Drill&Bits tainer

[festooldude]

hello,

I made this yesterday. It took about 3 hours making it, and 1 to figure it all out, and make measurements.
It's made for a SyS2 Tloc, and it's custom made to fit certain drillsets and types of speeddrills, countersinks,
hingedrills etc.

The bottom layer contains speeddrills of different sizes I use the most..
The top layer contains bits, Heller steeldrills(Cobalt)0.5 - 13mm 25pcs , the empty space in the middle is going to be filled with
a similar, lidless, drillcontainer, but with point tip wooddrills 3-13mm 13 pcs..  

The small spaces in front are going to be filled with a foam insert for countersinks.. the rest is filled with drillbits.. all impactresistant..

hope you like it, and maybe I give anyone an idea..
I allways was hassling over where to keep all my drill acc. but now I just have them at hand. I just keep this systainer with my
Makita LXT comboset sys(impact drill and drill.) They're always gonna be together, and never travel alone

thanks for reading,

Rick

 

[Chris Hughes]

Nice...  I want to do that for my screws when I get the time.  I store most of my fasteners vertically in a stanley box so after while the lid starts to bow and the screws get mixed.  What thickness material did you use?

 

[festooldude]

Thanks.. I ordered a foam lid insert, (much like the domino sys version, but totally flat aftermarket one) so i hope that the systainer content is not going to get mixed..

The whole thing is made out of scrap pieces.. But the bottom drawer is made of a 10mm pine edge, 8mm mdf divider, and 4mm mdf bottom.. all glued and nailed.
The top drawer has an 8mm popular ply edge, divider, 4mm mdf bottom and also the small dividers are 4mm mdf.. dado'd, glued and nailed together.. works great..

Thanks for reading,

Rick

 

[GreenGA]

Is the Stanley that you reference the one they sell at The Borg for about 15-17 dollars?  Lotsa cubbies to hold the screws and such? Clear top?

If so, when you said the lid "bows" did you mean bows out because of the weight of the stored fasteners while storing the case on its back/side rather than flat?

Nice...  I want to do that for my screws when I get the time.  I store most of my fasteners vertically in a stanley box so after while the lid starts to bow and the screws get mixed.  What thickness material did you use?

 

[duburban]

yeah mine lids are bowed too. i should try to strong back them somehow. great otherwise, and so far no mixing or spills

 

[Chris Hughes]

Yes, the Stanley is the bow I am referring to.  I love them for a couple month's until the lid gets fatigued.  I build a shelf across the width of my cab in the back of my truck for boxed tools.  That screw box is perfect for that application because it allowed me to stow two boxes of job specific assortments. 

 

[tiralie]

Yes, the Stanley is the bow I am referring to.  I love them for a couple month's until the lid gets fatigued.  I build a shelf across the width of my cab in the back of my truck for boxed tools.  That screw box is perfect for that application because it allowed me to stow two boxes of job specific assortments.   

That's not good news. I bought some about 6 months ago, tall and short model and I usually store them flat. It defeats the purpose if the screws get mixed up.
When they start to go, I'll just Festool boxes.
Thanks for the heads up.
Tim

 

[GreenGA]

We have been using them for a few years and, based on your experience, we must be lucky.  I can only assume that since we stored them flat, on their backs ???, for the first few years, that helped.  Only now do they get stored up on end, ???, and that only happens based on who cleans the shop and on which shelves they wind up.

Yes, the Stanley is the bow I am referring to.  I love them for a couple month's until the lid gets fatigued.  I build a shelf across the width of my cab in the back of my truck for boxed tools.  That screw box is perfect for that application because it allowed me to stow two boxes of job specific assortments.   

 

[rookie08]

I have a couple of those but same problem when I carried them.

Now I use this

Husky 22 in. Cantilever Plastic Organizer with Metal Latches

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202021301/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=cantilever&storeId=10051

$29, stores twice as much for me, easier to carry, and takes a beating! (IMHO)  [tongue]

James

 

[BUTTER]

2nd vote for that Husky container.  I used to have 6 of those Stanley boxes, and loved the removable boxes, but didn't like the fastener migration and hated when they were picked up without the lids fully fastened.
The Husky boxes are designed to stay closed when lifted by the handle, even if the latches aren't engaged.
And they store twice as much as a SYS-1ORG for half the price.