Tool Blocks
© Frank Ford 2006; Photos by FF
I make lots of little blocks to organize assortments of drill bits, taps, collets and all manner of similar tools I want to keep at hand. Instead of laying out the holes neatly to fit a given size block, I simply start in one corner and space the holes in rows that give me the number I want:
Here I'm milling shallow recesses in a piece of acrylic for 30 drill bushings.
Then, when I have all my holes drilled, I simply trim the block so that it looks as though I'd spent the time dividing up and laying out the space:
