Hello fellow organizer of tools. Found one side of the shed floor last night and am going to find the other side today. Sheds, shops, garages, that one kitchen drawer, all have the same issue of becoming a catchall.
Got sick of going back and forth from tunnel to shed to keep grabbing tools and hardware so I set up some VersaStack boxes like this, but in my case, no middle box but I had the tool bag from the same system snapped on top. Everything I could possibly need.
Worked good until I had to drag it back up the slight hill, then I decided it was too much. Thought I was going to rip the handle out going across the gravel. Gonna make up smaller kits today. One for general use and a couple special purpose, like a box with metal tunnel frame parts, a box with electric fence parts etc. That big box built as part of the cart was too tempting to fill with stuff.
Maybe this summer I'll get the DeWalt TSTAK cart that's compatible with the Versastack. Never did like the box/cart as a single unit. Gonna swap to mostly drawer units too so I don't have to do all that unstacking which is the downside of stackable. I don't mind taking the tool bag off but spreading out 3-4 boxes is a pain and takes up room.
Only thing I need is a single 4" deep drawer as I already have two of the double 2" drawer units.
Single 4" Drawer ------------- Double 2" drawer -------------- clear lid organizer.
I do have the clear lid organizer which I like, so from bottom to top it will be, one 4"drawer, four 2" drawers(two 2 drawer units), clear lid organizer and tool bag on top. Only unstacking I'd have to do is to take the tool bag off which is no big deal and would probably happen anyway to get to a spot the cart can't. I can get the 4" drawer unit pretty soon for $36 but the $122 cart can wait.
I'll be mismatched like this but oh well, Craftsman/Versastack doesn't make a 4" deep drawer unit, just the two 2" drawer units. Had I known at the time, I would have gone with DeWalt but Craftsman/Versastack is what Lowe's had and it was a heck of a price.
Between the stackable system and four metal boxes, I've almost got too many tool boxes. Got a couple old plastic stackable boxes on wheels too but they were cheap junk when I got them 30 years ago. It's about time for them to go. Might keep the top boxes and set one up for the trunk of the car and see if one will fit under the back seat of the truck.
Since I bought the newer stackables, I never have rearranged my tools and they've mostly been empty so that will be today's project after getting more stuff out of the shed and into the travel trailer (the next catchall).
Almost 2pm and probably not going to get much warmer so I guess I'll get to it. Can finish tomorrow if need be.
Didn't realize just how many modules I had until I stacked them all up and they approached 7 foot.
Bottom box/cart is now full of fence insulators, lightest thing I had to fill it with and was taking up floor space.
The two boxes above that will hold power tools and stay in the shed.
Drawer units above those plus the bag and organizer just underneath the bag will be on the cart/box as the mobile kit.
The short box with red lid underneath bag and organizer will get mounted on the hood of the tractor at some point.
Yesterday was fun (who would even save something like this?)(I don't even know what this is.) Got one corner to dig into and then start putting stuff away.
Shelving I made a while back from leftover 3/4" floor OSB. It's 64" wide with three uprights. (just now noticed line under top shelf matching wall line - not planned)
More organizing of tools has occurred and I’m coming down the home stretch with my newly hung pegboard & a small number of loose tools to deal with.
I have wanted a tool box on wheels for a couple of years now, especially since my old garden was a small distance from the garage/shop. I have a tool ‘bag’, but it had gotten so heavy, it was a pain to lug around; plus, no organization, just everything jumbled up in there. The last time I needed something, I pretty much had to dump everything out to find it.
My new garden will literally be right outside the shop door, but I often need tools for projects in/around the house. Since the shop is getting really organized, I’ve decided to grab what I think I need & use a tool carrier dad had for toting those items to the house. The carrier has pockets & dividers so some organization is possible. When I’m finished, the tools will mostly go back to their spot in the shop. I have a couple of favorite items I find myself using just about every time I work on something so those items will likely stay in the carrier. The whole ‘getting organized’ project is a work in progress, but so far, I’m far enough along I no longer have to go ‘hunting’ for something I need when I can’t remember which pile or box it’s in. :-)
My work area is cleared off enough I can start building my 2 initial raised beds. I have 3 beds I built for mom that need filling with good dirt & I don’t want to haul or have it delivered until I have my 2 beds ready to go. Another one of those “can’t do that until” issues .... :-)