The Tool Chest Is A Mobile Tool Storage Solution
June 17, 2009 by Tool Editor
Filed under Tool Chest
If you have a lot of tools that need to be easily moved around the shop, the tool chest is the answer. The tool storage chest is essentially a large metal cabinet mounted on wheels. The chest often contains multiple stacked drawers only a few inches deep, but that are wide and long so that tools can be easily located.
It can be moved to any area of the shop where the tools are needed. This saves multiple trips to and from a stationary tool cabinet or workbench.
Tool chests are designed for strictly indoor use. Their small lockable wheels roll best on flat smooth surfaces such as concrete or tile. Chests of tools would be impossible to move outdoors on dirt, grass, or gravel surfaces.
Outdoor locations require either a smaller toolbox, or a truck mounted toolbox. Wheeled chests are excellent storage units for woodworking or metalworking shops.
The wide, shallow drawers of these tool chests allow tools to be seen easily. The drawers open fully, allowing easy access to the back corners. The screwdriver drawer can contain a large selection of screwdrivers arranged in whatever order makes sense to you. The wrench drawer of the chest might contain your socket or box wrenches arranged from smallest to largest.
Label each tool chest drawer with its contents to make your shop project easier to complete. You'll know exactly where each tool is located. Be sure to return the tool to the proper drawer when finished.
On projects that require repeated use of specialty tools, consider creating a drawer specifically for that project. That way, you won't need to have multiple chest drawers open and possibly tip the tool chest's balance.
Some tool storage units contain various sized drawers. These can store nuts, bolts, nails, screws, washers, and other tiny objects. Large drawers of the chest can hold power tools such as drills, circular saws, routers, and belt sanders. Some tool chests even have electrical outlets built in to power your electrical power tools.
For working outdoors, use a regular or truck-sized toolbox. A large permanent workbench works best for table saws, planers, and drill presses. If you need to bring the tools to the project, however, invest in a wheeled tool chest.
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