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Shop brush holder on the French Cleat wall and ready for use

Original home of the TS Aligner Jr. Note that in 1997, it cost a whopping $4.19 to ship this package via UPS from Boise, ID to Lewisville, TX.

Definitely time for an upgrade.

Room for lots of things that were just scattered before.

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I got one of the Niche Tool Tap and Die holders from Turner’s Warehouse (www.turnerswarehouse.com). These holders are made for use on a wood lathe to hold threading taps and dies perfectly perpendicular to the work being threaded. These are being sold for custom kitless pen making. Although I have not yet started making custom pens there are numerous times I’ve needed to thread something and have struggled with getting the tap or die perpendicular to the piece to get a threaded result that will result in good part matching when the pieces are fastened together. This is going to solve that problem. It is also going to serve well when I do start making custom pens.

This holder was designed to go on my French Cleat wall. It is made from 5 mm Revolution plywood. The box was designed with my OpenSCAD box program and the French Cleat attachment added in VariCAD.

After cutting on the laser and assembling, the piece was clear-coated.

A couple of prototypes were made in cardboard to make sure the tool arrangement would fit well.

Went through several iterations to size the chuck and associated tools holder

Speed control holder prior to placing on the French Cleat wall

Various views of the TS Aligner Jr. Box and views of the various graphics added to the box

Additional views of the speed control holder

Various views of the organizer

But, the overall design is good; it really reduces clutter

Fence rack hung on the power post. This post supports 4 tools in the shop with power and dust collection mounting. It is now also going to provide some needed storage space. The post is purely for utility delivery and is not a structural element for the building.

 

One of the key considerations when designing a piece like this is where one is going to place the attachment screws. They must be in a place that will engage a stud or 2 x 4 cross member but also must be accessible with a driver.

The motivation for a better organizer. The plastic hinge broke years ago

Seemed like it would get in the way more often than not

Yes Machinery provides tool storage and vertical cabinets in UAE, assuring maximum organization with minimum space requirements.

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A close-up of the TS Aligner Jr. and the serial number I got.

French Cleat Shop Brush Hook

While in Springfield, MO, I stopped at Grizzly to view some tools and pick up a few things. One of those things was a horse-hair brush for the turning shop. I have a plastic brush but wanted something a bit better for getting at finer dust. The brush needed a home so I designed this to place it on the French cleat wall. The design started as an offset box generated by my OpenSCAD box generator and heavily modified in Rhino3D. A 3/16” rod was used as the hanger.

 

This is made from 3 mm basswood plywood and was cut on the Ikier 70 watt laser in 35 watt mode. I did several cardboard prototype iterations of the french cleat to dial in a good shape. The bottom wall support kicks the bottom of the holder forward about 1/32” to provide a slight upward angle to the hook. The hook rests against the very back and is held in place by two vertical pieces. Medium CA glue was used to hold the piece together and to anchor the hook.

The holder in its new home with the drill, impact driver, and various other bits. There are definitely some future organizing projects in this drawer, but for now, it is sufficiently organized to be uncluttered and useful.

The old case suitably placed. I did scan the "instruction" sheet and have it stored online for future reference should it be needed. You might notice a piece of cardboard used to prototype the driver piece layout.

For a number of years, I’ve had this Craftsman Screwdriver and Nutdriver kit for the drill or impact driver. I’ve had it so long that the plastic case hinge has broken and become useless. It was time to fix this; the case not remaining intact has become an irritation. This is a box that was designed to hold the bits and guide. It appears that the main tool holder has gone missing, but a hole has been made for it, should it put in an appearance in the future. With the Dewalt impact driver, the lack of this holder does not limit the use of the tool set.

 

The box was designed with my OpenSCAD box generator; the base copied and raised using Rhino3D to provide the platform for the hole pattern.

Shop brush on the holder. Yes, I laser engraved a monogram on the handle.

Additional views of the shop brush holder

Additional views of the shop brush holder

I had to get a collet handle for the Foredom tool for rotary burrs. The tool also has a chuck key for the chuck handle. The collet handle also has several collets, a pin and a wrench that require storage. I designed this holder for the accessories. This was a really interesting and fun design as it was a compound box consisting of a 4 compartment box with vertical dividers, a horizontal pierced section for the collets, and an open box for miscellaneous things. I used my OpenSCAD box generator to generate the outer box envelope, a compartmented box, and two open boxes and then pulled the DXF files into Rhino (my 3D CAD program) and integrated the components together.

 

Several cardboard prototypes were constructed to size the divider compartments and assess the best layout for the collets and tools. The laser is really a great tool for this kind of prototyping.

 

The final design was laser cut from 3 mm basswood plywood.

 

Accessory holder in place on the French Cleat wall

Accessory holder in place on the French Cleat wall with the speed control and flex shaft tool

Accessory holder in place on the French Cleat wall

Assembled holder prior to putting on the French Cleat wall

Additional views of the accessories holder

Additional views of the accessories holder

Cardboard prototypes to size the handle, chuck key, and cable lubricant holder. The first prototype was too big and I was able to downsize it somewhat.

Cardboard prototype to size the handle, chuck key, and cable lubricant holder.

Cardboard prototype to size the handle, chuck key, and cable lubricant holder. .

Went through several iterations to size the chuck and associated tools holder

Speed control holder on the French Cleat wall

The Foredom flex shaft speed control also needed a place to live. This holder was made to fit on the French cleat wall. It was laser cut from 1/4” plywood stock.

 

Additional views of the speed control holder

Additional views of the speed control holder

Flex shaft tool in place on the French Cleat Wall

French cleat holder complete and ready for use

Flex shaft tool in the holder in the truss. After further consideration, I really didn't like the idea of the shaft hanging down over the workbench

It did hang in that location well but just wasn't an ideal location.

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