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Parts drawer cabinet

Updated: 21 October 2026

The third portable case is on the garage floor, and you still cannot find a 5 mm screw without opening all of them. A parts drawer cabinet is where the stock stays put. In this comparison that cabinet is the Amazon Basics TOC-01-A, 24 drawers at £22.02, not every 30-drawer box in search. It will not ride in the van. You still keep one lidded case for jobs away from home. That split is the [parts organiser comparison](/hub/workshop/parts-organiser) and the [parts organiser buying guide](/hub/workshop/parts-organiser/sub/parts-organiser-buying-guide). Filling bays is [how to organise screws and fixings](/hub/workshop/parts-organiser/sub/parts-organiser-how-to-organise-fixings). A qualifying purchase can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you.

The third portable case is on the garage floor, and you still cannot find a 5 mm screw without opening all of them. A parts drawer cabinet is where the stock stays put.

Our top picks

Stanley Stanley FatMax deep organiser 1-97-518

Best overall

Stanley Stanley FatMax deep organiser 1-97-518
8.0/10about £22.79
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Stanley Stanley SortMaster 1-94-745

Rank 2

Stanley Stanley SortMaster 1-94-745
8.3/10about £9.99
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Amazon Basics Amazon Basics 24-drawer cabinet TOC-01-A

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Amazon Basics Amazon Basics 24-drawer cabinet TOC-01-A
6.6/10about £22.02
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On this page
  1. 1.When a cabinet beats another box
  2. 2.Bench or wall
  3. 3.Drawers that stick
  4. 4.What you still carry

When a cabinet beats another box

Keep buying portable cases while the screws still travel and fit in one or two boxes. Stop when the cases are the clutter. The TOC-01-A is £22.02 with 4.4 from 407 amazon.co.uk ratings, 16 × 54.1 × 40.1 cm and 3.22 kg, with 24 drawers and a divider in each. Inside, a drawer is about 13.65 × 11.75 × 4.76 cm. That is a short screw and a plug, not a coach bolt standing up. Reviewers like the small-parts capacity and call the plastic frame thicker than other cabinets, and not heavy-duty. Bolts and tins of nails show that limit. It beats another SortMaster or FatMax only for stock that stays in the room. A drawer front is not a van handle. Packout writing makes a similar cut between fixings and a site chest, and it is not a test of this cabinet.

Bench or wall

The bullets say it can sit on a desk or hang from pre-drilled holes. Screws are not in the box. Supply fixings for the wall you have, or leave it standing. A stack of two is a bench stack, not one rigid frame. Write the size on the drawer front. If you cannot tell what the wall is, stop. This page will not give a plasterboard recipe. A lease that forbids fixings means the cabinet stays freestanding. HSE leaflet INDG412 says stored goods must not block routes, which applies to a garage doorway as a trip. A CraftGenes 30-drawer unit around £29.99 and a DURHAND 39-drawer listing are other search results, not this comparison.
Stanley Stanley FatMax deep organiser 1-97-518

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Stanley Stanley FatMax deep organiser 1-97-518
8.0/10about £22.79
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Drawers that stick

The drawers feel stuck because of the anti-fall stop. The listing says you lift slightly to pass it, which is also what keeps a tipped drawer from dumping. Lift, then slide. Yanking bends the plastic. Across 37 UK reviews, sticking and flex repeat, beside praise for the dividers and the stops. That is a review pattern, not a failure rate for all 407 ratings. The inside height is under 5 cm. A divider splits two sizes. It does not make a case you can shake, and there is no water claim. A cracked drawer, or a unit that is not the 24-drawer description, is a return under the seller's process and the Consumer Rights Act 2015. Forcing the plastic is not the fix.

What you still carry

The cabinet does not replace the case that leaves the house. Fill one portable organiser from the drawers on the way out. For most people that is a SortMaster or a FatMax, which the best parts organiser note separates. The £3.59 pocket Stanley can hold fuses in the tote. It is not the overflow for the drawers.

Common questions

When should I stop buying another portable case?
Stop when you are buying the case to store the other cases. If two lidded organisers still cover the screws you carry, another portable box is reasonable. If the third case exists because the garage has run out of lid space, the £22.02 Amazon Basics 24-drawer cabinet is the fixed option that stays on a bench or a wall. It is 4.4 from 407 ratings, and it is plastic, so it replaces clutter rather than a steel workshop cabinet.
Are wall screws in the box?
No. The bullets say the cabinet is wall mountable and mention pre-drilled holes. Screws are not included. You choose fixings for the wall you actually have, or you leave it freestanding. If you cannot identify the wall, stop and get help rather than guessing. Other cabinets in search, such as a 30-drawer CraftGenes listing, often leave the fixings out as well. That pattern is not unique to this model.
Why do the drawers stick?
You have to lift the drawer slightly to pass the anti-fall stop. The listing describes that lift. The stop is what keeps a drawer from falling out if the unit is tipped, which reviewers like, and it is what makes a straight pull feel jammed. Forcing it bends the plastic, which is the complaint that repeats in the UK reviews. Lift, then slide. A drawer that is cracked on arrival is a return, not a technique.
Will it hold heavy bolts?
Treat it as a store for small fixings, not for heavy bolts. Reviewers call the plastic fine for accessories and not heavy-duty, and one comparison in the reviews is with other plastic cabinets rather than with a steel drawer. The inside of a drawer is about 13.65 × 11.75 × 4.76 cm, so a long bolt may not lie flat even before the weight is a problem. If the drawer bows when you fill it, that size does not belong in it.
Can I still keep one case for jobs away from home?
Yes, and you should. The cabinet holds the stock that stays. One portable case, a divided box or a cup box, carries the sizes you need that day. Refill it from the drawers instead of letting the case become a second unsorted tin. A pocket organiser can still sit in the tote for fuses. It does not replace either the cabinet or the full-size carry case.

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Sources

Public UK sources and the amazon.co.uk listings compared on this page. Updated October 2026.

  1. Stanley Tools UK, FatMax 1-97-518 (retrieved October 2026)
  2. Sealants and Tools Direct, SortMaster 1-94-745 (retrieved October 2026)
  3. Screwfix tool storage buying guide (retrieved October 2026)
  4. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 9 (retrieved October 2026)
  5. GOV.UK, General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (retrieved October 2026)
  6. HSE INDG412 (retrieved October 2026)
  7. SGS UK on IP testing (retrieved October 2026)
  8. Wickes, raaco 136242 (retrieved October 2026)