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18th Nov 2019, 02:23 PM #1Senior Member
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Made some tap boxes
Sorting out my messy tap drawer and decided to make some boxes so I'd be more organised... and figure out what I had that was surplus to requirements.
First iteration
Sliding lid, three compartments - one for each type.
Later on I made them stackable more easily with some locating pegs and cutouts, and will go back and add that to the other sizes. I also dropped the brand name from the lid as I found I had a bunch of sets that were mixed brands and having the wrong name on the lid would just annoy me. There's also a little ridge inside each compartment which stops the tap from sliding around inside if it's short.
Currently doing yellow for BSW, red for imperial and blue for metric.
I can do up some sets for others if there's interest - I'll end up adding them to the 3D designing/printing website once I have tweaked the design a bit more.
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18th Nov 2019, 02:57 PM #2China
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Now that is just immoral, takes the fun out of picking up a handful of taps and spending 10 mins finding the one you want
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18th Nov 2019, 03:25 PM #3
Hi,
Nice work,
Out of interest,what what does in cost to make a tap box as you have illustrated.
Grahame
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18th Nov 2019, 04:42 PM #4
I read the title and thought now thats a good idea... making nice little boxes to cover your garden taps
Nice work JC they look great....................................................................
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18th Nov 2019, 05:02 PM #5
J.C.
What about taking the idea further.
Perhaps a drill and tap block.
It has been a gunna -doo for years but if a bloke came along with dedicated tap and drill size block, say M3 to M12.
That would have to be a winner as well.
Grahame
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18th Nov 2019, 05:15 PM #6Senior Member
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18th Nov 2019, 05:18 PM #7Senior Member
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18th Nov 2019, 05:29 PM #8Senior Member
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Like this? 60-second mockup, M12 is the only one marked so far, cylinders are indicative of how the taps would sit
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18th Nov 2019, 06:16 PM #9
Taps stand vertically but with the drills fitted in the block the same way.
I am envisaging a block with the tap in one hole and the tapping drill directly in front of it. Say, eight taps and drill side by side.
That way you are never looking for the right tap drill. It is always there in front of the tap ,given one puts the drill and tap back in place , each time.
Would there be a problem with length dimension that that the printer can print?
Grahame
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18th Nov 2019, 06:25 PM #10Senior Member
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No, that’d be fine size-wise. I’ll print one up and send it to you for some feedback.
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18th Nov 2019, 09:53 PM #11Most Valued Member
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Very NICE, and well thought out.
Personally I like the idea of the box with the three taps, plus the tapping drill along side in the same box.
My reasoning is that I don't want to carry 8+ taps and drills to the drill press, as inevitably I'll drop them and break one or more.
An even niftier idea, would be to have a place for the die to sit in as well.
Again very NICE,
KrynTo grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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18th Nov 2019, 11:29 PM #13Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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I was thinking a round stand with the taps around the edge like a round drill bit stand would be easier to remove the taps. Not quite as good would be a staggered rectangle like one of my drill bit boxes. My tap sets are in blow molded plastic boxes . I remove the box lids or for those with with taps in the lid and dies in the lower half and they sit open inside large shallow drawers. Opening the drawer and the are all in front of me.
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19th Nov 2019, 07:46 AM #14Most Valued Member
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Man I would take one of those metric drill tap boxes, nice work!
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