Drill Bit cabinet?

[Bill Grumbine]

Okay, I tried to search, but the search funtion tells me that it can't/won't/isn't going to search on BIT since it is too short of a word and too common. Great. I tried a couple of ways, but the search function insists on showing me posts with cabinet or drill in them, of which there are approximately several bazillion.

So, anyone here have any ideas on a drill BIT cabinet?

Thanks.

Bill

[Cody Colston]

This one from WOOD magazine is for router bit storage but could easily be adapted for drill bits.

The front is plexi for easy identification and the trays slide out the end. I thought it was a very simple, yet functional piece.

[Rob Bodenschatz]

Bill, I experienced the same frustration when searching for "jet". You may have better luck here:

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/google.php

Plug in +drill +bit +cabinet and you'll get a ton of relevant results.

[Glenn Clabo]

Couple of wood ones
http://www.plansnowinprint.com/drillbitcab.html
http://www.rockslide.org/Images/bitstorage.jpg
And store bought ones here
http://www.huot.com/index.html
http://secure.data-comm.com/RB/Detail.bok?no=126147

[Frank Pellow]

Bill, I experienced the same frustration when searching for "jet". You may have better luck here:

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/google.php

Plug in +drill +bit +cabinet and you'll get a ton of relevant results.

Rob, I never thought of using Google to overcome the shortcomings of our search facilities here at Saw Mill Creek. Thanks very much for the tip.

This is a tip that should be posted somewhere prominently here so that others can take advantage of it.

[Mark Pruitt]

Rob, I never thought of using Google to overcome the shortcomings of our search facilities here at Saw Mill Creek. Thanks very much for the tip.

This is a tip that should be posted somewhere prominently here so that others can take advantage of it.

Interestingly, while that is a great way of doing searches, in this particular instance it appears that the last time this issue was addressed, there were no effective solutions posed. It looks to me like Glenn has found probably the best ideas. Me....I have a wall cabinet in close proximity to the DP that houses all my bits, but I ain't about to pretend that the thing is neatly organized!

[glenn bradley]

I have a benchtop DP and the stand for it I built for it has a wide, short, deep slot just under the table top. I am re-using one of those "cheapo drill set / plastic holder with doors type-thingies" like your well meaning relatives buy you for Christmas. Aside from the forstners and hole saws it works pretty good ;-)

[Bill Grumbine]

Thanks for the replies everyone, and for the links, suggestions, etc. I have some things to think about now. Of course, I may need to build the wall to hold the cabinet first...

Bill

[JayStPeter]

I made a cabinet of drawers that goes around the base of my drill press and holds all my bits.



No wall space req'd

Jay

[Jeffrey Makiel]

Mine is similar to Jays' . But it's not really a drill bit organizer, but more like a storage cabinet to place the drill bit index boxes. It uses precious space under my drill press that is rarely needed. When it is in the way, the base cabinet just slides outs on nylon furniture glides.

-Jeff

[tod evans]

bill, i recycled a stack of drawers from an old cheap metal desk for mine...02 tod

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[Frank Hagan]

Bill, I experienced the same frustration when searching for "jet". You may have better luck here:

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/google.php

Plug in +drill +bit +cabinet and you'll get a ton of relevant results.

I've found the "Boardtracker" results to be better than Google's. There's an old thread from 2005 that shows up that has a few more comments than this one: http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...d=5960&t=15460

To use Boardtracker, you have to go to http://www.boardtracker.com/search/ and input your search term, and then put "sawmillcreek.org" in the "Domain" box. You'll get results from SMC that are much more detailed than what Google provides. Users can add a search box function to their browsers, or SMC could add a search box that links to Boardtracker.

If the mods want, they can create a Boardtracker search box by using this code that, when used, will open Boardtracker in a new window. I'm using this on my boat building forums and its working much better than the built in search function or Google (the "dog_powered_search.png" image is available from Boardtracker):

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[Craig Stueve]

Bill you might take a look at this.

http://www.rd.com/americanwoodworker...02/drillpress/

I have had this bookmarked for some time and is somewhere near project #56 on my short list of shop projects.

Craig

[Dale Thompson]

Bill,
I posted a thread named, "I'm a BIT embarrassed---". That was back on 5/25/04. There are a couple of extra pics in that post. This guy had multiple bits of the same size so I'm not sure that the cabinet would apply to you.

Good luck!

Dale T.