I carry tons of fasteners from 5 lbs boxes of commons to little blister packs of machine screws. Right now I have the tiny boxes in a sort of large tackle box and that’s fine but the bigger boxes are on a sort of closed in shelf I built along one side of my van and for the umpteenth time one of the 5 lb boxes split open and dumped it’s contents all over the place. And of course shortly thereafter another one did the same when I picked it up. Sooooooooooo… how do you guys carry fasteners? There’s GOT to be a better way…
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Usually in my tires doesn't work so well for the tires, but hey there's always a trade off.
HD sells these little plastic bins ... like 8 for $10, something like that. Also use those cheapo plastic storage cases that kind of look like a suitcase, have a few different ones dedicated to specific types(one for Tapcon, one for machine screws and washers etc.)and the old 5 gal. bucket with dividers.
I cant stand those $h!tty little paper boxes.
I have a big tackle box I used for TapCons, drills, expansion anchors and shot pin stuff (gun, ammo and pins). It is basically all of my masonry anchor hardware in one place.
One thing I have found with the boxes when you are not going to use them all at once is to tape them up with clear packing tape while they are still new so they don't fall apart. They will take a lot of banging around if you have the seams taped up.
I do the same thing. Tape them up to strengthen them.
I have coffee cans that I use for the small amounts. I can grab them and put them in my carpenter box.
There is a shelf where the big boxes and little boxes are at the back and my frequently used nails and screws are in coffee cans at the front.
If they need re-filling the box is in the back.
Coffee cans are durable and about the right size for small quantities. "There are three kinds of men: The one that learns by reading, the few who learn by observation and the rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves."Will Rogers
after all the cases, trays, boxes and what not I use those stanly deep organizers...
by far the best so far...
http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp?CATEGORY=ZAG+ORGANIZERS&TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUMBER=014708R&SDesc=Stanley%26%23174%3B+Deep+Professional+Organizer
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Hey, 'merc..
2 questions about those Stanley cases for you. Do they hold up well, and are the dividers movable?
I've been using small Plano boxes for organizing nails for a number of years. But they only last a couple of years before I start putting holes in them, or breaking the hinges, plus each compartment holds less than a pound of fasteners.
thanks
held up very well... no complaints...
got both hieghts and niether have movable dividers..
they stack very nicely and depending on the compartment and size of fastener... 5 pounds is nothing for on compartment...
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"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
Hi,
I've used similar, but gave up when stood up or face down things migrated from one compartment to another. Are these better?
guess so...
I have so much "stuff" in then I don't store them up right...
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Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
"when stood up or face down things migrated from one compartment to another."The last time this subject came up, someone posted the same comment. I have been using the Stanley totes for several years now and I have never had a screw or nail jump from one compartment to the next. The lids of the cases fit very tight to the tops of the internal bins. Unless you overfill the bin to flex out the lid, you shouldn't have any problems.DC
Thanks.
I use the tray unit on the bottom. Works great for quantities I need. My boxes are labeled deck, stainles steel, concrete, galvanized, cabinets and roof.
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Is that your van!?!?that looks way too clean. got any more pics?DC
No thats not my van. But I did clean it out Sunday. I'll take a few pics.You get out of life what you put into it......minus taxes.
Marv
This is my tool truck for Habitat for Humanity. Here's the parts bins.
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I recently switched to all Ridgid tools. Here's the inverter I set up to charge batteries on site.
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The overhead rack is for carrying a ladder off the floor.
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I'm currently doing 4 sets of kitchen cabinets for my Habitat buddies. Its the job that takes the most tools.
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You get out of life what you put into it......minus taxes.
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Edited 8/4/2009 8:47 pm by Marv
that is one outstanding sign....
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Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
Nice.
I have that ladder rack from AVan too, I love it. No dragging in a wet or snowy step ladder in a home. I think I have that same inverter too, I have mine on the doghouse and keep the chargers up front for quick change at red lights when the batts are done soaking.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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talk about inverters, If I hook my laptop to mine, the mouse goes crazy, only on the invertor
I've found it easiest for me to have a basic, general set up for anything for a simple repair as needed on a house.
