Smitty Two wrote:
In article ,
Douglas Stanley wrote:
On Mon, 31 May 2010 11:05:03 -0700 (PDT), "hr(bob) "
wrote:
On May 30, 2:29 pm, Alex Riggins wrote:
Before my wife drove over it in the garage, I had one of those boxes I
picked up at Costco that held your drill and had a large assortment of
drill and screwdriver bits and various accessories. It was a black
plastic job, where each side actually kind of folded to form the walls
of the box. In any case, the drill bits and accessories are still
fine, but the box itself is toast. Do they sell boxes like this where
I could store the large collection of bits and accessories? If so,
any recommendation on a brand?
Thanks
A fishing tackle box????
Check with Lowe's, Home Depot, or large indy hardware. What you are
seeking is commonly known as a "drill index". It has openings for
various bit sizes with size on the index openings. I have one that is
40 years old.
I don't think the OP is talking about a drill index per se. I never saw
a drill index that held the drill, the driver bits, and the accessories.
Nah, but I have seen boxes that resemble sewing boxes, with a
compartment for the drill, and indexes that hinge open from the lid. The
ones I saw CAME with the drill, though- never saw empty ones on sale.
The idea I proposed, of using the semi-clear boxes with the long skinny
compartments, and just stacking them in the larger box with the drill,
works well. With a sharpie, you can label the compartments, although you
may have to scuff up the plastic a little first. Almost as good as an
index, and you can have multiples of the common sizes that commonly
break or get dull. (80/20 rule applies to drill bits big time- 80% of
your holes will be made with 20% of the bits.)
I always hating using fresh drill bit sets. When you wear out/lose/break
one, finding a same-size replacement is always a pain. But like Sears
tools, sets are the only logical way to buy them- one-by-one is insanely
expensive.
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