While I have been nursing my shoulder, I have been working on a tool bit organization project (shown a little in last week’s video) for my collection of end mill bits that are scattered across my shop and underground lair with no rhyme or reason. This is a video of that whole process and links to everything/everyone mentioned in the video are listed below.
I really liked the original Tool Drawer Tray design by Ed Kramer (ekramer3), printed 4 of them, and made a few custom ones for my tool box organization needs. I specifically needed a tray that was a little wider to accommodate +3/4″ end mill bits (usually over 5″) and deep reach bits. There was some room left over in my tools drawers, so I added a couple of longer trays as well to close that gap.
I made the walls of my trays a little thicker to allow them to handle my thoughtless fumbling around. They line up really will with the original design and are exactly the same height. The 5″ width tray also is the exact same length as the original. While being thicker does make them a little stronger, they do take a while longer to print.
Now, all of my designs were done, printed, installed in my box before Ed Kramer and Rob Lockwood uploaded the bounding box driven parametric file version to the original Thing. If you have Fusion360, that updated file is really slick and will let you personalize to your specific needs. Take a look and prepare for wonder.
If you don’t have Fusion, then my remix will give you a couple of other options for organization of bits, tooling, pens, and whatever small bits&bobs you may need to tidy up in the shop, garage, office, or house.
- My Thingiverse Models: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4552775
- My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattofmanytrades/
- ekramer3’s End-Mill Organization Model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4541284
- ekramer3’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ekramer3/?hl=en
- Rob Lockwood’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rob.awesome.lockwood/?hl=en
- Schaller Boxes: https://www.schallercorporation.com