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Tool Talk => General Tool Discussion => Topic started by: Leatherman123 on February 08, 2008, 01:49:18 AM
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How do you guys store all your MTs?
I leave the ones I carry in the sheaths while the other shelf queens are out of the sheath and there are a ton of moisture eaters in there as well! All of them are in two of my draws! I keep all my flashlights besides a Surefire E2L in my fireproof gun safe!
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I'm a geek, so I store my boxes apart from the tools. I keep the boxes in a sealed bag with a dehumidifier pack to preclude condensation damage. The tools I oil with heavy oil, then into the sheaths. I then place them in a plastic sealed box with a dehumidifier pack. Overdone, perhaps, but they stay spotless.
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In a big pile, in a big box, in my closet.
I like to rummage and organization makes rummaging impossible.
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In a big pile, in a big box, in my closet.
I like to rummage and organization makes rummaging impossible.
:D :D
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I had an old shallow cardboard box cover on my desk with all my tools/SAKs/knives/keys/lighter/prybar/misc "stuff", but my collection has outgrown that and now have a deeper old wooden box filled with my tools and other EDC stuff.
On the off chance I get a new tool with a box and instructions, I put them aside on a shelf above my desk.
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It will be more exciting to see some pictures.
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Everywhere. On the floor. On the desk. Under my bed. In my pockets.
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I have two tool boxes, an ammo* box , and a wooden cookie jar.
My Multis are distributed amongst those vessels according to most recent convenience.
*I say that, but I have no idea what it's original contents were. it had Army insignia on it before I sanded it down and oiled it.
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Well as I said in the last multitool storage topic, I used to keep all mine on top of a speaker next to the bed (that's when I had 5 or 6 multi's and SAKs) but now as my collection has grown just a bit :-\ they are all kept in a bedside drawer away from little childrens fingers. :)
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Well now i have a couple of days off from uni i've started to clean up my room (i'll need as much space as possible when my package from calvin arrives!!) And i've finally got all my tools (both multi and normal) in one place (well just about!). So now i have a desk dedicated to them all (with my lightbox).
A quick pic:-
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h314/RoadieRyan/ToolDesk.jpg)
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Were you drunk when you took it? :P
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You trying to say its at a slightly strange angle or something :D
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You trying to say its at a slightly strange angle or something :D
I was implying nothing of the sort. :angel: :D
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Most are in a drawer in my bedroom but I have a Supertool 200 in my car and an SOG Powerlock in my wife's car. If I'm not carrying it, I keep my Spirit S in the junk drawer in my dining room so it's easy to grab if I need it during the day. And I usually have a multi-tool or a SAK on me too. Today it's my Super Tinker with plus scales.
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Here's the entire collection before I sorted it out and boxed it up for the next year or so.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/redmodels/DSCF1837.jpg)
It holds my entire knife an multi collection, all told exactly 30 pounds of tools, blades, boxes and sheaths.
:)
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Here's the entire collection before I sorted it out and boxed it up for the next year or so.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/redmodels/DSCF1837.jpg)
It holds my entire knife an multi collection, all told exactly 30 pounds of tools, blades, boxes and sheaths.
:)
Probably best not to just carelessly plunge your hands into that box then :D
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I keep all mine in those holiday Nabisco tins with a dehumifiying pack. I have one for my multis, one for my Case knives, one for my Zippos, and one for my el cheapo knives i get from my relatives for Christmas. Too bad Nabisco stopped with the tins a few years ago.
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I use metal chests to store single purpose tools, e.g., wrenches, screwdrivers, etc. My multitools reside in an old, wooden machinist's chest.
Some people use a metal tool chest for their multitools.
There have been many, many steel tool chests for sale this winter advertised on Craigslist. Perhaps mechanics and home handymen are selling them off due to the recession. Regardless, check the Tools category for your geographic area at http://www.craigslist.org for good deals on used metal tool chests.
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One of the guys i buy knives from at gun shows uses some old school Kennedy machinist tool boxes to keep and transport his wares back and forth. The drawers seem like the perfect size for SAKs, Case, and most EDC tools. I'm not sure if a Gerber Diesel or Surge would fit but it would be close.
Another good idea would be a Plano tacklebox. One could keep the warranty and papers in the bottom and put all your multitools in their own compartment.
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Thread ressurection! The majority of my edc stuff is piled in this:
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One of the guys i buy knives from at gun shows uses some old school Kennedy machinist tool boxes to keep and transport his wares back and forth. The drawers seem like the perfect size for SAKs, Case, and most EDC tools. I'm not sure if a Gerber Diesel or Surge would fit but it would be close.
They do work perfectly. Here's a pic of the Gerstner that sits next to my computer.
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I thought I had a lot of multi tools! I`m a newbie compared to some of you!
I got all 11 of my multitools (leatherman) in a cardboard box that's falling apart. All in sheaths. 6 of them I use all the time, and 5 of them are collictibles which are just for looks.
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Maybe it's time to invest in a new box then mate :D
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As long as the shrink wrap around it holds, I got another month and a half out of this box!
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As long as the shrink wrap around it holds, I got another month and a half out of this box!
:D :D
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Here's the entire collection before I sorted it out and boxed it up for the next year or so.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/redmodels/DSCF1837.jpg)
It holds my entire knife an multi collection, all told exactly 30 pounds of tools, blades, boxes and sheaths.
