Tap Storage Tip

[schor]

Saw these ice bar makers for $1.99 and thought they would be great for tap storage.

 

[hman]

Neat suggestion, Steve! Maybe we should all sing a verse of "F'reeze a jolly good fellow!"

 

[Charles Spencer]

Neat suggestion, Steve! Maybe we should all sing a verse of "F'reeze a jolly good fellow!"

Terrible! You should be pun-ished.


I use test tubes for taps and end mills.

 

[schor]

Terrible! You should be pun-ished.


I use test tubes for taps and end mills.

It would be nice to find something like that.

 

[Charles Spencer]

I got them from this place but they say they only ship to the USA. You might contact them.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/25-Pack-16-...st-Tubes-with-White-Caps-5-inch-/121693671450

 

[NCjeeper]

I have way too many taps so I went the cabinet route. Your idea is a good one though.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HUOT-FRACTI...848053?hash=item1c7da1ec35:g:Qy4AAOxyf~hRydQ~

 

[Buffalo20]

I have a Craftsman bottom box full of taps and dies.

 

[extropic]

schor,
Neat find. Thanks for the tip.

I plan to use one, or more, at the milling machine to organize small items (edge finder, spotting drill, tap drill, countersink, tap, drills, cutters, etc.) that are needed at hand for a project.
All the tools go back into more appropriate storage places when the project is completed, but those trays will be great for keeping things handy and secure for WIP.

Thanks again.

 

[GLCarlson]

They're a buck at the low-end dollar stores rather than $2 and up. If you can find 'em, used poly cutting boards are also good (try Goodwill- again if lucky they can be had for a couple bucks).

 

[uncle harry]

Saw these ice bar makers for $1.99 and thought they would be great for tap storage.

Too late for me. I just purchased a Huot tap dispenser cabinet for $68 and about $21 for shipping. The ice "cube" trays would also work for drill storage, especially spotting drills.