Thread: How do you store/display your turning tools?

I recently added another rack above my old one. I used some fence panel, 2" mesh.

IMG_20160315_131334.jpgBecause it's up high I can grab the bottom of the handle, lift 2inches and it slides out,easy.

I have mine on display in a glass cabinet in the hallway



oh ok I'll take a piccy of my two methods tomorrow



Actually here's a link to one of my methods
I know there's a photo of the rack on the forums somewhere

Here's an old photo of my original rack
It's hinged so I can store stuff behind it

chiselholder_shed_6788.jpg chisel rack_4382.jpg shed_6797.jpg

I've since remade this so it is a bit taller and holds more chisels
but this gives the idea

Wall-mounted magnetised strips.

Ackershully, they're mounted to the fronts of the shelves above'n'behind the lathes (where I store my finishes & accessories) but it's the same principle.

Store?

Mine are on any flat surface.

I made a system of trays to go in a big metal trunk but it was a bugger to get to the one at the bottom so they ended up all over the place & there is stuff sitting on the trunk now.

For along time it was a 20L plastic bucket. Now its most places like Cliff, although I do have a series of 50mm PVC pipes around three sides of my bench. But............. I have more tools than will fit in this system.
So I have come up with a new system its called 'random dispersal' it really works well. It does have one glitch in retrieval I havent quite perfected the random retrieval.

Having young kids in and out of the shed I ended up buying a king chrome tool chest. I can lock it and keep little fingers away from sharp edges. Best thing is I can just open up the drawers and all my tools are there ready to use and secured at the end of the day.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Store?

Mine are on any flat surface.

I made a system of trays to go in a big metal trunk but it was a bugger to get to the one at the bottom so they ended up all over the place & there is stuff sitting on the trunk now.

I use the same system, except that I use a metal detector to find them in the shavings, just haven't been able to identify which tool is returning the signal.

Still haven't found a workable system yet, so I will watch this closely.

Jim

What ever you decide don't store them above the lathe, makes it very hard to access while the lathe is spinning

Originally Posted by China

What ever you decide don't store them above the lathe, makes it very hard to access while the lathe is spinning

Not to mention the possibility of getting your clothing wound up in the work piece.

I have magnetic strips bought, salvaged plywood panels accumulated, to make a shallow L shaped profile with the mag strips on a slant on the plywood. The handle of the tools would sit on the short L and the metal part stuck to the mag strip.

Meanwhile they are in a pile at the right side of the lathe.

I find that 90+% of my turning I'm using only half the lathe, bowls and shortish spindle work, so with a step to the right I can safely reach 30odd handled tools.
When I turn longer stuff, legs, I just have a couple of tools under the bed. My lathe spindle is only 22inches from the wall so it's an easy reach.
I'm very happy with my setup but I guess it depends what you turn.IMG_20160316_095712.jpg Phil.

Like Hughie mine was in a 20lt and midi tools in a 10lt bucket I had enough of trying to sort through and space being taken up so I made a new box

Its much tidier and easier still more to do to it yet, more tubes and fixing them into rows.

Hi rod,
I was a lucky boy last xmas ,,, got one of these!!

I would like to thank you all for your suggestions, as Powderpost has touched on.......the situation may never be "perfect" because some one will have some thing better so we will be forever changing the method of storage