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Today, a tool box is a very indispensable thing for every owner. Most of us have a lot of different tools that we may not use very often, but nevertheless we keep them, since more than one repair cannot be done without them. To ensure that the tool is in one place and convenient to transport, we use special boxes. Often we simply buy them at the nearest store; the range and variety allows us to do this. But why not make it yourself? The manufacturing process is not too complicated, anyone should be able to do it, especially with something made with their own hands, which is much more pleasant to use than a purchased version. This article will describe 4 different ways manufacturing of boxes, photo report attached.
Let's start making!
Manufacturing method No. 1
We will need:
Material
Plywood;
- pine board;
- nails;
- wood glue.
Tool
- drill;
- hammer;
- chisel;
- manual frezer;
- ruler;
- pencil;
- roulette.
The first thing you need to do is find required material, plywood or cutting boards are suitable for this. Next, according to the presented drawing, you need to make markings, then cut out all the parts of the body. It is necessary to make special grooves in which the partition will be placed; for this we use a hand router or other available tool.
The diagram shows the following body parts:
1 - wall (2 pcs.);
2 - sidewall (2 pcs.);
3 - bottom;
4 - groove along the thickness of the partition and a depth of 1/2–1/3 of the thickness of the material
When everything is ready, all elements of the box body should be sanded. Next, we assemble the body together, fix the parts with wood glue, and then additionally fasten them with small nails.
Now we make a partition for the drawer, cut out a special handle, and use a jigsaw for this.
When the partition is ready, lubricate the grooves with wood glue and install it in its place.
Next, we make overhead handles from the planks and round the corners using a planer. Then we make tool holders from the slats, use a jigsaw and a drill. The holes will serve as screwdrivers, and the square cutouts will accommodate pliers, etc. tool.
To ensure that the box does not get dirty and there is protection from environment, coat the surface with varnish. As a result of the work done, we get this homemade box.
Manufacturing method No. 2
Box-stool
Material
Plywood or OSB;
- wooden beam;
- self-tapping screws;
- wood glue.
Tool
Available cutting tools;
- screwdriver;
- ruler;
- pencil;
- roulette.
We take an existing sheet of plywood, make markings on it, and according to the presented dimensions, cut out the cover (Fig. 1), then the longitudinal drawers (Fig. 2) and the sides (Fig. 3).
Next, we take a wooden beam with a cross-section of 40x50 mm, cut out a handle, and 4 legs with bevels at the ends at an angle of 15°.
Next, we assemble the structure together, using self-tapping screws as fixing elements.
Parts layout:
1 - cover;
2 - drawer;
3 - handle;
4 - leg;
5 - sidewall.
When everything is ready, use sandpaper or grinder round off sharp corners and clean the surface. Next, you can apply a protective coating.
The end result should be such an unusual tool box, which, if necessary, can be transformed into a regular stool, to do this, just turn it over and put it on its legs, with the help of it it will be convenient to reach the place we need, at a time when height does not allow do this.
Manufacturing method No. 3.
Box for a young master.
Does your child love to make things? We suggest making a small box with him where he will store his favorite instrument.
To make a box with your own hands we will need the following
Material
16 mm boards;
- round wooden beam;
- self-tapping screws;
- wood glue.
Tool
Available cutting tools;
- screwdriver;
- ruler;
- pencil;
- roulette;
- clamps.
First, we need to take existing boards with a cross-section of 16 mm, then we make markings according to the provided dimensions, after which we cut the wood into the component parts we need.
The drawing shows the following details:
1 - sidewall;
2 - bottom;
3 - handle;
4 - handle stand;
5 - holder.
Using sandpaper, sand the surface and remove sharp corners. When everything is ready, we begin to connect all the parts together, first we need to connect the bottom and sides, then we place along the marked lines vertical racks and at the same time place the horizontal handle.
We fix everything with glue and screws. Then we install special holders for screwdrivers.
Now you can paint, choose the color and coating at your discretion.
