Toolbox Organization Advice?

I see one person like wall storage. Does anyone else subscribe?

I have a mostly full box and an empty wall. I don't really need to pull anything out, I don't add tools often, but the wall is tempting. 
 

I was thinking that auto stuff (sockets, wrenches, etc...) in the box and house stuff (drill, hammers, levels, etc) on the wall. 

In reply to spandak :

I like wall storage, but I hate pegboard. Pegs falling out and similar annoyances. 
 

I prefer fixed wall storage. Plywood walls with nails, screws, or pegs and small bins holding things. 

One of the most important organizational tools in my shop is recognizing that I'm not that great at keeping things organized, and giving myself the space for disorganization. 
 

For me, that's a small Rubbermaid rolling cart. When I'm working on a project, I wheel the cart near the project. I use the bottom shelf for storage of frequently used supplies- they are always close.  The top shelf is empty and becomes the localized clutter space. I throw tools, parts, old parts, and anything related to the project in a pile on the cart. When the cart gets piled too high, I roll it around the shop and put everything away, then start over. 

I intentionally use a small cart  if it gets too big, it gets out of control  

My workbenches stay clear so I am able to work on them. 
 

In reply to nsxmr2elises2000 :

Funny enough for little cupboards like this I use fit in organizers similar to what some people would buy in high school to put in their lockers. It lets you use more of the space and keep things on separate levels.

In reply to Paris Van Gorder :

I need help

never owned a tool box

maybe its time now 

I really like having tools hung on nails on a heavy piece of plywood.  Hassle to have to pull tools off or watch them dance off their nails when adding more to the wall, though.  

I bought some seemingly decent metal pegboard from the online jungle site a while back, and it looks good hung up, but I haven't really "lived with it" much yet.  A mixture of the metal pegboard and the plywood method might be really nice.

Here's the pegboard I picked up; https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001J7MMUY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

In reply to pres589 (djronnebaum) :

That is essentially how my -ex's father stored most of his tools - on nails hammered into a piece of wood hung on the end of shelving units in his shop.  It worked well for him, but he was mainly a wood-worker who did general maintenance on the family cars and farm equipment so his collection of wrenches and sockets was fairly small compared to someone who works on a lot of different types of cars.  He set up a plywood wall above the work bench in her garage that worked well for a number of years before she outgrew it and bought a big, fancy Kobalt box from Lowes.  I doubt she'll ever outgrow that one. 

That reminds me of a discussion in a classic Volvo group years ago. One well respected user would boast about how small his collection of tools was and how it all fit into a small open-top tool box.  But basically all he worked on were old Volvos (pre- metric) and a smattering of LBCs (also pre- metric).  You don't need a lot of tools to do pretty much anything on those cars.  But once you start adding modern, metric cars to your service fleet, the tools almost double... and then you start adding random specialty tools that make certain tasks easier (or in some cases - actually possible) and before you know it, you've quickly outgrown whatever tool box you have. 

Probably the biggest concern I have about an open, wall mounted tool storage system is keeping them dust free.  One idea I've had is to build a classic style tool box often built for woodworking tools, but designed with car tools in mind.  For me, the advantage would be being able to mount it on a wall and above the foundation block in my garage.  Being able to get my box tight to the finished wall would gain me some precious floor width in my garage.   Another idea I want to look at is removing the wheels from the box and mounting the box to the wall somehow with additional support from the floor.  I'd lose the ability to open the lid on the top cabinet but that is so high I don't really store anything in that space anyway. 

I LOVE huge toolboxes with well organized drawers. I have a lot of them.

However my retirement garage will look more like this. Except the car will be a tiny rear-engined piece of euro-trash and a lot of guitars

In reply to Trent :

A garage/shop clean enough to keep guitars in would definitely be a dream for me.  I generally keep my cars and music gear separated. 

virginity lost. first ever tool box

found a small toolbox 

was $499 at lowes

i pointed out crease in metal front and back

less than one inch

they agreed to discount to $129.99

In reply to nsxmr2elises2000 :

Congrats!  Looks like one that can handle both mechanics and household tools, with all those different drawer heights.  My advice would be to use the top drawer for whatever you use the most often, even if it ends up looking a little mixed up.

In reply to eastsideTim :

thank you

i think top drawer should be the sockets and drill bits etc

i want to keep some cleaning supplies in big drawers