:)
I see a stayglow SAK there!!!!
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As long as the shrink wrap around it holds, I got another month and a half out of this box!
Use a bunch of duck tape. You'll get a decade or two out of it.
We need an avatar of a smiley using ducktape.
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Makes me wonder looking at that box who has the biggest multitool collection on this here forum. I have 3 so far!
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I really do not like to think about the whole collection over the last 20 years because I could probably have bought a new car in cash with what I have spent since then.
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Well, after my st200 gets here, I'll be up to 14. And I've only been collecting since november 07
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Well, after my st200 gets here, I'll be up to 14. And I've only been collecting since november 07
That's pretty good. :) That number will shoot up now you are a member on here. :D
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How fast did your collection increase Ben? :P
Def
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How fast did your collection increase Ben? :P
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Not that quickly. :P
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That's only because you have a rapidly growing family to support! If you didn't have all those kids you'd probably have many more! :D
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That's only because you have a rapidly growing family to support! If you didn't have all those kids you'd probably have many more! :D
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That is very true! :D
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I didn't have much more than 14 when I started this site. I thought I had a huge collection then- if I'd known how much of a novice I'd been at the time I may never have gotten started here! :ahhh
Def
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When I joined I had a PST, ST 200, Swisstool STD, Original Wave., PST II, XTI, Ti, and the SURGE. I now have over 70 of these things! I have thirty four of them are LM! I guess you guys can call me compulsive! :multi:
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*Full disclosure post* :-X
When I joined here I had:
- Leatherman Charge Ti
- Leatherman Blast
- Leatherman 2004 Wave
- Leatherman Old Wave
- Gerber MP600 Pro Scout
- Gerber MP600
In the past year or so I have acquired:
- Bag #1: Spare parts from a Blast and a Kick left over from a mod.
- Bag#2: Extra parts for a Bear Jaws Tool
- HighGear Adventure Plus Tool
- Leatherman Pulse
- Leatherman Crunch
- Leatherman Surge
- Leatherman Old Wave
- Leatherman PST
- Leatherman Kick [Mod]
- Leatherman Kick
- Leatherman Fuse
- Leatherman Core
- Leatherman SuperTool 200
- Leatherman Old Wave
- Coast Fishing Tool
- Leatherman Micra
- Husky MiniTool
- Bear MGC Bear Jaws
- Meyerco Paradox
- CRKT Zilla-Tool
- Buck BuckTool 355 MiniBuck
- Buck BuckTool 360
- Buck BuckTool 360WM
- Buck BuckTool 350
- Gerber Multi-Lite
- Gerber Freehand
- Gerber Recoil
- Gerber Legend 800
- Gerber Diesel
- Gerber MP400
- ToolLogic T1
- SOG PowerLock
- Leatherman Squirt P4
- SteelEdge Tool w/Light
- Leatherman PST
- Leatherman PST
- Leatherman PST
- Leatherman PST II
- Leatherman PST II
- Leatherman Old Wave
- Leatherman Pulse
- Leatherman SideClip
- Leatherman Micra
- Leatherman Micra
- Gerber Clutch
- Gerber Multi-Lock
- Gerber Multi-Lock
- Schrade ToughTool ST1
- Coleman Pro-Lock
- Gerber MP400
- Leatherman SuperTool
- Schrade NaviTool
- Gerber MPT #5
- SOG Pocket Power Plier
- Victorinox SwissTool Spirit
54 tools
24 Leathermans
1 HighGear
1 Coast
1 Husky
1 Bear MGC
1 Meyerco
1 CRKT
4 Bucks
11 Gerbers
2 SOG
1 ToolLogic
1 SteelEdge
2 Schrade
1 Coleman
1 Victorinox
My average is @17$ a tool. This is a rough estimate, I'm going to hunt around for the paperwork and see if I can get a more exact figure, I'm curious.
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My average is @17$ a tool. This is a rough estimate, I'm going to hunt around for the paperwork and see if I can get a more exact figure, I'm curious.
Eeek! Don't do it man!! A guy should never EVER calculate how much he spent on toys. It's one of those things best left unknown :angel:
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Yeah, I sure as heck wouldn't want to know! :o
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And as sure as eggs are eggs,you don't want your Significant Other to know either. I speak from experience :oops:
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I think that's why most multis come in shades of gray, silver or black- that way they all look the same so the wife won't know how many you have! :D
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Until you whip out your skeletool...
"Hey, that one has a bunch of holes in it!"
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By the way, its almost a grand.
I had to calculate it. I'm like that.
Although if I had a PC I wouldnt have searched for the calculator function, then done it. But with this MAC, all you do is pinch the mouse and viola, heres a calculator!
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And as sure as eggs are eggs,you don't want your Significant Other to know either. I speak from experience :oops:
I agree to that! :D I just say that I must have helped alot of cats. :D
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And as sure as eggs are eggs,you don't want your Significant Other to know either. I speak from experience :oops:
I agree to that! :D I just say that I must have helped alot of cats. :D
Yeh, good old Tim has saved my butt more than once. :)
Now if only my neighborhood bar would start contributing towards the local animal shelter.... :cheers: