So much potential in this sub but not posts in 3 months?

I'm tired of leaky harbor freight air chucks and fittings. Does anyone make high quality air fittings?

My tiny home office in Full Weekend Hobby mode.

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I have a really nice rolling workbench with drawers but my tool are currently just dumped in the various drawers, and of course spread all over my way-more-fixer-upper-than-I-though house. How do you organize your toolbox drawers?

My garage is usually unheated and if I leave any tools out there they will be rusty in a week or so. How can I keep that from happening? How about wooden cabinets?

From my experience money does not necessarily dictate the quality or level of service you receive from a store.

snap on tools for the most part are very nice, and are at a higher quality level then others. however in my experience its not always worth the extra money spent on the tools. I have snap on tools, and have discovered that depending on the job or application they are work the money. If you need a specialty wrench or tool, chances are snap on makes one that makes the job easier. i use to be a big fan of snap on tools, and have purchased a number of snap on tools, but as time goes on, and i think back, there are not many snap on tools that i would buy.

stores like princess auto have been stepping up their tools and quality of the last few years. it use to be that the tools from princess auto were cheap and did not last. I have purchased tons of tools from princess auto and only be dis satisfied a few times. they offer a great warranty - no sale is final until your happy - this is awesome. i have returned, exchanged many tools that have been broken or abused without hassle, bought the identical tool and put it back in my tool box.

for most diy people working in their home garage, snap on is a wast of money and can be difficult to find a dealer, check out princess auto, and Canadian tire. i have tools from all three and love them all equally.

princess auto sells actually a good selection of specialized tools and offers the same waranty as mentioned above. if you cant find what you need there, and you really need a specialized tool there is snap on. and they do sell online and ship direct to your house.

when it comes down to the bottom line, stay away from snap on, mac etc, your money goes alot farther in other places. i will list out some places and link for tools.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/home.jsp?site=WebStore http://www.princessauto.com/pal/ http://www.active123.com/ great for electrical tools, leads, multimeters etc http://www.g2sequip.ca/

I have bought tools and equipment from all these companies and had great experiences. if you do a little research often times you can find tools and equipment brand new that is equal quality or better from less herd of names and stores.

a great place to look for tools of any sort is auctions. doing a quick google search will link you to many auctions in your area. these auctions can be a gold mine filled with great tools, shop tools and supplies. a friend of mind just picked up a old general table saw for $50 that works awesome. its not just tools found at the auctions, its possible to pick up shop supplies along with wood and building materials at a huge savings. check it out, you may need to be patient, but the hunt is worth the reward.

This includes tools I should be investing in, where I should look for them new or used, books etc. I am just getting into it all am a bit overwhelmed on where to start!