@@michaelgrodecki4159 no totally need 1 and a 12mm drawer always use those the most can never find one wheni need it even though i got 6 10mm and 4 12mm lol
I'm a long haul professional truck driver. My tools are my life on the road. I can't always rely solely on mobile mechanics. So when it comes to fixing on the go, having all you tools organized and available makes it that much faster and easier. Thanks for the recommendation. Looking forward to my order.
Eric 0 seconds ago I’m a retired USAF aircraft mechanic…although it uses much more tool box space “foaming” a box will increase productivity and largely eliminate lost tools. Camping foam mattresses (the cheap ones) from Walmart cutout for your tools on top of Harbor Freight tool box draw liners work well and are much more economical.
I joined the Coast Guard in 1980. My first Air Station had all their tool boxes organized like this with this layered foam 40 years ago. I have never been happy with any other tool boxes since.
@@WildcatWarrior15 yo fr I got nothing against him but I’d bet my ass he only uses 5% of all those sockets. If he’s in a shop he owns that’s fine but if he’s at home then he doesn’t need that huge cabinet for all those sockets. Waste of time and money
Back in the 90s when I was an apprentice I had my box set up with foam ( it was all the rage for hobby / shade tree guys ) I quickly learned what a waste of time and effort it was . Not only is the foam not solvent , oil , gas rated ( eats foam over time ) As a professional you are constantly upgrading your tools and storage capacity . There is always the next best tool to make your job easier and more efficient , then there are always the next tool required for specific make/ model for service . This stuff is ok for a hobby guy who isn't constantly having to upgrade in both tools and storage. Foam is useful for a dedicated diagnostic cart to keep all your leads and transducers organized and to to keep scanners , scopes , etc to protect from shock while moving around the shop. But otherwise in my experience pretty useless .
Exactly!!! In addition, even for the backyard mechanics, there are plenty of cases where you need a special socket or offset box wrench and to buy the entire set just so you'd have it complete for display is nonsense!!! This not only adds to the costs for tools but also takes up vast amounts space where you might have to buy two roll away tool chests!!! Completely impractical!!!
You blame the failure of the foam to solvents, oils, etc and claim it’s useless. That was your own ignorance. You need closed cell foam, which has been a standard in aviation for decades by all professionals. And using foam doesn’t mean you aren’t able to continue using socket rails or other organizers in conjunction with the closed cell foam. Besides that, you should be planning drawer layout and expandability before you start and every time you add a new tool.
@@phtevenmolz5030 Get over yourself F tar- d. A&P guys in comparison require about an 1/8th of the tools/ tool storage compared to an Auto Technician. Personally I've never met a A&P that when working on anything other than an aircraft , that could fix a ham sandwich . Now go play with your harbor freight box and craftsman tools in the corner . ps . . the 90s was four decades ago ...when your magic foam wasn't exactly available and affordable . d head . Side note the chemicals frequently used back then are all outlawed today , and commonly used in aircraft was TCE , it will eat that precious foam too. Wanna ask how I know ?
@@earnie219 your humor seems to be a bit high brow for this bunch ;) I've never regretted buying high quality tools. They're working perfectly for me 20-years later and they just fit tighter, cause less problems. The cheapos end up in the bin.
I have been looking for a way to organize my tool boxes for all of my sockets and ratchets , I have 1/4 ,3/8, 1/2 and 3/4 inch sets and I spend more time looking for the right sockets to work on the project.... simply crazy... using the Kaizen foam is simply the best way to organize your tools... easily organized...and looks awesome
As a aircraft mechanic in the military it was required for every tool box to be set up this way I did my own boxes in 1980.Ive had to redo many times. My own tools all the sockets are on socket rails cut off the extra and cutout the foam and drop the whole rail in. The road kits in my trucks are setup the same the exception is the box top isn't foamed in. It's got the light. Magnet trays gloves and spray lube
Looks cool don't get me wrong. I personally don't have that much time on my hands. And it takes too much room in the drawer. You can fit 4 times the sockets in that drawer by using vertical magnetic socket organizers. I love the kaizen foam for hand tools in a case like drills and such. Great video...
I think Tekton is a good choice; I’ve been buying Tekton for several years now after Craftsman went down the tubes. My only comment about the foam inserts is that I prefer to keep tool sets together in an organizer so I can grab the entire set out as a unit, use, clean and put the whole set back away vs piece by piece. This way if I’m under a vehicle and misjudge a socket or wrench size, I have the whole range of right at my disposal. Over the years I’ve used many organizers from plastic to magnetic looking for that best way to grab & go so I’d be interested in seeing various types of organizers in action.
I agree I been a mechanic for along time like you sound you have. The foam shadowing takes up to much space. I’m an aircraft mechanic an you know year after year We buy more tools then you run out of space that’s why I don’t like the method even though it’s the best way to shadow tools and recognize immediately when your missing one.
I appreciate the amount of time, effort, and care you put in to your tools. Which if you pay as much as you do for tools then you should take care of them. Yes I know there's more expensive tools but you should take care of what you got regardless of price and always be proud of what you got. I would probably take the fine tip marker and write the socket size or tool type inside the cut out. Just to make things easier if you happen to have a bunch of tools out before you put any back. It happens sometimes. I usually don't put them back until the job is done. That's just me though. Love what you're doing. Keep it up👍
I appreciate it. And for me I treat all my tools as if they were tool truck price. I even have foam cut out for my $15 set of titan screwdrivers and picks I got from Costco. I used a label maker to print out sizes and it’s a fairly clean look. I’m the same as you, once I’m done with a project I clean off my tools and then put them away.
I know you mentioned using the black marker because it hides better. You can also take alcohol wipes when you're done and wipe the excess marker off of your foam to really get things cleaned up nicely.
