Posted: 3/11/2007 3:57:35 PM EDT
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About 5 of us work on our stuff and loan tools & other things to each other. We're in 3 locations, and sometimes the one guys's father [don't get me started] with see something laying around and he'll use it and the next thing you know, it's on his deck or at a work site. Also, though we are fairly careful, tools will wind up in each others' toolboxes. I've found my stuff in my friends' toolboxes and in my son's, and also occasionally see a mystery socket or wrench in mine. To save time and phone time, we need a way ro mark them. One of us tried colored tape, but that only goes so far and lasts so long. Now I'm ready to use an engraver or punch marks to ID my own. Has anyone got a better solution? |
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These work pretty well for this situation... www.etch-o-matic.biz/ |
| Click here for the $4 cheapo engraver from American Science and Surplus. 2/AA. |
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I used to work for a company where every tech was issued an identical toolbox. Since we didn't own the tools, we each picked a different color of electrical tape and wrapped a few turns around the handle of each tool. It worked very well for us. www.mcminone.com/searchadv.asp?MODE=1&as_manname=3M |
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I'm not a huge fan of the plastic handle covers on things like pump pliers, etc...(channeloks) so my old man & I used to sweat a piece of thin copper sheet on the inside of the handles and then use a file to trim it to a rounded facsimile of the same dimension. The hard tool surface may be difficult to engrave but the copper is real easy. Stay safe |
Engraver. That and good old spray paint, paint each person's tools a certain color to identify them at a glance. Degrease them with MEK or acetone first of course. You can also use electrical tape, plasti-dip, or paint pens to mark items, just stick with "your" colors. We just pay snap-on a billion dollars to laser etch all of ours, and laser cut the toolbox foam to make inventory easy. 
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