{"id":3967,"date":"2021-10-12T21:14:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T21:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=3967"},"modified":"2024-02-08T08:45:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T08:45:37","slug":"workshop-tool-caddy-step-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=3967","title":{"rendered":"HOME\/DiY: Workshop – Tool Caddy, Phase 3 (part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today I wanted to continue work on my tool caddy. But I slept in late. This is a bit of a problem at present; often unable to sleep at night, I\u2019m then exhausted and in need of sleep during the day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This hat arrived today. Was supposed to be blue!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once I was up and about, I went to Wright\u2019s Tools, for the missing bits for the HSS metal-drilling set I have, with a view to incorporating that into the caddy. Once I\u2019d got those (and a set of tapered countersink bits), I had a long overdue haircut. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On finally getting home and getting started on the caddy, it was time to begin work on tier two. I needed to find a bit of wood that was suitable. Fortunately I have plenty of scavenged timber lying around, and very soon had what I wanted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The second tier at close of play today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One other thing I ought to perhaps note, is that the lumber I\u2019m using for the big blocks, or tiers, is very<\/em> rough. It has required planing flat. For which I have had to set up and sharpen my main plane. That has been going better than in the past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The primary plan for today was to incorporate the multi-part HSS drill bit set into this part of the caddy. This involved working out how to accommodate the three mini-caddies. Here I diverged from the way Patrick Sullivan did his \u2018instant access tool centre\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also committed the cardinal sin of not planning so much as busking it! But so far that\u2019s not proved disastrous. Still\u2026 time will tell!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Disassembling the drill set.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I finally knocked off working on this at about 9.45 pm. And now I\u2019m typing this. I could easily have carried on all night, or until this phase was complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As relayed above, I decided to buy the missing and\/or broken drill bits from the HSS set of metal drilling bits I already have, rather than buy an entirely new set. And then disassemble that unit, retaining the individual drill holders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some tabs needed removing or bending.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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All done, ready to go in situ\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To make the recesses into which these drill bit holders would go I cut a load of passes on the table saw, snapped off any residual \u2018fins\u2019, and chiselled, rasped and sanded the resulting recesses relatively flat. This went ok-ish. But I could\u2019ve been a lot neater and more accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gluing support blocks into the recesses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I then glued blocks of varied sizes into the bottoms of the recesses, on top of which each of the three drill holders would sit, with enough of each little red caddy showing to allow easy reading of the bit sizes, that are handily printed there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018Mock-up view\u2019, testing fit during glue-up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lots of stuff given a new home; but plenty of space for more. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s another near identical photo to the one up top, showing the stuff I\u2019ve made homes for in tier two: the HSS drill set (1-13 mm, in 0.5 mm increments); five tapered drills with countersink attachments; an allen key for the former; a countersink bit, and drill-chuck key; two awls (round and square); four (new!) engineers squares, two glue-sticks, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn\u2019t cut the slot for the dovetail \u2018square\u2019, visible in these pics, as Teresa was on the warpath about me stopping for the night! But I did add a rasp\/file, to one of the rear \u2018tall-boy\u2019 slots. I also added a small round hole to the top tier, at far right, for the scissors I recently got off Amazon Vine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019re actually hairdressing scissors, but they\u2019re great for the workshop as well (oh, and as previously mentioned, I had a haircut, at one of our several local Turkish barbers*).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Amy, Misty and Dan, chez Ellis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Earlier in the day I collected Teresa from town, after she got off work. And we dropped in on Dan and Amy, for a cuppa and a catch up. Dan has his fourth chemo\u2019 session tomorrow. Apparently, at his most recent meeting with his specialist, they reported that treatment so far has been going exceedingly well. With a better than expected response. That\u2019s great news!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Daniel, my barber, was (and doubtless still is) Bulgarian. The post haircut massage – scalp, neck, shoulders, arms, etc. – was the best I\u2019ve ever had!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today I wanted to continue work on my tool caddy. But I slept in late. This is a bit of a problem at present; often unable to sleep at night, I\u2019m then exhausted and in need of sleep during the day! Once I was up and about, I went to Wright\u2019s Tools, for the missing … <\/p>\n

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