Tool cases

gnselectricals · Mar 21, 2015

Just upgraded a couple of my tool cases to make the van a bit more organised.
Profit hole saws in one and insulated sockets and torque kit in another.

Cases were £40 and foam was £30 all from eBay.

Marvo · Mar 21, 2015

gnselectricals said:
.........Cases were £40 and foam was £30 all from eBay...........

70 pounds just for the cases and foam or did that include the tools?

Engineer54 · Mar 22, 2015

That's an expensive bit of tool reorganisation!!

Corbs · Mar 22, 2015

i can understand the insulated sockets being in a case but why hole saws in such a posh case

gnselectricals · Mar 22, 2015

Yeah £70 for 2 cases and 5 50mm foams not incl tools lol. The hole saws came in a metal fight case which started falling apart so as I was getting one I thought I may as well get 2

Geordie Spark · Mar 22, 2015

It looks like a fairly decent case from what I can see in the piccies.

You cheated a bit by buying the pre cut foam ("Pluckafoam" we call it in the trade) It's fun cutting the shapes out of the foam your self with a bandsaw fitted with a knife blade.

The flightcase that started falling apart wasn't a "real" flightcase - just some cheapjack job that looked like one - Real ones do not fall apart unless really severely abused!

This company >> Pelican Products Protective Cases >> make bloody good plastic cases but you won't get two for £70 - you'd be lucky to get one for that, but they are the dog's bits!

uksparks · Mar 22, 2015

Those pelican cases look nice.

gnselectricals · Mar 22, 2015

It's not too bad for £20 not peli class but good enough for me. Would have loved to spend a good day machining bit my missus and kids are too needy lol

Geordie Spark · Mar 22, 2015

uksparks said:
Those pelican cases look nice.

They really are the biis ...... waterproof to the point of being able to float.

Waaaayyy over the top for carrying sparky tools around in though but great for TV/Film and Special Forces use.

Dcf · Mar 22, 2015

I got a load of raaco solid boxes from Lawson his for much cheapness a couple of years ago.
they stack on top of each other but don't lock like the sustainer boxes and the like do.
i put one set of test gear in one and used the rest for things like swa, fp, data,conduit stuff that I don't do everyday.
fairly tidied up the laboratory as its all together and can just be picked out if I need it and it's stacked in a nice pile in the corner.
i also like the Bosch lboxes but they are expensive.
i have a 2 stacks in the van for 1st fix and 2nd fix put on a trolley to take into the job.
after saying all that and making out I'm Scotland's most organised electrician both the van and store are like the local tip due to me being mega busy......
one of these days.