How I organise my drill bits.

[Stew]

A simple one that may help someone.

I used to really struggle with keeping my drill bits in any sort of order. A lot of people seem to have blocks with holes they live in or drill cases they clip into.

The idea, and practicality, of clipping or slotting them back into a specific place never worked for me and when I started getting extra odd bits, there was no where for them to live.

A while back I settled on using drawers. Sounds simple really but it's made my life a lot easier!





Every drill bit type of each size goes in the same drawer - it's easy enough to identify each type.



Hopefully this might give someone a little hand in getting organised.

Any other ideas out there? (Not that I'm intending to change what I do. )

[tatsumi]

I do the block thing, three in a row with wood drill, steel drill and mill bit, the other sizes out of the norm would benifit from draws mind

[jameswood]

i use my bench...all of it

[jameswood]

...and parts of the floor..

[earthman]

Using those type of containers is an excellent idea.

[Stew]

Yeah, that used to be my problem too James. I like a level of order in my chaos though!

[dazcon]

I've got bits in every nook and cranny! Maybe have to pinch your method Stew!

[Stuart Mitchell]

What do the numbers relate to, they are like no units of inches I have seen before....

[Greenbeast]

hehe

i think i'll do something similar Stew.

[Stew]

It's a secret code Stu.

[HDF]

all over the bench, in tupperware boxes, some draws, some by the mill, some in the tray for the colchester, some by the drill, etc etc.... We have so bloody many, imperial and metric, it's far too daunting trying to organise them!

[FGYT]

I use a std drill set box ( 1-10mm in 0.5mm ) next to the piller drills




and have an axminster 10 off set for new ones




the Brad point bits for Kydex are in a drilled block

other handy non std bits etc are in a tub

some Counter bore bits etc are kept with the screws they are used with

[mick spain]

I have drill boxes with the spare unused drills In a bench draw, then 3 or 4 small button magnets on the side of the drill press with the drills I use, just stuck on the magnets at least 3 drills to each magnet

[Big Rick]

Stu, Have a look at this. http://uk.ask.com/wiki/Drill_bit_sizes I remember when I was an apprentice I had to drill number 76 (20thou) holes with an air drill for the fuel injection sytem we were modifying, I was told that being the youngest I had steady hands and more feel. I can tell youI broke loads of them!!

What do the numbers relate to, they are like no units of inches I have seen before....