Tool Dot Gallery

   

Sockets

I always have trouble finding the right size of socket (the organizer is long gone). Tool Dots make it easy to find the size quickly and keeps things tidy. (PIC 1-1)

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Cables

We have a "Cable drawer of Doom" too. It's less destructive to your hands than the "Tool Drawer of Doom", but just as aggravating when trying to untangle the mess. Using Tool Dots solves the problem. We hang them up in our supply closet now. (PIC 1-2)

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Tool Dot Panel

If you don't want to (or cannot) stick Tool Dots on your wall, you can buy a wood panel (or similar), put the dots on the panel, and then mount the panel to your wall. I'd mount the panel into studs since the tools will be heavy. In this picture I'm installing a 24x24x3/4 inch piece of melamine acquired at my local building supply store. (PIC 1-3)

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Easy access

Accessing your tools is so easy with Tool Dots. Just grab your tool off the dot. Better yet, it's obvious you're missing a tool because of the bare dot amongst all the occupied ones. Now, figuring out where it went off to...well, that's always a mystery. (PIC 1-4)

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Stainless Steel Tools

This is our favorite non-magnetic, stainless steel tweezer that we use to manipulate magnetic projects. It won't stick to Tool Dots so we glued a washer on it using "Super Glue" gel. (PIC 1-5)

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Plastic Tools

To hang this plastic level on a Tool Dot we attached a steel washer to the tool with double-stick foam tape. By the way, a small level like this is great for installing Tool Dots in a perfectly straight line.

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Lanyard

If your tool has an eyelet, then a lanyard with a steel ring on it works nicely with a Tool Dot. (PIC 1-7)

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Magic

Tool Dots are small. Small enough that tools appear to magically stick to the wall. We got this comment a lot from visitors when they saw our prototype. The reactions were fun to watch. (PIC 1-8)

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Freeform

One of the cool things about Tool Dots is you get to decide how to layout our tools. Cluster your tools, spread them out, stick them high, stick them low, so on. No more bulky racks or peg boards. Just freeform tool organization.

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Perfect Spacing Tip

If you want to space your Tool Dots perfectly, a steel ruler makes this easy. Install two dots on each end, then stick the steel ruler across the dots and mark your positions with tape. You can use a level to get them in a straight line. (PIC 1-10)

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Flashlight

We put a steel ring on this aluminum flashlight so we could stick it on a Tool Dot by the nacho supply room door (it's dimly lit but fully of tasty goodness). You could stick the ring to the face of the dot, but it naturally attracts to the top. Much lower profile than a hook, and far easier to put on and pull off. (PIC 1-11)

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