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During the last few projects it was obvious I needed to organize this part of my tooling to make it easier to get to and more important, FIND. Had Forstner bits in 3 spots, spade bits in 2 spot etc etc. Never mind the various drill bit kits I have tucked away, or those fancy bit kits for drivers. So I started with this Forstner bit holder. That is done and installed. Have two more smaller trays that are in the works for the open side. Made this box and drilled the holes and thought to myself why not highlight it, make it easier to see? So I taped off that section and applied two thin coats of poly (it is a shop project don't get excited). Let that cure for two days and tonight I came back, removed the tape and stained the raw wood left. Interesting look, hey might do that again. Be a few days before I can apply poly, but I have plenty to do in the mean time. The other insert I decided to make dual purpose. So I made it exact light the others, same height. But I edge banded the bottom edges of the box and plan to turn it over and use as a tray. If needed later I can flip over and use it that way as well. Takes longer to finish but I have time. These two inserts are put together with screws, no glue. Allows changes later as needed. And this happens alot. So now I have next drawer down. Have 3 3/4 inches of height in this drawer. Made an insert with runner made of Corian for the trays above to slide on. Sanded the Corian down to 2000 grit then polished with buffer. The trays above I took a piece of 1/8 Lexan 1/2 wide and epoxied to the bottoms. Same deal here, sanded to 2000 and then buffer for polish. My idea being they would slide better. Bottom of upper tray. So yes they do slide, very well. Okay, if I barely nudge the drawer they slap to the back. Maybe too slick???? That is as far as I have gotten since Friday. Plenty more to do but layouts take time and then to find scraps and make that all work adds to that time usage. In the end much easier to find and use these tools.
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Was asked awhile back to post things I make to organize my tools and such. Okay, never thought much of it as a project but it is made of wood and does require design and critical thinking to plan a layout AND make it work. For me at least, results may vary. Today's upgrade is a holder for my Forstner bits. This set was given to me by a friend and greatly expanded my range from 1 to 2 1/8 inches. Had to buy an oddball bit for a special job so I also have a 1 1/16 inch bit as well. Problem here was the boxes these things come in suck. Always hard to see the size and they never seem to stay put. Always those smaller ones that move around when pulling the box out. No problem, why should I pull the entire box out anyway. Should be like my sockets, look for size, grab and go. So put my thinking cap on and came up with this simple but effective design. As this is my SAE set I stained the thing with red chestnut. Red being typical of SAE, blue for metric. Sealed it with my go to finish for all shop stuff projects. Wait for it, maybe sit down for those who cannot bear to hear this mentioned. Minwax Semi Gloss Polyurethane. Yup, the plastic looking stuff. 3 coats even. I know it is not a finish I use for stuff that goes in the house but it is cheap and works for shop projects. Just want the wood sealed and easy to keep clean. Used least amount of space possible so I can squeeze some more room out of rest of drawer. Will have to come back to this later as I have a more pressing project with my work toolbox. Just a basic box with no bottom as I barely have enough space to put the bits in and clear the drawer above. They drop in, and hang there all nice and neat like. None of this rolling all over or pulling out the box then finding the right bit after putting them back in order. Wood is scrap plywood from who knows what project. Not really going for the Taj Ma Hall thing here, just a simple storage bin for my bits. Free handed the sizes with a 1/8 router bit and a HF special trim router. May not be the prettiest girl at the ball, but she'll turn a head or two.
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