Custom Sharpening Tools Organizer in Systainer SYS5

[ryanjg117]

I recently purchased a lot of systainers, including a couple of SYS5s. They’re so deep, I’ve been mulling how to use them in the shop. Well, I’ve accumulated quite a random assortment of sharpening tools, so I thought it would be a good challenge to try and fit it all into a single SYS5. I had to use some ingenuity to get the large stainless sinkbridge to fit, but I think I’ve got it all figured out:

The organizer is designed with 12mm Baltic Birch plywood, with some of the finer components made from 9mm Baltic Birch. I have a friend with a full-size CNC router and he’s kindly offered to help me cut it. It will be a fun learning exercise. Because the minimum bit size on his router is 1/8-inch, you’ll see a few exposed fillets around the joints. I could plug these, but I actually like the look of it and, really, it doesn’t need to be watertight. I’ll think I’ll keep them open.

If you’re curious about the sharpening tools I use, here’s a list:

• ChefKnivesToGo Stainless Sink Bridge
• Richmond Strop Base with Balsa Wood and Bovine Leather Attachments
• Beston 500 Grit Waterstone
• Bester 1200 Grit Waterstone
• Suehiro Rika 5000 Grit Waterstone
• Atoma 400 Grit Diamondplate
• Norton Stone Flattener
• Nagura Slurry Stone
• Richmond 1.0 Micron Diamond Paste
• Idahone 10” Fine Ceramic Rod (~2000 grit)
• Loupe Magnifier Set with LED for examining blade edges

I’m still a beginner when it comes to sharpening, and actually got into it to sharpen kitchen knives, but it’s a good all-around skill that has its benefits in the shop, too. I never knew my chisels could be so dangerous!

I have about the more empty systainers that need to get filled with something… If you’ve got a good idea for an organizer project, let me know!

 

[charley1968]

That's cool! Looks quite futuristic and me likalot! Well done CAD 'drawing' as well.

 

[Klemm]

[member=51886]ryanjg117[/member]  - what can I say? - functional, creative,  esthetically beautiful, professionally executed . . . (am I forgetting a compliment here - help me out, please)

So tell us what you do for a living and what you studied?
my hat's off!

Hans

 

[ryanjg117]

[member=51886]ryanjg117[/member]So tell us what you do for a living and what you studied?
my hat's off!

Hans

Hans, I don't do this kind of work professionally, just for fun. Transitioning to parametric modeling requires a different mindset, but once you have the fundamentals down (sketching, extruding, texturing), it actually becomes pretty simple and fast.

 

[ryanjg117]

I've just posted this insert's sibling, the 279-router bit insert set.  [big grin]
http://festoolownersgroup.com/festo...router-bit-storage-insert-for-sys4-systainer/

 

[JUDOKA]

Hi there , very nice work.
Could you design an insert for sys5 that would hold 3-4 festool drills. For example t18,cxs,c18,bhc18 ?
Thank you.

 

[ryanjg117]

All done! I learned a lot about CNC and CAM with this project... Namely, that I need to offset my joints.

 

[Mismarked]

Really impressive.  What do you use those two corks for?

 

[RickyL]

Incredible work. Did you cut them out yourself?

How many hours in design/cutting.

 

[ryanjg117]

Thanks guys. I had this cut on a friend's CNC machine, and made a few mistakes with my calculations so it took about five hours of detail sanding with a Dremel before it all came together. I'm actually not super happy with the fit in the SYS5 (it's too tight), and I might re-do the entire insert.

To answer the questions on the corks: they're used to de-burr the edge of a knife before you step up to the next higher grit stone.

 

[Fuji22]

Hello,

Which software program do you use to make your renderings.  They look outstanding.

Thank you