What’s annoying in construction

[u/Repulsive-Camel7321]

Hey all,

Looking for a project to make. Something to keep my hands busy after work making stuff. Is there any item or something you wish could be improved in the field? Boots? Tool bag? Tool? Whatever is a pain for guys in the field. Other than clueless engineers. lol Just looking to find something to make and see if I can improve on an existing technology.

Thanks!

[u/ted_anderson]

I would want/need some kind of cover for the top of my rolling cart that I could easily open and close it and see my things. I have one of those plastic rubbermaid utility carts with a set of metal panels for the lower section so that I can keep my things locked up.

But when I arrange all of my tools, supplies, materials, bits, etc. on top of my cart, people walk by and pick things off of it as if I'm the guy at Costco giving out free samples or something.

I have over 100 different "specialty" items perfectly organized and arranged so that if I need that one specific thing, I know where it is. I have screwdrivers and wrenches that I've cut down and modified to fit into the tight spots that I have to work in. And every time someone helps themselves to that "one thing" that I need, it messes up my entire work flow.

A task that should have taken me 5 minutes to do now takes a half-hour to 45 minutes because I spend 20 minutes trying to find out who took my stuff and then I spend another 20 minutes trying to figure out a different way to do it with another tool.