When I go to a job, I've seen what can be seen til you get into it. And I keep in mind the things I don't know that I don't know(Rumsfeld, didn't like him, but liked the line).
Used to have my van packed to the gills with every tool and fastener I could cram in. Used to be I had my van crammed w/ every tool and fastener I could shove in. Couldn't move with materials on top.
Now, still have a powerful basic tool/fastener set and for each job I add sets pertinent to that job; carpentry rough and trim, plumbing, electrical, roofing, excavation, dw, painting, etc... I've got different sets for each.
If the removable bins are full and the container is on edge and jostles around for a while, some "migration" can occur.
Just carrying one or two containers around doesn't usually result in migration though. You do need to store them flat, not on edge.
Deja Vu--
That's still my favorite system.
Now that I'm not on the job every day I just keep one or two with me, and other ten or so of various sorts on my workbench.
Hi Imerc,Just wanted to say hello. I am back in the internet. Had to change my screen name, as Matt was taken now. Mathias from Hamburg, Germany.
I have moved my shop and business is good.
Doing lots of hardwood flooring.
Howsit in Colorado?
Need anything from Germany?
We got to know each other over the pencil-trade thread.Greetings,Mathias
PM on the way...
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WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
I'll second that
On a hill by the harbour
or 10th...
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WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
I like parachute bags for smaller quantities and re-use rectangular plastic tubs dry cat food comes in. Coffee cans are old standards.
Problem I have with the plastic suitcases is if you turn them upside down all the different fastners can get mixed up.
Edited 7/25/2009 8:44 pm ET by habilis
Yeah, parachute bags are the cat's PJs. Unfortunately, no one makes decent ones anymore.
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Most of my jobs the sheetrockers carry the screws in their mouth.
I always ask them how do the screws taste, cause everytime I find a yellow trucker bottle I go dump it out in the box of screws on the floor.
nice
suggest ya stay clear of plumbbill's jobs....
suspect that's only the tip of the iceberg....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
ever have to do the heimlich to save one of them when they get bumped from behind and end up swallowing a few?
I'm lucky if they understand the language.
I bought a four "drawer" deal at HD. The "drawers" are plastic boxes with dividers, and four of them fit into a plastic box with a fold over handle. The parts boxes snap into the larger box and seem to stay put pretty well.
we have a trailer AND a garage full of fasteners.... i'm all ears
I built racks on one side of my trailer using square tubing for the posts & wire closet shelving turned upside down for the shelves
I welded all the shelves at widths & heights to suit the items in them
All my screws are in individual plastic cases from HD that hold about 20 different little removable boxes
Flat heads are in one box, round heads in another stainless another etc
On the floor beneath the racks are the larger tool boxes
At the front of the trailer is a mechanics tool box centered so i can get long pieces in the trailer
The racks work good for me because if i send a helper out to the trailer all boxes and containers on the rack are labeled using a dymo which saves me a lot of walking
I however dont know how to post pictures of this setup or i would LOL
I do it different ways. First, I have a complete bank of steel Weathergard drawers with dividers along one side of the van. I think there are about 30 drawers aprox12" deep.
Then I carry the Stanley suitcases like IMERC shows, Have 3 of those.
The rest, I have a plastic bin that fits right under the first row of shelves and that takes all the 1 & 5 lb boxes of the unique stuff, also I have a ton of coffee cans I have collected over the years that I store in the garage to haul out & load into the bin when I know what I'll need for the next job.
I worked with a guy who had the parachute bags from Duluth Trading. He labeled the front of each section with a sharpie. They were excellent.
I'm using at least a dozen of them and they fit perfectly in my utility box without any wasted space...
also I use the one with individual baxes in them and not the movable dividers...
best method I've found to date...
