How do you store your router plane?

[Rob Lee]

I store a lot of tools in clear plastic shoe boxes.

Hi Lowell -

I do exactly the same thing. I also use large plastic totes for home maintenance categories (Electrical, Plumbing, Drywall etc) so I can grab a whole set of tools/supplies at a time.

Cheers -

Rob

[Trevor Walsh]

My #71 1/2 hangs on a nail through the empty screw hole in the casting and my mini Veritas router sits on a small little open shelf spot for little tools.

[Frederick Skelly]

Mine hangs from pegboard. The extra cutters and other goodies are in a drawer in a tool box.

Same for both of mine.

[lowell holmes]

Rob, I have several shoe boxes with your tools in them. I live in a moist humid environment and my tools are rust free.
There are a lot of tools your company made in those boxes. I made a new wooden box for your detail chisels after Hurricane Harvey.
They were wet and they rusted. I de-rusted them and coated them with Johnson Floor wax and made a new box fore them.
Do you have any new tools we need to know bout? just asking

[Andrew Pitonyak]

Andrew -

Your search Karma may be bad.... but your posting Karma is good......!

Contact me at rlee@leevalley.com and I'll send you a pre-production version of our new router box in exchange for your private opinions.

Cheers -

Rob

(and no - not as nice as Tony or Derek's !)

I just sent an email to him... :-)

For sure my timing is good.

[lowell holmes]

I think I will buy more plastic totes and re-organize my shop.

[Rob Luter]

Andrew -

Your search Karma may be bad.... but your posting Karma is good......!

Contact me at rlee@leevalley.com and I'll send you a pre-production version of our new router box in exchange for your private opinions.

Cheers -

Rob

(and no - not as nice as Tony or Derek's !)

Good on you Rob Lee.

[Jerry Olexa]

On a shelf in my tool cabinet..Some protection

[Andrew Pitonyak]

Rob Lee sent me a storage container to test and now that they have it available on their web site, I can release my review of the box:

https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread....70#post3018270

If you do not yet have a box, this will save you a bunch of time and it works very well. Clearly a lot of thought was put into their box. I love mine. It also provides an idea of how they laid it out. Here is a picture of mine (only slightly modified).
router_box_lee_valley_09.jpg

[steven c newman]

Not much account for the Stanley version, is it? As for mine...
Shop Tour,May 2020, tools 2.JPG
It sits very comfortably on top of the Stanley No. 45's case....

[Paul Saffold]

This is the one I made back in 2012. If I was doing it now I would use 1/2" stock as 3/4" is too clunky but it was a good learning experience.
Keeps everything organized and made it easy to pack when I closed up shop. I"m in the middle of moving.
https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread....r-2-LV-routers

[Tom Bender]

Derek your love of tools smacks of idolatry.

My beliefs allow that BTW.

[Andrew Pitonyak]

This is the one I made back in 2012. If I was doing it now I would use 1/2" stock as 3/4" is too clunky but it was a good learning experience.
Keeps everything organized and made it easy to pack when I closed up shop. I"m in the middle of moving.
https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread....r-2-LV-routers

I like it. How did you cut the form to fit the plane?

Also, it looks like you have a magnet for the smaller plane. Good idea.

[Paul Saffold]

I used either a jig saw or coping saw, file, sandpaper. If I was making it now I would use a band saw, entering and exiting through the same kerf.

[Andrew Pitonyak]

I used either a jig saw or coping saw, file, sandpaper. If I was making it now I would use a band saw, entering and exiting through the same kerf.

Pretty good job with that, impressive.