On the grid
This three-bay setup features customized tool organizers. Smith uses a modular grid to set up his
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OWNER:
Evan Smith
Schlumberger Technology Corp.
Platteville, CO
drawers by function.
When Evan Smith transferred
into a new division
at Schlumberger,
he and his new three-bay Matco setup
had to relocate from North Dakota to
Colorado. After hunkering the toolbox
down on a flatbed trailer, one bigger
than UHAUL was able to offer, it had
quite the journey.
But when the Matco box touched down
on Colorado soil, Smith says there wasn’t
but a few sockets and ratchets out of place.
“Other than that, everything was in the
same exact spot that I left it in Willingston
North Dakota,” he says.
That’s because every tool in this Matco
RevelX Series toolbox, which includes a
hutch and two side lockers, is locked into
place using a customized organization
system unique to Matco Tools.
Known as the Tool Grid, each drawer is
lined with what looks like a horizontal peg
board with specialized components that
can be screwed in anywhere to customize
organization and snap tools into place.
Smith uses this modular grid to set up
his drawers by function, and carries over
a lot of his other organization habits from
his boss at his first job.
“It’s a weird system that I have compared
to a lot of people I work with,” Smith
says of the way he organizes. “It’s mostly
drive tools in the top, and then anything
that is a plier, and all the wrenches, all
kind of separated based on the functions
that they do.”
The two side lockers have six additional
drawers in total and house miscellaneous
items and blow molded tool kits.
Smith also has a mini fridge in one of the
side lockers.
There is also a power outlet and USB
ports on the front of the box, and the power
drawer and hutch both have power strips
which include USB ports for charging.
Smith upgraded to this RevelX after
trading in his Matco 6S with side lockers,
which he purchased from Matco distributor
Dan Hoover.
Overall, Smith is happy with his box.
As a technician working on mostly equipment
electronics, he says a lot of his tools
don’t get as much use as they should, so
at this point it’s just about organization.
“With the way I set it up there’s not a
whole lot of room for expansion,” Smith
says. “It’s pretty much as big as it’s gonna
get. As far as organization, it’s always little
by little.”
While there is some room to grow into
the box, any extra space in the 17 drawers
of this bold black and electric green toolbox
filled with tools and equipment will
be taken up by spare parts.
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