Thread: Best way to store morse taper drills

Nice block of wood with plenty holes drilled can then fill up all the in betweens. More holes will add to your wish list. John.

If you've got drawer space some corrugated iron with a bit of oily cloth, keeps them from going rusty, and won't chip the cutting edges in storage.
I used to do the block of wood thing but found the holes filled up with swarf after a while.
Kryn

This is how I do mine. It's effectively a drawer with a top fastened on. Holes drilled in the top and the bottom to support the drills (actually, the top one does the work, the bottom is only stabilising). The trolley it is mounted in normally is stored under the table of the pedestal drill - rolls out when I need to put the table down further, but that is only occasional.

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Michael

wrt to rust been using Lanolin on stuff I dont use too often.

A lot of my drills get transported in the work hack for site work, so I have made up clear plastic sleeves to stick em in. Cutting edges would otherwise cop a battering being chucked into a box.

There was a thread some time back re storage of milling cutters I think. Many suggestions were offered including in structions for using PVC hose and end plugs after the hose was straightened.

Try this one https://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/to...-tubes-161534/.

Dean

Originally Posted by Oldneweng

There was a thread some time back re storage of milling cutters I think. Many suggestions were offered including in structions for using PVC hose and end plugs after the hose was straightened.

Try this one https://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/to...-tubes-161534/.

Dean

I use the block of wood trick for small drills up to 10mm, bigger than that I use suitable lengths of plastic water or drain tube. For several drills of the same size
I use paper towel to wrap them so they don't touch each other and put them in the same pipe/tube.

BaronJ.

Originally Posted by woodfast

As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago I was given a box of MT drills which where going to be put in skip bin just happened to be there at the right time to save them from going to landfill now I have cleaned them up and sharpened them what is the best to store them. I have seen those plastic cases when you buy drills or the obvious drill a piece of wood and pop them in rack of some sort,any ideas would be welcomed

I went to the local dump shop after going to the dump and found an old piece of office equipment made by Vickers very heavy sheet metal with six drawers the drawers are perfect. I fitted some aluminium angle with pop rivets to keep the drills apart the drawers are about 250mm wide 400mm long and 49mm deep. I think it was used for stock cards or some sort of filing system.

Easiest: A piece of ply with stopped grooves routed in it so each one can hold a drill bit.

Better: Two pieces of ply, the grooves cut mirror imaged; now you have a lid.

Bestest: Nail a pair of cheapo butt hinges along one edge; now you have a lidded box for transporting.

Bestest ever, encrusted with diamonds and presented by a troupe of dancing girls suffering from an allergy to underwear: Add a simple catch or latch.


You could also make it from some real nice timber, each groove shaped exactly to each drill size and lined with a contrastingly coloured layer of felt then fitted with polished brass hinges and an inserted brass plaque describing its contents; but lets not get too carried away here

Originally Posted by Chief Tiff

Easiest: A piece of ply with stopped grooves routed in it so each one can hold a drill bit.

Better: Two pieces of ply, the grooves cut mirror imaged; now you have a lid.

Bestest: Nail a pair of cheapo butt hinges along one edge; now you have a lidded box for transporting.

Bestest ever, encrusted with diamonds and presented by a troupe of dancing girls suffering from an allergy to underwear: Add a simple catch or latch.


You could also make it from some real nice timber, each groove shaped exactly to each drill size and lined with a contrastingly coloured layer of felt then fitted with polished brass hinges and an inserted brass plaque describing its contents; but lets not get too carried away here

Pretty coloured felt so you can oil it to prevent rust .