Whoa! I didn't even know this Kaizen foam existed. This would satisfy my OCD. Everyone always wants to borrow my tools because they are always organized and easy to find. This may exacerbate that situation but I don't care. It looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing the video!
Keep in mind that if you have a bunch of tools and a tool drawer or whatever the case may be that someone wants to borrow take photos always take photos if someone wants to borrow $6 biddies or Blu-Rays turn them on their spine, stacked and take a photo. If someone wants to borrow a dolly take photo it's acts as a reminder and proof as well as it usually time and date stamps it so you'll know if it's been gone too long and they might be planning on stealing it AKA borrow keep
This is real nice. I don't remember you saying how many hours you spent on this. I just bought a Husky 41 inch. Thank you for the video, this can really help someone that has time to fit each piece.
I’ve been a professional mechanic for decades now and I’ve never seen anyone do this. I’m all about organization and being able to find and see things that are missing but in my opinion it’s gonna get nasty after awhile unless you meticulously clean every tool before putting it back. I wipe down everything quick with brake clean at the end of the work day and my drawers are still dirty. And every time you reach your greasy fingers into a drawer you’ll be introducing dirt and grime that way. I think this organization method looks great but it’s just not practical for automotive work.
I work in aircraft maintenance, and its insanely messy work, some really harmful fluids and fuels. We use similar foam and cutouts (for tool accountability purposes), and the foam with hard daily use, normally lasts at least a few years.
ive been seeing a lot of these videos. another guy has an immaculate snap-on setup that's just insane all looks brand new probably $100k in top line everything. rather than fix stuff with tools these guys buy tools to show them off. i had a friend that was a smog-technician he spent about $50k on everything he got the anniversary box back in 1997 the green one. he never worked on cars he was a smog tech at a local gas station. he went to a training school to learn smog and that's all he ever did in the automotive industry. he was a lame he's dead now too much coke and pills!!! I keep all my stuff in milwaukee packout boxes and a couple of trunks. i keep wrenches, ratchets and sockets in bags. i keep it all in an old mazda truck bed trailer conversion. i work on a farm its basically a service trailer for anything electrical or light mechanical. you can tell by looking at this kids hands he's never been near an engine in his life.
I’ve setup stuff like this at hospitals - it’s really overkill if you’re not sharing tools. When multiple people share workspace and tools, you need these visual indicators a lot more. If it’s your own box and only you use it, this is more about aesthetics than functionality.
@@jayhowie7178 yep I'm in a large precision engineering company as maintenance and some of the cutting fluids and lubricants are terrible. The foam has lasted several years now.
Great Video. I was unaware of the Layered Foam and I’m pretty sure that the Rubber Mats in my drawers will be replaced with Foam very soon. I’m also thrilled to see a young Man that’s chosen to be a Tradesman. You obviously take care of your Tools and taking the time to organize them probably means you will put the same attention to detail in your Work.
On the tekton sockets, fill the engraved numbers with a oil based paint like red white or blue. Then use a rag that's wet with alcohol. And ever so slightly wipe over the oil paint. Thus cleaning it up and leaving a painted engraved numbering. I do this with a lot of my wrenches and sockets. Even my ratchet to make it pop more
Ive been wanting to do this for a long time but the task just seemed so daunting...not from a difficulty perspective, as its clearly not difficult. Just knowing that its going to be very time consuming has prevented me from doing it. That said, watching this video has inspired to me do it, and maybe just take my time to do one drawer at a time. The final result looks like it will be absolutely worth it!!
I have tried to like systems such as ToolGrid, but something about it I don't like. Now this is exactly what I think it should look like. It's so clean looking. What would look good is the size written in white under each socket. That would look so good.
I'm :45 seconds in, and had to stop to compliment that socket drawer. Bravo, sir! Beautiful setup. Ive never seen your channel before, but always like to see a different setup.
I love the way the foam looks and your cuts are very precise. I just don't know if I have the patience to do it. Especially the sockets since most people have including me probably have a hundred or more separate ones.
Great job ! May I suggest using a paint pen to color in the engraved size on your sockets and then wipe them off and you will have all your sockets numbered so that you can see them instantly !
Nice setup! I don't need to lock mine up since I only do personal, friends, and family. I still own as many tools as a mechanic because I'm a nerd like that. I have setup a whole wall with peg board and it's simply amazing. Looks like a store and it's super easy for me or any helper to find everything without fumbling through drawers. I mean socket rails wrenches you name it. Makes it so much faster to find and put up
I’ve had a product like this installed in my toolbox since the early 90s because I used to travel all over the United States and it always kept my tools organized
I hear you the sockets with a torch, then I place them in their place and Viola, indentation done perfectly. 🤗 Jk, That's slot of work my friend. I don't use my tools that often, I just have some nice sets and I try to keep them organized, it's my family that make a mess, now I just lock up the tool box, no more fighting with them 🤷🏻♂️
Best explanation and how-to I have found. Your explanation of lay out and then time-lapse showed the proof that you have a successful technique. I appreciate you sharing this.
Absolutely sweet organization! I agree with you, that cutting finger pulls for all the tools kinda messes up the whole look of the truly organized tools, but that's how I do it. Cool video. 👍😎
I have black harbor freight sockets that were very hard to read, I took a yellow lumber crayon and rubbed it into the stamps on the sockets. Worked really well. Not sure how well it would work on polished sockets but you could give it a shot
FYI a magnet on a stick , oven gloves and a oven works great on wrenches and sockets melt it into the foam and then pull out at your depth and let cool you can peel off the melted foam and its a lot quicker than cutting around all the metal sockets i have several tool boxes and its worked great for me
I do not know if anyone wrote but we write the size of the tool on the red foam to easily find where they go back to. The foam you use is different so you may need to place a name tag or something. Very Cool video...
Looks great! This is an industry standard in Aviation used for FOD control. The company I work for owns an industrial CNC. We cut all of our foam in house on the CNC.
