04-08-2012, 08:46 PM
For me it is generally about keeping multiple components together, so they are less likely to get lost. So things like pullers, bearing and seal drifts, hole saws, driver bits, tap and die sets and the like, I will keep them in the cases they come in. Very handy to spot a missing item this way.
A lot of my power and air tools came in cardboard boxes. In this case, I either flip the lid over (if a 2 piece box) or cut if off (if it a flap type one) and they then sit in the storage drawer. Currently, I have several 4" angle grinders that live in one drawer of a filing cabinet. Each drops back into its own box and the wrenches/allen keys and spares live in those boxes. Similar for my air tools.
If it is a nice fitted case, I generally keep them stored in them as they often take up less room when stored on a shelf (think books on a shelf). In fact, I could better use the hight in a filing cabinet draw to store them in. It also makes it easier to take them to a job.
One exception is chargers, which I generally mount on a wall or on top of the storage cabinets. I don't see any point in packing these up and unpacking them each time I need to charge the battery.
So in short, it really depends on the tool and the box (and probably on how I feel at the time).
A lot of my power and air tools came in cardboard boxes. In this case, I either flip the lid over (if a 2 piece box) or cut if off (if it a flap type one) and they then sit in the storage drawer. Currently, I have several 4" angle grinders that live in one drawer of a filing cabinet. Each drops back into its own box and the wrenches/allen keys and spares live in those boxes. Similar for my air tools.
If it is a nice fitted case, I generally keep them stored in them as they often take up less room when stored on a shelf (think books on a shelf). In fact, I could better use the hight in a filing cabinet draw to store them in. It also makes it easier to take them to a job.
One exception is chargers, which I generally mount on a wall or on top of the storage cabinets. I don't see any point in packing these up and unpacking them each time I need to charge the battery.
So in short, it really depends on the tool and the box (and probably on how I feel at the time).
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