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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
I have a few different techniques for carrying nails, screws, etc. Small stuff like 1" wood screws are in a small plastic organizer, medium stuff like cable staples and drywall anchors are in peanut butter jars (the peanut butter keeps them from rattling around too much :-)) and big stuff like deck screws and common nails are in 1 qt milk containers.
As you can see in the picture, I cut off the top, but leave a flap so I can mark the contents and read it easily.
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I like the Stanley totes with removable bins. I cut the labels off the boxes and tape them to each bin or print one with a label maker. The small bins fit 2lb boxes of fasteners and the large bins fit 5lb boxes. Being that they are removable, I can just pull out a bin for use and even stick one in my tool pouch for use. The bins are sturdy enough for everyday use and they stack nicely in my van shelves. They are about $15 each.
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The other tote is a Taskforce small parts tote. It came with dividers and I have some filled with small zip lock bags of fasteners, for some I got some lidded craft cases and screw together cases, another is filled with 1/2" copper fittings, another with steel pipe fittings, and yet another with small obscure tools. They stack up too. They are about $10 each.View Image
For larger fasteners like lag bolts and parts like cabinet hinges, etc. I use small coffee cans with contents labeled on the lids. I can fit 18 of these rather conveniently in a standard milk crate. Milk crates are about the best storage you can get. Fill 'em with tool assortments (one is drywall tools, another is router accessories, another is sandpapers. Of course they also stack when not filled above the rim and I can empty a few to make a stool/bench/scaffold. They cost about $4 each.
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Oh yeah, for larger assortments of supplies I use labeled 25 gallon Rubbermaid bins (all the same so they stack nicely). I have a bin of just electrical wire, another of electrical boxes, a bin of HVAC parts, one of caulk, one of paint supplies, a couple of different size PVC fittings, and several more. I pride myself in keeping my tools and supplies organized.DC
I noticed the can of stale air.
Did you run out of dehydrated water?
I keep the stale air around for insulation jobs; it has an r-value of .88 per inch.it comes in handy.otherwise it's just my spare can.DC
For bulkier items like the copper pipe fittings I use plastic shoe boxes and sweater boxes with snap on lids..
William the Geezer, the sequel to Billy the Kid - Shoe
At work, we buy wood screws in plastic bins that we keep and re-use to hold all kinds of fasteners.
They stack and kind of lock together, enough to prevent them tipping while driving.
For small amounts of fasteners, I re-use the little plastic nail boxes from Home Depot. They have lids. They're small enough that they fit in my nail pouch, so I can switch fasteners without tedious emptying of the bags.
Unfortunately, my company vehicle is an F-150 without a cap or anything, so all my fasteners sit on the floor on the passenger's side.
Edit: I use my tackle box primarily for little things like driver bits that I rarely use.
Edited 7/25/2009 10:58 pm ET by Biff_Loman
All of my fasteners and small items--except gun nails--are carried in 1/2 gallon milk containers with the tops cut off... the square heavy wax paper type... and those go in milk crates. 9 types of fasteners to a crate. Also works for other items like wire nuts and other electrical parts, tile spacers, plumbing fittings... you name it. I probably have 25-30 milk crates in use, more than half of them holding small parts. When I move to a job, I grab the crates that we'll need. Right now on a small addition in the framing stage I have two crates, one with 9 different sizes of #8 and trimhead screws, and one with 9 different sizes of nails... sinkers, 8d, duplex, joist hanger, etc. This is the best system I have used.
Gun nails are loaded into gray plastic tote trays. At the above mentioned job I have three trays... one with 8d and 16d sticks, one with two sizes of joist hanger nails, one with sheathing coils.
"...carried in 1/2 gallon milk containers with the tops cut off... the square heavy wax paper type ... go in milk crates"You had me for a minute, why not the plastic milk jug with a bigger spout cut in it? (still maintaining handle)
Do they fall apart?
