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

[OtterbatHellcat]

My problem is that I've collected a lot of tools from old guys over the years and I don't know what about 40% of them are even supposed to do.

That's something to look forward to when you get old then.....you'll know exactly what to do with them once you're officially old.

[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..

[jerrymrc]

I store my extras in 1 of the tool boxes, all drawers are labeled. Makes it easier for someone to grab a tool out knowing what drawer it's in, instead of me saying . No the top box ... next drawer, no the one on the left side. 1 box is specifically for the extras and misc items one collects over time.



Now turn those bits right side up and sharpen them.

I have the small center drawer for my misc bits. I have 4 indexes that have letter bits, # bits and fractional bits along with all the other nice things like wood bits and masonry bits. Funny thing is although I have sets that set me back over $500 my go to set is a stupid TIN coated $30 set of Dewalt's that has worked very well.

[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.

[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.

[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.