Make Custom Tool Cases for Instant Setup

[@petergamache5368]

Murphy's Law of Evolving System Dynamics: To re-can an open can of worms, you will need a larger can. This is true for toolboxes as well.

[@TonyBullard]

This is the kind thing where you take some time and you will value that time taken for YEARS to come.

[@Chef_PC]

This reminds me so much of my grandfather's tool boxes. He would handmake all his cases for his woodworking tools. They were all custom-made to the tool, with everything right there. I have an old router and an ancient circular saw that still runs perfectly even after 60+ years. Well used, but great condition, likely because of the care he took to build special cases for them. He made my mom a custom sewing desk with her sewing machine on a little hinged trap door that popped up whenever she wanted to use it and she put it down when she needed the desk space. He saw it in a store once and just thought, "I bet I can do that." Even I get that feeling every time I look at something now.

[@meikgeik]

I feel this video so much. I have laser cutters, a cnc mill, table saw, drill presses, bench sanders, welder, over a dozen 3d printers of different types, soldering stations, multiple bench saws, table saw, woodworking tools, and a large army of various hand tools, bits, etc. I keep snagging tools, hardware, etc from sales, Amazon Vine (free), and yard sales. I have no clue where to put them all. I am drowning in tools. Both my wife and I tinker on cars and various other projects, so we're both on board with having as many tools as we can fit, but we are stumbling over tools so much lately. Being a generalist is a blessing and a curse. I need a proper big shop like you have. Right now I have a 12x14 workshop inside the house for mini painting, electronics modding, etc but it has low vaulted ceilings because it was built in the attic space, and my only other spaces are the Garage (which has a giant project truck in it to work around), and a small 10x10 shed for the 3d Printers. Stumbling over the tools has made my interest in actually going out into any of the spaces low. I need to take some time to tackle some of these problems like you did.

[@8bitghostnuts]

Have you thought about modifying the shaft of the slip roller to accept the wheel from the tube roller? Save having to make yet another thing to store, just use the same wheel to turn both maybe

[@branchandfoundry560]

This is it right here!

[@LightningFabrication]

Hey Wesley, Love the dedicated storage boxes for the rollers everything in one place. No suggestions on what to do with the handle but seeing you wearing 2 different socks reminded me of something the comedian Steven Wright once said. A beautiful woman came up to me in a bar. I said, "do you live around here often"? She said, "You,re wearing two different color socks". I said," I don't go by color I go by thickness". Okay, okay one more. Today I saw a friend was wearing one red sock and one white sock. I said, " you're wearing odd socks". he said, "not too damn odd, I've got another pair just like them at home". I really enjoy your videos, thanks for taking the time to make and post them.

[@IAMSatisfied]

For storing the wheel on the front of the box, four simple "J" hooks, two at the bottom on the box-base, and two closer together at the top to straddle the center hub would work.

[@tmbiggs5343]

That handle will come off easy with a gear puller.

[@robt2151]

Very neat solution that could be adapted for other items. Just one thought: replace the ratchet wrench with a fixed t-bar; it gets tedious having to reverse the ratchet frequently when making minor adjustments.

[@murariufamily]

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="916">15:16</a> Nothing but the rain... Thanks for the great content.

[@timderks5960]

This is extremely satisfying. Great job.

[@Brendan945]

I would definitely watch more of these

[@davidcaverly9659]

For the wheel, maybe just a peg/post extending from the lid to act as a "storage axle." Use a cotter pin to hold it on?

[@zarkthepirate]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="40">0:40</a> I appreciate the use of a Blazing Saddles clip for that joke 😂

[@davidruss7702]

Idea for wheel storage. There is void space in the upper corners of the box. If you had some extendable/retractable tabs, possibly hinge in and out with a push to store and push again to release type mechanism, the tabs could be shaped to hold the spokes of the wheel against the side. When you don’t want to store the wheel on the side of the box the tabs could store away flush with the face of the box. Hope that makes sense.

