Best wrench organizer?

[Scott R]

I'm having a wrench over population issue and I need a better solution. I have more drawers available, and larger drawers if it comes to that. But I need to get the mess sorted. Metric is on the left, SAE on the left. I might just mothball the SAE stuff as I rarely use it anymore. Anyone have a good organizer?

[ZOO]

I use a carabiner to keep them together. . .

[herr_oberst]

I have a huge caribiner for my huge box-end wrenches, but I also use organizers from a company called Ernst. Ernst Tool Organizers. (no affiliation)

And I have lots of drawers. And, I'm a little bit anal.

[Nostril Cheese]

ALL of my wrenches are in Ernst organizers. They are the s**t.

[Scott R]

That's beautiful, I'm sold.

Edit, and after looking at that I need those socket organizers as well.

[porsche4life]

Send the duplicates to me, we've got plenty of space.

[Baz]

Timely post - (not yours Sidney ) just received a gift of a tool box filled with wrenches. SAE - metric - open end - closed end - combo - you name it. Add to my huge assortment already on hand....yikes!

Oberst.....

[Scott R]

Well, they are very reasonably priced, and they are made here in the US which keeps with my tool and shop equipment theme!

[froggert]

i'm using a combination of snap-on wrench rails and ernst low profile organizers.

[Scott R]

One of my few Snap-on complaints is back in the 90's when I bought my kit they issued plastic rails for the sockets and wrenches. In 2013 I don't have any of them left that aren't cracked. (my other complaint has to do with my torque wrenches)

[porsche4life]

A man with a well organized toolbox, ain't got enough tools.....

[aigel]

I have a board on the wall with nails in it. Wrench size is written on the board with a sharpie. Only works for box end wrenches, but they are nicely lined up and doubles are just stacked double / triple on the nails.

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[Scott R]

Originally Posted by aigel

I have a board on the wall with nails in it. Wrench size is written on the board with a sharpie. Only works for box end wrenches, but they are nicely lined up and doubles are just stacked double / triple on the nails.

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I need to roll things around because I'm lazy.

[RWebb]

put mag strips on said board and stick it on the side of your box

BTW - my box looks like yours - too many wrenches, yet takes a while to find them

I am contemplating pegboard hooks but... piles o' crap limit my reach to the pegboard.

[rusnak]

Christ, you guys are way too neat. No way am I ever posting pics of my garage.

[aigel]

Originally Posted by Scott R

I need to roll things around because I'm lazy.

I have a roller tool cart. Most jobs I know what I will need. Take off wall, put in tool cart, wheel to project. When done, clean up in reverse order.

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[VINMAN]

Open the drawer, toss it back in. Thats my organization...

[BK911]

Wow. That's a lot of wrenches!
I dont have that many, but I have enough to have to organize them.
Different colored electrical tape around the most common sizes; 8, 10, 13, 15, 17 and 19.

[VaSteve]

I lay all my wrench down like surgeon's instruments. I don't like anything that requires me to use my other hand to free it from the holder. I just got one of the stand up socket things. I had used the clamshell the 150piece kit came in and cut it apart and put the parts in my box.


How do those Ernst things work?



Long ago, I dumped all the screwdrivers in one drawer. The tips all point to the middle. Standards on t he left, Phillips on the right.

[Scott R]

Originally Posted by BK911

Wow. That's a lot of wrenches!
I dont have that many, but I have enough to have to organize them.
Different colored electrical tape around the most common sizes; 8, 10, 13, 15, 17 and 19.

It's only half of what I had when I was wrenching, this was the stuff I kept. For each variety of box or regular end wrench they also sell a "stubby" and a "long" and various angled versions. That kind of stuff is only useful when you really need to save 5 mins here and 10 mins there to make book.