Milling machine storage

[ishiboo]

Looking for ideas for storing collets/bits/etc. I found this which I find absolutely amazing, but it's $$$$$.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/R8-Collet-R...443?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ecbfe1ab3

 

[little d]

Ish,
unless I'm missing something here, wouldn't a cheap mid or top box do the same thing?

 

[laser3kw]

I use a C-man 10 drawer. arrange the collets in the long drawers and use the short drawers for cutters, gage pins and such.

 

[rsanter]

That will hold the tooling for doing a limited amount of work.
I have a bottom box full to hold all the tooling for my mill

Bob

 

[srmofo]

I don't know your budget or requirements, but we use huot tools cots at work. They also make cnc storage racks that can be mounted to bench tops. All in whatever taper you need. We got them from MSc iirc

 

[MP&C]

Here's a sheet metal solution I used for storage on the Lathe. May give you some ideas..

The lathe came with a bunch of tooling and fixtures that used to be hanging on pegboard. And me without pegboard. There are already two workbench drawers mounted under the tray, loaded with all the morse taper bits, reamers, etc. Needless to say, the drawers are quite heavy. It still had room to the right of the drawers, so I thought a stepped plate would work well for all the collets, drill chucks, etc. So I bent a piece of 18 ga CRS and made use of uni-bits to drill a bunch of holes....

 

[zkling]

A used kennedy 520, a bit of tubing, even pipe fittings, and a punch or hole saw could make something similar for a fraction of the cost. I like the dedicated coffee mug spot.

 

[astroracer]

Pick up the HF 26" roller cabinet and chest. Plenty of storage and everyhting is out of sight. I have a small Kennedy roller I use for my mill tooling.

Mark

 

[LXCam]

I have a couple Lista cabinets dedicated to my machining bits and what-nots. I thought I had some pictures of the other cabinet to the right that has my cutters and stuff but guess not. But this should give you a good idea. Also the bottom drawer in the other box has a couple of rotary collet holders mounted towards the front, so I only need to open the drawer a few inches to change collets. These cabinets are so well made and have a 300lb rating I even have my tilt table and 10inch rotary table in them.

 

[alan camby]

I have a 4 drawer Durham cabinet under my Grizzly 12x36 lathe and one under my small round column mill.

 

[alan camby]

The drawers are 3" deep.

The picture of the Lathe was before I put the drawers in the rack.

 

[txvwnut]

This is what I use, still need to make the drawer it's got one shelf inside that's adjustable and has casters on the bottom for easy movement. The body is MDF and the door and trim is maple and I bent up a piece of 18ga for the top.

 

[devinchi]

I just bought a 30" 5 drawer cart from HF for my tooling. I have the drawers sub-divided for smaller endmills and drillbits. I have a collet rack like this mounted on the side of my Bridgeport. http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/400691668889

 

[Strouty]

Here's a sheet metal solution I used for storage on the Lathe. May give you some ideas..

Robert,

That is awesome, I may try and copy that.

 

[TheEquineFencer]

Robert,

That is awesome, I may try and copy that.

I think I will also.

 

[Kevin54]

A piece of angle and a few holes

 

[rdn2blazer]

You might as well just pile cash up and set in on fire at that price. What a rip off. As has been suggested, Aluminum and some holes done. Maybe make a cover for it too.

 

[Strouty]

Reading the auction, it does not even come with the three drawers, light, or outlet. $522 is for the "base" model. All that stuff in the pictures would make it $758.40 including the shipping.

 

[Steevo]

I use my old rollaway chest with mid and top boxes to hold all of my lathe and milling tooling. It is parked next to my lathe, but only a half dozen steps from the mill, so still convenient for me.

I like that things are inside drawers and not out gathering dust and such,