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I'm back at looking at ideas for a lathe chisel rack this week. I did a Google image search and a lot of stuff came up.
I don't want to step on anybody's toes here so I will just say that we all do things differently and to each his own... A lot of what I saw I would not want in my shop at all even though it was nicely made.
One example I didn't like was:
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Here was another nicely made one that I don't care for:
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They remind me too much of this :
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I do like this general concept but it looks too hard to get many of them out of the rack unless you grab them by the bleeding end of it. Maybe it would work well if the middle area was open and the dividers were only at the top and bottom...
I do know that I don't want something with sharp points sticking out all over like a porcupine.
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I like that last one too. What if you left the dividers from top to bottom, but instead of the back panel going all the way down, leave an area of 2 to 3 inches without the panel on the bottom and you could push the bottom of the chisel handle into the space behind it and you could "catch" the chisel as it "fell" toward you. You should still be able to grab the handle and not the blade. Another benefit wood be that no sawdust wood collect at the bottom of the chisel rack.

I agree, both of my racks have the points downward where the don't draw blood. Heck I can do that without even trying. My granddaughter who was in the shop at the time of the question of why I had first aid kits at both ends of the shop volunteered; Grandpa is an expert at bleeding. Jim

fjimp wrote:... My granddaughter who was in the shop at the time of the question of why I had first aid kits at both ends of the shop volunteered] Grandpa is an expert at bleeding.[/color] Jim

Very diplomatic of her...you must be proud!:D

I started to use a magnetic bar tool holder. I have it mounted right on the wall next to my Shopsmith. I like it very well.

http://www.google.com/products/catalog? ... JcBEPICMAQ

Another possibility might be to use wire closet shelf material from the big box stores..... a variation of what I use for screw driver storage
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The small wires can be clipped out to make a slot as wide as you need. And you could put a shield to cover the sharp ends.

Another of my round-to-it projects is to use a small section of this stuff to build a chisel rack that would sit on the way tubes or bench tubes. An added benefit of this stuff is that chips and dust fall thru.

How about smaller trays of say 5 or 6 chisels, these could even be stacked when not in use. I find I rarely use more than 3 or 4 types of chisels for any one turning project. Grab the tray with the chisels you need and head to the lathe.

I really like my set of 5 SS chisels I still have the original box they came in and that stores on a shelf under my SS. I may end up building a replacement box from some thin stock. The box is a bit tattered.

I guess you could drill access holes or even a slot wide enough for your finger in the bottom of the rack that you could poke your finger thru to lift the tool up and out

Here is a photo of the magnetic tool rack I use for lathe tools.

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I like it, does it hold that things that well, or do you have to stick em on there kinda-a careful like?