@@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.
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 ?
@@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
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
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.
@@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 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.
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!
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.
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.
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...
id stand the sockets up on their end and use little tags for the size in front of them. you can hardly ever read the print on the socket and now you have to make sure its pointing up when you put it away. with a little sticker printers and about 30 mins you would have the most efficient box you could get. and with them standing you can fit more sockets in.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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’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
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
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!
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 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 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.
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. 👍😎
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.
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 🤷🏻♂️
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
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
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 !
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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
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.....
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...
Thanks for sharing! Lots of great tips, and helpful, very detailed information. This is exactly what I've been looking to do with my new tool chest (and want to buy some new Tekton tools to fill it, instead of my mishmash of random ones I've acquired over the years). I've looked into the Rockler foam, but I think I might like this Kaizen stuff better with the red interior. Great look!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
First time watching your channel love the organization i have the same tool box. I had to do this for my work van. Next video yoh should install led lights in the tool box so when you open the drawer it's lite up inside... cool video keep up the good work sir
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 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.
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.
Dude, this organization method constitutes a hobby in it's own right. Looks absolutely gorgeous and probably not something I'm going to do 🤪
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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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".
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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
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
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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...
id stand the sockets up on their end and use little tags for the size in front of them. you can hardly ever read the print on the socket and now you have to make sure its pointing up when you put it away. with a little sticker printers and about 30 mins you would have the most efficient box you could get. and with them standing you can fit more sockets in.
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
Get shadow foam much cheaper
Do a tour on that box when your done so we can all see how it’s done in the end. Thanks for sharing
That is definitely a labor of love. It looks really nice. I'm very impressed with your craft and patience in doing this.
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.
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.
Really good approach to keep things straight and professional!
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
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
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’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
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
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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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.
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 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 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.
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. 👍😎
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.
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 🤷🏻♂️
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
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
Would love to see a tool box tour. Love the setup and how organized you have it all. Great job
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 !
I totally agree with you. Buying a complete set is investment for years to come and saves lots of money.
Prettiest tool box I've seen, job well done! Where do you get the foam from?
I got mine from fastcap.com
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 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.
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.
Awesome video. One thing to do to be able to see the sizes better is to grab some nail polish and paint the numbers.
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.
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 really like how you can just glance in each drawer and see quickly if you haven’t put something back after you use them.
Impressive dedication to making the organization clean. Work well spent.
I have the same box, I really like how you set your up!
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.
Nice video. I saw one where the guy painted the numbers on his sockets. Made them very easy to see.
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.
You could edge the numbers on the sockets it looks sooooo good and nice with it edged and so easy to use
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
Well I no what I have to do great video getting foam this weekend Thanks for the video great 👍 job
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.
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!
Excellent precision in the tool box. It will save hundreds of hours.
Picking up the same box soon. Would love to see your layout in a video.
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!
Great video. My wife will appreciate the organization. Please continue to do more workshop organizing videos.
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.
I never get tired of looking at tool organizing it’s my asmr and great idaes
Looks like a great way to reduce the amount of storage space.
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
Great set up, I’m definitely going to look into the foam for my 56” husky box.
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.....
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
Thanks for sharing! Lots of great tips, and helpful, very detailed information. This is exactly what I've been looking to do with my new tool chest (and want to buy some new Tekton tools to fill it, instead of my mishmash of random ones I've acquired over the years). I've looked into the Rockler foam, but I think I might like this Kaizen stuff better with the red interior. Great look!
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.
I'd never heard of Kaizen foam before this. Thank you.
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.
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.
Thank you for showing us I was looking for foam for my tool box .
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.
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
Iam a retired mechanic and a farmer so my tools never rest.
That looks beautiful. Reminds me of the old air force days!
A video on portable tool box organization or tools needed on a road trip would be great.
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.
I'm loving that tool box. All the drawers are great
Thaaaaaaank you. I thought it was going to take way too much time. It seems very fast once you get going. I will get on it. Great video also.
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
Thanks for sharing your process. Although it's time consuming, the result looks amazing, nice job!
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.
Very nice method for planning and cutting this stuff out. Nicely done!
Great how to. I've been looking at kaizen for a while. Many thanks
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.
Omg I never knew this stuff existed. Your the best for showing this
First time watching your channel love the organization i have the same tool box. I had to do this for my work van. Next video yoh should install led lights in the tool box so when you open the drawer it's lite up inside... cool video keep up the good work sir
I applaud you for your patience in doing these. But I’d go crazy because I can’t stand doing meticulous task.
Very nice...well done...we can all learn take your time be patient...nothing wrong with been organized...in whatever you do..
I really like this setup it is a step in the right direction to help me get organized
How did you get the wrenches to stand like that? Looks flawless
Amazing. Great idea, should only take 4 months to get mine finished!