The seven woodturning tools purchased for the class need to be stored somewhere. I am tired of moving them from the table saw every time it is needed. A round stand like an umbrella stand was considered, but there is no open floor space in the garage. A tool holder sitting on the shelf above the lathe is the solution. It will consist of two wooden faces connected by tubes set at an angle. The tools will slide into the tubes. It will also have some holes to hold the other accessories like the tool rest.
Plastic plumbing pipe and wood were purchased. Two sizes of pipe, 2" and 1 1/4", were procured. A 2' section of the larger pipe and two 4' lengths of the smaller should be sufficient for the tools. The gap between the two shelves is 11" and they are 11" deep. The holder will be 12" wide. The wood is 3/4" X 12" pine. The holes will be cut at a 5° angle to keep the tools from falling out.
Two 11" lengths were cut from the purchased 4' board. The holes were laid out on the front face: two 2" holes and six 1 1/4" holes. This gave good spacing between the holes and between the handles when full. The holes were laid out in the same pattern on the back face, except they are 15/16" lower due to the angle. Cutting the holes requires tilting the board by 5°. Tilting the table is problematic as only about half of the holes can be cut with one tilt. The other half require the table be tilted the opposite direction. To eliminate the issue two supports were made that were cut at a 5° angle using the taper jig for the table saw.
The holes were drilled this morning. The holes in the top row were drilled with the small drill press in the basement. The second row of holes was drilled with the large drill press in the garage. The 2" holes were drilled with a hole saw. The smaller holes were drilled with the adjustable hole saw. The holes are all slightly larger than the pipe, so some kind of thick glue is needed. The only thing I had on hand was cement for locking concrete blocks together. After the pipes were cut to fit this glue was applied with the caulking gun. It was almost impossible to keep the back and front vertical and aligned. Luckily the glue dries slowly.
The sides with pipes glued in place was installed in the shelves. Screws were put through the shelves to hold it in place. This project is completed. At least I think it is complete. I won't know for sure until the glue dries and the tools are in place.
The glue was hard this morning, so the tools were put in place. The woodturning tool holder works like a champ! I should label the holes as the tool handles all look the same. A little paint might also be nice. Improvements will await warmer weather.
