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I buy taps at my local used tool store buy the jar full. I hate having to dig through a pile of taps to find the one I need. I'm looking for ideas on how to store them in a orderly fashion.
I use a scrap block of whatever is handy (aluminum, wood, plastic) drill a series of holes spaced about 1/4" spacing and drop the taps in by the shank, leaving the threading portion up. Arrange from small to large and you can get real close to your desired size with just a glance. I've tried to sort further, separate blocks for fine vs coarse thread, but that never stays sorted for long.....
I use those flat plastic divider boxes like some people use for fishing tackle. Each compartment holds one or more taps, tap drill (so I don't have to search separately for the tap drill), and die for a size.