Turbocharger Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 I want to get more spanners in the toolbox drawer - these 'crocodile teeth' spanner racks are the obvious answer and they're under a tenner on Ebay... But looking at them, there must be a similar offcut of something or other that's the same shape, but free - I'm racking my brains but I can't think what. Any ideas? PS I'm a quarter Scottish, before anyone mentions 'skinflint'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troddenmasses Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 I have steel and a milling machine - knock yourself out. You can even have the electricity and biscuits for free. Tight arse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Err, Am I missing something? You want to get more tools in the drawer and you are looking at adding something that isn't a tool to the drawer therfore reducing space available in the drawer for tools? Just sling the spanners in the drawer and be done with it. Poncy racks? Pah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
errol209 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Err, Am I missing something? You want to get more tools in the drawer and you are looking at adding something that isn't a tool to the drawer therfore reducing space available in the drawer for tools? Just sling the spanners in the drawer and be done with it. Poncy racks? Pah! Drawer? DRAWER? Amateurs. Just ram the shed / garage / workshop full! Who cares if you can't find the right spanner ever again, just an excuse to buy some new ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 My spanners hang on the wall...much easier to find the one you want that way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landy'd Gentry Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Ah, I aspire to owning drawers in which I can store my tools in! My daughter (3 years old) thinks I should have a tool tray like 'Handy Manny' and name all my tools. It's got so bad now my wife will refer to a pair of pliers as 'squueze' and the cross head screw driver as 'Phillipe' It could be worse still, we could get our cooking recipes of Big cook little cook! Can you sign 'I need to get a life' or has my home been over run by children's tv! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRecklessEngineer Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 As we can only ever be bothered to use the open end of a combi spanner, can't you just cut the lot in half and chuck out the ring end? Who are we kidding anyway - we only use a spanner so we can round off the bolt, which then gives us an excuse to get the grinder out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Surely a Land Rover tool rack should look something like this? Or at the work bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 LOL @ ^ would these be a bit more of an appropriate size ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 And if the above cannot fix the problem then it must be electrical. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted July 14, 2010 Author Share Posted July 14, 2010 Gents, thank you for such thoughtful and considered responses. Without the help of this forum I would truely be in the same place but have slightly more time on my hands. I was hoping to strike a balance between 'lob em all in a drawer' and the kind of neat edge-to-edge, neatly lined up "James May" style spanner rack, a combination of organised but usable. And thanks for the tool porn too - as my Dad says "don't force it, use a bigger hammer". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 And if the above cannot fix the problem then it must be electrical. Chris If its electrical, you need some of this, available from the local auction site. Seriously, My tools are the tidiest part of my life. always back in right, neat, place. including my selection of hammers! Love my tool chest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRecklessEngineer Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 ^^^Wot he said. I've learned the hard way that things go missing if they don't go back at the end of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 More so with a gravel Drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quagmire Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 We have two drawers for spanners- one for metric and the other for imperial. The Metric ones all have a band of red insulation tape on, and the imperial all have a blue band. At the end of the day we just throw them in based on colour. The adjustable spanners do cause confusion with this system though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
errol209 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Gents, thank you for such thoughtful and considered responses. Without the help of this forum I would truely be in the same place but have slightly more time on my hands. Glad to be of service - I think - - but your life would feel like it was lacking something? I am dreaming of having a shed / workshop big enough to have a tool chest in AND be able to open the drawers, so I'm living out of tool rolls . The adjustable spanners do cause confusion with this system though. I converted the imperial ones to metric when I got the 90 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted September 4, 2010 Author Share Posted September 4, 2010 It may have taken nearly two months of intensive research, but in the end I went for two Ernst racks and a set of crocodile teeth too The Ernst racks are excellent - they actually take more room in the drawer now but I can see what's missing and it appeals to my OCD nature. The crocodile teeth, on the other hand, are too tall for the drawer with my screwdrivers and punches on them, the teeth face different directions and the whole shebang falls over when they go back in the drawer. They might work with spanners but for other tools I'm not so impressed. Anyone want to take them off my hands for a fiver? Drop me a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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