The toolbox is ready.
Manufacturing method No. 4
The next version of the tool box is well suited for carrying various equipment that we need, it appearance will be distinguished by solidity and reliability.
To make a box with your own hands we will need the following
Material
The board is no thicker than 12 mm;
- self-tapping screws;
- wood glue;
- pen;
- corners 8 pcs.;
- latch 2 pcs.;
- loop 2 pcs.
Tool
Available cutting tools;
- screwdriver;
- ruler;
- pencil;
- roulette;
- clamps.
To make the box we use wood such as pine, linden or poplar. Most optimal thickness the boards will be 12 mm thick.
Next, we make markings according to the dimensions indicated in the drawings, after which we cut them into component parts, as shown in the photo.
The entire list of required parts.
In order to make sure that the wood was cut correctly, you need to put all the parts in a single box.
First, we assemble the bottom part and lid of the box; for convenience, we use clamps and corner clamps. We fix the parts together with wood glue.
Then, using a drill, we drill a hole for the screws and countersink the holes.
Often, when visiting a workshop, you can witness such a landscape: drills with brushes and files stick out from a dying plastic cup, nails mixed with screws and screws are scattered in pairs tin cans, and screwdrivers with clamps and wrenches resting in the depths of a disposable little bag dangling somewhere near the ceiling. However, there comes a time when the owner of the establishment realizes that it is still worth paying attention to the storage of tools and various pieces of hardware.
If this moment has come to you, carefully read our article, where we want to talk about several simple techniques that will allow you to maintain order in the place where you usually perform sacred functions.
Tool storage: small tricks to make the life of a home craftsman easier
So, let's move on to the tricks that will allow you to always have everything at hand necessary tools and materials.
Trick one: a haven for tongue-lashers
But this option with a nail-screw-containing suitcase even smacks of some intelligence :).
Trick two: organize the storage of tools between heaven and earth
Various tools, nuts, washers can be simply hung. To do this, you will only need the wire necessary to bend the hooks and hooks various shapes, and, as can be seen in the photo, a sheet of fiberboard, preferably perforated. We don’t even talk about the details of the creation of this “masterpiece”: it seems to us that even a hedgehog can understand it :).
Trick three: multi-story dormitory for nails
Any more or less handy home craftsman can make such a multi-story plywood box for storing hardware.
Trick four: a safe haven for the milling and drilling industry
Thinking about arranging devices for storing the necessary tools with your own hands, you can build basic storage for drills or cutters of the following types:
Trick five: the eternal life of disposable plates
Why should disposable plates go to waste? To store various tools in your garage or workshop, cut them in half and screw the halves to the wall for great pockets to store just about anything!
Trick six: use the force of gravity
Magnetic tape on the wall, a plastic jar, a metal washer attached to the bottom of this jar - and in front of you is a convenient and at any time flexible storage for various small items that should always be at hand.
Trick seven: restorative for clamps and similar tools
The pendants shown in the photo are suitable for storing “big-headed” tools – clamps, hammers and the like.
Trick eight: say NO to moisture
Let’s describe this simple thing in a little more detail. Storage of tools is, of course, great. But don’t forget about some materials and accessories that also need to be stored and that are susceptible to moisture. You can build a plywood box for them, inner surface which is sheathed with geotextiles, and the outer one is covered with foam plastic. You can arrange shelves inside the box, and place stored “valuables”, for example, in old plastic canisters, having previously prepared them accordingly.
So, we have outlined everything that we have been able to find for you at the moment. Of course, these are not all the tricks and tricks that will ensure convenient storage tools and materials. We hope that the options we offer will open up wide possibilities for your personal imagination. As the great Samiznaetekto said, let’s get to work, comrades! Move your brains and hands!
The calling card of a true master is the box in which he stores his instrument.
It is impossible to do without this accessory if you need to get the job done quickly and efficiently, without wasting time looking for drills and screws, taps, screwdrivers and dozens of other necessary little things.
