End mill storage

[IHinIN]

I’m using a Plano box with adjustable dividers.

 

[GeneT45]

Yours is a lot nicer looking than mine

Holy cow! There's a working Dymo labeler somewhere! I hope you have a lot of supplies... ;-)

GsT

 

[Rickinlexky]

Holy cow! There's a working Dymo labeler somewhere! I hope you have a lot of supplies... ;-)

GsT

Yeah, I’m a Dymo hoarder =

 

[woodchucker]

I went the Vevor route. The only thing I wish is that the drawers could be removed without tools- it's like pulling a car stereo from the mount bracket, not fun or convenient. Also they don't nest, you need to buy LRF support (little rubber feet) separately. I need one more...
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you are lucky you got the US General's before they ruined the tool boxes. Now there are less drawers and they are deeper.

Those vevor slides don't come apart? The lack of nesting can be fixed with some drawer liners to prevent them from sliding.

 

[pontiac428]

you are lucky you got the US General's before they ruined the tool boxes. Now there are less drawers and they are deeper.

Those vevor slides don't come apart? The lack of nesting can be fixed with some drawer liners to prevent them from sliding.

Not to mention HF jacked up the price too... I wish I'd picked up another while I could. As far as I can tell, the Vevor slides are a one-way job, no tabs or slide locks to be seen. But they do dispense drills, taps, and end mills, just as advertised.

 

[IStream]

This thread might be of interest to folks:

Thread 'SystemBoard End Mill Storage System (by request from the CHMW VI Meetup)'

Nov 21, 2024

I was asked by our Vancouver Island Meet-up crew if I could price out the holders that we use in our factory for the members to purchase for their own use. Here are some pics of the system:

In order to put together an order for CHMW + the Hobby-Machinist our supplier needs a minimum of $400 (CAD) value (they normally only sell large volumes to manufacturing plants) so this order goes in only if we meet that minimum. You will not be charged until the order is going ahead!

So the system consists of the SystemBoard Frame 400A and whichever inserts you...

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[RaisedByWolves]

I don't have any problem with wood causing rust. You need to use well dried wood. I like walnut because it's oily, or kiln dried Maple, and if I use 2x4s I make sure they are very old and dry in my shop. New 2x4s have water. I use a meter to check my wood.
And oil in the holes can not hurt.
And let me say that a lot of quality tools come in wood cases or holders

This.

The Gerstner boxes were the go to back in the day before shops had climate control as the wood would regulate the moisture and keep it off of the tools.

I have the same concern mentioned with the 3d printed items after seeing my filament get ruined due to moisture even though I built a nice dry box to house it.

 

[woodchucker]

This.

The Gerstner boxes were the go to back in the day before shops had climate control as the wood would regulate the moisture and keep it off of the tools.

I have the same concern mentioned with the 3d printed items after seeing my filament get ruined due to moisture even though I built a nice dry box to house it.

Good point. Plastic is hydroscopic

 

[extropic]

Plastics are hygroscopic.
"Hydroscopic" is an incorrect term. It's an easy mistake to make when we're talking about H2O.