On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:30:47 -0700, Too_Many_Tools
wrote:

Time to do a little shop reorganization...too many mills, drill bits
and reamers and not enough organization.

I am looking for suggestions as to how you organize and store your
drill bits, reamers and mill cutters?

Thanks

TMT
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A lot will depend on the size, but I have found for the
smaller/shorter tools that plastic reloading boxes work well.
For example 1/4 X 1/4 X 2_1/4 lathe tool bits are a perfect fit
in a 50 round 223 size box.

The larger sizes 20 round boxes are great for putting a screw
machine length tap drill, a screw machine length body, and a gun,
taper, plug and bottoming tap all in one place so when you get
ready to drill and tap you have everything.

Standard length 5/8 and smaller end mills fit well also.

Harbor Freight has these in their stores at good prices.

For the smaller size stuff a piece of styrofoam works well, just
"stab" the tool into the foam.

Hoyt makes a reamer index, but I find it just as easy to keep the
reamers in the shipping tubes.
click on
http://store.huot-store.com/tool-sto...dtri-ream.html
for tool box style
http://store.huot-store.com/tool-sto.../odc-ream.html
cabinet style -- spendy but nice.

Just keep everything under lock and key if this is at work. Also
keep some dull/worn-out tooling as loaners for the "moochers"
and/or decoys for the "borrowers."


Unka' George [George McDuffee]
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Merchants have no country.
The mere spot they stand on
does not constitute so strong an attachment
as that from which they draw their gains.

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826),
U.S. president. Letter, 17 March 1814.