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

Too_Many_Tools writes:

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

Look for plan files. Often obsoleted by computers (for storing plans) but
wonderful for small tools. I've been to plant auctions where these
splendid items haven't gotten bids.

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]
============
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.

IBM card files, library index files are both ideal. And, if you can get a
reasonable price, those Huot drawer thingies are really great too


"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message
oups.com...
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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You can buy some Equipto cabinets from me, they are made for this.

i

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?

At home, I'm ashamed to say I toss 'em all in a box. At work, we keep
them in plastic apocathary-style cabinets with stick on labels on each
drawer- which works really well. Keep meaning to get one of those,
but it never seems to happen.

Thanks

TMT

On Oct 24, 4:30 pm, 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

I have two different systems. For drill bits and taps, and special
cutters under about 6" length, I use one of those 72 drawer organizers
from Fry's or OSH. I used a labelmaker to mark the drawers for each
tap size from 0-80 to 1/2"-13, NC and NF, and pipe taps, and drill
bits from 1/16"-3/8" and some letter and number bits. I also have a
similar drawer system, fewer but larger drawers, which I use for
larger dill bits, reamers, dovetail cutters, ball end mills, etc. My
normal end mills over 1/4" get stored in a very shallow, heavy duty
drawer in my workbench. Finally, I use an old three drawer tool chest
with one drawer devoted to reamers, drill rod pieces, etc., one drawer
to turning cutters, and one drawer for boring bars.
ww88

Hold that thought!!! I'll pick one up on the Sunday we hook up- my cart is a
Tetanus shot in the making!! I normally stuff them into styro foam as
mentioned earlier. I do the same thing when rebuilding engines. A panel for
the valve train, one for the lower and bearings and then pitch it out when
done.... keeps every part in it's reassembly spot.


Rob

On 2007-10-25, Rob Fraser FraserRacing wrote:
Hold that thought!!! I'll pick one up on the Sunday we hook up- my cart is a
Tetanus shot in the making!! I normally stuff them into styro foam as
mentioned earlier. I do the same thing when rebuilding engines. A panel for
the valve train, one for the lower and bearings and then pitch it out when
done.... keeps every part in it's reassembly spot.

That cabinet, also, has a bazillion of taps. We can separate them
etc. I will email you some pix.

i

Too_Many_Tools wrote:

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

Whatever you lay them in, this mesh is great for protecting them.

http://tinyurl.com/2xkzo9


Wes

On Oct 24, 7:30 pm, 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

Don't bother. Sell them all and use the money to provide health
insurance "for the children".

On Oct 26, 7:45 am, wrote:
On Oct 24, 7:30 pm, 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

Don't bother. Sell them all and use the money to provide health
insurance "for the children".

Gunner...is that you...again?

Hmmm..I ask metalworking questions and a conservative wants to
introduce politics into the discussion.

Now who is the problem? ;)

Instead of causing a problem here, please explain to us in another
discussion group why Bush is going to once again deny health care to
children?

I await the excuse as do the children who will suffer.

So back on topic, how do you organize and store your drill bits,
reamers and mill cutters?

TMT

wrote:
On Oct 24, 7:30 pm, 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?

I just use a wood block with holes. Taps & reamers stand upright in it.
Drills were bought in sets, & have their own tin box.

On Oct 26, 11:35 pm, "K.T. Couric" wrote:
In article om,





Too_Many_Tools wrote:
On Oct 26, 7:45 am, wrote:
On Oct 24, 7:30 pm, 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

Don't bother. Sell them all and use the money to provide health
insurance "for the children".

Gunner...is that you...again?

Hmmm..I ask metalworking questions and a conservative wants to
introduce politics into the discussion.

Now who is the problem? ;)

Instead of causing a problem here, please explain to us in another
discussion group why Bush is going to once again deny health care to
children?

I await the excuse as do the children who will suffer.

So back on topic, how do you organize and store your drill bits,
reamers and mill cutters?

TMT

How many children do you know without healthcare? How old is the car
their parents drive and how many tvs do they have?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Posting from a different account, are we?

