Any creative ideas for tool box liners ?

Instead of the standard store bought stuff ,
and or the old carpet trick ..

Anyone have a good idea of something else to use ?

 

many things come to mind. Ihave used and seen many things. I personalyl prefer the rubber matting. about an 1/8 inch thick. I am not sure where to get it, my dad got his years ago at an upholstery place. There are a few differnt kinds, some have a rough surface, some have rigid lines or rows, and some have designs. You can also get the liner from Horrible Freight, and Sears as well. I know Sears has a couple of different kinds out as well. Hardware stores even have shower liners (the part that goes under the mortor and tile flooring in a shower AKA shower pan material) Its not an 1/8 inch thick, but is pretty good stuff.

As for off the wall stuff I really have not seen a whole lot, other that getting some high density foam, and making slots or holes for all your tools, but with as many tools as I have (3 stand up 5.5 foot tall toolboxes) thats a hell of a lot more tool boxes needed for that amount tools. I would check out a couple of material stores or upholstery shops, maybe a canvas store as well, they always seem to have off the wall stuff. The only other thing I have seen is a guy Rhino line the inside of the draws, that was a hell of alot of work he said.

Hope this helps

 

I was going to say rubber mat also. We got our's at farm and fleet. Actually it was cow mats that we cut up. Used it for the floor in the enclosed trailer and the scraps I used in tool boxes, new sling for the wrecker,rubbermounts between body and frames. Steve

 

haven't done it, but what about the DIY bedliner stuff?

 

I still use the tool box my Dad inherited from my GrandPa and the drawers are lined with the layer of tools that are used less frequently than the ones more recently used...

IF I bothered with such a thing I think it would be as simple as a sheet of polyethelene plastic.
Because it's impervious to damn near everything, nothing sticks to it, and it's got some "give" to it.
It's the stuff they made most of your kids toys, 5 gallon chemical pails and those yellow Bondo spreaders out of.

 

I have purchased several old tool boxes and tackle boxes and most of them had sheet cork for lining.A couple were pre-formed pieces that fit into the smaller compartments.Not the most durable material(it will tear easily if not secured properly)but it will absorb any solvent or oil that is put on it.It also cushions better than synthetics.You can purchase it at most good auto parts stores;they stock it for making custom gaskets.

 

Walmart kmart sams etc etc all have a drawer liner that works great in tool boxes. I use it in my craftsman that goes to the celing its a rubbery stuff but has holes or windows in it and its pretty sticky. It comes in 2 colors I think i used blue..
Dave

 

Don't know what it's called or where to get it but we get shipments at work that have black mats under them to keep the cargo from sliding around. The stuff looks like it comes in a roll 24" wide with perforations about every 10". It's about 3/32" thick and looks like rubberized cork for lack of a better description. Tough as nails but cuts pretty easy with a utility knife. I snag it every chance I get, it makes kick ass tool box liners, work bench mats, etc. If I can find out what it's called I'll post it.

 

Have heard about some kind of foam that the Air Force uses, You cut it out to fit the drawer then heat the tools in hot water. Set warm tool on the foam, and it sinks in, providing a nice hole for the tool. The guys at the Guard Base say this way, after aircraft maintenance, they can make certain that there are no tools left in a place where they should not be. If they got an empty hole, they gotta find the tool before the aircraft leaves

tc

 

A well-equipped neighborhood hardware store will have rubber stairway tread. Comes in a roll, textured on the bottom, ribbed on the top. I lined my tool box with it, and have since bought it for other shop projects, like a tool tray I made that hangs on an arm on the side of my drill press, the top tray of two rolling tool carts I made, etc.
Was fairly cheap when I bought the stuff. The last time I bought it, I did have a hard time finding it...try the local hardware stores, and maybe Home Depot.

Oh, and if you use it, orient the ribs so they go side-to-side in your tool box drawers--if you make them go front-to-back, your tools slide to the back of the drawer every time you close the drawer.

-Brad

 

I got a yoga mat on clearance at walleyworld for next nothing. It works great at keeping tools in place and protecting the tool box.

 

I used styrofoam the thickness of the drawer, then heated the wrench and melted sideways into the styrofoam, it takes the shape of the wrench. It's a little messy on the wrench but its worth it. all you have to do is open the drawer, and at a glance you can see if any thing is missing.

