Today's video project is a requested video project. Now some tools I'll be using here
are simply because I happen to have them. If a tool I'm using is merely a luxury tool
and is not required you'll see this up in the corner of the screen. That means there
are other tools that could get the job done just as easily.
Got it? Good.
My last couple projects I've done has left
me with this pile of scrap lumber. Let's see what I can find to help me out with today's
shop project build. One of the longer boards should do nicely
here. I'll run it through my planer a couple times just to take off the ugly.
If you don't have a thickness planer as I have here, a hand plane will do ya or just
a sander in a pinch.
Mark a length that I think will accommodate
the number of drill bits I'll be organizing. It could be longer or shorter no problem.
A materials and cut list can be found at simply easy diy dot com. As always check the description.
I'll link it from there. Take that over to the miter saw.
I'll need three of those.
Each of these boards as a rounded over edge.
Came from the yard like that. The thickness planer took off some of it and I'll take the
rest of it off on the table saw.
After that's done for all three pieces I'll
take one and cut it right in half. I'm just eyeballing this as I normally do.
A line of glue along one side of those two pieces.
Flip em over onto the base piece.
Sandwich my third board between those two. I don't want this too snug. I want a little bit of play in here.
Just make sure I didn't make any sudden movements
with those boards. While that is drying in the clamps I'll take
the center board over to the drill press. I believe this is a 5/16" drill bit I have
here. Just slightly larger than the shanks of the bits I intend to store.
I might have these spaced every inch or so. I'm really not sure, I do a lot of eyeballin
in my shop. Because that just happens to be simple and
easy. After that is done I'll set that piece aside
and turn my attention to the drill bit hole gauge. A quarter inch piece of scrap should
do nicely. I'll simply use the actual bit to drill its hole in the gauge.
Trim that down to size.
Alright back to my center piece. I'll mark
a couple lines some random distance down from the top. Place the hole gauge there for a
moment to check the distance between the two lines.
Then hammer a couple small nails.
Place the hole gauge on top of the nail heads.
And tap both sides with a hammer.
Just hard enough to make a corresponding mark on the
back of the gauge. Then I'll just drill that out with a drill
bit that is slightly larger than that mark. There we go. Move that aside. Bring in my
base piece that is still in the clamps.
Trim the overhang on the table saw.
From there its over to my belt sander to smooth the edges.
And take off the corners.
Time to assemble. You can glue the vertical holder to the base piece if you like or the
base piece can be attached to a shelf and the actual bit holder along with the gauge
can then be removed from it and taken to wherever your project is without having to go back
and forth for different size drill bits. I put spade bits in mine but any type of drill
bit would work obviously. A cut list and materials can be found at simply
easy diy dot com. Check the description. Until then.