I used this foam while in the military inside my gun case to hold my m4, 1911, mags, and spare batteries and misc stuff. The foam material held up well.
I bought the foam sleeping pads from a military surplus store for cheap. Cut one layer all the way through and glued it to the bottom layer. It was a quick solution, but I'll probably do something more official down the road. Good work.
I prefer using the longest/largest drawer for all of my sockets (chrome and impact 1/4, 3/8, 1/2) because I work in automotive, but this was a great tutorial, definitely keeping it in mind!
That was my original plan too, but I wasn’t very confident my socket drawer would be sturdy enough to hold everything I had. It’s definitely a design flaw on my toolbox.
Great video, I will be looking at your others. The most important part for me was the end where you showed a drawer you had not done yet because you were still working out the organization. I have the same tool chest arriving (in blue) next week. Looking forward to reaching the point where I even know what tools I have!
My brother! At 4:40 you blew my mind with the way you keep the knife packaging so you can store the knifes! I never even thought of that! Never to old to learn. PS - Great video!
What do you do when you loose one and the replacement isn't available OR the design change OR you obtain additional tools OR basically change anything.....Then you cutting all new foam again, at for that drawer. Nice idea, like the work and the care involved, I could never get away with this level of detail.
Supper clean look. I don’t have near the time it would take to do this to all my box drawers. Be fantastic if someone sold precut sections for standard socket sets!
An extra idea for you. Yes, I did this. Leave spaces for fingers to grab the tools. You can do this with an apple correr. They make real nice holes just right for fingers. For wrenches, make a half hole on each side of the middle.
Thanks for the overview! One note about Husky toolboxes is the new version of the $129 4 drawer is far lower quality than the previous. The drawer slides are wobbly, and the cabinet handle is folded metal instead of tubular. Casters are also weaker.
I'm glad I found this video, I work in a shop and HATE having a messy box. because I have the nicest tools everyone tries to use mine. and they're constantly leaving oil and various BG fluids on my tools. and they'll often toss borrowed tools into the top part of my box where it'll get lost. This will save me so much time unrelated but you should get a flag box for your flag. if you have one near by, Hobby Lobby sells a pretty good selection for you needs
Having managed and worked in shops over the years, I prefer organizers that keep a group of tools together, such as socket rails or slotted wrench organizers. I rarely know exactly which wrench or socket I need (is it 12 or 13mm? 1/2" or 9/16"?) so it is much handier to grab a rail of sockets or a rack of wrenches and take them where I'm working. Even if I'm able to wheel my toolbox to the work area (not always possible), if I'm under or inside a car it's annoying to have to go back to the toolbox to get the "correct" size tool. Another benefit is that I can get far more sockets in a drawer using socket rails side by side. Just my preference, not necessarily the answer for everyone.
When I worked in aviation we used PPE Foam to layout the drawer of our toolboxes, in avation it sure is a live safer, on a glance you see if you have all your tools or if you're missing one which could bring down an aircraft.
Great video - Thanks for taking the time to show this. (i think you could have a side-hustle of cutting these panels for people. Basically a set of pads for whatever tool brand you use personally, so you have the tools on hand. You cut the panels, and sell them to anyone that has (or would buy) your same tool set. (They would let you know their drawer sizes) - I would be a customer.....
That works really well until you want a different set of wrenches that have different lengths. However, if I was patient enough, I'm sure this would be satisfying. Cool video, thanks for sharing.
Awesome video. This is definitely best set up video I have seen using the tape and batteries works out perfectly. Well though out and gives me a few great ideas on how to do my mobile box. Thanks for putting in the time.
I just want to give you a hand and tell you a way to do your sockets so you can read all the information on them, like your sizes and stuff and they will stand out and you’ll be able to look at your drawer and tell the size without trying to look at the size of the socket and squint your eyes and stuff. Anyways what I did is I took paint pens, I used red and I used blue, I took the paint pen and went all over the bottom of the socket filling in the size and stuff like that after it dried I took some really fine steel wool and went around the socket and cleaned off all the excess paint on top of the socket and left the paint that was left down in the numbers and stuff, it stood out like black on white you could read it easily and it worked out great for me. If you look you can see that a lot of places use red and blue on a lot of things, they use one color for metric and one color for standard. You can use any color you desire on your tools the other colors of which there’s many of them. You used red in black on your foam padding so you could use either red or black on your sockets or you could do red and blue if you wanted to but either way it will make it look better and it will stand out, just try one socket like that and see if you like it. Oh! I also used the paint pens on my wrench’s on their size markings and the brand marking’s in the wrenches centers. I ordered my paint pens right off of Amazon and they worked out great, thanks very much for your video it was fantastic, long but fantastic and very informative. I’ll probably be ordering me some of that keisen foam and knifes and may be doing my toolboxes like that. Thanks again for everything and I hope my info helps you out as well… Take care and God Bless…
I can see this being nice for a at home box or someone that works on cars and some small trucks. My toolboxes at work I could never do this. My wrenches range from say 5/15 to 3 in. And sockets even more. But still great idea for the person that has way to much time on their hands.
Although NOT from Kaizen, I have been using foam for a while and made some not so great experiences. The problem that I had was that oil from the tools made the foam disintegrate/melt over the years. I think it was about 7 years or so. By the way, if someone still wants to use foam, there is a company in Germany (ToolBed), who in my opinion makes THE highest quality CUSTOM ORDER / CUSTOM CUT foam inserts.
You're deduction to organization is admirable , I personally am the same at home but in the workplace it would have been a little impractical;( retired BMW/Audi). Snap On does have custom inserts for dowers but it comes with the cost. Very informative and well planned out,I for one really enjoyed it and I think you're going to have a successful carrier , if you don't already. Take Care and keep twisting them wrenchs!
