > shop-teacher 12/14/2019 at 00:28

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That’s beautiful.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > shop-teacher 12/14/2019 at 00:35

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“Son, this seems like I’m defacing a nice set of tools, but I bet three years from now every single piece of this set is right here in this case.”

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vondon302 > shop-teacher 12/14/2019 at 07:51

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Hmm. Nice setup.

I just filed make a wrench board on my to do list.

shop-teacher > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 12/14/2019 at 08:53

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Wow! That is crazy, but if it works for you ... Then it works!

shop-teacher > vondon302 12/14/2019 at 08:54

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Thanks. I recommend it.

shop-teacher > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 12/14/2019 at 08:55

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Why thank you :)

DirtyDodge > shop-teacher 12/14/2019 at 10:47

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Nicely done, it took five years but i finally got an appropriately sized toolbox for my tool collection this year. This upgrade was after using 2 smaller 3 piece units for years, it is so nice for all the tools to fit in o ne box and have a proper home.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 12/14/2019 at 11:00

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Might as well just buy those by the dozen...

shop-teacher > DirtyDodge 12/14/2019 at 16:42

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Nice box!