How do you store your misc. twist drill bits? Allen keys?

[Irving]

Turning the bits over made more sense to me, but that's how they were in there when I got it, so I left them. Maybe if I have time I'll do that. I've been crazy busy lately. (not)

[OtterbatHellcat]

Turning the bits over made more sense to me, but that's how they were in there when I got it, so I left them. Maybe if I have time I'll do that. I've been crazy busy lately. (not)

My work tools are a completely different story from my home tools. I have several drill indexes...there is a main one for daily use, and a complete index for replacement. All the original bits in the back up index are upwards if never used, all the ones I stole from it to replace the daily index, are then replaced and inserted downwards into that index. There are folks that have indexes for steel, aluminum, and stainless respectively.

I'll accept the "you're a weirdo" comments now..

[Circuits]

I've got the original organizers for my numbered bit sets and hex key sets. Spares are kept in discrete plastic organizer boxes so I can look for one if I break the one in the organizer. Common sizes, i'll order spares/extras and keep them in the organizer boxes.

[TheGrey]

We had a bunch of different sets of drill bits, etc- we kept the ones that weren't as awesome for loaners, so we wouldn't be out a lot of money if they were lost or never returned.

[10x]

I put them in large RX bottles that I have accumulated. You can see thru and then spill out what you want. I never could keep bits and allen wrenches in order. Don't even ask me about sockets in my socket sets.

[JohnnyEgo]

Take a block of wood, or better yet, something like cutting board plastic (HDPE) that won't hold moisture. Drill a hole the size of the shank. For twist bits, it's probably the same size as the drill bit. Repeat a bunch of times. Bam, drill-bit holder.

[hobowh]

Take a block of wood, or better yet, something like cutting board plastic (HDPE) that won't hold moisture. Drill a hole the size of the shank. For twist bits, it's probably the same size as the drill bit. Repeat a bunch of times. Bam, drill-bit holder.

I do this with 2 2x4's glued together, or scrap of 4x4 and use the bit to drill its spot then use a wood burner to mark the size.

[Brian]

Not sure I'll end up using it, but earlier this week when I was thinking about this, I mucked around with something on my 3d printer to at least keep the bits from rolling around in the bottom of the drawer. The pins help them stack on top of each other if I felt like printing out a couple. The first one I printed I had the measurements off and it was too small to hold much more than the small ones.