Drill bit storage

[arjudy]

How do you all store the numerous drill bits we acquire for pen turning? I was thinking about storing the individual bits in the small pen tubes that I usually give away with a pen purchase.

 

[gketell]

I took a chunk of wood and drilled a hole with each bit and then labeled the hole. Mount the wood to the wall near the drill press and you have a fully indexed drill bit holder. You could even group the bits so that the "sets" needed for particular kits are near each other.

GK

 

[rherrell]

Originally posted by gketell

I took a chunk of wood and drilled a hole with each bit and then labeled the hole. Mount the wood to the wall near the drill press and you have a fully indexed drill bit holder. You could even group the bits so that the "sets" needed for particular kits are near each other.

GK

DITTO!

 

[markgum]

I picked up a small tool box from HF with divider drawers. I put the bits, and bushings for each set in a row and put a label on the inside of the lid as to bit size and bushing type.
here is the link to the HF tool box

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95466

 

[wdcav1952]

Count me with Greg and Rick !

 

[Rifleman1776]

Those that come in their own boxes as set stay in those boxes. Plus, I have a storage box by size of bit. Then, I have a large drawer, literally, filled with bits in no special order. But, for those special weirdo drill bit sizes needed for some of our pens, they stay in the kit/supply drawers with the particular kit they are intended for and the outside of the drawer is marked with kit name and bit size.

 

[GoodTurns]

2x4 with 3/4 in holes drilled in top, bits in the woodcraft tubes that I no longer use...bit size in sharpie on the tube...

 

[sbell111]

Non-metric drill bits are in the mondo index box that they came in from HF.

Metric bits (and the pentel bit) live in a seperate index box that I bought from McMaster Carr for five or six bucks.

 

[TellicoTurning]

Originally posted by gketell

I took a chunk of wood and drilled a hole with each bit and then labeled the hole. Mount the wood to the wall near the drill press and you have a fully indexed drill bit holder. You could even group the bits so that the "sets" needed for particular kits are near each other.

GK

Same here