 

I use the rubber stuff that they use to keep rugs from sliding around on the floor. It looks kind of like a lot of rubber BB's joined together. You can get it at the fabric store, it comes on big rolls and you buy it by the yard. It is about 100 times cheaper than buying it in smaller pieces from the hardware store.

 

Cheap Wal-Mart rubberized place mats - cut to fit and work great.

 

I like to use the skin of lovers past.



Mine are lined in outdoor carpet, HATE IT! Sucks up any grease most ricky tick. I like Dr. J's idea, except I hate things sliding around.......esp in my road chest that gets slung into the truck at times.

I love the air craft foam idea...........means I'll know if I've lost a tool as well.

 

Yikes!

 

I have had 3/8 foam cut out in my box for years with a rubber mat under. You can grab for a tool without looking almost and you know if it's gone at the end of a job or day.

 

lol dayummmmmmmmmmmmmm lol You're killin me

 

I just got a Snap On KRL1003 box used for an amazing deal. It was missing many liners, and at $220 for the set from Snap On, for what is essentialy a precision cut shipping/packing material, that was out of the question. I got this stuff from this guy:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...37;3AMEWN:IT&viewitem=&item=330165965982&rd=1
One pack of 10 sheets (they are big) , plus one 60" wide piece did the whole box, and the box is 19 drawers, and is 73" wide and 29" deep. The stuff is actually black with different speckles of other colors mixed in, which I didnt like. I got some black duplicolor vinyl paint, and painted them, and by using vinyl dye, it still kept the properties of the rubber. These things worked out great, and cost a lot less than the snap on liners, and work much nicer. I can post some pics of the drawers tomorrow.

 

Like the black widow she kill's her mate after sex. My cure, make sure the sex never end's. Oh yea I use 1/4" rebond carpet pad cause it's free.

 

I gotta go w/the stuff Rudebaker referred to. I don't know what the mfg. name is ,but we haul a lot of roll paper, and put this stuff under the rolls so they don't slide in the trailer. Lot's of companies re-use it, some shit-can it. I got oodles of the stuff, and it works great. Good shelf liner ,too. We get it from the paper mills at about 30" x 30" squares. Comes in black........Ole Pork

 

It may be a little artsy-crafty, but felt from the fabric store works very nicely! And it comes in a huge array of colors! Even Hello Kitty pink!

 

I used some slightly damaged corrugated plastic Campaign signs my dad had from running for constable.

My rolling toolbox/shelf I bought off my neighbor had a layer of oil in the bottom I couldn't get out-so I just cut one of the signs to fit, oil resistant and is white-so it reflects a bit of light and gives some contrast.

 

The closest thing to the Snap-on/Mac stuff I know of is vinyl top padding from the local auto trim shop or auto upholstery supply. Costs us a few dollars a yard, usually 60" wide. Generally available in 1/4" and 1/8" thick. We keep both in stock.

O/T-For any model railroaders, this is the same stuff the hobby shop sells as track beds.

 

I cut up lengths of industrial conveyor rubber. Its 'bout 5mm thick rubber bonded to woven fibreglass/fabric. 1m wide, comes in long rolls. Cannot kill it, great underfoot in the shed, and a short roll is handly to lie on for roadside repairs.

 

I know this is an old thread but I just had to add $.02

My favorite liner is good old metalflake vinyl. Naugahyde Zodiac or the cheaper stuff. Many local frou-frou fabric stores have rolls of the stuff left over from days of yore, and let it go cheap. I bought a bunch of different colors at 9 bucks a yard. I used a bunch of scraps to line my kids' bathroom vanity drawers and jewelry boxes etc. Then I got upholstry-happy and did the shop stools and creepers.

 

The store bought craftsman stuff works great. Easy to cut out and mark. Double up thickness for big tools. For a mobile box, bolted under the hood of my o/t jeep, it is craftsman drawer stock lining a 50cal ammo can with tools wrapped in rags sprayed down with corrosion X. It kicks ass in a coastal, rust prone environment. Had them under water and no rust. Try corrosion X, it rocks, it makes wd-40 an unwanted stepchild.

 

I use ribbed rubber runner that I get from a real hardware store comes in rolls for stairs etc. Cut it and install it with the ribs running crosswise in the drawers. This stuff will last for years and years in your tool box, cleanup is easy with soap and water. Fairly cheep to.