organizing drawer with measurement tools

[ttrikalin]

A bit of craft foam from Michael's Crafts and 30 min with the Xacto knife set and voila

and with the tools in

hope some of you find this useful...

take care,
tom in MA

 

[lathe nut]

great idea and looks good, thank, Lathe Nut

 

[student123]

Tom,

Looks good. Thanks for sharing.
I tried something similar a while back using thick-ish cardboard, to be told not such a good idea as over time cardboard can gather moisture. So I abandoned that, it looks like craft foam is the way to go.

Mike

 

[Tin Falcon]

I have often pondered doing that in my boxes.
The USAF machine and sheet metal shops had all there boxes set up with cutouts a great way to organize tool keep them safe and accounted for. It eliminates forgetting to put a tool away or sticking a scribe or 6" rule in the pocket and forgetting where it is.
The foam from snap-on was IIRC pretty expensive.
Tin

 

[Troutsqueezer]

It's nice but.... I use these measuring tools so often I need to keep them on the bench right next to the work. I do have Velcro on the backs of them and stick them to the wall when I need the bench space.

 

[ttrikalin]

I hear you, dennis.

I'd do the same, but I do not have much room so I keep things in place and cleanup after every operation... slows me down a lot... but it's the price one has to pay...

 

[AlanHaisley]

Tom,

Since you have an electronic caliper, why not punch out a couple of battery sized holes in the foam to hold some spares?

Alan

 

[wm460]

Excellent idea I will do that when I finish making my bench.