Just bought my first house and has garage with 9ft post lift. Ive been buying tools as i go and have got some power torque, some titan, and some tekton. Buddy gave me a set of long matco double box wrenches and ac delco open end. Just bought a 56" 90s matco limited box and some steel cabinets with peg board. Wanted to hang cabinets above box and use peg board for wall between. Ever restore any old boxes? Im new to channel.
Great breakdown. I'm looking forward to using this foam to help organize my toolbox. Its desperately in need and overdue. Also, I am a Combat Veteran, so I used the link you provided to learn about and ultimately sign up for Project 22. Thanks for including that.
The Kaizen conundrum: a philosophy of continuous improvement, but you've spent hours making little holes so there's no room to add a tool or try out a different one, stifling improvement.
Great organization toolbox and tour. You can try painting over the engraved numbers on sockets with your favorite acrylic enamel paint. I would suggest a bright neon color.
This is wonderful if you had the space for a large box. I have a small cabnet with a smaller chest. I use the socket organization from Harbor Freight. Can't beat them. They lay in a drawer or you can hang them on a wall.
One trick I use is 3M tack spray & brown paper: The spray is removable- not permanent- and I lay everything out on the paper, then spray & fit the paper to the foam, then cut everything & remove the paper.
Nice work. Im totally doing this for my huskey drawers and tekton tools You can use nail polish and clear coat in the grooves for the numbering of the socket size. Makes it easier to read the numbers.
My advice to you would be to cut out sections to modify the drawer in the future. Separate the metric and American tools and focus on short, medium, long sockets to speed up time looking for the correct tool. I 'm glad this works for you, but for a Tech that earns his pay by time may not see the advantage. Jeff
I like seeing the various configuration organizing boxes. I do a lot of drag racing and need a compact box to car for repairs and modifications. Would like a set of tools where I can take one set for racing and the other static one at my Garage. Looking at various Impact wrenches and fasteners. Craftsman had nice compact sets. My original tool set was purchased from Sears in 1971. Just seemed to have all the US standard sizes and later on augmented with Metric.
Wow that’s super clean! I Just picked up some Tekton long flex head ratcheting box end wrench set in metric , soooo worth it. I’m going to be switching my craftsman to Tekton slowly.
Can't believe I sat thru the entire video great job on the foam cut-out looks real clean I like it a lot gonna have to order me some of those foam pieces and follow your method down to a tee!
I found out the hard way that using contoured foam wasn’t the best idea for storing my tools. First, when I first cut the foam, I didn’t cut enough areas for all my sockets and had to redo it with a new foam piece. Then, when I buy more tools, I have to start all over again and typically redo the layout and make new foam pieces. I love how it looks but it’s just too much work to maintain a growing or changing tool set.
I like a complete set of tools, when working I can pick up the whole set out of the drawer over to the work area. If say the set was bought at different times and you have no case, I’d like to see how to make a case for a given set of wrenches or what ever tool set. Some cases in complete sets can be weak not meant to store or work out of can break apart leaving you without a case.
I recommend getting a label maker for labeling your sockets and wrenches in the space between just peel and stick super clean I would love to see building a custom mobile set up or secret compartment table and using this to hold secret items
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I still like spending 4 hours looking through the toolbox for the 10mm socket so I can use it for a couple seconds, then loose it in the engine bay.
you just described my life, my girl has a fucking honda, and im always looking for that 10mm, its the only tool you need for that P.O.S. LMAO
Omg thats soooo me!!!!
You dont have a 10mm drawer?!
@@michaelgrodecki4159 no totally need 1 and a 12mm drawer always use those the most can never find one wheni need it even though i got 6 10mm and 4 12mm lol
dedicate a drawer for it and buy hundred of 10mm socket if you have this issue.
I'm a long haul professional truck driver. My tools are my life on the road. I can't always rely solely on mobile mechanics. So when it comes to fixing on the go, having all you tools organized and available makes it that much faster and easier. Thanks for the recommendation. Looking forward to my order.
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I’m a retired USAF aircraft mechanic…although it uses much more tool box space “foaming” a box will increase productivity and largely eliminate lost tools.
Camping foam mattresses (the cheap ones) from Walmart cutout for your tools on top of Harbor Freight tool box draw liners work well and are much more economical.
Getcha a Montezuma tiangle and be done with it.
I work in Aviation and tool accountability is literally life or death. We have a similar shadow box to assist with accountability. Nice job
ATAF for life
I usually walk along the runway to find my tools if they are missing from my box.
@@jasonblaha6169 I do to ! I don't work for the airlines but it makes for good tool hunting ! ;-)
Better be ATAF
@@joeyporto2461what’s ataf
I joined the Coast Guard in 1980. My first Air Station had all their tool boxes organized like this with this layered foam 40 years ago. I have never been happy with any other tool boxes since.
I watch this every night to fall asleep. I wake up feeling accomplished.
hahahaha!!!
Until you open your toolbox lol
That only works because you can get a full 8 hours of sleep before this guy finally opens his toolbox to show us his setup.
That looks great and makes me realize my ocd is not nearly as bad as I thought it was.
You give up on OCD when you run out of money for extra space.🙃
Agreed. There is a fine line between "I use these tools for my hobby and I like to keep them organized" and "Organizing tools is my hobby".