A wooden box with a handle that has served as storage for centuries hand tools, today you can only find it in the museum of wooden architecture.
It has been replaced by light and durable cases, suitcases and organizers, striking the imagination with a variety of shapes, volumes and sizes.
We will look at how not to drown in a sea of offers and choose a convenient, fairly compact and reliable tool box in our article.
What is a tool box for?
It performs three main functions:
- Optimizes storage space, allowing you to place it in a minimum volume maximum amount necessary devices.
- Makes work easier and faster, since all accessories are laid out in a certain order, clearly visible and easily accessible for use.
- Makes it easy to transport the tool thanks to the presence of handles, shoulder straps or wheels.
It should be noted that storing tools is not the only function of such boxes. Since small fasteners are often required during work, the most “honorable” place is allocated for them at the top level.
Types of tool storage boxes
Depending on the method of accessing the contents, boxes of open and closed types are distinguished.
The first ones resemble ordinary travel bag. Their main advantage is quick access to stored items, and the disadvantages are inconvenience when carrying (the contents spill out when tipped over) and low level safety.
The most popular are boxes - durable boxes with a tightly closing lid equipped with latches and a lock.
Depending on the type of material used for manufacturing, tool boxes are divided into metal, plastic and metal-plastic.
Steel boxing is durable and reliable. However, you can't call it easy. Therefore, aluminum is more often used in production - a lightweight, durable and corrosion-resistant metal. If you need a big one portable box for storing tools that reveal their contents in several levels, then it is better to give preference to this material.
Plastic is another material widely used in tool box manufacturing. He's different affordable price, sufficiently high strength and durability.
There are two main disadvantages of this material: the low strength of the “case-lock” connection and fragility in the cold. Therefore, in the cold season, you should protect such a tool case from strong impacts.
The search for a material that combines the lightness of plastic with the strength of metal led to the creation of galvanized metal-plastic. The boxes made from it are spacious, quite light and can withstand very heavy loads.
Another hallmark tool boxes refers to the method of use: professional and household. The former are distinguished by large capacity, maximum reliability and high price. Household models have small dimensions, and for their manufacture they use inexpensive materials and accessories.
The “specialization” of tool boxes also varies, which should definitely be taken into account when purchasing. The box can only be designed to store carpentry tools or plumbing supplies. The universal version combines in its design compartments intended for different types installation equipment (screwdriver, drill, grinder, clamps, drills, couplers, self-tapping screws).
Often, for convenient layout of hardware, everything is allocated free space. This box is called an organizer.
You can’t put a lot of tools in it, but all the small things necessary for work will fit completely.
How to choose the right option?
First you need to answer the following questions:
- How many and what kind of tools do you most often need for work?
- Is a standard compartment for hardware (screws, screws, screws and nuts) sufficient for your needs, or is it better to buy a separate organizer box for them?
- Do you often move the tool over long distances (option with wheels, shoulder strap or regular handle).
Once you understand your needs, you can start choosing suitable model, focusing on the products of well-known companies. There are not very many of them on the box market.
Foreign brands are the most popular Stanley, Kroft, Keter, Fit, Blocker. Choosing a tool box domestic production, it is worth paying attention to the products of the Zubr company.
The American company Stanley produces professional and household tool cases. Its products are traditionally distinguished high quality, for which you will have to pay decent money. So for a standard 19-inch plastic box from this manufacturer (49x25x24cm), sellers ask from 2,000 rubles.
The average cost of a box made of metal-plastic (size 20 inches) is 2,900 rubles. Large boxes from this company, equipped with transport wheels, can be purchased for no less than 8,000 rubles.
For household use Inexpensive tool boxes produced by the already mentioned companies Fit, Keter, Kroft, Blocker are well suited. Depending on the size and quality of the material, price tags for these products range from 400 to 3,500 rubles. Models with wheels usually cost a little more.
