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JIGS & ACCESSORIES Drill Bit Case A few scrap pieces of wood and Masonite are all it takes to make a pocket-size case for your drill bits. Itook some ribbing from the guys in the shop while I was making this drill bit case. After all, why make a case when you can go down to the hardware store and buy one? One reason is that even though both do a good job organizing bits, this case gave me a perfect opportunity to use up some of the small scrap pieces I had laying around. In fact, after I finished the case, I noticed a lot more digging around the scrap bin than usual. About the same time, the kidding quieted down considerably, and drill bit cases started popping up like mushrooms in the shop. materials. To build the case, I used scrap pieces of maple and Masonite. But you could make it entirely out of hardwood like the cherry case in the photo at left. twist bits. The drill bit case is designed to hold eleven twist bits ranging in size from Vie" to in V32" increments. To provide room for that many bits in a pocket-size case, I started with a 27/8"-wide blank, see Fig. 1. core pieces. Since these bits "stairstep" up as the diameter increases, I cut the blank at an angle to match the line formed by the tips of the bits. This produces two core pieces — one for a tray to hold the bits, and the other for a lid, see Fig. 1. Note: Each core piece is cut extra long. tray. Now work can begin on the tray (A). To create a "pocket" for each bit, I cut WASTE NOTE: BLANK IS THICK CORE PIECE FOR LID GROOVE DIMENSIONS -Va" 5/is" x 54e" v&" x v^" r 1/4" * v 3Ae" x 3/i6" 10 FIRST:RAISE SHORT BITS EVEN WITH TIP OF LONG BIT SECOND: GLUE IN STOPS STOPS NOTE: SIZE STOPS TO FIT GROOVES FRONT ShopNotes No. 10 |