WildcatEngineer15
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Lmao same but I’m considering doing this
@@WildcatWarrior15 yo fr I got nothing against him but I’d bet my ass he only uses 5% of all those sockets. If he’s in a shop he owns that’s fine but if he’s at home then he doesn’t need that huge cabinet for all those sockets. Waste of time and money
Back in the 90s when I was an apprentice I had my box set up with foam ( it was all the rage for hobby / shade tree guys ) I quickly learned what a waste of time and effort it was . Not only is the foam not solvent , oil , gas rated ( eats foam over time ) As a professional you are constantly upgrading your tools and storage capacity . There is always the next best tool to make your job easier and more efficient , then there are always the next tool required for specific make/ model for service . This stuff is ok for a hobby guy who isn't constantly having to upgrade in both tools and storage. Foam is useful for a dedicated diagnostic cart to keep all your leads and transducers organized and to to keep scanners , scopes , etc to protect from shock while moving around the shop. But otherwise in my experience pretty useless .
tool accountability
Exactly!!! In addition, even for the backyard mechanics, there are plenty of cases where you need a special socket or offset box wrench and to buy the entire set just so you'd have it complete for display is nonsense!!! This not only adds to the costs for tools but also takes up vast amounts space where you might have to buy two roll away tool chests!!! Completely impractical!!!
You blame the failure of the foam to solvents, oils, etc and claim it’s useless. That was your own ignorance. You need closed cell foam, which has been a standard in aviation for decades by all professionals. And using foam doesn’t mean you aren’t able to continue using socket rails or other organizers in conjunction with the closed cell foam.
Besides that, you should be planning drawer layout and expandability before you start and every time you add a new tool.
@@phtevenmolz5030 Get over yourself F tar- d. A&P guys in comparison require about an 1/8th of the tools/ tool storage compared to an Auto Technician. Personally I've never met a A&P that when working on anything other than an aircraft , that could fix a ham sandwich . Now go play with your harbor freight box and craftsman tools in the corner . ps . . the 90s was four decades ago ...when your magic foam wasn't exactly available and affordable . d head .
Side note the chemicals frequently used back then are all outlawed today , and commonly used in aircraft was TCE , it will eat that precious foam too. Wanna ask how I know ?
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Its called "shadowing" and is an industry standard in aviation, to ensure tools do not get left on aircraft which could cause problems...
You can solve the problem of losing a tool by purchasing Snap-on tools from the tool truck.
@@earnie219 only thing that solves is being debt free. There are way better tools for the money than snap on
"problems"....yep.
FOD
@@earnie219 your humor seems to be a bit high brow for this bunch ;)
I've never regretted buying high quality tools. They're working perfectly for me 20-years later and they just fit tighter, cause less problems. The cheapos end up in the bin.
Dude, this organization method constitutes a hobby in it's own right. Looks absolutely gorgeous and probably not something I'm going to do 🤪
I have been looking for a way to organize my tool boxes for all of my sockets and ratchets , I have 1/4 ,3/8, 1/2 and 3/4 inch sets and I spend more time looking for the right sockets to work on the project.... simply crazy... using the Kaizen foam is simply the best way to organize your tools... easily organized...and looks awesome
As a aircraft mechanic in the military it was required for every tool box to be set up this way I did my own boxes in 1980.Ive had to redo many times. My own tools all the sockets are on socket rails cut off the extra and cutout the foam and drop the whole rail in. The road kits in my trucks are setup the same the exception is the box top isn't foamed in. It's got the light. Magnet trays gloves and spray lube
Looks cool don't get me wrong. I personally don't have that much time on my hands. And it takes too much room in the drawer. You can fit 4 times the sockets in that drawer by using vertical magnetic socket organizers. I love the kaizen foam for hand tools in a case like drills and such. Great video...
I think Tekton is a good choice; I’ve been buying Tekton for several years now after Craftsman went down the tubes. My only comment about the foam inserts is that I prefer to keep tool sets together in an organizer so I can grab the entire set out as a unit, use, clean and put the whole set back away vs piece by piece. This way if I’m under a vehicle and misjudge a socket or wrench size, I have the whole range of right at my disposal. Over the years I’ve used many organizers from plastic to magnetic looking for that best way to grab & go so I’d be interested in seeing various types of organizers in action.
I agree I been a mechanic for along time like you sound you have. The foam shadowing takes up to much space. I’m an aircraft mechanic an you know year after year We buy more tools then you run out of space that’s why I don’t like the method even though it’s the best way to shadow tools and recognize immediately when your missing one.
@@Marfoir0303 better to waste space than to realise you dropped your 10mm into a jet turbine when you start it up
I keep a couple other sets for mobile use. I also am presently putting together a vehicle specific kit for one vehicle.
I appreciate the amount of time, effort, and care you put in to your tools. Which if you pay as much as you do for tools then you should take care of them. Yes I know there's more expensive tools but you should take care of what you got regardless of price and always be proud of what you got. I would probably take the fine tip marker and write the socket size or tool type inside the cut out. Just to make things easier if you happen to have a bunch of tools out before you put any back. It happens sometimes. I usually don't put them back until the job is done. That's just me though. Love what you're doing. Keep it up👍
I appreciate it. And for me I treat all my tools as if they were tool truck price. I even have foam cut out for my $15 set of titan screwdrivers and picks I got from Costco. I used a label maker to print out sizes and it’s a fairly clean look. I’m the same as you, once I’m done with a project I clean off my tools and then put them away.
I know you mentioned using the black marker because it hides better. You can also take alcohol wipes when you're done and wipe the excess marker off of your foam to really get things cleaned up nicely.
Do a tour on that box when your done so we can all see how it’s done in the end. Thanks for sharing
Whoa! I didn't even know this Kaizen foam existed. This would satisfy my OCD. Everyone always wants to borrow my tools because they are always organized and easy to find. This may exacerbate that situation but I don't care. It looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing the video!
Keep in mind that if you have a bunch of tools and a tool drawer or whatever the case may be that someone wants to borrow take photos always take photos if someone wants to borrow $6 biddies or Blu-Rays turn them on their spine, stacked and take a photo. If someone wants to borrow a dolly take photo it's acts as a reminder and proof as well as it usually time and date stamps it so you'll know if it's been gone too long and they might be planning on stealing it AKA borrow keep
This is real nice. I don't remember you saying how many hours you spent on this. I just bought a Husky 41 inch. Thank you for the video, this can really help someone that has time to fit each piece.
