Case for my carbide endmills

[Monk]

Recently I took advantage of some of the MSC deals and purchased a smaller set of carbide end mills (1/8 thru 7/16 with a fitted oak case). I went to ebay and bought individual Taurus end mills (1/2 thru 3/4). I decided to make my own fitted case for these from a piece of 3/4 inch poplar my Dad had lying around. I started by sizing cutting the original piece in half and sizing the pieces to match and then using the new end mills to cut their pockets in the base. Then I milled the recesses in the lid necessary to clear the larger sized end mills. Finally I added the hinges, hasp, and a coat of stain/sealer.

 

[royesses]

Very nice work. Looks like a presentation case.

Roy

 

[dulltool17]

Very Nice!

 

[Ulma Doctor]

nice work!

 

[Randall Marx]

Excellent!

 

[brino]

Where can I place my order?

Very Nice!
-brino

 

[shoeboxpaul]

Great work!

 

[Monk]

Thanks everyone. It was really a quick and easy project. I patterned this one after the one that came with a set of SGS carbide end mills I got from MSC. Interestingly that set ran from 1/8th thru 1/2 in sixteenths, but omitted the 7/16ths. So, I bought 9/16ths thru 3/4's from Taurus and picked up a 7/16ths to fill out the previous set. Here's the case that came with the SGS set. It's a little fancier with corners rounded.
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[crazypj]

Much nicer than the chintzy plastic inserts you normally see. If I ever get time I must do same for various end mills I have. You could probably get a cheap round over router bit to do edges? (unless you really, really 'need' a metal cutting one for a project )

 

[rzbill]

Hmmmm. I wonder how many, and what kind of bits I could make fit into the empty box from that last bottle of Middletons.... I may have to get another if they won't all fit.