redfishsc
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I am about to move all my equipment from the house to the woodshop I work at. My lathe is in a huge cabinet (5' long, 4' tall, 20" deep--- a cave). Inside the cabinet is plenty of storage for my gouges and such up on the walls.
However, for storing things like the myriads of bushings, barrel trim adapters, drill bits (those that don't fit the master 144 bit case), etc.... become a cluttered mess for me and most folks.
So far here is the best I've come up with. I put the bushings in a plastic baggy(from a pen kit) labeled with a sharpie. This bag stays beside the lathe until I'm done with the bushings and they go back into the bag. I store them all in a Rubbermaid storage drawer thingy I got from Lowe's. Top drawer in the Rubbermaid is for good scraps for center and oops-bands--- yes mine is approaching FULL. Middle drawer is for baggies with bushings, barrel sleeve adapters, etc.... and the bottom drawer is for spare pen parts, all in baggies.
This has worked well for me in some ways but is a hassle digging through endless baggies looking for bushings and trimmers and pen parts. I reckon that's part of being pen maker who makes so many different kits[B)].
On the other hand here is a pic I took a literally a year and a half ago of my cabinet, and it's changed since then but you get the idea. There is a 4' shop light that hangs from the top now (instead of the face shield) and I have removed the shelf stack on the right side and added the extension bed to my lathe (fits with several inches of room leftover).
And no, that is NOT a Task Force wet/dry grinder that you do NOT see in there that I NEVER used and am NOT ashamed of NOT wasting $30 on. The racks hold all my gouges, various chucks and live centers, widgets and whatnots, and I tend to keep my most common drill bits laying on one of the racks (7mm and 10mm).
And YES it is a mess but at the time I was just poking stuff wherever it seemed to fit.
Once I get the stuff moved to the new location I'll take some pics of how I REALLY organize my stuff. But for now, feel free to shoot with any suggestions, other than "hire a maid".
However, for storing things like the myriads of bushings, barrel trim adapters, drill bits (those that don't fit the master 144 bit case), etc.... become a cluttered mess for me and most folks.
So far here is the best I've come up with. I put the bushings in a plastic baggy(from a pen kit) labeled with a sharpie. This bag stays beside the lathe until I'm done with the bushings and they go back into the bag. I store them all in a Rubbermaid storage drawer thingy I got from Lowe's. Top drawer in the Rubbermaid is for good scraps for center and oops-bands--- yes mine is approaching FULL. Middle drawer is for baggies with bushings, barrel sleeve adapters, etc.... and the bottom drawer is for spare pen parts, all in baggies.
This has worked well for me in some ways but is a hassle digging through endless baggies looking for bushings and trimmers and pen parts. I reckon that's part of being pen maker who makes so many different kits[B)].
On the other hand here is a pic I took a literally a year and a half ago of my cabinet, and it's changed since then but you get the idea. There is a 4' shop light that hangs from the top now (instead of the face shield) and I have removed the shelf stack on the right side and added the extension bed to my lathe (fits with several inches of room leftover).
And no, that is NOT a Task Force wet/dry grinder that you do NOT see in there that I NEVER used and am NOT ashamed of NOT wasting $30 on. The racks hold all my gouges, various chucks and live centers, widgets and whatnots, and I tend to keep my most common drill bits laying on one of the racks (7mm and 10mm).
And YES it is a mess but at the time I was just poking stuff wherever it seemed to fit.
Once I get the stuff moved to the new location I'll take some pics of how I REALLY organize my stuff. But for now, feel free to shoot with any suggestions, other than "hire a maid".