I’ve been a professional mechanic for decades now and I’ve never seen anyone do this. I’m all about organization and being able to find and see things that are missing but in my opinion it’s gonna get nasty after awhile unless you meticulously clean every tool before putting it back. I wipe down everything quick with brake clean at the end of the work day and my drawers are still dirty. And every time you reach your greasy fingers into a drawer you’ll be introducing dirt and grime that way. I think this organization method looks great but it’s just not practical for automotive work.
I work in aircraft maintenance, and its insanely messy work, some really harmful fluids and fuels. We use similar foam and cutouts (for tool accountability purposes), and the foam with hard daily use, normally lasts at least a few years.
He clearly addresses this issue at the end of the video
ive been seeing a lot of these videos. another guy has an immaculate snap-on setup that's just insane all looks brand new probably $100k in top line everything. rather than fix stuff with tools these guys buy tools to show them off. i had a friend that was a smog-technician he spent about $50k on everything he got the anniversary box back in 1997 the green one. he never worked on cars he was a smog tech at a local gas station. he went to a training school to learn smog and that's all he ever did in the automotive industry. he was a lame he's dead now too much coke and pills!!! I keep all my stuff in milwaukee packout boxes and a couple of trunks. i keep wrenches, ratchets and sockets in bags. i keep it all in an old mazda truck bed trailer conversion. i work on a farm its basically a service trailer for anything electrical or light mechanical. you can tell by looking at this kids hands he's never been near an engine in his life.
I’ve setup stuff like this at hospitals - it’s really overkill if you’re not sharing tools. When multiple people share workspace and tools, you need these visual indicators a lot more. If it’s your own box and only you use it, this is more about aesthetics than functionality.
@@jayhowie7178 yep I'm in a large precision engineering company as maintenance and some of the cutting fluids and lubricants are terrible. The foam has lasted several years now.
Great Video. I was unaware of the Layered Foam and I’m pretty sure that the Rubber Mats in my drawers will be replaced with Foam very soon.
I’m also thrilled to see a young Man that’s chosen to be a Tradesman. You obviously take care of your Tools and taking the time to organize them probably means you will put the same attention to detail in your Work.
On the tekton sockets, fill the engraved numbers with a oil based paint like red white or blue. Then use a rag that's wet with alcohol. And ever so slightly wipe over the oil paint. Thus cleaning it up and leaving a painted engraved numbering. I do this with a lot of my wrenches and sockets. Even my ratchet to make it pop more
Ive been wanting to do this for a long time but the task just seemed so daunting...not from a difficulty perspective, as its clearly not difficult. Just knowing that its going to be very time consuming has prevented me from doing it. That said, watching this video has inspired to me do it, and maybe just take my time to do one drawer at a time. The final result looks like it will be absolutely worth it!!
I have tried to like systems such as ToolGrid, but something about it I don't like. Now this is exactly what I think it should look like. It's so clean looking. What would look good is the size written in white under each socket. That would look so good.
I'm :45 seconds in, and had to stop to compliment that socket drawer. Bravo, sir! Beautiful setup. Ive never seen your channel before, but always like to see a different setup.
I love the way the foam looks and your cuts are very precise. I just don't know if I have the patience to do it. Especially the sockets since most people have including me probably have a hundred or more separate ones.
Great job ! May I suggest using a paint pen to color in the engraved size on your sockets and then wipe them off and you will have all your sockets numbered so that you can see them instantly !
Nice setup! I don't need to lock mine up since I only do personal, friends, and family. I still own as many tools as a mechanic because I'm a nerd like that. I have setup a whole wall with peg board and it's simply amazing. Looks like a store and it's super easy for me or any helper to find everything without fumbling through drawers. I mean socket rails wrenches you name it. Makes it so much faster to find and put up
I’ve had a product like this installed in my toolbox since the early 90s because I used to travel all over the United States and it always kept my tools organized
Was just thinking a couple weeks ago about how I wanted to do this in a Milwaukee pack out box. This video was all the encouragement I needed!
30 years ago I used the same technique you are using for my tool box . One would have thought someone would have come up with an easier solution.
I hear you the sockets with a torch, then I place them in their place and Viola, indentation done perfectly. 🤗
Jk, That's slot of work my friend. I don't use my tools that often, I just have some nice sets and I try to keep them organized, it's my family that make a mess, now I just lock up the tool box, no more fighting with them 🤷🏻♂️
Best explanation and how-to I have found. Your explanation of lay out and then time-lapse showed the proof that you have a successful technique. I appreciate you sharing this.
Absolutely sweet organization! I agree with you, that cutting finger pulls for all the tools kinda messes up the whole look of the truly organized tools, but that's how I do it. Cool video. 👍😎
I really like how you can just glance in each drawer and see quickly if you haven’t put something back after you use them.
I have black harbor freight sockets that were very hard to read, I took a yellow lumber crayon and rubbed it into the stamps on the sockets. Worked really well. Not sure how well it would work on polished sockets but you could give it a shot
Really good approach to keep things straight and professional!
I totally agree with you. Buying a complete set is investment for years to come and saves lots of money.
FYI a magnet on a stick , oven gloves and a oven works great on wrenches and sockets melt it into the foam and then pull out at your depth and let cool you can peel off the melted foam and its a lot quicker than cutting around all the metal sockets i have several tool boxes and its worked great for me
I do not know if anyone wrote but we write the size of the tool on the red foam to easily find where they go back to. The foam you use is different so you may need to place a name tag or something.
Very Cool video...
That’s actually exactly what I did. Keeps it clean and easy to read
Looks great! This is an industry standard in Aviation used for FOD control. The company I work for owns an industrial CNC. We cut all of our foam in house on the CNC.
