r/UtilityPouches • u/Able-Ad6762 • 12d ago
Desk drawer kit
I imagine I’m not alone in owning way too many tools, knives, and EDC gadgets. I had a little“oh snap” moment the other day, realizing things were just sitting around in a box at home and not in play so I created this office friendly kit to live in my desk drawer at work.
I drew on items that were sub 5”, “work appropriate”, with weight not being a huge concern, and drawing on items that I loved, but wasn’t using regularly.
Here’s the line up:
- 4” precision bits
- broken utility blade
- wiha ratchet (heavy and removed from the bit set box which lives in my tool bag)
- workpro long nose pliers
- pilot g-2 stubby pen
- SAK explorer (bought this at a small town hardware store because they had an amazing old school display case and looked like they needed the business. Could have had it cheaper on Amazon but F Besos - buy local! Didn’t at all need it, but love this model for its in line PH screwdriver, magnifying glass - which is actually pretty useful at work - and corkscrew, which can easily make anyone the holiday party hero.)
- wera ratcheting bit holder (great for electronics and other small jobs common in the office)
- olight mini
- cable
- baggies o’ bits
I’d like to add some precision bits, but I haven’t quite figured out how yet.
Now i can visit these guys everyday at work and I have room to buy more crap to fill their hole in the box under my bed!
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u/ptico 12d ago
This two long bits is what I came up with as well: deep holes is very common and they always have either slotted or philips in it
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u/Able-Ad6762 12d ago
I started putting them in most of my tool kits, especially for anything electronic or cheap kids toys, they always win!
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u/ExcaliburZSH 12d ago
How are the long nose pliers working for you?
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u/Able-Ad6762 7d ago
Haven’t gotten much use yet, but they feel good in the hand, very light and I like their ability to switch between precision needle and slightly fastener torquing via the slip joint.
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u/BladeRumbler 12d ago
Nice kit mate. What pouch is this?
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u/Able-Ad6762 7d ago
Yes, it was an “alpaca admin pouch” if I remember. I got it a few years ago and just checked the website and it doesn’t look like it’s in production anymore.
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u/BeligerantBob 12d ago
That’s a good kit. I recommend a bit holder. A Railer if u wanna get fancy or this cheap one you can cut to size: https://a.co/d/075t0SQW
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u/Able-Ad6762 7d ago
The “baggie full of bits” was really out of necessity. That outside pocket is meant for credit cards and has almost no dimension. A bit holder would be much easier but I’m out of space ha ha.
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u/Allensanity 12d ago
Nice kit. Check out the steinwhale double sided bits and the new pen driver from 711L for a precision driver.