[@BuntAsHell]

just recommended this same thing then I ran across your comment, definitely like the henge idea using the voids

[@reddcube]

I totally agree this a dedicated tool to go with the storage. My trailer hitch has a dedicated combination wrench. I epoxied a magnet to the side and now the wrench sticks to the hitch whenever I take it off.

[@MidnightMaker]

Love this! Whenever I make a case like this, I put the stationary part of the latch on the base and the moving latch part on the lid. Seem more minimalistic to me.

[@ID-ig6fq]

I have a double chin clamp! Very useful for larger projects like this, where a single one is barely enough!

[@jayyambrovich3740]

Nice work Wesley! I too am a self-identified Generalist with a one-car garage space for my workshop. Was primarily working with wood (and vehicles i.e. cars, motorcycle, small engine power equipment) while living in the US but have since retired to Portugal. Here, I am teaching myself to weld and work with metal, as well as the other items. That tubing bender is something I really want to get and with my limited amount of space, would also struggle with storing. Keep up the great work.

[@StrawberryRaccoonNixie]

You're videos are wonderfully edited

[@TotalBoat]

Love this idea, Wesley!

[@Carlosant]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS. FELIZ NAVIDAD ❤

[@bennyfactor]

btw that pl276 is designed to test the quality of the telephone line between your house and the telephone office (the "local loop")

[@jaywood8296]

Good stuff. Thinner plywood is good- even 1/4" works well for a lot of parts. I often prefer cut-out hand holes to fastened on handles. No top handle as there will inevitably be things stacked on top. Removable panels are usually better than hinged ones.

[@gregmize01]

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="465">7:45</a> Those clippy-clamps are adorable!

[@ClAddict]

It looks like you’re trying to clamp your box. Would you like help with that?

[@gregmize01]

@ClAddict I see whatchu did there!😂

[@Kami8705]

Could you take advantage of the top two corners of the tube roller box that are empty space because the roller is triangular? Maybe add an opening there to store the other dies? It might make it too heavy though.

[@Mechotronic]

I think you could do a pretty enough job punching some holes in the crank handle and bolting an arm to it. I'd be willing to grind the original handle protrusion flat and then borrowing that as a third hole for strength too. Your videos are always an inspiration Weasley. I need a cnc cutter though lol.

[@thanemakes5377]

My day is always brighter with one of you videos

[@WoodworkingforAnyone]

I thought you said your Dad was brighter. I was excited for his learning journey.

[@Ferreri.Workshop]

i just bought a 3 in 1, 12” sheet metal machine and i was thinking of making a case. then boom, new wesley video to give me inspiration :)

[@dlaforce1963]

I use 2 wheel carts (dolly’s) for my equipment. Makes everything portable and easily “parked “out of the way. I have one for my chop saw,disc sander/grinder, tubing bender, and roller.

[@WesleyTreat]

My goal is to make everything work like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZWqf6yZZtB7d9k

[@Chef_PC]

That magnet on the tool for holding the mounting bolts is shear (sic) genius.

[@justinbanks2380]

New Wesley Treat video?! Perfect time for my lunch break!

[@c.harris7823]

For the Tube Roller: 3D print two banana-shaped cradle brackets that can be bolted to the bottom end of the lid then on the top of the lid, 3D print some kind of clamping bracket that will pin the roller wheel down (into the cradle brackets). This should allow the wheel to "piggyback" the lid for storage.

[@justinbanks2380]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="174">2:54</a> glad I'm not the only one who has this issue with their CNC robot 😂 Although better doing nothing in air than when it decides it's going to abruptly go a random direction even when stocks or clamps are in the path it's trying to go. 😬 (Of course not that I've ever had THAT happen... 😉)

[@WesleyTreat]

I discovered it though it was leaving a tiny, tiny sliver of material in the middle. The solution was to change the stepover from 40% to 39%. 😆

[@justinbanks2380]

@WesleyTreat 🤣 dang robots

[@davestinyworkshop]

Great project. A thought for the wheel and other similar odd items, have you ever considered something like the overhead racks used in kitchens for condiments/pans etc, but in your situation having it in a pulley system so that it is lifted up to the roof? It would fit in with some of the other fun eccentricities that you have in your workshop!