I use a combination of what Imerc and DonCanDo use. The divided Stanley boxes for screws. Those Stanley boxes can handle the abuse. Then I have 2 plastic storage boxes (bigger than a milk create) filled with plastic peanut butter jars for hand nails. Then I use some of those metal boxes that you used to get with power tools for my gun nails.
Some of it is what you have available. At our house the 2 good sized dogs get a cong each night with a 3 or 4 table spoons of peanut butter inside. A cong is a hollow rubber chew toy with a hole in each end. We go through a quart of peanut butter about every 3 weeks so over the years I have plenty of peanut butter jars. I mark on the lid tops same as DonCanDo - to the point where I had to do a double take at his pics to make sure he hadn't taken pics of my jars... :-)
Racks on sidewalls bought from American Van. handle anything up to 5-10# each. The 50# boxes go on floor slid in under same, untill they get poor, then dump into SR bucket
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I use stacker trays that fit in a 5gal. bucket. They hold more than just a small handful of fasteners, are waterproof with a lid on. You want to secure the bucket in transit so it doesn't tip over and roll. Nothing holds everything you might need but the stackers can carry quite an assortment of commonly used fasteners.
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I tried the stackers but found that parachute bags worked much better. If only you could still buy good parachute bags.
As I stood before the gates I realized that I never want to be as certain about anything as were the people who built this place. --Rabbi Sheila Peltz, on her visit to Auschwitz
The big issue for me is weather. I run an open pickup. With the stackers, I can take out one tray, SR screws for example, and not have to lug anything extra that I don't need. With 5 trays in a tall pickle bucket, that's 20 different fasteners. Covers most of the incidental fasteners I might need.Beat it to fit / Paint it to match
Yeah, you can do the same with the parachute bags. They sit nicely in a five gallon bucket. One bag will hold more than one tray (because the compartments flex), and you can get more bags in the bucket.
As I stood before the gates I realized that I never want to be as certain about anything as were the people who built this place. --Rabbi Sheila Peltz, on her visit to Auschwitz
(And you can't spill a bag. Toss it across the room and it won't spill.)
As I stood before the gates I realized that I never want to be as certain about anything as were the people who built this place. --Rabbi Sheila Peltz, on her visit to Auschwitz
Find a source for pool chemicals that come in the buckets similar to drywall mud. They have screwon lids. Soda ash buckets are good, no lingering corrosion like chlorine.
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I used to use the BB stacker system like yours. It worked well.....until it got knocked over on the job or in the trailer. Even with a lid you're not in the clear. I also used to use the parachute bags in a 5 gal bucket system. That worked quite well. If/when the bucket got knocked over, most everything stayed put. Too bad those wore out after 15 years and they don't make them anymore. I actually contacted Duluth Trading Co. and asked if it was alright if I made some and sold them to some friends....they said that would be just fine. Now I gotta talk the DW into sewing them up. Taking orders soon.DC
i use the plastic concrete clyinder molds with lids, but you already knew that
bucket boss and milwaukee still make parachute bags.
I know the ones you are talking about and they are not the same ones the rest of us are talking about. The new ones are made with cheap cordura - or whatever you want to call it, it's just plastic even the cords are plastic now. They wear out in no time under real use. When cinched, they barely close enough or just won't stay closed tight because the grommets are too large and the cords are too slippery. In the event of a rollover, expect to spend a good part of your day picking up screws and nails. They now made much too tall and in turn have become awkwardly heavy and inherently tippy. To add to it, the new ones are all made in China.The old ones were made in the USA from 100% cotton and about 20 oz weight of that nice duck brown fabric. They last 10 years or more of daily hardcore abuse. The cords were real parachute cords and when you cinched them tight they closed snugly around the fasteners inside and stayed that way so well that you could take a bag and flip it in the air like a pancake without losing more than a couple little screws. The sizing was a perfect handful per compartment which made reloading quick and easy. The loaded weight (about 7 lb. IIRC) was just right for tossing while also retaining a low center of gravity for long distance sliding.I searched in vain for quite awhile to find replacements but to no avail.Like I said before, I called Duluth Trading Co. to ask if they knew where to find them.
They did not.
Then, I asked if it would be alright if I made them for myself and a few others.
They said they didn't care because they would never be making them again.
I asked why and told them of what I knew about the demand for the old bags.
They said there is nothing they can do, the old bags just cost too much to manufacture.
So, now I just need to talk my wife into making some.
When that happens, I will surely share.DC
There was one outfit that was selling small bags in the right configuration. But too small -- designed for telephone installers, not carps.I was wondering if it would be possible to get some of the Amish around here to make them. Seems like the type of thing they'd be able to do pretty well.
As I stood before the gates I realized that I never want to be as certain about anything as were the people who built this place. --Rabbi Sheila Peltz, on her visit to Auschwitz
Sorry, I have about 8 or 10 of the ones you're talking about. Stocked up some years back when I started finding them getting scarce. Did a search on google and saw a few different brands. Assumed somebody'd be making the classic design.
I'd think they'd be a bit complicated to sew and nothing like drapes or a dress. Think you learning to use a new power machine(sewing) would be easier to get what you want and be nicer on your marriage. Just think how much fun she'd have watching you fumble with a tool.
Edited 8/2/2009 6:52 pm ET by habilis
Yeah, no kiddin. My wife has a machine called a felter. It has 5 needles and uses no thread, the needles are barbed and actually intertwine the fibers from layer of fabric to the other.
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Never been into tattoos. I get tired of looking at the same thing pretty quick. And I definately don't want anybody coming at me with a powered barbed needle.
"Think you learning to use a new power machine(sewing) would be easier......"First off, I bought my wife that sewing machine (happy b-day dear) to put patches in my jeans so it's never even seen a dress or a drape.Secondly - What, you think I don't know how to use a sewing machine? FACT: Real men can sewIf I had the time, I would make them myself. But I don't (not that she's got a lot of time either but at least she gets home at a decent hour) so she is given the task. Although, at this point I might be handing the task off to a pro seamstress friend of mine; we'll see how she makes out since she lives a rustic life and uses a treadle machine.DC
Fine. Sorry.
Oops, sorry I didn't intend to come off as being angry.I was just throwing some statements back to ya, I should've included grins and smileys....except on that part that says "real men sew", that was serious <g>DC
I agree. ;~}
Used to hate smileys, but sometimes it helps.
I've used smileys before and the reader still didn't get it. Sometimes you have to just add ... (Hey, you idiot! Yeah, you! The above was just a joke!!)
As I stood before the gates I realized that I never want to be as certain about anything as were the people who built this place. --Rabbi Sheila Peltz, on her visit to Auschwitz
I've never seen the Milwaukee ones. The BB ones are junk, though -- they have the lanyard rigged all wrong so that the bags aren't self-closing.
As I stood before the gates I realized that I never want to be as certain about anything as were the people who built this place. --Rabbi Sheila Peltz, on her visit to Auschwitz
Wow, what a lively thread. There's lots of good ideas out there. I hope you find something that works for you. Let us know.
Who would have thought there are as many ways to store fasteners as there are ways to paint behind a toilet :-)
I have a couple of these that I like quite a bit. http://www.mcfeelys.com/festool-screw-assort
You're not going to carry a 5lb box of fasteners in there. But they are quite handy to just grab the insert with the screw sized needed and then put it back when finished. Looks quite similar to the tackle assortment mentioned. And I've found, at least for the pocket screw assortments they do, that the price here is less than if you just bought the screws themselves.
For bulkier items I save the plastic Simpson boxes with the locking lids and reuse them for nails and tapcons. They're not going to tip over and spill, and you can probably stuff a milk crate full of them if you'd like.
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For larger quantities I use the Lock-N-Lock plastic storage tubs sold at groceries and Target. These are a little more substantial than the cheap ZipLoc brand containers, and they have a positive lock (though the ZipLoc containers are good for, say, collecting used SR screws you "might" use again).
As I stood before the gates I realized that I never want to be as certain about anything as were the people who built this place. --Rabbi Sheila Peltz, on her visit to Auschwitz
Festool... you're suggesting Festoooooool... to me? I'll chalk this up to sleep deprivation, Pop ;)PaulB
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Ohhhhhhhhhh... appealing to my ordnungsliebe... a low blow Sir. Where's my credit card? Oh, that's right... it's suspended :PPaulB
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Are you kiddin' me?$105 for a plastic container full of screws that someone else picked out for me?For that price I could have three stanley cases AND three times as many fasteners.Or just make my own cases.DC
Festool Systainers for storage of small items. or falling down the slope.
If you were only to buy one and fill it with screws or what not that is stupid and a total waste of $$, in my opinion. If you have lots of kits: Electrical (sys1 tools; sys2 white outlets, switches and covers; sys2 almond; sys3 boxes and wire, all latched together), plumbing, tile, drywall, painting, screws, finish guns, laminate tools, counter top kit and tools(non festool)... a limited space in your trailer, no hired helper and a need to get the All the right equipment and supplies(for what ever task)into each job site quickly, and wrap up quickly so the next time you need it you are not wasting time looking for this or that item, they start to make you $$. Besides you can resell them used on ebay for 80 to 100% of what you paid for them cant do that with any other container :DThanks Craig
If you gots the $$ Festool Systainer system is really nice.
I have a four drawer Craftsman tool box filled with nothing but fasteners.
Family.....They're always there when they need you.
Here is my solution. The same boxes mentioned and shown by others. Lowes or HF, my pile is three sizes. Have some of the deeper ones not in the rack by the door for plumbing parts and electrical (covers, switches, recpt).
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I use the shallower version of the Stanley organizer posted by IMERC.
They used to be at HD and Lowes always for $9.97 - they seem to have disappeared from the shelves although the deep organizers are still there.
I have them tagged Zag, Workforce and Stanley -- they are all out of the same molds and the ribs make them nest well and resist tipping or sliding.
Much of my work is T&M, and I get a lot of "while-you-are-here-can-you......." jobs. Therefore I seem to need a few of a big variety of fasteners.
6 organizers are more or less permanently installed on my driver's side rear passenger seat. "Piffin screws and finish nails", "sheet metal screws", "electrical devices", "GRK & stainless", "Tapcons & anchors", plus the infamous "Miscellaneous case #1" are always there.
Refilled as needed from the garage - boxes and peanut butter jars stored in milk crates.
Jim
Does having trouble carrying fasteners mean that work is now appearing? Last I heard you were thinking of packing it in -I hope this problem means you are doing well.
I wish ;)
I'm just barelyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy surviving, maybe. But having nails falling all over the truck is still annoying as heck.PaulB
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Hi,
The answer from Germany: http://www.sortimo.com . You can buy ready equipped vans over here, but you have to have deep pockets.
I carry around fasteners only for the job, and the day at hand- no reason to pull around stuff all the time.
I used to have everything on my truck- but that is a lot of dead weight - bad fuel efficency.
Unpack every night-pack in the morning.
I gave up stocking in the workshop too: The money is better in your hands. Has anyone ever tried to sell their stock? I Did, as I had to move shop: pennies for dollars..
So if you are not too rural- the fasteners are better in the shelfs of the hardware store.
Mathias
I started carrying a stock of fasteners when I was working a lot for Habitat for Humanity. I'd 2-3 times a day need a nail or screw other than the 3 sizes they had at the project and spend 15 minutes rummaging through trash looking for a reasonable substitute. Figured my time was worth more than that.Running to the store every time you need a screw or nail is not very productive (and not good for the gas mileage either).
As I stood before the gates I realized that I never want to be as certain about anything as were the people who built this place. --Rabbi Sheila Peltz, on her visit to Auschwitz
Many roads lead to Rome. The people that built Auschwitz were dead certain.
I had and have no part in that. To be sure.Mathias