Lathe chisel holders

Kevin their are numerous details for storing Chisels from Trolleys, Wall Racks, Tubes to Hanging I prefer the Hanging Solution as it takes up less space.

You can see my Solution on my WEB Site in the Hints n Tips Section or the Workshop Pictures.

Richard

A shelf with lots of (big) holes in it :) No plans needed for that, methinks.

I'm magnetic. Storing tools anonymously with their business end down causes me a lot of confusion. Storing them in tubes seems to demand similar size handles. Magnet doesn't care, and they can be mounted anywhere, including, as mine are, on the wall behind the lathe.

That's for storing, of course. Most of us tend to lay them down in the shavings as finger bait while we're using them.

I'm constantly changing and refining that... and adding chisels... which causes more refining.. *g*

I have a shelf with a double row of holes, about 1 1/2" apart and staggered front/back...

The ONLY way that this works for me (as George pointed out about point down storage) is to have them grouped... scrapers, bowl gouges, skews, spindle stuff, etc... and always put it back in the correct hole.. That' s easier than it sounds because you build up a habit quickly when you know where to reach... kind of like typing on the keyboard... I didn't realize how well I knew where each one went until I spent last weekend teaching my brother, and a few times he'd try to put a chisel away... I'd finish with a chisel and try to stick it in it's hole and there would be one in that spot already.. lol

I use magnets a LOT... I have a magnetic tool bar on the pegboard over the chisel rack... mostly for worm screw, inserts for the Olan tools and small tools... In the picture below, you'll see a few mini chisels hanging in mid-air on the left side of the pegboard..

There are now a row of about 12 mini chisels in the row, hanging from rare earth magnets in cups... the cup focuses the magnetic field and keeps the tool from pulling the magnet off the wall.. I use these with the 3/4" magnets on several places on both lathes... holds mandrel wrenches, favorite Olan tools, pen turning bushings, diamond hones, etc... even an ash tray.. *blush* I'm thinking of making a free standing chisel holder somewhat like a small music stand... so that I can put it near where I'm turning and store the most used tools on it, tip UP.. The problem is that there is such a range of tool lengths, from mini-skews and scrapers to bowl gouges, the a "cutting edge up" rack that doesn't have sharp tools sticking up over the top is hard to design.. *g*

Mac

Hmm.. Magnets. I never thought of that. I have a bunch of old hard drives laying around that have good magnets in them.

Think I will give that a try!

How good are you at memorizing?

Do you take your chisels and gouges anywhere or do they ALWAYS stay at home?

Do you typically start off intended to make a quick and dirty solution to a problem in the shop and find that it almost always turns into something far more complicated?

Do you have room on the floor to the right of your lathe (if you're right handed - to the left of your lathe if you're left handed)?

Did you, or if you have a kid or two, did your kid(s), have a Go-Bot you found interesting to play with?

In addition to turning, do you also make boxes and furniture?

Do you have a Lok-Miter bit (if you don't find the edges of ply, even Baltic Birch ply, attractive)?

If the anwer to ALL of the above is "yes" then something like this might be your next non-turning woodworking project:

charlie b

I use magnets myself but 3/4" plastic pipe would work well with a stand.

Tim