I gave up on the 'one big toolbox' dream and it's so much better

For years, I kept all my sockets, wrenches, and drivers in a single massive rolling chest. Everyone said that was the pro way. But I was always digging for the 10mm. Last spring, I saw a guy at a car show in Daytona with a small cart just for his engine bay tools. It clicked. I split my gear. Now I have a basic cart for oil changes and tune-ups, a wall panel for bodywork stuff, and a small bag for electrical. The big box just holds the weird, rarely used things. I get jobs done faster because I'm not walking back and forth. Has anyone else broken up their main tool set and found it worked better?

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julia2865mo ago

Saw my buddy do that with his woodworking gear last month.

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the_vera4mo ago

My clunky old planer sounds like a dying lawnmower, but hey, at least I can hear my mistakes coming.

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jackson.sarah5mo ago

My uncle's garage workshop is a total time capsule, full of old tools he refuses to upgrade. He still uses this belt sander from the 80s that sounds like a jet engine starting up. It reminds me of what you said about your buddy's gear, @julia286. There's something about woodworkers and their attachment to specific machines, even the loud and dusty ones. I guess if you know exactly how a tool will behave, you just stick with it forever.

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