Do you padlock your tool-cases... - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

nitram · 05-19-2009, 08:29 PM

and then just let it sit there on the floor? I got this guy at work that will open a dewalt combo box, take out a drill or whatever, then close the box and padlock it. But he doesn’t actually chain the box to anything or lock it in a closet. He does this all day, in and out of his box, unlocking and locking it.

I try to explain to him that I could just grab the whole box, run off with it, and hack the lock off later. But he says the lock is a deterrent and that I’ll regret not using one. Does anyone else do this?

I did have some tools stolen recently, but it was because I didn’t have it chained to anything, having it padlocked closed would have done nothing.

Winchester · 05-19-2009, 08:45 PM

Chained and locked, but only at night and in a relitively safe place. No safe place? back in the truck and brought home.

rojigga · 05-19-2009, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by nitram

and then just let it sit there on the floor? I got this guy at work that will open a dewalt combo box, take out a drill or whatever, then close the box and padlock it. But he doesn’t actually chain the box to anything or lock it in a closet. He does this all day, in and out of his box, unlocking and locking it.

I try to explain to him that I could just grab the whole box, run off with it, and hack the lock off later. But he says the lock is a deterrent and that I’ll regret not using one. Does anyone else do this?

I did have some tools stolen recently, but it was because I didn’t have it chained to anything, having it padlocked closed would have done nothing.

Dude is fuctarded. I'd laugh in his face because YOU are right. He is simply a simpleton.

katoman · 05-19-2009, 09:09 PM

There are a lot of good medications for that guy available today. Check him into the ER, I'm sure they'll be able to help.

Winchester · 05-19-2009, 09:27 PM

Dewalt Combo Box? LOL

I somehow missed that and was thinking of a job-box or whatever.

What an idiot

rbsremodeling · 05-19-2009, 09:31 PM

I do this with all my tools. All the locks match so i only have to use one key

Celtic · 05-19-2009, 09:46 PM

Hide the stupid box in the closet

Greg Di · 05-19-2009, 09:50 PM

Umm, aside from just stealing the whole box, the box is indeed blow molded plastic that I could melt around the lock with the lighter I use for my crackpipe.

stp57 · 05-19-2009, 10:03 PM

I keep a steel cable lock through my cases & secured to the van walls. I realize that the cases are easy to destroy, but because the thief won't know beforehand that my tools are secured this way, my hope is that it will slow him down too much & he might just leave empty handed (or better yet, I might have time to get outside & blow his brains out!

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Steve

Jordy3738 · 05-19-2009, 10:09 PM

Man I could install a whole kitchen in the amount of times that would get waisted in a year doing that day in and day out.

Sounds like maybe he has a screw a little loose.

Oh well, to each his own

naptown CR · 05-19-2009, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Celtic

Hide the stupid box in the closet

or somewhere this is riduculous I hope you are not paying him by the hour

nitram · 05-20-2009, 07:10 AM

Yeah, these aren't steel job boxes, they're dewalt quality plastic cases. He's not my guy, someone else is paying him. I think he does have one key for all of his boxes, but it is still a huge waste of time. I wouldn't say he's mental, he's just one of the quirkiest guys I've ever come across on the job.

Mike Finley · 05-20-2009, 07:43 AM

I think one time somebody screwed his plastic box down to the floor and everybody had a good laugh on him, now's he determined to never let this happen again.

shanekw1 · 05-20-2009, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Finley

I think one time somebody screwed his plastic box down to the floor and everybody had a good laugh on him, now's he determined to never let this happen again.

I gotta try that on someone.

BigReds · 05-20-2009, 11:32 AM

i think you guys are missing the point to his locking the box.

I bet he's had guys go into his box and borrow a screwdriver or whatever with out asking and never putting it back and just leaving it on floor somewhere. Locking his tools means no one can borrow anything if he's not looking. Im sure he realizes that if someone wanted to steal his tools they can simply take the box and break the lock later. He's preventing from people going into his tools without being asked. And there has been times thats happen to us all.

Winchester · 05-20-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BigReds

i think you guys are missing the point to his locking the box.

I bet he's had guys go into his box and borrow a screwdriver or whatever with out asking and never putting it back and just leaving it on floor somewhere. Locking his tools means no one can borrow anything if he's not looking. Im sure he realizes that if someone wanted to steal his tools they can simply take the box and break the lock later. He's preventing from people going into his tools without being asked. And there has been times thats happen to us all.

Don't you think a sign on his toolbox saying leave my f'in tools alone or I'll put your balls in a vise get his point across? He would be wasting so much time on the job doing that **** he might as well quit and do something that doesn't involve tools.

I bet he put a padlock on his pencil case while he was in school too

naptown CR · 05-20-2009, 03:17 PM

I had a guy working for me one time that was a former union carpenter. I had him building a deck. I stop by the job one day and he was notchng something and using the sawsall. He finishes the notch and walks about 100 feet to the truck, wipes it down, and carefully puts the sawsall away. Walks back and stands up the post braces it off with me helping. we set the beam on the posts and off he goes to get the nail gun to tack off ( 4 nails) Tacks off the beam to the post and back to the truck for the drill to bore for bolts. At this point the reason this deck is taking twice as long as the jurassic period is becoming evident. The trip back to the truck to get the ratchet and socket was his last as i fired him on the spot. He got pretty beligerant at that point and could not understand why I fired him. His only defense was that he liked to keep his tools nice.

Mike Finley · 05-20-2009, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Winchester

I bet he put a padlock on his pencil case while he was in school too

Yep, I'm also guessing he has a padlock on his jeans to keep his wife out too. Sounds about par for the guy.

Celtic · 05-20-2009, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by BigReds

i think you guys are missing the point to his locking the box.

I bet he's had guys go into his box and borrow a screwdriver or whatever with out asking and never putting it back and just leaving it on floor somewhere. Locking his tools means no one can borrow anything if he's not looking. Im sure he realizes that if someone wanted to steal his tools they can simply take the box and break the lock later. He's preventing from people going into his tools without being asked. And there has been times thats happen to us all.

Nah..we didn't miss the point....the guy is a tool and should be locked up safely as well

rbsremodeling · 05-20-2009, 05:35 PM

I am really disappoint in these responses. How can you guys not understand his plight?