[@Chipotle661944]

What are we, twins separated at birth? Your projects are exactly the kind of projects I enjoy most. I lay in bed thinking of these ideas and how to do them. I really enjoy your videos, brother!

[@PRBImages]

But now how do you store the boxes? I love these. It hits all the spots and does all the things to give me all the feels.

[@warrenrenshaw7227]

Your organizational talent brings out my inner nerd

[@MrPhatNOB]

“A Jack of all trades but master of none, Is always better than a master of one.” (Although you seem to master most)

[@drewdane40]

You could have a dowel or a metal rod that sticks out of the side of the tubing roller case, for the wheel to hang on. It's already made to attach to something cylindrical, so don't work too hard.

[@JWimpy]

Those are fa fantastic looking cases. I would love to see more special storage case builds.

[@WesleyTreat]

Thanks!

[@DaveEverett01]

On the roller box, if you made a slot from the bottom edge of the upper cover up enough, you could keep the roller axle in and the wheel attached. This would add some weight, but you have dual handles so it might be manageable

[@WesleyTreat]

Problem is, the wheel extends far below the bottom of the case. Then, I couldn't set it on the floor underneath my sheet metal brake.

[@DaveEverett01]

@@WesleyTreat That's why you're building the stuff, and I'm thinking up stupid ideas :)

[@sgsax]

Hey, nerd. These are some extremely satisfying cases. Everything fits just right, no wasted space, highly efficient. Makes me want to build a road case for something. Thanks for sharing!

[@IAMSatisfied]

Thanks for sharing. My tool to shop space ratio is WAY out of line... my shop is ~360 sq. ft. & too many tools. I have the exact same tubing roller, save for the mods I bought from Swag Off Road (outriggers for the support rollers, bottle jack up top and power drive upgrade). I'm thinking just having a wooden base on mine with a hanging hole on one end to hang it on the wall will be the way I go.... an old hoodie will work fine for keeping the dust off of it. 😃

[@AquaPeet]

The robot was clearly doing BEEZZZ BOOZZZ DOOBEE DOOBEE DOOBEE DOOBEE in repeat. Funny you didn't notice.

[@davidlewin2744]

Sooo satisfying to watch 😊

[@scotter_dotter]

Love the Lazered labels

[@timw5406]

There is a way to use a portable electric pipe threader to drive the tubing roller. So you could get rid of the wheel and make rolling tubing soooo much easier on yourself.

[@WesleyTreat]

If I ever need to roll something hefty, I may do that. But, I mostly work with smaller stuff.

[@dustyncole8093]

Nothing but the rain!

[@gg48gg]

For your slip roll handle, so that you don't have to take the whole machine apart, how about an extension to the existing handle? It could bolt to the end and overlap with the existing handle. It could have some wings that overlap the existing handle to secure them together so they rotate/crank as one long handle. Sort of like joining two combination wrenches for more length & leverage.

[@williamdavis2054]

That, or just a length of pipe. Paint it to match if you want to be fancy; drill a hole through it so you can bolt it through the hole in the existing handle if you are driven to go beyond that.

[@mgm71]

Bet you could make that roller wheel collapsible and foldable or assemblable allowing it to be stored in the box as well?

[@ztynzo0]

A nice video as always! I feel like a future goal for the tubing roller could be converting it to require only one size of Allen key; I'm personally a fan of simplifying service and use of things.

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great film and build. Organization improves the making experience. Mahalo for sharing! ❤

[@tinom.2455]

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="204">3:24</a> - This is the perfect work for your 3D-Printer.

[@deralmoehi9112]

Maybe there's a way to make the too short lever on the Slip Roll detachable and the shaft or axle than compatible with the big wheel from the Tubing Roller? Anyway, I absolutely love your videos and I'm in the process of binge watching all of them. Love your work and your dedication for the little details!

[@c0ldc0ne]

The Suckless Workshop sounds like a perfect answer to Matthias Wandel's Enshitification.

