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A show-worthy find
A box to expand with the business.

organized. Each drawer is sorted by type of tool.

by Kayla Oschmann, Assistant Editor

C

harles Sigman, owner of DIY Auto
Repair Shops in Denver, Colorado,
loves buying new tools. When he
steps into a mobile tool truck and sees
something new, he has to have it. So it
was no surprise that when he decided
to condense all his tools into one primary box, Sigman turned to a mobile
tool dealer for help. While attending a
tool expo in Las Vegas last year, his tool
dealer called to say he found just the
one: a Matco Tools 6 Series.
Sigman not only purchased the one
toolbox, but also four smaller matching
toolboxes for service bays, as well as a
Matco Tools JSC773 service cart. All are
black with red trim.
His new primary box measures 9'
high by 15' long. It consists of two top
cabinets, a side locker that houses his
diagnostic tools, and drawers - "lots of
drawers," he notes. There are also power
strips in a couple of the drawers, along
with four built-in USB ports and two
110V outlets on the front of the toolbox
for easy access.
When asked what his favorite part of

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p Sigman likes to keep his toolbox well

OWNER:

Charles Sigman
Shop: DIY Auto Repair Shops
Location: Denver, Colorado

the toolbox is, he laughed, "It's not the
payment, I'll tell you that." Kidding aside,
he enjoys how well-built the box is and
says it's "a great quality toolbox."
Sigman likes to keep his toolbox well
organized by drawers and sections.
"I have all my wrenches in one drawer,
sockets in another drawer, electrical tools
are in a section," he lists. "Everything is
laid out."
Although Sigman has owned the
toolbox for nearly a year and keeps his
tools neatly in place, he still finds himself
looking around for tools. Often, in doing
so, he finds tools that he didn't know
he had.
"My problem is that I have so many
tools that I forget what tools I have," he
admits. "It's to the point that when a tool
truck comes by, if it's not a new tool to
them then I already have it."

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Sigman is looking to franchise his
Do It Yourself (DIY) auto repair business model. In October, he is planning to
move his shop to a larger facility nearby.
It will be more of a dealership-type
environment, with more room to work
in the bays, and include a motorcycle bay,
he says.
Like his shop, Sigman has also reached
capacity with his new toolbox and is in
need of more room.
"I'm actually going to have to add on
because I've already run out of space,
believe it or not," he says. "[My tool
dealer] is looking to get me another side
locker for [the setup]."
With a new facility in sight, and as
business grows, Sigman says he will
continue to add to his Matco Tools
6 Series, as needed, to make it "even
bigger yet."
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