The Zubr company produces cases for tools in different cost categories (from 500 to 4,500 rubles) and competes almost equally with the products of foreign brands. Therefore, among its products you will find for yourself suitable option And experienced master, and a simple lover of home crafts.
When choosing a tool case, pay attention to the quality of soldering of the plastic, its thickness and the reliability of the latches. The last point is especially important, since a tool case with spontaneously opening or broken latches is extremely inconvenient to carry.
Those who use not only small hand tools, but also larger electrified tools will certainly like the model with removable partitions. By removing them, you can significantly increase the internal volume of the box.
How to make a tool box with your own hands?
This design does not have any particularly complex elements, so it can be done on your own. The simplest homemade tool box is an open box with a handle.
To make it, you can use a thin board, plywood or OSB board. Having cut out two ends with holes for the handle according to the template, screw the side walls and bottom to them with self-tapping screws. After this, one or two partitions are placed inside. Their height must be chosen such that there is space on top for installing a shallow wooden or metal box in which small fasteners will be stored.
By covering such a box with a cover made of durable artificial leather with sewn-on pocket compartments, you can significantly increase the amount of tools you can store.
The wooden handle can be replaced with a strap handle, which is more convenient to carry.
More difficult task— make a folding tool box with your own hands. It is very roomy and easy to use.
The most interesting feature This design is a system of levers (metal or wooden), with the help of which it opens its compartments on several levels.
Once you've assembled the large bottom compartment and the four top compartments, stack them on top of each other as shown in the picture, then mark where to attach the swing arms.
Before finally securing them, check the ease of movement and accuracy of opening of the entire structure. Two metal carrying handles need to be attached to the side walls of the upper compartments.
All necessary accessories(latches, locks and hinges) for a homemade box can be purchased in specialized stores.
Tell me honestly, how do you store your woodworking tools, saws, drills, clamps, nuts, washers and a bunch of other little things you need in your garage or workshop? I think many will answer: in plastic buckets from under the paint or cardboard boxes. Moreover, “small things” are usually stored in the form of some kind of “assortment” and when you finally need some small key or nut, you need to spend a fair amount of time to find them. Sometimes it’s even easier to buy new parts than to find old ones. Are you familiar with this situation? If yes, then I suggest making a few simple and inexpensive devices for storing small items so that they are always in sight.
1. Storage of nails, self-tapping screws, screws and other small items
Plastic jars for mayonnaise, horseradish, etc. are useful for this. The lids from underneath are screwed to the horizontal surface of the shelf, and the jar with accessories is screwed to the lid. You can screw the lid to vertical surface, and cut the jar in half.
2. Storage of nuts, washers, keys, scissors
You will need thick wire and a perforated fiberboard sheet that is attached to the wall of a workshop or garage. From wire we make hooks and loops with detachable ends, onto which we string nuts or washers. You can attach cardboard labels to such bundles indicating the sizes of the fittings. Scissors and keys can simply be hung on hooks.
3. Box for storing nails, screws and other small items
This mini bookcase can be made from plywood. And as shelves you can use cupcake stands or baking dishes.
4. Storage of drills, cutters and keys
You can attach a pad made of foamed polyethylene or polystyrene to the wall, in which we make small holes for drills, cutters, etc. Due to the elasticity of the material, they will be firmly fixed in the cells and easily removed.
5. Storage of circular saws and grinding wheels
For this purpose, we use plastic disposable plates, which we cut in half and fasten to the wall with self-tapping screws. Very simple, convenient and everything is at hand!
6. Magnetic boxes for small items
We use small plastic food containers. We glue a metal washer to the bottom of the container with super glue, and attach a strip with a magnetic strip to the wall. It is convenient to store all sorts of small items in such transparent containers.
7. Storing band saw blades
Using hooks and paper clips makes it easy to store band saw blades.
8. Storage of clamps
A simple plywood box is very suitable for clamps rectangular shape, which is attached to the wall. We place the handles of the clamps in the box.