I take it that the plan is to continue to harass me because you lost
an argument. LOL

Need I remind you that your IP address is easily gotten through the
Patriot Act.

Now the current subject is the storing of drills, reamers and mills.

Please take the discussion of the children health care bill that Bush
is going to veto AGAIN to another discussion group and we can talk
about it there...that is if you really want to address the issue of
the Republicans denying health care to one out of ten children in this
Country.

TMT

Too_Many_Tools wrote:

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

Check into huot. http://store.huot-store.com/tool-sto...gory/dtri.html

Wes

Too_Many_Tools wrote:

Gunner...is that you...again?

Hmmm..I ask metalworking questions and a conservative wants to
introduce politics into the discussion.

I doubt that is Gunner. He strikes me as a guy that doesn't hide behind a
made up handle and if you checked the server bang path, it came from
multiple servers which is trivial as anyone that has played with usenet for
any time knows.

Republicans started SChip, are willing to reauthorize it, but don't want a
minimum level program to get into areas where adults are getting insured.
Basically the Democrats are trying to use this to expand socialized health
care using the children as a prop. A very effective tactic but so far the
Republicans and some Democrats are showing some stones. Especially when it
isn't clear if illegal aliens will be covered in this bill.

Tell me, how many enacted bills have you read? If you have read one you
might be a head of your Congressperson. These things are written by a bunch
of lawyers that can with one sentance change the purpose of the proposed
bill into something totally opposite of what it is advertized as. Not to
mention drop ins that are totally unrealated to the bill but have serious
effects on our rights under the Constitution.

We have too much goverment. A citizen is supposed to know the law as in, "I
didn't know that isn't a defense". Show me someone that knows the whole
body of law that applies to him, let alone the body of law that is currently
contested.

Wes

On Oct 27, 2:46 am, Wes wrote:
Too_Many_Tools wrote:
Gunner...is that you...again?

Hmmm..I ask metalworking questions and a conservative wants to
introduce politics into the discussion.

I doubt that is Gunner. He strikes me as a guy that doesn't hide behind a
made up handle and if you checked the server bang path, it came from
multiple servers which is trivial as anyone that has played with usenet for
any time knows.

Republicans started SChip, are willing to reauthorize it, but don't want a
minimum level program to get into areas where adults are getting insured.
Basically the Democrats are trying to use this to expand socialized health
care using the children as a prop. A very effective tactic but so far the
Republicans and some Democrats are showing some stones. Especially when it
isn't clear if illegal aliens will be covered in this bill.

Tell me, how many enacted bills have you read? If you have read one you
might be a head of your Congressperson. These things are written by a bunch
of lawyers that can with one sentance change the purpose of the proposed
bill into something totally opposite of what it is advertized as. Not to
mention drop ins that are totally unrealated to the bill but have serious
effects on our rights under the Constitution.

We have too much goverment. A citizen is supposed to know the law as in, "I
didn't know that isn't a defense". Show me someone that knows the whole
body of law that applies to him, let alone the body of law that is currently
contested.

Wes

More than just me suspect that Gunner uses multiple ids.

And if you wish to review the Google archives, I have had a death
threat from him in one of his dumber moments.

He understands I mean business in regards to handling that threat.

So whoever it is, when the envelope is pushed far enough the
authorities will take care of the problem.

In regards to the child insurance issue (which should be discussed
elsewhere), it matters little about "the law"...in this country there
is NO excuse for allowing children to go without adequate health
care....NONE.

Anyone who considers it ethical to allow a child to suffer medically
is morally corrupt.

If you have a problem with the parents, take it up with them...you
don't allow the childrent to be political pawns...which is what Bush
is doing.

While on many issues I consider that there are many grey areas of
opinion, in this one I am a black and white believer...there is no
middle ground.

My opinon is shared by millions of Americans both Democrat and
Republican and Bush's behavior is going to cost the Republicans
elections in 2008.

I know it has cost the Republicans my vote.


TMT