We've done that with this foam and with nylon sheeting as well depending on the tools
I used this foam while in the military inside my gun case to hold my m4, 1911, mags, and spare batteries and misc stuff. The foam material held up well.
I bought the foam sleeping pads from a military surplus store for cheap. Cut one layer all the way through and glued it to the bottom layer. It was a quick solution, but I'll probably do something more official down the road.
Good work.
I prefer using the longest/largest drawer for all of my sockets (chrome and impact 1/4, 3/8, 1/2) because I work in automotive, but this was a great tutorial, definitely keeping it in mind!
That was my original plan too, but I wasn’t very confident my socket drawer would be sturdy enough to hold everything I had. It’s definitely a design flaw on my toolbox.
Great video, I will be looking at your others. The most important part for me was the end where you showed a drawer you had not done yet because you were still working out the organization. I have the same tool chest arriving (in blue) next week. Looking forward to reaching the point where I even know what tools I have!
I appreciate the idea of using AAA batteries as spacers and the use of tape to keep all the sockets lined-up. You had a great presentation.
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My brother! At 4:40 you blew my mind with the way you keep the knife packaging so you can store the knifes! I never even thought of that! Never to old to learn. PS - Great video!
What do you do when you loose one and the replacement isn't available OR the design change OR you obtain additional tools OR basically change anything.....Then you cutting all new foam again, at for that drawer. Nice idea, like the work and the care involved, I could never get away with this level of detail.
Supper clean look. I don’t have near the time it would take to do this to all my box drawers. Be fantastic if someone sold precut sections for standard socket sets!
You're capable of doing that. Actually.
Ill do the research again.
An extra idea for you. Yes, I did this. Leave spaces for fingers to grab the tools. You can do this with an apple correr. They make real nice holes just right for fingers. For wrenches, make a half hole on each side of the middle.
Awesome video. One thing to do to be able to see the sizes better is to grab some nail polish and paint the numbers.
That is definitely a labor of love. It looks really nice. I'm very impressed with your craft and patience in doing this.
Sonic is doing some absolutely beautiful things with foam organization......if you can afford it. You did a great job with this, young man.
Sonic was my first choice because of that but I just couldn’t justify to cost. Pretty amazing setups though.
Thanks for the overview! One note about Husky toolboxes is the new version of the $129 4 drawer is far lower quality than the previous. The drawer slides are wobbly, and the cabinet handle is folded metal instead of tubular. Casters are also weaker.
I'm glad I found this video, I work in a shop and HATE having a messy box. because I have the nicest tools everyone tries to use mine. and they're constantly leaving oil and various BG fluids on my tools. and they'll often toss borrowed tools into the top part of my box where it'll get lost. This will save me so much time
unrelated but you should get a flag box for your flag. if you have one near by, Hobby Lobby sells a pretty good selection for you needs
Excellent precision in the tool box. It will save hundreds of hours.
Having managed and worked in shops over the years, I prefer organizers that keep a group of tools together, such as socket rails or slotted wrench organizers. I rarely know exactly which wrench or socket I need (is it 12 or 13mm? 1/2" or 9/16"?) so it is much handier to grab a rail of sockets or a rack of wrenches and take them where I'm working. Even if I'm able to wheel my toolbox to the work area (not always possible), if I'm under or inside a car it's annoying to have to go back to the toolbox to get the "correct" size tool. Another benefit is that I can get far more sockets in a drawer using socket rails side by side. Just my preference, not necessarily the answer for everyone.
When I worked in aviation we used PPE Foam to layout the drawer of our toolboxes, in avation it sure is a live safer, on a glance you see if you have all your tools or if you're missing one which could bring down an aircraft.
Great video. My wife will appreciate the organization. Please continue to do more workshop organizing videos.
Great video - Thanks for taking the time to show this. (i think you could have a side-hustle of cutting these panels for people. Basically a set of pads for whatever tool brand you use personally, so you have the tools on hand. You cut the panels, and sell them to anyone that has (or would buy) your same tool set. (They would let you know their drawer sizes) - I would be a customer.....
Prettiest tool box I've seen, job well done! Where do you get the foam from?
I got mine from fastcap.com
That works really well until you want a different set of wrenches that have different lengths.
However, if I was patient enough, I'm sure this would be satisfying.
Cool video, thanks for sharing.
Awesome video. This is definitely best set up video I have seen using the tape and batteries works out perfectly. Well though out and gives me a few great ideas on how to do my mobile box. Thanks for putting in the time.
I just want to give you a hand and tell you a way to do your sockets so you can read all the information on them, like your sizes and stuff and they will stand out and you’ll be able to look at your drawer and tell the size without trying to look at the size of the socket and squint your eyes and stuff. Anyways what I did is I took paint pens, I used red and I used blue, I took the paint pen and went all over the bottom of the socket filling in the size and stuff like that after it dried I took some really fine steel wool and went around the socket and cleaned off all the excess paint on top of the socket and left the paint that was left down in the numbers and stuff, it stood out like black on white you could read it easily and it worked out great for me. If you look you can see that a lot of places use red and blue on a lot of things, they use one color for metric and one color for standard. You can use any color you desire on your tools the other colors of which there’s many of them. You used red in black on your foam padding so you could use either red or black on your sockets or you could do red and blue if you wanted to but either way it will make it look better and it will stand out, just try one socket like that and see if you like it. Oh! I also used the paint pens on my wrench’s on their size markings and the brand marking’s in the wrenches centers. I ordered my paint pens right off of Amazon and they worked out great, thanks very much for your video it was fantastic, long but fantastic and very informative. I’ll probably be ordering me some of that keisen foam and knifes and may be doing my toolboxes like that. Thanks again for everything and I hope my info helps you out as well… Take care and God Bless…
Impressive dedication to making the organization clean. Work well spent.
