After outgrowing 2 Rockler router bit storage solutions, I finally decided to deal with the problem and get the bits off my bench. This started out as a simple basic storage solution – talk about gilding the Out House. I guess I must have too much time on my hands …or maybe I’m just finding excuses to avoid things I should really be doing.
Now I have a storage solution that should last for a while, but I still have no wall space on which to hang it. On the positive, I made a good dent in my scrap pile. The ½” shelves are removable / replaceable allowing for different configurations. I should have left a taller space for the bottom shelf. The plywood shelves shouldn’t swell too much and pinch the bits, but I did burnish some paste wax into all the holes. I left ¼” through holes in the bottom frame just in case any of the ½” bits get bound up and need to be punched out.
All things being equal, I should have spent the time building a real cabinet for my “portable” router table (which hasn’t been put away in over a year). I guess that task must be like insulating workshop walls – something I’ll get to eventually.
Aw, you had to say it I couldn't figure out how to work the 4th dimension into the storage solution. I would replace the 1/4" shelves with 1/2" but I like my Colt too much.
This rat loves it. Time to build one of these. One thing I will do differently is to set up pictures of the kind of profile each bit makes, same with sets (clustered together). I don't do enough fancy routing to remember exactly which bit cuts what, so pictures would help. Nice finish and the glass front is terrific.
The front is in fact acrylic which I'll never be able to replace without tearing the frame apart. I didn't need another opportunity to cut myself and glass just had "Break Me" written all over it.
Nice try, thanks for the encouragement on the 4D but I was shooting more for something along lines of time phasing in the same space. All my storage issues would be solved!
(I'm familiar the CNC axes - that doesn't count - its still in the same 3 dimensional space, just difference reference frames).
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Mark, you did a nice job on the cabinet. And I am sure the next one to go with it will be equally as nice.
Those bits keep accumulating like magic. I couldn't decide on what type of case to build so I just made some simple storage trays that fit in a drawer of a roller cabinet. These keep the bits safe and organized until the day I rework my shop.
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