What Is a Tool Cabinet?
A tool cabinet is a storage unit for tools and parts, often equipped with casters for mobility. They can be designed as shelves with drawers or as wagons. Tool cabinets vary in weight, size, number of shelves, and even in the size and color of their casters. Similar storage solutions for tools and parts include toolboxes and tool chests.
Tool chests are similar to tool cabinets but lack casters. They are stationary shelves for storing tools.
Tool boxes are portable, box-shaped units with handles, designed to hold tools and parts. While tool cabinets and chests offer ample storage for easy access to numerous tools, toolboxes provide greater portability.
Uses for Tool Cabinets
Tool cabinets are advantageous for organizing various tools in one place.
If you need to store many differently sized tools of the same type, a tool cabinet allows you to organize them on a single level for easy access. Cabinets with doors that open on both sides can also accommodate hanging tools, enabling storage of various shapes and sizes.
Tool cabinets can also house sets of tools, with individual tools being transported as needed in a toolbox.
How to Choose a Tool Cabinet
Consider the following when selecting a tool cabinet:
- Cabinet Size: A larger cabinet is needed to store many tools, but a more compact cabinet is preferable for frequent mobility.
- Number and Size of Shelves: Tool cabinets come with varying numbers of shelves, some uniform in size, others varying in depth. Choose based on the tools’ shapes and sizes you intend to store.
- Shape: Some cabinets feature a top lid, while others have side projections for hanging tools. Select a cabinet that suits the types of tools you wish to store and your intended usage context.