Tool box shopping

[Let'sgoflying!]

My elderly tool box has left this world, I did not realize how bonded I was to it and how hard it would be to replace. A moment of silence.

It was 16x7x7, only one level with a very simple vertical divider in the bottom against the back wall.
The divider was 1/2" away from the back wall at the right side and 1&1/2" away from the back wall at the left side. This allowed one to put sockets of ever increasing size in that divided space and they would stay put & be organized according to size.
I have been a month in and out of shops selling tool boxes and looking online.
It's up to POA now.

 

[cgrab]

Are you looking for metal, plastic, wood? Sockets now come in tapered trays or trees so the divider may not be necessary.

 

[flyingbrit]

I think your insistence on the diagonal divider is the major hold up. If you really want one that badly, how about just fabricating one and bolting/riveting it to a standard box?

 

[Stewartb]

For portable use? I use tool bags. Gravity does the organization and while I may have to unload half the contents to find what I’m looking for, the versatility of a bag outweighs any inconvenience.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

I think I will find a brake and shears, and make it -- thanks. Thought they were dime a dozen.
A bag full of loose tools would drive me over the edge, Stewart!

 

[mscard88]

They sell socket organizers at Sears, Lowes, etc. I have some from Sears that the sockets snap unto.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

You probably mean like this?
My problem is I am 'mediocre' anal.
I am anal enough that I want them all in one general location and it would be cool if they were in order of size....but to have a specific slot for each one might drive me nuts!
I know, there is no satisfying...

 

[John221us]

For portable use? I use tool bags. Gravity does the organization and while I may have to unload half the contents to find what I’m looking for, the versatility of a bag outweighs any inconvenience.

I have a rolling toolbox in the garage that is well organized and I throw what I need in the bag when I need to be mobile. Since, I only grab the tools I might need for that job, it usually isn't too big of a deal to fine what you need.

They sell socket organizers at Sears, Lowes, etc. I have some from Sears that the sockets snap unto.

Yes, these are great and I just throw them in the bag, when I need sockets, that way the sockets don't roll around loose.