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As soon as the owner of the house decides that it’s time to hang up the flower shelf that his wife has been reminding him so persistently for two months, it turns out that necessary tools gone somewhere. The situation is familiar, because usually hand tools, all these keys, hammers, screwdrivers, are stored so as not to be seen. We don’t use tools every day, of course, but the storage system needs to be organized correctly so that later we don’t have to look for, for example, a 12 key.
Storage options
Let's immediately decide that we will talk specifically about a workshop, which can be set up in a garage, a separate shed, summer kitchen, on a fairly spacious loggia or balcony. There are usually not many tools in the apartment, and the existing screwdrivers, hammer and pliers can be put in a specially designated box or bag, which can take place on the mezzanine or in the hallway.
If there are noticeably more hand tools, they need their own separate corner, in which you will have to put things in order. The main condition is that the place where the tools are stored must be dry, because metal parts They don't like moisture.
There are many benefits to a well-designed storage system. You will always know exactly what is and where it is, you won’t have to look for anything. If the tools are always in their place, you will remember in time that a month ago you gave your neighbor a nail puller that he needed for literally an hour. In addition, correctly positioned tools take up less space in the workshop, freeing up space for work.
First of all, you should decide whether you will buy ready-made shelves for tools, a metal mobile cabinet with drawers, or set up a workshop with your own hands from scratch. Let us immediately note that ready-made systems storage for hand tools is not always 100% suitable; they often have to be remade to suit your needs.
Let's look at a few ideas for self-organizing the storage of hand tools in the workshop.
1. First of all, you should take care of the little things: nails, screws, bolts, which tend to get lost and scatter throughout the room. For their storage, you can adapt ordinary plastic bottles with the necks cut off, you can immediately see what is where. Small plastic boxes are also suitable, which are best labeled, noting that, for example, there are nails of a certain size here. It is convenient to place such containers for storing small items on a shelf above the desktop so as not to clutter it. And here glass jars Should not be used in a workshop. There are too many heavy metal objects that could accidentally hit such a fragile container.
2. Magnet. Real craftsmen usually have a large magnet on their work table, to which small metal tools can be successfully attached. Now there are special magnetic surfaces and holders on which you can conveniently and simply store many tools and parts.
3. Plywood panel - the choice of craftsmen old school. From pieces of bars on such a shield you can create an entire storage system that will not take up much space and will allow you to place almost all hand tools. The costs for such storage areas are minimal, and everything will be done according to the needs of the master.
4. You can also buy ready-made a metal sheet with holes for tool holders. However, you can do this yourself. On ordinary nails or self-tapping screws in the right order saws, keys, and other tools are hung, the handles of which have special holes.
5. It is convenient to allocate separate storage for screwdrivers, for example, a regular school stand for pencils and pens.
6. You can adapt it to a small hand tool plastic boxes with compartments that are usually used in the kitchen for forks and spoons.
7. If you don’t really want to build panels and make shelves, you can move it to a garage workshop old sideboard or buffet. It has a lot of shelves and drawers where many tools can fit. The main thing is to lay everything out yourself so that you know exactly where it is stored. garden tools, and where - carpentry.
8. For drills and bits of a certain size, it is better to buy a ready-made cradle - an insert with tools. Or drill holes in wooden beam, where the drills will go. And sign - 3, 4.5, 9 and so on, so you know right away right size cutting tool.
9. When arranging storage areas in the workshop, you should take care of safety, especially if small children can get into the room. Piercing and cutting tools in this case, it is better to hang it higher on the wall, and securely close chemical liquids in a cabinet with lockable doors.
10. A free-standing rack with holders for long handles of shovels and hoes is perfect for garden hand tools. Of course, you can just lean them against the wall, but remember the proverb about the same rake?
We state that organizing a workshop is not so difficult, it’s enough simple ideas a lot of. Just prepare yourself for the fact that one time you will have to tinker in the garage a little longer and make an effort, but then there will always be strict order in your workshop and there will definitely be no problems with finding a “cross” screwdriver.
