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Re: Recommended Tools and Machinery for Your Team's Machine Shop

Our drill bits were always a mess, just thrown into a bin of whatever sort was available. I really didn't want to take the time to construct an organizer for drill bits.

Then we found this drill bit organizer:
http://www.fastenal.com/web/products/details/0346712

Right now, the drill bit organizers are on clearance, less than $50 including shipping. The really great feature is that it has a metal drill bit sizer on the top ledge. Students just stick the drill bits into the sizer, figure out the drill bit size, then put the drill bit into the right bin.

We got ours in mid-December 2014. It has worked out much better for my team than I ever expected. I highly recommend it, or at least making your own version of it.
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(2007-2017) 1915, McKinley Tech HS, Washington, DC
(2009) 2932, Mid-Pac Institute, Honolulu, HI (Rookie Season)
(2011) 2425, Hillsborough HS, Tampa, FL
(2013-2015) 4464, College Park, MD, 2013 Rookie All Star Winner and 2014 Regional Champions, Washington, DC

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