Organizing tools

[alga]

Hi there. I'm pretty new to engineering. Before starting my build, I had just some handtools in a plastic toolbox. Then I organised them on a wall in the garage:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs112.snc1/4673_116261528331_722473331_2882843_7501068_n.jpg
It's working out quite well, easy to keep the tools organized (at least the ones that have a place on the wall), easy to fetch a tool when needed.

The main problem I have now is organising drill bits, taps and dies. I bought a set of HSS drills in 1-10 mm sizes. They had a neat plastic case, but now it's almost completely broken. Then, I have an assortment of drill bits bought one apiece in plastic tubes. They all live in a heap in a tin tray. Reasonably easy to get hold of the right one, but not as neat as I would like.

There must be a traditional, commonsense solution to organizing and storing drill bits. There's a lot of experienced engineers amongst us. What do the pros do to keep the drill bits and taps organized?

[fabbyglass]

Albert,
Take each drill bit and drill a hole in a block of wood, do this for each drill bit and it will have a nice neat hole of its own in a nice block of wood.....simples

[Bonzo]

Hi Albert

That is looking very tidy :)

My dad was well into his engineering, he used to keep his drill bits, taps & endmills in small indexing blocks ;)

A bit like this ( Not too difficult to make from a block of hardwood )

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj266/Bonzoronnie/drillbitholder.jpg

His larger diameter stuff was kept in individual plastic tubes in tool drawers.


My drill bits are kept loose & can be a real pain to find the exact one at times :o

[SeriesLandy]

I got THIS (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dormer-drill-set-1-13mm-/270596750065?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item3f00d2baf1) for christmas.

It's a great set if a little expensive but they are great quality bits.