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Good Excuse to buy Router Bits

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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.
 

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That's really nicely done! You can double your capacity with another carcass and a couple of good strong hinges.
 
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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.
 
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As I have been taught in Engineering School:

Two dimension = x and y. X is left and right. Y is up and down. Flat and all on the same horizontal plane.

Three dimension = x and y as stated above. Z is the third dimension and is perpendicular to the plane defined by the first two dimensions.

The fourth dimension is time = the only way for two things to occupy the same place is time differential, think of a theater seat.

There are, of course; CNC methods that utilize fourth and fifth axes - but that's a whole different discussion.

So, yes - in fact; one could have a 4d router bit case by having interchangeable shelving / bit holders. This adds the time element.

Otis Guillebeau from Auburn, Georgia
 
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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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