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15th March 2016, 12:08 PM #1
How do you store/display your turning tools?
I have been thinking of a better method of stowing my turning chisels above the lathe in a way that is tidy (looking) as well as being quick to pick and replace. At the moment I am using a wire rack that grips the chisels at their base where the steel comes out of the ferule.
I am not totally happy with this method so I am looking for better solutions
Don't ask where the P&N gouges are.........laying on the lathe bed where I last used themJust do it!
Kind regards Rod
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15th March 2016, 02:14 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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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.
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15th March 2016, 04:07 PM #3
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 somewhereLast edited by Sawdust Maker; 15th March 2016 at 04:14 PM. Reason: add link
regards
Nick
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15th March 2016, 05:04 PM #4
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 idearegards
Nick
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15th March 2016, 07:15 PM #5
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.
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15th March 2016, 07:59 PM #6
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.Cliff.
If you find a post of mine that is missing a pic that you'd like to see, let me know & I'll see if I can find a copy.
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15th March 2016, 08:41 PM #7
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.Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. — Pablo Picasso
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15th March 2016, 09:38 PM #8
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.
Dave,
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15th March 2016, 09:42 PM #9Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important...
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15th March 2016, 10:54 PM #10China
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What ever you decide don't store them above the lathe, makes it very hard to access while the lathe is spinning
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16th March 2016, 12:40 PM #11GOLD MEMBER
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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.So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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16th March 2016, 12:40 PM #12SENIOR MEMBER
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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.
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16th March 2016, 02:00 PM #13
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.
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27th March 2016, 06:48 PM #14
Hi rod,
I was a lucky boy last xmas ,,, got one of these!!Cheers smiife
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27th March 2016, 07:32 PM #15
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
Just do it!
Kind regards Rod
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