Chuck Jaw storage idea?

[David Snell]

Hello All...

I have a number of jaws, 5-6 sets at the moment and growing. i'm looking for ideas and pictures on how best to store and manage them.

ive been searching through various thread (he multi-year shop pics thread and others) but can seem to find much

Mind sharing pictures, aside from throwing them in a draw or point me to a thread that i may have missed.

Thank you,

David

 

[Dean Center]

The most highly recommended way to store all your sets of jaws is to have a chuck for each of them. Easy Peasy, all the way to the Poor House.

Seriously, I have a couple lidded plastic bins that once held baby wipes, one holds the larger extra jaws, one holds the smaller jaws. Your solution will probably depend on how often you're changing jaws. This storage works for me at my frequency of changing, which is 'for special projects.'

 

[Steve Tiedman]

I just keep them in their original heavy cardboard boxes on a shelf at the lathe. If needed, you can write their identification on the side of the boxes.

If the boxes ever wear out, I'll go to Rubbermaid food storage containers, on the shelf.

 

[David Snell]

The most highly recommended way to store all your sets of jaws is to have a chuck for each of them. Easy Peasy, all the way to the Poor House.

i've started down this path, hence the ask

 

[Sam Force]

As they say the he who dies with the most toys win, headed down that path myself

 

[John K Jordan]

The most highly recommended way to store all your sets of jaws is to have a chuck for each of them. Easy Peasy, all the way to the Poor House.

i've started down this path, hence the ask

You're on a well-traveled path! (IMO) I have two drawers that will hold most but not all of my chucks, about 20 at the moment, various jaws mounted and ready to go. I hate to change jaws but rarely have to. To stay out of the poor house I didn't buy all the chucks the same day. Also, all mine are Teknatool/Nova which usually cost less than some others, especially when bought used or on sale. I'm at the point now where I only buy new chucks when I give some away.

Chucks that won't fit in the drawers, such as one with cole jaws, hang on sturdy deck screws fastened to a plywood wall behind the drill press.

I keep jaws I don't use often in plastic sandwich bags in the back of the drawers. I have a small clear-plastic tub for extra standard jaws - there are a bunch since every new chuck comes with another set of these jaws. Also in the back of one drawer are the chuck/jaw manuals and sets of spare screws, wormwood screws, and spare chuck keys.