Have a drawer with some measuring tools next to my miter saw. Also now have 2 extra blades that required a home. As the drawer was deep enough I decided to make a false bottom that would let one saw blade side in a plastic tray at bottom, then a tray above, then finally a top tray for the original measuring tools.  Sounded easy when I got started, and as usual took more time than I thought.  

 

Original set up.

 

 

Lowest tray storage

 

 

Middle tray storage.  For the center knob I went to the lathe and used a drill chuck to make the 1/4 stem and 7/8 button to hold the blade.  Easy with a lathe and results were not bad.

 

 

Blade installed.  Has a piece of Lexan to keep space between trays and not let the upper tray rub the saw blade.

 

 

And finally the upper tray completed and installed.

 

 

Have to get some foam layouts for the measuring tools all doctored up.  Be a few days.  Lots of other stuff to get done yet.

 

 

 

 

 

Nice work. Wouldn't work for me as I'd be tearing the shop apart looking for my saw blades. No drugs.....just age.

1 hour ago, sreilly24590 said:

Nice work. Wouldn't work for me as I'd be tearing the shop apart looking for my saw blades. No drugs.....just age.

 

 

LABELS, because with over 400 drawers I will never remember either.  

Labels, labels,labels. Now I also get my reading in in the shop.

9 hours ago, Gunny said:

LABELS, because with over 400 drawers I will never remember either. 

 I think you're at the point were a logbook with maps, diagrams & excel spreadsheets is needed

Bob, are you assuming he doesn't already have that stuff?????

Does a drawer like that come under the heading of vertical storage ?

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23 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

Bob, are you assuming he doesn't already have that stuff?????

 

I can only imagine that the first page looks something like......

Where does the coffee break fit in?

Coffee is sacred. Needs to have its own drawer 😎

On 4/13/2021 at 7:37 AM, DuckSoup said:

 

I can only imagine that the first page looks something like......

 

Hmmmmmm

Fancy.  My spare blades hang from the arbor hole by a nail.  It's ummmm...rustic. 

 

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