On Tue, 6 Jul 2010 20:59:52 -0400, "JimR" wrote:

I'm a full time turner, so my way might take up too much room for your purpose,
but:
I used two 2' x 4' pieces of pegboard and built sort of an A-frame on wheels..
I hung a narrow shelf about 2' from the top for stubborn handles and a row of
rare earth magnets in fitted cups (both from Lee Valley) along the top of the
a-frame, at assorted heights for my most used tools..
Repeated the above on the bottom half, then the whole process again on the
back..
I keep my tools organized by how often I use them, top/front is highest
priority, bottom back is the lowest..

(Tools are stored handle down , hanging on the magnets and supported by the
shelf if needed)

I can post pictures on ABPW or email them if you're interested..

After years of having too much work to have time to enjoy using a lathe in
my leisure time, I've finally changed my priorities.

I've started with a simple bowl and have a lot of other material waiting on
the shelf. I've also updated my ancient 1980-era set of Craftsman lathe
tools with a new boxed set of Sorby tools, plus several additinal
individual items, and just bought a tool with a carbide cutter as well as a
set of miniature tools for small turnings, bowl sander, etc. I also got a
Nova chuck, and a Supernova chuck, extra faceplates, etc.

I started out with the old tools hanging on a pegboard screwdriver rack, and
then I put t;he individual tools into their plastic tubes or slip cases and
hung them from hooks on the pegboard. But there's the boxed set, which I
haven't started to use yet, and the set of miniatures --

My question - how do you store your tools and equipment so that they're
easily available, visible, and organized.



mac

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