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Hand Tool Storage on the Workbench

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TimFox:
For small tools, I found several decent cheap plastic thingies at MicroMark, a vendor specializing in model railroads.  https://www.micromark.com/
One was merely a upward point V channel, handy to hold pliers and cutters.  It has been replaced by their p/n 85149.
The other is a three-layered rack, holding flimsy plastic tubes, handy to hold small screwdrivers and tweezers, their p/n 60295.

bob91343:
My main scope is on an old scope cart that is a bit too large for it.  On top of the scope is my LCR bridge.  Another scope cart holds a spectrum analyzer and a digital scope.  The bench itself is a beefed up one purchased as a kit from a now defunct hardware store.  I built an overhang that houses many items of test gear.  Outlet boxes all over the place.  A fluorescent lamp on a movable arm and another mounted under the overhang.  Less often used gear on the floor under the bench and on various other shelves, some on rollers.

Never enough room.  Some stuff remains lost for long periods.  Now and then while working I hear a crash and see some things on the floor so I stop and pick them up.  Not utter chaos but I am working on it.

Gregg:
Look for paintbrush organizer in art supplies or hobby supplies.  Amazon lists a bunch of options, but a local hobby store may have some other items of interest.

duckduck:

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I'm quite happy with the "holes in a wooden block" solution:

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/whats-your-work-benchlab-look-like-post-some-pictures-of-your-lab/msg3585883/#msg3585883

Definitely check out that whole thread if you haven't already, you will get some good ideas. Sounds like you need to go with something on the wall or in drawers. If you haven't got shelves above your bench, that's the way to free up some space.

Do you know what your most frequently used tools are? To figure it out for myself, I put all of my hand tools in a bin and then every time I used a tool, I put it in a box on the side. After a week or so the box had all of my most frequently used tools in it, along with a few once-in-a-while tools. Sorting those out was easy.

Someone:
There is a reasonable range of options from one manufacturer:
https://www.allit.de/en/products
For all the fancy choices, simple pots with dividers often work the best. Heights of 45mm/63mm/75mm are all high enough to hold most electronic hand tools standing vertical ready to grab. Higher 100mm/130mm are ok but you need to reach "into" them.

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