[@PeteRondeau]

Make the arm that holds the handle on the slip roller removable, then just slide it off the shaft and slide it back on facing the other way so the handle nests against the roller

[@kentacy69]

Was about to come and comment the same, have some interaction on your comment for ✨the algorithm✨

[@barry99705]

Yep, was about to write the same thing. 🤣🤣 Great minds are deluded the same or something like that.

[@WesleyTreat]

I plan to make the handle long enough that it will hang a fair distance below the bottom of the roller. I have a plan for something that slips on and stays put with one knob. 👍

[@fixins]

Adam Savage would be proud! Although when he was done he'd create some elaborate back story for the box as though it was from Bruce Willis' character from the Fifth Element or similar.

[@mrtnsnp]

Episode suggestion: case for your sonic screwdriver. That then probably fits the rest of your tools as well.

[@andrewbrown8148]

Very cool~! Thanks for sharing~!

[@PaulScott_]

Smashing good stuff - as usual! Thanks for sharing your expertise and your inspiration with us! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[@sween187]

So for the slip roller, just make a slip on cheater bar to extend the handle, with a pin to hold it in place when using it

[@brokenbit]

Sand paper holder for 5,6” disk. All sheet sizes would be nice too.

[@robtarr4429]

Could store the other dies in the upper part of the case?

[@WesleyTreat]

I can barely lift it as it is. 😂

[@azyfloof]

Make a big slim box that's only slightly larger than that crank wheel so it's not a pain to store, but decorate it to look like a pizza box :P

[@XXCoder]

I wonder if you could make recessed rod to hold into the wheel? Recessed so it dont have a rod outside the box surface, but large enough to fit wheel on it.

[@peterbarlow8912]

That casket style fold down handle on the slip roller case would be better used as a pair on the ends. Probable would be better on the tube roller case as well. Plywood glued at right angles probably won’t stand up if you have to truck them regularly. I’d probably use solid wood for parts that are lapped by glued and screwed sheet goods. I have a small dovetailed oak box kit full of retainers for my hinge mortising set. My belt sander is secured on its side in a large yellow pine dovetail box with raised panel top and bottom. The flip up lid on the till in front of the sander base serves as a support for the sanders in case use as an edge sander. Removable panel in the lid exposes a rack of pegs holding alternating folded belts.

[@insanemole]

Have you considered using some type of grid system to decide how big your boxes are so that they store easier? For example you could make each external side a multiple of 10cm (or maybe 3 attoparsecs for you imperial types) including hardware. Or would you say that's overengineering?

[@WesleyTreat]

I just learned to be very good at Tetris.

[@mbarr691]

Make the wheel part of a piece of art that you can hang somewhere. And when you need the wheel you just take it off the art piece.

[@Dardrum]

excellent

[@SolarSystem42]

PAINT the BOXES, because they may be will get some dirty))) best regards!!!

[@WesleyTreat]

Most stuff like this gets a couple coats of TotalBoat Halcyon to keep them from getting grungy. 👍

[@GuillaumePicquet]

Neat & inspiring.👍

[@davidhyson9910]

Hey Wesley, thought about you the other day. A neon shop in the Phoenix area has restored the "diving lady sign". I've seen you show it in another video. Anyway thanks for a great year, yes I have tools that need their own boxes. Thanks for that and all your content over the past year. Looking forward to Twenty25.

[@chrismcgalliard6284]

Please bring back the Jetsons sound for the table saw, I loved it!

[@danlynch1154]

well done!

[@thejason189]

I wonder if you can modify the slip roller shaft to accept the tube roller's wheel...

[@AJB2K3]

The case comes off the roller? Reminds me of old sewing machines.

[@alonbenrefael6387]

Here's one for the 12'' slip roll, if you can get the crank removed: 1. Make the back removable. 2. Replace the bolts at the bottom of the crate to nuts. 3. Make a whole in the side to insert a crank with a longer shaft through. Now you can leave it inside the box while using it ;-) thank me later.

[@hydrolisk1792]

This was a genius idea. Love the content. More sign builds please.

