Plastic Bit Holder Revisited

Previously I put up a similar bit holder. This is a new take on it, made with slightly different materials, and new techniques.

This project is made out of plastic bottle cut outs, and a scrap of wood. In this picture you can see the donor water bottle that I used for the holder that I made.

Two equal plastic strips will need to be cut out of the plastic bottle stock.

For my application I needed my holder to fit into a specific space so I needed to measure that length for the dimension.

I used my measured distance to dimension my plastic strips to length.

Now I need to determine how far apart my bits need to be from each other, and mark my stock accordingly. I put my first bit half the distance of my intervals from the ends.

In this step I am showing how I clamp my two plastic strips together so I may drill them together too. This way all of my bit slots will come out aligned, and I work twice as fast too.

I measure the shanks of my tools, then consult a drill chart to pick the appropriate bit to use to drill my plastic with.

I set my clamped up plastic onto my drill press and drill the correct sized holes where marked.

With my holes drilled I need to slit them open so I can push bits into them. Later I will refine my openings with a pair of scissors, but it is easiest to start out with a utility knife now to rough out the openings.

This is what my plastic looks like after I have worked at it with a pair of scissors for a bit.

Time for a trial run. Might have to trim a bit more with scissors here. Once happy with holding action move onto the next step.

A piece of scrap wood will be cut for the base. Its dimensions should be determined now.

Once the dimensions have been determined in the previous step the appropriate piece of scrap wood can be selected. Layout cut lines on it now too.

The title of this step is self explanatory.

Glue plastic uprights to the wooden base. I used hot glue.

I cutout a scrap of cardboard that I could write on. Then I put the bit sizes onto that cardboard.

Bits are loaded into new holder, and the holder is put into place. I leave with a similar image to what I started out with, just with the new organizer in place now.