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molded tool trays
« on: July 22, 2010, 20:09:41 »
anyone know where i can get moulded tool trays for my box? i know it takes up more room but i like things being neat and things get "borrowed" at work and if evereything has its place and is in its place you can tell if it goes walkies. the snapon ones that go with the box are

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Re: molded tool trays
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2010, 22:24:46 »
How about using some of that foam that you can pull out to make slots. Ok for electrical stuff but possibly a bit fragile for engineering kit?

Link below is a USA site, but gives the idea, I think you may just cut this stuff out.

http://www.toolfoam.com/
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Re: molded tool trays
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2010, 22:38:43 »
try speaking to sealey, they do them, cant remember how much they are though........ anyway, less organising, more building  ;)
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Re: molded tool trays
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2010, 22:50:42 »
Was looking around and saw this advice on a forum.

Camping mats work well, two layers glued together with carpet spray glue, or closed cell foam, which is cheap enough, and again, glue together. Altho I agree that its a PITA an triples (if not more) the amount of storage required.

PIck 2 different colour mats. for that outline effect.
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Re: molded tool trays
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2010, 07:27:31 »
When I was in school we did vacuum forming in the CDT lessons and made tool trays and so on, I think most comprehensive school will have vacuum forming kit. Later on in life the project I was working as apprentice needed some simple vacuum forming, I approached the head of my old schools CDT department and was allowed to go in and get the stuff done.... the cost was a little time to give a presentation to some of the kids about my job and where I worked, essentially a careers talk.  It's an option anyway, arrange your tools how you want them and have a sheet vac formed over top and then liquid foam back. Instructables website has a DIY vacuum forming build too.
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Re: molded tool trays
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2010, 12:06:20 »
I used to have a vac-former.  Like many of my tools it was in the unit when it burned down :evil:  They are easy to use but don't just stick your tools on the platten and expect it to work, the plastic tray willundercut the tool so you won't ever get it back out.

Alternatively you could use GRP.
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Re: molded tool trays
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2010, 12:34:39 »
There's always this stuff, used in things like aluminium camera cases....
http://www.efoam.co.uk/pickpluck.html

But it's still quite expensive.
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