"proper" Way To Store Drills In An Index (?)

BGHansen

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A tool maker named "Wally" (Bob Waller) picked up a Harbor Freight 29 pc. fractional drill set that was setting on my desk. He looked at the drills, looked at me, dumped them in the trash and left with my index. He came back with the index full of cryo bits. I asked why he put them in the index up side down. Wally always put drill bits in the index with the shank end up for a couple of reasons. First, if you burr up the shank by spinning a bit in the chuck, it still goes back in the index. Second, your fingers aren't on the sharp/hot end of the bit. Guess I hadn't put too much thought into it at the time, but his logic makes sense. That's how I store them now. How about you guys?

Bruce

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shank down so I don't have to fight the flute putting my drills away.
If there is a burr, it needs to be stoned off. Putting away a drill with a burr is just asking for a problem later.

P.S. tell your buddy not to cook his drills and he won't burn his fingers on them anymore...
 
Sounds interesting, never seen it done before, but if I have a burr on the shank of one of my drills, I'd want to know and fix it before redepositing it in the index.

CHuck the grumpy old guy
 
Shank down, same reasons as previously stated. I would have left the HF bits in the trash... or save them for your grandchild to destroy some 2 X 4' blocks.
 
I'll have to go with 'shank up' as Wally suggested. All the gents that I've ever been around did the same.
As it was explained to me, removing a bit by the cutting end is like grabbing a knife edge first.
 
I don't keep mine in an index. I've got a carpet lined drawer in the tool box for the single bits. The ones that I use a lot of, go back into their bulk envelopes until they are dull. Reamers go back into their storage tubes.
 
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