how do you store your long hex bits?

[GophersGarage]

I bought one of these the other day and I love it for my 1-2" stuff but the longer bits I have 4-6" are just to lose. I like to get some more ideas if you like to share
thanks

 

[johninct]

In a 6" Snap-On red metal box I had around. Not the best but it works.

 

[Tools4Me]

95% of the time I'm using 1-2" bits, so I store those in a way similar to the OP and many others here. I keep a second plastic cased set in my go bag for jobs done away from my shop. I don't use 4-6" bits that often and good quality long bits are quite expensive, so I only have one set. I store them compactly in one of those plastic sleeve tubes that often come with new rotary hammer bits, core drill bits, ship auger bits, milling cutters, etc. I don't know what those plastic tubes are officially called, but they come in various sizes and diameters. Some are round and they have a top that twists off and others are square and have a top that pulls off but has resistance notches along the corners.

I cut my spare storage tube down so when the top is off the bits stick out about an inch or two so the tips are easy to see and grab. The tube normally sits in my main tool chest bit drawer, but I grab the tube and toss it in with my other travel tools if I think I might need them for a job done away from my shop.

 

[d.mcfarland]

Could make your own out of the material of your choice I guess.

Fishing tackle box might be a good option if you need to travel with them frequently.

 

[jsaw]

I stick them on a magnet on the lid of my tool cart

 

[decableguy2000]

Dewalt tough cases.

 

[LeeG]

I make something similar to what the OP has for small bits and use it for longer ones. This has a rare earth magnet at the bottom of each hole. It holds the bits securely upside down, and they are still easy to remove. This in in the lid of a Festool Systainer.



Lee

 

[Vwpower]

Lol. Throw them in the wrench drawer is apparently how I do it. But I don’t have a lot of them.

 

[Steve_P]

Long bits I have in a divided plastic case, with no lid, in a drawer with the rest of the bits. Long bit sockets I have on a rail, lying down, like shown above, in a drawer with stuff I rarely use. I would obviously ideally have the long bit sockets in the same drawer as the rest of the bit sockets, but it's full!

 

[theoldwizard1]

I stumbled across a heavy duty, long, zip lock plastic bag.

 

[GophersGarage]

looking for something that the bits can stand up. I currently have them in drawer but I do not like that method anymore.