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Lab in a box, tool storage

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xmo:
And before you know it, you need this:

jogri:
I recommend getting a Zarges box (and adding some sort of storage solution). Extremely sturdy aluminum boxes that can take a beating, have locks and are stackable. They are effing expensive (about 400 bucks for a decently sized box), but they'll last decades. You can find cheaper clones of those boxes, but they aren't nearly as durable.

https://www.zarges.com/en/products/packaging-transportation

galvanix:
Thanks for all the suggestions!


--- Quote from: jogri on April 27, 2021, 12:18:51 am ---I recommend getting a Zarges box [...] They are effing expensive

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Wow no kidding 130 Euros for a big lunch box :o

Those boxes are more expensive than the equipment I'd be putting into them.

ebastler:

--- Quote from: ledtester on April 22, 2021, 09:15:35 am ---You might look into what in the US are called "rolling tool boxes":

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+1 for this general category. If you want to look locally in Germany, "Werkzeugtrolley" seems to be the search term of choice.

One general word of advice: Resist the urge to make some clever box which is perfectly tailored to your current complement of tools and measurement equipment. The tool collection will change and grow much faster than you think. ;-)  Better go for something less elegant and clever, but adaptable and slightly oversized at the beginning.

galvanix:

--- Quote from: ebastler on April 29, 2021, 06:11:15 pm ---
--- Quote from: ledtester on April 22, 2021, 09:15:35 am ---You might look into what in the US are called "rolling tool boxes":

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+1 for this general category. If you want to look locally in Germany, "Werkzeugtrolley" seems to be the search term of choice.

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While I agree that those look pretty cool, any halfway decent one, i.e. not flimsy ones that break after the first time being carted across the sidewalk, are heavy as hell even empty (20+ kg).

The wheels on those things also seem to be the biggest weak point, often being cheap plastic that breaks very quickly defeating the whole purpose of a tool trolley.

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