So how much is your toolbox worth?

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This may seem a bit nerdy but I wondered, for insurance reasons, how much my everyday toolbox would cost to replace were it lost or stolen.

It was quite frightening :eek: I never realised a box full of junk could cost so much to replace.

Anyway, in full nerdy and geek mode, may I present - me tool box :D

Toolbox:
Maglite torch
4 x rechargeable AA cells
Electrical cutters:
Long nosed pliers
Long nosed pliers
Pliers
Big flat blade screwdriver
Super Glue
Loctite
Short flat blade screwdriver
T-Bar screwdriver/security set:
G-Clamp:
Scriber
Scriber
Grab:
Cleaning brush:
Volt Stick mains detector
Contact cleaning file:
150mm Steel Rule
Paint Scraper:
Packet of Stanley Blades:
Small philips screwdriver:
Keypad extractor:
Telephone wire connector
Rack nut tool
Superglue:
Solder Sucker & spare nozzle:
Gas soldering iron; spare bits; gas:
Desolder braid
Assorted fuses:
Security tool:
Electronic snips:
Pair of angled screwdrivers
Allen key set tool:
Small adjustable spanner:
Small torq security set:
Label remover sticks
PCB Cleaner & spare heads:
Philips screwdriver:
Electrical flat blade screwdriver
Electrical flat blade screwdriver
Mains test screwdriver:
Small flat blade screwdriver
Small flat blade screwdriver
Screw holder screwdriver:
Electrical philips screwdriver
Crimp Tool:
Snips
Scissors:
Forceps:
Snips
Snips
Needle nose pliers
Wire strippers:
Quick set araldite:
Pipe pliers:
Jewellers screwdriver set:
Torch goggles:
8 x aaa recghargeable cells:
WD40:
Assorted small nuts & bolts:
Assorted screws. Washers etc:
Ballpen hammer:
Long handled philips screwdriver
Long handled philips screwdriver
Long handled philips screwdriver
Set of five files:
Small spirit level:
5M steel rule
Small spanner set:
Medium spanner set:
Stanley knife:
Reel of solder:
Inspection lens:
Junior Hacksaw
Junior hacksaw, right angled:
Fluke electrical voltmeter:
Assorted reels of insulation tape:
Books of cable labels:
Long handled thin philips screwdriver:
Assorted pens, pencils and magic markers:


And the total cost?


£665.00.

The two most expensive items are the toolbox itself at £130.00 and the Fluke voltmeter at £110.00.

Funny how you can take some things for granted without realising what they're worth.

And that's just one toolbox, there's three more plus drills and specialist equipment.

Good grief.
 
Yeah its crazy when I was working in manchester one of the cabins was broken into. I think it was for roofers. Anyway they had generators in there all their tools loads of stuff including personal tools

I think insurance claim was about 43k. I'm not sure they got the amount because the padlock that was on there wasnt substantial enough whe it was investigated

OUCH!!!

Personally I rekon my tools are only worth about 1.2k but is still stings if they get robbed
 
Hey flopps...just seen this thread and it's exactly the kind of nerdy thing I like:D ...You're right about the cost of alll those bits and bobs...I now get the 'essentials' into a single attache-style case, but there's no room for all those extras like spare fans, cables, backplates, frontplates, so i have another toolchest under the stairs. Then there's spare keyboards, mice, compressed air cans, optical media, etc.. etc...

My toolcase has evolved over the years to include just those items I always find a need for if I'm upgrading or fixing a PC away from home.
 
Hi floppybootstomp.

Ye gods!
How do you carry that lot around in an estate car or a fork lift truck?
Hope you got a strong back.
All the best
historian
 
historian said:
Hi floppybootstomp.

Ye gods!
How do you carry that lot around in an estate car or a fork lift truck?
Hope you got a strong back.
All the best
historian
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Well, I suppose it is a bit heavy, but I kinda used to it :)

I do remember one day, me and me mate were walking in to a job, I took the drill and stuff, I asked him to take the toolbox.

He was so hungover, he couldn't lift it :lol:

And he's a bigger lad than me....

btw, some items are listed twice, not a mistake, just different types of things.
 
Some serious money Flopps

now how much for insuring all of that?

get it done if you have not already!
 
floppybootstomp said:
And the total cost?


£665.00.
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A lot of dosh - but not anywhere near what it would have cost 10 years ago. Many tools now are made in China and are UNBELIEVEABLY cheap. Screwdrivers, pliers,saws and even electric drills etc. are almost a giveaway, and, in general,the quality is OK.

I had tools nicked from my garage and expected an horrendous bill to replace them (they were insured) but was surprised how much it cost.
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You'll love this. My tool box contains only dive stuff. Two of the items, A Greenforce HID 100w Impact and a VR2 computer comes to just over a grand! The rest doesn't bare thinking about. Must get the shed alarmed....
 
LOL I must remember to ask Ian where u live ;)

Wish I could afford to go diving mate always wanted to do it again since I went in Greece many years ago. Such an experience. I can understand the addiction :)
 
nivrip said:
A lot of dosh - but not anywhere near what it would have cost 10 years ago. Many tools now are made in China and are UNBELIEVEABLY cheap. Screwdrivers, pliers,saws and even electric drills etc. are almost a giveaway, and, in general,the quality is OK.
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Maybe I'm a bit weird but I never buy cheap tools. Never.

I discovered many moons ago that cheap tools are mostly sub-quality and just a complete waste of money.

I think this first became apparent to me when a socket spanner I was using just crumbled.

Tools are one thing I really don't mind spending money on as they're often with you for life and will come in useful and often pay for themselves time and time again.

Just a few weeks ago I paid £45.00 for a small pair of wire snips for trimming components mounted in pcb's, they're tiny and don't really look like they're worth more than three quid.

But they're made by Lindstrom. And the ones I bought are only in their mid price range :eek:

ukJag:

Specialist tools are indeed expensive. Amongst my itinery I have an impedance meter for measuring loudspeaker lines which cost £240.00 and a dedicated tester purely for testing VGA and network cables which cost £150.00.

The former gets used weekly whereas the latter gets used once in a blue moon.
 
flopps i now share the same opinion as you, it took a while but i will only buy middle of the road or top quality tools

i've only ever bought some cheap cheap spanners if i needed to bend/cut/modify them for a tight spot coz i'm being lazy and trying to save time

i've broken many a ratchet because it was a cheap ass knock off from china and believe me they nuts weren't even that tight and it F*****G hurts when they break

my tool collection really isn't that big, probably only a couple of hundred quid in total but i'm sure it'll grow
 
TriplexDread said:
LOL I must remember to ask Ian where u live ;)

Wish I could afford to go diving mate always wanted to do it again since I went in Greece many years ago. Such an experience. I can understand the addiction :)
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Due to finding out I have diabetes a couple of months ago, my diving has been severely curtailed, to the point of having to give up UK diving completely and just settle for the warm stuff. Gutted can't convey how disappointed I was to hear that.

If you ever get another chance, do it mate.
 
TriplexDread said:
LOL I must remember to ask Ian where u live ;)

Wish I could afford to go diving mate always wanted to do it again since I went in Greece many years ago. Such an experience. I can understand the addiction :)
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If I ever get my water cooling sorted I think diving lessons might be needed too:D
 
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