Boring hobby.....drill bit storage obsession

[Rannsachair]

Well after part filling my Amazon metric drill box, I started sorting out my drill drawer....

I have more storage at my drill:

and some cheapo blacksmiths drills that have worked ok:

I get really fed up searching for the right size drill for tapping etc, keep looking at those huot drill cabinets with shelves for all sizes, am slowly sorting them all out and my wife thinks I have boring hobbies

 

[optima21]

you'll have to educate her its not a boring hobby, its a drilling one.......you just need to explain the difference between boring and drilling

 

[Ali]

Sounds like very holesome pastime to me.

 

[More Amps]

At least you know how to get to the point.

 

[RichardM]

I hope you haven't finished sorting yet! Lockwire, Scottoil and Optical Centre Punch in the wrong place.

 

[northwest]

I am pleased it is not just me that has a fetish about drills. If I never bought another drill (and I have several on the way to me) I couldn't possibly use the ones I have and wear them out.
Do you need Left Hand drills to drill holes for left hand taps? I think you do so just to be o the safe side I am buying Left hand drills now.

 

[bricol]

I've somehow created an enormous collection just from others cast offs - a re-sharpen and 99.9% of them are good to go.
I can't think of the last time I bought one - but I'm still hacked off when I manage to be cack-handed enough to snap one.

I sorted all mine out some years ago - even had to store a good number in the back-up store under the house

I discovered some years ago that Aldi step-drills were rather good - bought a box, they seemed okay, so bought some more for when I wore one of the steps out - and I'm still on the first box!

 

[Parm]

It’s a “hole” some past time

 

[Hopefuldave]

I'm sure she'll be impressed when she sees the flutes of your labours.

Dave H. (the other one)

 

[My Old Landy]

I don't have many metric drills or reamers so my storage is a bit simpler.....

 

[Memmeddu]

I do have something like 10 angle grinders + a die grinder
I normally use only two or three of them

 

[frank horton]

Can’t show u as still locked up in hospital
but I built a cabinet for this kinda thing with drawers…
the tapping drills are alongside the taps….all stood up in a row…that’s up to 12 mm…
over that a diff arrangement….also gradually getting cobalt drills as replacements….

 

[Rannsachair]

I do have something like 10 angle grinders + a die grinder
I normally use only two or three of them

I only have 5 if you include the ALDI one in my chop saw. Small Bosch professional gets most use, though its made in Russia so I should relegate it and use my new Metabo instead.

 

[Onoff]

Most can only dream of drill collections like this.

 

[Memmeddu]

I only have 5 if you include the ALDI one in my chop saw. Small Bosch professional gets most use, though its made in Russia so I should relegate it and use my new Metabo instead.

I mostly use my two Metabo and an Hitachi.

 

[Morris]

Looks like your hobby is spiralling out of control.

 

[optima21]

if you think of them as soldiers......you could be their drill sergeant

 

[Parm]

Have you “drilled” down into the detail of your situation

 

[Moose McAlpine]

On the hole, it's a good idea.

 

[optima21]

I hope this thread is factual and with nothing left out .............. we need to know "the truth, the hole truth and nothing but the truth"

or the forum police will lock you up and chuck away the key