| Project by Mike Shea | posted 283 days ago | 714 views | 6 times favorited | 15 comments | ![]() |
all my bits, chucks, spindles, drills, and chargers at arms reach from the drill press. best thing i ever buit in my shop. everything stays organized and i dont have to search for the right tool to do the right job. i got a plan for this in a Fine Woodworking article in a past issue. the heavy doors that store all my bits are held up by piano hinges, anything else wouldnt hold up to the wieght. the drawers hold all my bit sets like expensive forstners and hole saws. i never realized how important drills and accesories are to a shop untill i made this case
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15 comments so far
cajunpen
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posted 283 days ago
Very nice Mike. I built a Drill Bit Case awhile back – but I really like what you have done here even better. Nice job and thanks for sharing it.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
ChrisBabayco
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posted 283 days ago
That is great Mike. How did you attach the case to the wall?
Bob A in NJ
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posted 283 days ago
Wow, great project!
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David
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posted 282 days ago
Mike -
Great addition to the shop and very well done! Also great time to re-visit Bill’s drill bit case.
David
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dustynewt
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posted 282 days ago
Nice going, Mike. I just built a drill accessory box myself using scraps and experimenting with pulls and slides and stuff. Yours kinda puts mine to shame. I’ll post it anyway. Back to the drawing board…
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CharlieM1958
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posted 282 days ago
Not only is this extremely functional, but looks great as well! Nice job, Mike.
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DrSawdust
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posted 282 days ago
Awesome! What great inspiration for those of us (ME) that really could use some organization in the shop.
-- Making sawdust is what I do best
mot
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posted 282 days ago
Awesome, Mike. And Bill, thanks for that link. My drill stuff is just all over the place. This is a really neat idea.
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TomFran
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posted 282 days ago
Hey, that is really nice! I think that another advantage to having a setup like this is that you can close the cabinet up when your doing some dusty processes, and keep everything dust free.
Great project.
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Grumpy
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posted 282 days ago
I will have one of those cabinets when you can spare the time Mike. Only kidding.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
gizmodyne
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posted 282 days ago
Well done. Nice and organized. Much better than rolling around in a drawer, chipping up against each other.
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clieb91
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posted 282 days ago
Mike, Just caught up to sthis pic and some of the other work. All of it looks great. Look forward to seeing more new projects.
CtL
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bryano
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posted 281 days ago
Thats very organized Mike. My drill stuff is just thrown in a drawer and i can never find what im looking for.
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coolbreeze
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posted 174 days ago
Mike, I like it. If there’s one thing that gets me excited as much as tools, it’s organization. Furniture without function is just a meaningless wood conjunction. I just made that up. You like it?
-- Jason, AL
rikkor
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posted 174 days ago
Very nice. I need to make something like that to organize my stuff.
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