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Tuesday, September 18, 2018
The Best Toolbox: Reviews by Wirecutter
A New York Times Company: We had three carpenters test 10 toolboxes and bags, and we found that the best is the Milwaukee 13″ Jobsite Work Box. Simply put, it’s the most efficient, portable, and organized toolbox we could find.
4 comments:
DJ L.
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I have been interested in tools for as long as I can remember. Coincidentally, I told this story today in class, but my dad always tells one specific story from when I was little. By the time I was about three or four years old, it was clear that I was intrigued by home improvement and anything of the sorts. I always watched my grandpa fix things around the house when he was in town and every Friday I would watch through the windows as the gardener did his work. He decided he would buy me a Toys R’ Us fake toolkit. When he got it, he proceeded to hand me the screwdriver from it. Without flinching, I immediately handed it back to him proclaiming that it was not real. Since then, I have worked with hundreds of tools and tool boxes finding my favorites. That being said, it was interesting to read about their top pick toolbox as I have never even seen it. I am definitely looking forward to getting one and working with it when I get home. On top of this part of the article, it was very interesting to read the longer version they had a link to where they walk about. many more favorite tools.
This is a great little article and the lead over to the list of recommended tools was a nice added feature. I am still in the market for a tool chest or bag for all of my tools. I have a nice collection, some that even belonged to my father and grandfather. Although I like the profile of the toolbox they prefer, I am not sure it is big enough for the tools that I would carry on a daily basis as a scene shop carpenter and technical director. I really need to be ready for everything. I could see it as a separate box for my electrical tools which would be specific enough to warrant their own box, but I would still need to have a second set in my master tool box because, again, I need to be prepared for anything. I’m still in the market and think I have found something I like. I have to research it further. I really like the stacking/locking tool boxes that can be slightly customized. It means I can get all of my tools in one box, hopefully.
You know, it has been a long time since I’ve written a tool comment. I would almost say that I forgot about them. To be honest, the fact that it is a toolbox article is very fitting. Over the summer I worked with several carpenters that relied on tool boxes to transport their tools from job to job and 8/10 were one big jumbled mess. Not only is a disorganized toolbox hugely inefficient, but it is also almost impossible to find one that has the organizational framework that will work with the vast shapes and sizes of the standard consumer tools on the market. The most innovative solution that I have seen in solving the messy, versatile tool chest is by going to a custom insert to fit your toolbox and more importantly the tools that go inside. The reality is your average person would not invest the time to organize. In short, having an organized kit is easier said than done.
My dad has always been very enthusiastic about teaching me how to use all of the various types of tools that he works with, and continually finds new ones to teach me about. I think some of my earliest memories of working with tools is from when I would be there with my dad helping him put together our sukkah, putting together pieces of sheet wood attached to what was probably a series of 2x4 supports; and once I was old enough, I would get to use the power tools like the drill or the sander. Starting off at such a young age working with all of this equipment and being a part of builds really sparked my interest in tools and the process of construction. My father’s tool cabinet was like some sort of magical place that kept everything one would need to be able to do anything. Now in this article, it gives a link to the “best tool box,” something like that tool cabinet, only it’s easily transportable and much more practical for most uses. As someone who now enjoys doing a lot of carpentry and other kinds of work in multiple different places, I enjoy the idea of being able to easily take all of the necessary tools and whatnots with me where I go and have them readily available. The way the Milwaukee 13 tool box also organizes the different tools within it is really well laid out as well.
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I have been interested in tools for as long as I can remember. Coincidentally, I told this story today in class, but my dad always tells one specific story from when I was little. By the time I was about three or four years old, it was clear that I was intrigued by home improvement and anything of the sorts. I always watched my grandpa fix things around the house when he was in town and every Friday I would watch through the windows as the gardener did his work. He decided he would buy me a Toys R’ Us fake toolkit. When he got it, he proceeded to hand me the screwdriver from it. Without flinching, I immediately handed it back to him proclaiming that it was not real. Since then, I have worked with hundreds of tools and tool boxes finding my favorites. That being said, it was interesting to read about their top pick toolbox as I have never even seen it. I am definitely looking forward to getting one and working with it when I get home. On top of this part of the article, it was very interesting to read the longer version they had a link to where they walk about. many more favorite tools.
This is a great little article and the lead over to the list of recommended tools was a nice added feature. I am still in the market for a tool chest or bag for all of my tools. I have a nice collection, some that even belonged to my father and grandfather. Although I like the profile of the toolbox they prefer, I am not sure it is big enough for the tools that I would carry on a daily basis as a scene shop carpenter and technical director. I really need to be ready for everything. I could see it as a separate box for my electrical tools which would be specific enough to warrant their own box, but I would still need to have a second set in my master tool box because, again, I need to be prepared for anything. I’m still in the market and think I have found something I like. I have to research it further. I really like the stacking/locking tool boxes that can be slightly customized. It means I can get all of my tools in one box, hopefully.
You know, it has been a long time since I’ve written a tool comment. I would almost say that I forgot about them. To be honest, the fact that it is a toolbox article is very fitting. Over the summer I worked with several carpenters that relied on tool boxes to transport their tools from job to job and 8/10 were one big jumbled mess. Not only is a disorganized toolbox hugely inefficient, but it is also almost impossible to find one that has the organizational framework that will work with the vast shapes and sizes of the standard consumer tools on the market. The most innovative solution that I have seen in solving the messy, versatile tool chest is by going to a custom insert to fit your toolbox and more importantly the tools that go inside. The reality is your average person would not invest the time to organize. In short, having an organized kit is easier said than done.
My dad has always been very enthusiastic about teaching me how to use all of the various types of tools that he works with, and continually finds new ones to teach me about. I think some of my earliest memories of working with tools is from when I would be there with my dad helping him put together our sukkah, putting together pieces of sheet wood attached to what was probably a series of 2x4 supports; and once I was old enough, I would get to use the power tools like the drill or the sander. Starting off at such a young age working with all of this equipment and being a part of builds really sparked my interest in tools and the process of construction. My father’s tool cabinet was like some sort of magical place that kept everything one would need to be able to do anything. Now in this article, it gives a link to the “best tool box,” something like that tool cabinet, only it’s easily transportable and much more practical for most uses. As someone who now enjoys doing a lot of carpentry and other kinds of work in multiple different places, I enjoy the idea of being able to easily take all of the necessary tools and whatnots with me where I go and have them readily available. The way the Milwaukee 13 tool box also organizes the different tools within it is really well laid out as well.
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