[@motorcitycraftsman]

Great ideas and very nice workmanship. What brand plywood are you using? I looks decent quality. Thanks

[@gregsavant9595]

To the right side front of the Box put in a big bolt, hang the wheel and then put a nut

[@michaelbuddy]

add a breaker bar to the bender handle instead of having to take it off. Fasten the breaker bar quickly with a strong pin through the original handle. That way it won't be too long of a handle to make a box for. The breaker bar slides off and stows away easy. Your breaker bar can have it's own grip on it that rotates and you can crank it. Still a project but no reason to take things apart.

[@abelincoln95]

So cool!!!

[@EcoMouseChannel]

You really need to immediately upgrade your tubing roller to use the plumbing pipe threader tool. I never once used that stupid steering wheel. Get the little $45 die from Swag Off Road to make that thing electric! When I first got my HF Tubing Roller, I swapped out all the cheap components for the ones that he offers, and bought most of the dies he sells too!

[@JasonPeltier]

Add metal corners on the... um... corners. They should be in the same aisle that you found the latches.

[@WildmanTech]

Thanks for letting us know you already hit the button!

[@YS-by7wy]

You are like a way cooler (and non-annoying) Adam Savage. Awesome video.

[@seanobrien7169]

I thought I was the only one that found him annoying. 😂

[@travisjicorcoran5870]

​@@seanobrien7169 No one can stand Adam Savage.

[@CeeJayThe13th]

I kinda agree but I also love Adam Savage. I can see how people might find him annoying but I don't.

[@EnlightenedSavage]

Adam is awesome. You're projecting your own point of view on adam and it is obvious that you are incapable of realizing that not everyone thinks like you.

[@seanobrien7169]

@EnlightenedSavage ys-by7wy is right. You are just projecting your own point of view on him and it is obvious that you are incapable of realizing that not everyone thinks like you. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Mister_Weasel]

Suggestion: build a working mechanical gramophone from scratch 😊

[@blindsquirrel4882]

Re: storing the wheel. Two simple "L"s across the top on the side of the case made out of the same plywood should hold it in place nicely.

[@justinbanks2380]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="774">12:54</a> Woah there Wesley! I did not agree to this type of content! 😂

[@daviniusb6798]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="304">5:04</a> then just make an extender, and something to hold the extender to your costum base!

[@WesleyTreat]

I actually had something like that in mind, but didn't have the material I needed.

[@tylernewcomb6465]

Your butterfly latches and collapsible handle are the *exact* same as the ones I bought for a portable cabinet that mounts on a cargo bike.

[@wnebergall]

On your tube roller I think I'd reverse them latches for when being used on the table

[@WesleyTreat]

I think you mean put the big part on the lid and the little catch on the bottom? Problem is, they'd hang down below the lid and get in the way when I try to set the lid down.

[@wnebergall]

@WesleyTreat I was thinking about it being in the way when you're using it on the table

[@WesleyTreat]

@@wnebergall Nah, nothing with the roller happens at the table surface. 👍

[@FishyCanada]

Woaahh, easy with the feet pics! 😅

[@Roobotics]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1160">19:20</a> I was fully expected a moment of forgetting to unbolt the box, and suddenly realizing it'd turned itself into Thor's judgmental hammer.

[@lechatbotte.]

Generalist that’s funny. Some of us creatives just love all things creative and love the tools to make things. I’m a collector and connoisseur of all things art or creative.

[@davidpnorton5123]

So @lechatbotte - you're a hoarder like me, eh? ✌

[@lechatbotte.]

@ we don’t say hoarder lol a collector and yes guilty as charged but I use the stuff lol

[@samuelmellars7855]

Hmm. Do you need the wheel of the tubing roller to be a wheel? Could you replace it with a single lever arm like the slip roll has? Far easeir to store, and could even fit diagonally on the front of the box without hanging over

[@MattTester]

That wheel is begging to be used in some elaborate mechanical thing in the workshop, like an easier way to open the roller door.

[@HomebrewHorsepower]

Robot: "I'm doing exactly what you told fr plddddmm eerreerreerreerr."

[@BrianStorey-r1k]

Make a slip over extension for the handle

[@WesleyTreat]

That's basically the plan. 👍