Collet and Tooling Rack

Once I had a dedicated toolbox just for the mill, it was time to make some holders for the mill tooling.

Someone on Ebay is selling collet holders made out of 1/2" PVC sheet. If you paint it black and then machine it you get a nice contrast with the white PVC. Of course, where's the thrill in buying something already made? Unfortunately I don't have my table saw any more, so I had to cut the pieces with a saber saw and use the mill to clean-up the cuts. The PVC machines well, but it's, uh, slightly messy.

Racks 1

After that mess was cleaned-up, I laid-out the holes, center-punched them just in case I miss-counted cranks, glued the pieces together and painted everthing black.

Racks 2

It's a simple crank-job when it's on the mill.

Racks 3

The completed ER32 collet rack for one of the skinny drawers of the end cabinet.

Racks 4

I also made a rack for one of the deep drawers for the R8 collets and other goodies. The racks work well by saving space and keeping expensive tooling from banging against each other.

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