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Late last night my husband said to me "you know, I think your saw would fit in the basement if we moved that old book case out". So we moved stuff around and now I have my own shop space. (as a bonus mine has heat and AC and his only has a couple of turbo heaters)
Anyway, as I was moving my stuff around I decided it was time to upgrade my blade storage system. I was using a cardboard box, but it was falling apart and it was really hard to find the blade I wanted.
The design is loosely based on something similar that I saw once, but I can't remember where. I tried to search the site to see if it was here but had no luck. If you were my inspiration, let me know and I'll give you credit.
Built out of 1/2 inch plywood and 1/2 & 1/4 inch dowels. The blade tubes are 3/4 inch PVC pipes.
The larger holder has an diameter of 8 inches and the inner raised part is 4 inch diameter.
The smaller one has a diameter of 5 inches and was really a result of a miscalculation on my part (I cut the circle an inch too big, but didn't notice until I had all of the holes drilled) But it turns out it works great for my sanding "blades", so if anyone asks "I planed it that way"

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a simple solution to a small annoyance…an idea for me as well…thanks.
 

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I really like your holder! Excellant!
 

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My scrollsaw comes with a built in drawer, otherwise I too would build this kind of project.looking cool well done I like the simplicity of the design regards Alistair
 

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Smart. I made a scrappy box to keep mine with compartments but I think this is more clever.
 

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Add some tags for the project to help it easier for those looking for something like this in the future. I really like this project as it makes it very easy to store and locate all of those pesky scroll saw blades.
 

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I made one pretty much like yours, except I use the end caps of PVC on the top also to keep out the dust….at least I think that was the reason….sounds kinda dumb now..LOL
 

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You may be thinking of the zip-tie storage idea seen on instructables. Bunch of pvc pipes sized appropriately for each size of zipties you have…then duct-taped together. I actually made that in about 10 minutes.
 

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So you husband actually reclaimed his 3 sq ft of space in his metal working shop. LOL I am just a natural born trouble maker.
 

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sweet… beats mine… i used a couple pieces of copper tubing that sit in a copper end cap screwed to the table.
 

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What a gr8 idea. You could use this for just about anything. The scroll saw blades are definitely a good storage place.
 
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