Here's my cheapie toolbox for A&P school. I'm on a short budget and I have an hour commute so I have to drive my 4-banger everyday and we have to take our tools home. Nothing special inside. Dial calipers, Snap-On multimeter, punches, files, 1/4" sockets and wrenches. Once I get into my powerplant classes next semester there will be more, and more yet when I get into sheet metal next winter.

 

I know guys with toolboxes the size of Winnebago's and full 300 watt stereos built into them. doesn't make them a better mechanic and it sure doesn't win them any friends when working close to each other.

 

They have one at Lowe's with a Pioneer head unit and 5" speakers built in and a mini fridge. I really want to buy it for my garage but yeah I agree, that's pretty unprofessional to have at work, especially in a hangar where we're supposed to be the most skilled and professional of all mechanics/technicians. When I start out in the industry I'll have a nice simple rollaway like Kevin has big enough to fit my tools and that's it. I don't see a reason to spend 15 grand plus on a massive fancy toolbox that nobody sees but the other mechanics in the shop and is only half full of tools or you have 4 of everything just to fill it up.

Edit: I forgot I had taken a cell pic of it when I was at the store buying my little Kobalt "car box".

 

You say that now, Until you get that account that lets you get the shiny new boxes....and then its OVER......

 

we have one lunatic in tool fabrication, they build the floor jigs that the aircraft are actually built in. He actually has the receipt for his toolbox laminated and stuck under the lid as nobody in their right mind would spend over $10k for a toolbox but he did. I'm pretty sure he tows it with an electric cart as it's about impossible to roll by hand with the french curves and big stuff hanging on the outside and the speaker cabinets that roll out when he opens it up.

 

mine bounces around in the racetrailer and is pretty messy, oh and it's probably older than all of us. my step father got it back in the 50's i think but it is still working great top and bottom halves. I have another in the garage a little neater

 

I like the old boxes especially the small machinist boxes, do you know who made your old box?

 

i wish my auto program was that neat the turds in my class lose all the tools thats why we have harbor freight and not something good like snapon

 

very cool

 

Wow! What you have looks great! It looks like you guys are pretty heavy on the sheetmetal side if you are buying tungsten bucking bars. Here is how I did mine - Aviation Maintenance