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BIG TIME BOXES
Organization isn't a problem for
Morgan, but she does note, " I just need
more drawers. " All the drawers in her setup
are currently filled with tools and equipment,
except for one drawer in her smaller
side locker that's filled with nuts and bolts.
Funnily enough, Morgan's favorite
tool isn't stored in her toolbox setup. Her
TraXion Topside Creeper lives behind the
setup and comes in handy whenever she
needs a bit of a boost. At a height of 5'2 " ,
Morgan notes that " I kind of need [it] to get
level to get up and do everything. "
TOGETHER FROM
THE START
Aside from her father's toolbox, Morgan also
inherited his passion for working on cars.
" I started working on cars with my dad
Shortly after inheriting this toolbox setup from her father, Morgan had
to add another side locker to keep up with her growing tool collection.
Keeping it in the family
This technician obtained her current toolbox setup, not by
purchasing it, but by inheriting it from her father.
By Emily Markham, Editor
A
year and a half ago, automotive
technician Tiffany
Morgan received what
is arguably the best Christmas
gift a technician could receive-
a new toolbox filled with tools.
Working at the same Midas shop
in Troy, Michigan, Morgan's
father decided to retire and pass
down his toolbox and everything
in it to his daughter.
The setup consists of all Matco Tools
products including a triple-bay toolbox, a
single-bay toolbox, and two lockers, one
on each side. Morgan had to add the second
locker only a few months ago because
she had already run out of space in the
now 14' long setup. She notes that this
is one of Matco's deepest toolboxes at
Tiffany Morgan
Shop: Midas
Location: Troy, Michigan
around 30-31 " deep. Morgan's favorite
part of the setup is her new side locker.
She made sure the locker included a
power drawer, so then she wouldn't have
to keep all her power tools on top of her
toolbox anymore.
To keep her box ready for work each
day, Morgan likes to keep her tools organized
in a logical fashion-similar-sized
sockets grouped together in a drawer, SAE
wrenches on one side and metric on the
other, similar tools like prybars all clustered
together, and so on.
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when I was two years old, and it just kind
of stuck. "
Morgan's now been working in this
industry for almost ten years, and after
that much time-and growing out of her
fair share of toolboxes-she's picked up
a thing or two on what to consider when
purchasing a toolbox.
" You just [have to] see what all tools you
have and how [they're] going to fit, " she
advises. " If you have to go bigger or smaller,
it all depends on what you do every day. "
FUTURE MODIFICATIONS
Looking ahead, Morgan has a few
modifications she'd like to make to the
setup, starting with green handles/trim.
Currently, only her side lockers and the
single-bay toolbox are sporting the lime
green accents, but now that their shop has
a Matco Tools distributor visiting them
again, she'd like to update the triple-bay
toolbox to make everything match.
Additionally, she's been thinking about
adding a hutch and a mini fridge to her
setup. However, she's still debating the
hutch, as installing that would take away
her workspace.
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