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Trade: Building and Remodeling
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Nails And Screws...
I must have 20 - 25 different boxes of one and five pound screws and nails I need to carry around with me. At this time I have them all jammed into a plastic foot locker. That works until the boxes start braking apart or if I accidentally leave the top open and it rains, then I have a mountain of mixed fasteners. Do any of you guys have any suggestions as what you use to keep the different fasteners separated and dry?
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Re: Nails And Screws...
I use 5 gallon buckets with the stacking bucket trays in them.
The trays I use are made by Bucket Boss. Have been using the same trays for about 15 years now and haven't broken one yet. Here is a link to their trays, I use the standard stacker and they also make a super stacker, plus a seat lid with storage. http://www.constructiongear.com/buck...rganizers.html Last edited by Kgmz; 10-24-2009 at 06:07 PM. |
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Re: Nails And Screws...
lol we've faced this problem for years lol. its a losing battle, it just get mixed up, dropped, tossed, we tried buckets, cans, wood boxes... same crap... gets mixed up
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Re: Nails And Screws...
Systainers
sort them into classes, Drywall, decking, trim, framing... keep the ones you use most of the time in a screw kit. The systainers may be a bit pricey but they will handle the weight and help you stay organized. Craig |
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Re: Nails And Screws...
I have about 6 of these - the bins come out, you can easily resort what goes in each box, etc... Oh and you will still need to close the lid if you don't want them to get wet
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Re: Nails And Screws...Quote:
I have a big metal rack with a steel flip-top lid in my van that spans about 10 feel long. I pour all my boxes of fastners into thoes compartments then fill up my sortainer every week or so. The sortainers is only useful to a guy who uses a big variety of different fastners in a small amount. Getting systainers with dividers is alot better for large quantities of fastners. |
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Re: Nails And Screws...
for my small amounts of different fasteners i use a tackle box with the assorted slots, top tray of it i carry spare hinges, specialty bits and jigs
for big boxes of nails or screws, either plastic kitty litter buckets or i get empty 5lb protein buckets from my gym, works fine and dont fall apart when wet, a few small holes drilled in the bottom can help drain off rain if the lid does get left off
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Re: Nails And Screws...
I like the sortainers and the Sys-box.
Sortainer first, sys-box second
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Re: Nails And Screws...
Sys- Box:
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Re: Nails And Screws...Quote:
I use these too, so far so good, they seem to hold up pretty well. Warner, when I saw you were the last poster to the tread, I thought Hmmm I wonder what he recomended ![]() Dave |
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I am going to set one up for gun nails here soon.
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Re: Nails And Screws...Quote:
Those things do look sweet. I'm just afraid once I go green I won't go back I'm sure once I see a couple more post about them I'll be ordering some![]() Dave |
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Re: Nails And Screws...Quote:
I have had them fall from the top shelf of my van without opening or breaking. Now I have a utility body & they fit into one of my compartments. They keep everything organized & so easy to get to & bring to the job. I bought mine at Home Depot.
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Re: Nails And Screws...Quote:
If you are going to go that route order atleast 3 or 4, for fastner storage you will be dissapointed with one as they don't have a crazy capacity. You will end up putting more of th larger compartments in one and moving all of the smaller ones to another (for more common fastners in one and smaller less used in the other). Really easy to mix and match your lay-out. Last edited by Inner10; 10-26-2009 at 03:08 PM. Reason: Wrong Quote |
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Re: Nails And Screws...
One method I find useful is to have a "need to be sorted bucket"
When you are in a hurry, and attempt to put them back in the correct bins, this seems to be when they start to get disorganized and mixed up. When using several different sizes like on a cabinet install, I tended to throw the handful back into the bin that "mostly" matched. I have a small pail where I put any unsorted nails or screws. I try to resort them at least every few days. It eliminates the urge to "just throw one away" because it's not worth opening up the bins right now.
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Re: Nails And Screws...Quote:
Thats why I like the sortainer, all extra fastners go back in the drawers! |
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