I can see this being nice for a at home box or someone that works on cars and some small trucks. My toolboxes at work I could never do this. My wrenches range from say 5/15 to 3 in. And sockets even more. But still great idea for the person that has way to much time on their hands.
I never get tired of looking at tool organizing it’s my asmr and great idaes
Although NOT from Kaizen, I have been using foam for a while and made some not so great experiences. The problem that I had was that oil from the tools made the foam disintegrate/melt over the years. I think it was about 7 years or so.
By the way, if someone still wants to use foam, there is a company in Germany (ToolBed), who in my opinion makes THE highest quality CUSTOM ORDER / CUSTOM CUT foam inserts.
You could edge the numbers on the sockets it looks sooooo good and nice with it edged and so easy to use
man this was awesome. I saw another video of these foam inserts but forgot all about them. Glad I found this video.
You're deduction to organization is admirable , I personally am the same at home but in the workplace it would have been a little impractical;( retired BMW/Audi). Snap On does have custom inserts for dowers but it comes with the cost. Very informative and well planned out,I for one really enjoyed it and I think you're going to have a successful carrier , if you don't already. Take Care and keep twisting them wrenchs!
I applaud you for your patience in doing these. But I’d go crazy because I can’t stand doing meticulous task.
Would love to see a tool box tour. Love the setup and how organized you have it all. Great job
Just bought my first house and has garage with 9ft post lift. Ive been buying tools as i go and have got some power torque, some titan, and some tekton. Buddy gave me a set of long matco double box wrenches and ac delco open end. Just bought a 56" 90s matco limited box and some steel cabinets with peg board. Wanted to hang cabinets above box and use peg board for wall between. Ever restore any old boxes? Im new to channel.
I learned a lot from the Keiser foam you installed looks like a great product and looking forward to your next review in 6 months to decide to buy it
Great breakdown. I'm looking forward to using this foam to help organize my toolbox. Its desperately in need and overdue.
Also, I am a Combat Veteran, so I used the link you provided to learn about and ultimately sign up for Project 22. Thanks for including that.
First off thank you for your service. Glad you liked the breakdown and found Project 22.
Nice video. I saw one where the guy painted the numbers on his sockets. Made them very easy to see.
The Kaizen conundrum: a philosophy of continuous improvement, but you've spent hours making little holes so there's no room to add a tool or try out a different one, stifling improvement.
Technically, organizing your tools this way is not Kaizen, it's 5S.
Great organization toolbox and tour. You can try painting over the engraved numbers on sockets with your favorite acrylic enamel paint. I would suggest a bright neon color.
This is wonderful if you had the space for a large box.
I have a small cabnet with a smaller chest.
I use the socket organization from Harbor Freight. Can't beat them. They lay in a drawer or you can hang them on a wall.
One trick I use is 3M tack spray & brown paper: The spray is removable- not permanent- and I lay everything out on the paper, then spray & fit the paper to the foam, then cut everything & remove the paper.
You had me with "hope you are doing well today" instead of the usual "good"
Nice work. Im totally doing this for my huskey drawers and tekton tools You can use nail polish and clear coat in the grooves for the numbering of the socket size. Makes it easier to read the numbers.
Good job looks great.
My advice to you would be to cut out sections to modify the drawer in the future. Separate the metric and American tools and focus on short, medium, long sockets to speed up time looking for the correct tool. I 'm glad this works for you, but for a Tech that earns his pay by time may not see the advantage.
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I like seeing the various configuration organizing boxes. I do a lot of drag racing and need a compact box to car for repairs and modifications. Would like a set of tools where I can take one set for racing and the other static one at my Garage. Looking at various Impact wrenches and fasteners. Craftsman had nice compact sets. My original tool set was purchased from Sears in 1971. Just seemed to have all the US standard sizes and later on augmented with Metric.
Looks like a great way to reduce the amount of storage space.
That’s awsome! But for the open wrenches I would do it the other way that way you can see the small ones and it won’t be hidden
Wow that’s super clean! I Just picked up some Tekton long flex head ratcheting box end wrench set in metric , soooo worth it. I’m going to be switching my craftsman to Tekton slowly.
That looks beautiful. Reminds me of the old air force days!
Iam a retired mechanic and a farmer so my tools never rest.
Can't believe I sat thru the entire video great job on the foam cut-out looks real clean I like it a lot gonna have to order me some of those foam pieces and follow your method down to a tee!
I found out the hard way that using contoured foam wasn’t the best idea for storing my tools. First, when I first cut the foam, I didn’t cut enough areas for all my sockets and had to redo it with a new foam piece. Then, when I buy more tools, I have to start all over again and typically redo the layout and make new foam pieces. I love how it looks but it’s just too much work to maintain a growing or changing tool set.
I like a complete set of tools, when working I can pick up the whole set out of the drawer over to the work area. If say the set was bought at different times and you have no case, I’d like to see how to make a case for a given set of wrenches or what ever tool set. Some cases in complete sets can be weak not meant to store or work out of can break apart leaving you without a case.
Look into "wrench roll" organizers - you can find (or make) high quality ones that will last you a lifetime and give you a lot of flexibility.
When the foam pads cost more than the box itself. Love the idea and the look
I have the same box, I really like how you set your up!
I recommend getting a label maker for labeling your sockets and wrenches in the space between just peel and stick super clean I would love to see building a custom mobile set up or secret compartment table and using this to hold secret items
Tool organization helps get work done quicker and reduces frustration.
I'd never heard of Kaizen foam before this. Thank you.
They sell socket paint/markers that fills in the lettering on sockets makes it a ease to find sockets and looks great
Definitely looks nice but I don't know if I have the patience to do this or not
maybe with the sockets you can do a color fill on the etching if its deep enough so you can read them easier. would be a cool idea to use.