I've got some good quality tools already. Just need something to keep them in.
On Sunday, July 17, 2016, Chuck Hogg <ch...@shelbybb.com> wrote: > > http://www.fiberinstrumentsales.com/tools-tool-kits/tool-kits/fis-basic-fiber-optic-tool-kit.html > > Or the upgraded version. > > Regards, > Chuck > > On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 4:39 PM, Jason McKemie < > j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com');>> wrote: > >> Thanks for the input guys. I generally keep the splicer in the factory >> case, so I'm mainly looking for something for the additional tools. Looks >> like Klein has some good options though. >> >> -Jason >> >> On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 5:00 AM, David <m...@davidkunat.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','m...@davidkunat.com');>> wrote: >> >>> Our splicer lives in a Pelican case as well, with the splicer, battery >>> charger, cleaver, a couple of stripping tools, a visual fault locator, >>> kevlar scissors, a buffer tube splitter, and a jacket stripper (actually >>> two, one for .5" jackets and less, and one for .5" jackets up to 1.5" >>> jackets), and a drywall knife. >>> >>> Also inside the pelican case is a separate small cardboard box with: a >>> tiny bottle of alcohol, an assortment of splice sleeves, an assortment of >>> pigtails-some LC/UPC, SC/APC, and ST, and a few cleaning cloths. This is >>> only here in case the other box is forgotten and you have to do a emergency >>> repair quick or if a travel bag is lost on the airlines, etc. It lets a >>> tech do at least a few splices with nothing else. >>> >>> Then separately we have a cleaning kit in a small toolbox that has the >>> alcohol, cleaning cloths/wipes, a small can of spray air, fiber cleaning >>> solution and some misc cleaning supplies, as well as a few bags of splice >>> sleeves in the bottom, and some more tools in the top tray such as a >>> screwdriver with an assortment of tips, some extra hex keys, and some other >>> misc tools. This might work better to travel in a Klien backpack like Eric >>> uses, but I like seeing the tools when I put them on a work area. And the >>> toolbox is flat so it works if I need to raise the splicer from the work >>> area to do PIA splices in a rack (balance the splicer on the toolbox which >>> is balanced on the pelican case....... which itself is balanced on an >>> upside down trashcan......) >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 9:15 PM, Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','eric.kuh...@gmail.com');>> wrote: >>> >>>> Klein tool backpack and two small multi-compartment organizers (like >>>> the type you see for fly fishing) that hold essential small stuff.. >>>> >>>> Pelican 1510 hard case with fusion splicer and its accessories. >>>> >>>> Stuff like the cleaver and fiber prep gear lives in either the backpack >>>> or the 1510 depending on how many other non-fiber tools are in the >>>> backpack. >>>> >>>> >>>> https://www.google.com/search?q=klein+tool+backpack&num=100&client=firefox-b&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjwyKeBzODNAhVRxGMKHZBmBawQ_AUICSgC&biw=1600&bih=1095 >>>> >>>> >>>> https://www.amazon.com/Pelican-1510-000-110-Carry-Pluck-Black/dp/B0002SKHIK >>>> >>>> For size reference, the Pelican 1510 is the max normal size allowed for >>>> carry on luggage. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 9:41 PM, Jason McKemie < >>>> j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com');>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Does anyone have a recommendation for something that has worked well >>>>> for you? I'm wanting something with space for supplies as well as basic >>>>> tools. Pretty much everything I've used so far just has one main >>>>> compartment for the tools, I'd like something a bit more structured. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> David Kunat >>> >> >> >
