Maxi Systainer

[FEStastic]

Hi,
        I'm thinking of getting a few maxi Systainers to house odd shaped tools and other site install things
Any advice is  appreciated
How do you use yours ?
Am i better off with Sys4 ?
I want to compartmentalize the Maxi, will that be easy and what material should I use ?
the bottoms are ribbed should i line them ?
How strong are the lids, I use my other Systainers as hop ups all the time

I want to go with the Maxi as its less like a mensa test to get things back in at the end of a job
(is it me or dose everything get bigger when its time to packup  [smile])
I want to convert to all Systainers boxes as the shelving in my workshop is set for a sys4 height.
Anyone made a sysport for Maxi's ?
I want to keep my Paslode IM350 in one , is the maxi going to work ?

thanks in advance

 

[Wood_Junkie]

Just a consideration... the Maxi handle orients it like a suitcase... so when you pick it up everything will be sideways. 

So if you devise a way to put everything in, it will need to be somewhat fixed so things stay put when carried.

See here:
http://www.bobmarinosbesttools.com/product_detail.html?sid=1ebba6cfe66aed2871184fe53f658294&pid=490701

 

[FEStastic]

Hi Wood_Junkie

thats why i was thinking of sub dividing
I have a large Hilti box that has a handle like the maxi there better at getting through a home with out
any paint chips along the way

 

[FestFan]

Maybe this is what you're looking for. I've just cut the MDF into the right size (it's getting narrower reaching the bottom of the Maxi) and routed a notch in the center.

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Keep in mind that Maxi's aren't as well supported as systainers. Festool doesn't provide for sysports or trolleys. And it's impossible to put 2 trolleys to one another and place underneath the maxi.

 

[FEStastic]

thanks FestFan

I don't move tools that far by hand if i can help it
I could make a buggy board with rollers.  Dose the maxi have indents like a sys to stop the maxi's falling off
IF the dividers were taller it could support the lid making the box stronger ?
I'm getting a Maxi for 46.99 uk pounds which is 71.37 US dollar

 

[atomicmike]

I recently picked up a Maxi Systainer to store my Bostitch F28WW framing nailer, which didn't come with a case. It fits perfectly, but if I didn't need the larger dimensions, I'd much prefer a standard Sys. The Maxi is a pretty big beast.

 

[FEStastic]

well i went for it found some at a good price
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got some latches as well
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I going to try and get most of my festools in these
I intend to make a maxi sysport

One question i have is can the lids be reinforced with fiber glass and resin or will they melt/ not stick
Thanks in advance for any feedback

 

[windmill man]

Afternoon Festastic,

Nice stack of maxis, where did you get the latches from , want some so that i can identify my non festool systainers, you know, orange ones for the fein super cut, blue for bosch sds, dark green for a first aid kit.
Thanks John

 

[FEStastic]

Hi windmill man

Caseline Storage Limited Telephone: - +44 (0)1865 301401 

They go for 50p each. These are all the colours they carry .
They have some deals on sys1's at the moment

good hunting

 

[harry_]

Do these maxi's latch to other maxi's at all? Not because I have any interest in carrying a stack of them but for the sake of transport I would like them to stay together. I know that regular systainers will latch to them. I have yet to purchase any because I remain unsure if there is $102.00 ea. worth of suitability to me right now.

 

[FEStastic]

Hi Harry

They do latch together and with standard systainers locked on they are stable for transport
your 102 dollars works out to 66 pounds [eek] i paid 45pounds inc VAT so  went for them  [smile]

 

[harry_]

D'oh,

Yeah now that I looked at your pics a little closer........ why WOULDN'T they.

 

[FEStastic]

just an idea  on transporting the maxi Systainers

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my wife thought i was nuts  [eek] [tongue] [blink]

My Brother got married this weekend, he wanted to go to  in something different.
Corvette stingray wow what a beast

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[GPowers]

How could you do that to your Corvette [eek]

 

[Tom Ryan]

Hey Greg,

What's the problem?  The latches match the paint job very nicely.

Tom in Central PA

 

[FEStastic]

Managed to get this made

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I decided to make a rough one first from left overs in the workshop. I'm trying it out on a 4 day  job I started today.
For a start I need to make a lighter version I used some leftover boltic birch pl, it weighs a ton  [eek]

 

[FEStastic]

Have started organized my maxi systainers

Here's what I came up for my 0F1400

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before I carried it in a sys 4 and the router bits in a separate sys1. Im trying to make it so that there are fewer boxes to fetch or forget

the router bits are double stacked

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this is the content of the box

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the lid and base have camping mat foam  to stop things getting damaged

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the lid holds the instructions for my worktop jig and the 0f1400.

Hope that's  useful to someone