Making Things Easy

[Billh50]

I took a block of wood and made 4 rows of holes. Each row holds the following for standard screws. Tap drill, Tap, body drill, and counter bore. This makes it easy to find exactly what I need. I have rows for my most used sizes. Like #5-40, #6-32, #8-32, #10-32, 1/4-20, 5/16-18, 3/8-16.
The rows are marked for size and tools are in order of general use.

 

[Ripthorn]

I've got one of these as well, thought I drilled it for 50% tap drill, 75% tap drill, taper tap, bottoming tap, and clearance. So handy to have.

 

[T Bredehoft]

I have old end mill sleeves set up and so marked. Need to get a few counterbores, though.

 

[Rex Walters]

I've got one of these as well, thought I drilled it for 50% tap drill, 75% tap drill, taper tap, bottoming tap, and clearance. So handy to have.

You share my affliction. If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing!

Let's see, that's ~56 holes: say 7 columns by 8 rows (50% tap drill, 75% tap drill, clearance drill, counterbore, 50% taper tap, 75% taper tap, 50% bottoming tap, 75% bottoming tap).

Now to figure out where I store the corresponding dies. Maybe some kind of rack for the tap holders. And spares. Gotta have spares, 'cause I know I'm going to break another tap sooner or later.... ;-)

Seriously, that precise line of thought is exactly what's kept me rooting around in drawers and drill indexes every time I want to tap a hole.

This affliction needs a name.