Wicked Fast Router & Dremel Bit Storage Trays Using Dadoes Instead of Holes

How to make organizer trays for router and Dremel bits by cutting dadoes on the table saw instead of drilling holes.
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[@Wintergatan]

OHH thats sweet, will make some of these. Thanks so much for sharing!!

[@KeithsTestGarage]

Whoa, the one and only! At risk of being too forward, I badly want to know how you and This Old Tony handle your video production process. Particularly, the ones where you explain your designs, testing, etc. as you go about making things. (ex: how you came up with the snare sound and ended up with dry rice). If there's ever a chance for some sort of brief knowledge sharing, I'm all ears...figuratively speaking.

[@emostorm7]

Look it's that guy!

[@ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt]

Martin, knowing how incredibly busy you are with the Marble Machine X project, let me know how many bits of each shank diameter, plus any collets and/or tool holders you may need to store, and I'll design and cut a custom organizer for you, and ship it to you!

[@KeithsTestGarage]

John Coloe I’m deeply offended that you didn’t offer this service to me...

[@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT]

@@KeithsTestGarage Sorry dude, you're still not a celebrity like Martin :-) Suggest you start making animated tools that also play music :-)

[@AriDiacou]

Physicist here (and nerd): Your glue explanation was very scientific. You had multiple instruments, a methodology, a theory, multiple prototypes, and an open data set. I'd say this puts your research quality in at least the top 50% of all scientific papers. Also, at 14 minutes, this video is around the same time it would take for me to read a paper that covered the same thing. Props for your editing job, I can see that it was agressive, but all the stuff I needed was in there - I especially loved "Take a screenshot, I'm not gonna read it off to you".

[@keirfarnum6811]

Ari Diacou BS! It’s all confirmation bias and no epistemological foundation! Just kidding. Being cheeky. 😉

[@wisdomfromthewoods3638]

YES, and with the shelf storage it is GOLD, thanks

[@tomsayers4488]

So simple yet so brilliant. Thanks for sharing!

[@talltimberswoodshop7552]

You deserve the Shop Tips and Tricks of the Year Award!

[@floobertuber]

Best instructable I've seen in a couple of years. Great job, man!

[@kirkyd123]

Great idea! I've been a cabinet maker for 25 years and this beats all my solutions. I'll be making some soon.

[@erik_natzke]

Brilliant! Really appreciated the narrative/process for how you got to this point.

[@paisaconstructiondavid1964]

Sometimes I see a good idea and I did thank you. I appreciate the persistence and attention to detail great job. You are correct it is better to see all the bits at the same time.

[@porthose2002]

I LOVE the way you put this video together. Instructive and Entertaining. Terrific job.

[@gracenjuguna7292]

Such knowledge, enthusiasm and passion. Excellent!

[@drmkiwi]

Ron sent me, and delighted he did. Thanks for the idea and your video - quirky and very enjoyable. All the best. Cheers, David.

[@jacoblattimore5434]

I know what I'm building next weekend. It will be nice to finally be able to locate the Dremel bit I need from my massive pile lol. Thanks for the video 👍

[@CarlStreet]

Brilliant idea -- well done -- good dialogue; great video and lighting; excellent sound; good pacing and editing -- very well done! Thank You

[@ov-1ddp974]

You are a f’n genius!!! Thanks been scratching my head trying to figure out a way to organize my bits.

[@Lucco62]

I loved the video and the calculations as well is the music, well narrated too. Looking forward to more of your videos.

[@DaveMillman]

Brilliant! Gonna carve your slots down all four sides of a 4x4 scrap, then hang it from a rafter near the router table. No shelf or wall space required! Thanks for the slot measurements.

[@MikeSydor]

Great project and excellent presentation of your design evolution.

[@AmplifyDIY]

This is a fantastic approach. I have several little blocks around the shop with holes drilled in them for bit storage, etc. I want to try this next.

[@davidsenatsky9412]

Not a DIY enthusiast, don't have a garage, not even a drill. Content is entertaining. Voice over soothing and interesting. Editing is good and on point. Just a touch of dry comedy and confidence. When you said "numbers" and gave the numbers, that's when I knew. Subbed.

[@beauw5630]

Thoroughly impressed! Video, idea, humor, creativeness...oh and you’re a millennial. Good job!

[@Popeye-yb3ct]

Wow! Top notch... well done! Such a great idea! Your channel gives me hope. Thank you!

[@garrysmythe]

brilliant idea , love the rubber clamps lol , great video thanks for posting from Garry in the UK

[@nilton61]

Excellent video. Creative, concise and enjoyable

[@PFab]

I love the detail you put into your videos. Great work.

[@danwillis2671]

Great project. I’ll be making some for myself. I especially like the car clamp 👍

[@ToolShow]

This is genius! I put it in the lineup for our show this week. Thanks for posting!

[@KeithsTestGarage]

Thanks! Subscribed. When is your show?

[@ToolShow]

Keith's Test Garage Every Friday at noon. 👍🏻

[@CSSIandAssociate]

I just came across your channel and very glad I did. I will definitely build this. I also like your storage rack and table saw panel slider will look into that as well. Nice touch with both empirical and metric measurements. Will from Akron, Ohio

[@alisha75006]

I like this efficiently, quick, bits organizers, thank you for sharing.

[@andrewk-majordochomerepair6014]

Great inventive & effective idea. With the cabinet I plan on building for my new Rockler router table stand, I may just try this technique for storing my bits and accessory parts. Thanks! To solve your sliding layered glue-ups, I saw a video that effectively used a light sprinkling of course salt between the layers -- result, no sliding!

[@craigturner2756]

Whoever invented the wheel back in the day must have felt like you did when you thought this one up. The simple solutions are always the best. Well done.

[@KeithsTestGarage]

Yeah I imagine so. My wife actually recommended I do this video, telling me of how she remembered me running into the house gleaning with excitement when I made the prototypes a year before.

[@vonhier]

What a great idea. Thank you for sharing. My workshop will improve!

[@ASlimeDrawsNear]

Entertaining, educating, and funny. Good job thinking outside the sorting tray.

[@rogerk7194]

Fantastic idea. Thnx for sharing. I really like your "rubber clamps"

[@N5omn1ac]

thumbs up for a great video - 2nd thumbs up for the "rubber clamps" - love it

[@dustin5181]

I don't own a single router/dremel bit, but I still really enjoyed the video. Well produced and edited with great pace and personality. Very well done, got me interested in something I never would have expected, through a quality video.

[@KeithsTestGarage]

Dustin thanks!

[@dpeterson157]

Fantastic idea. I've got this weekend's project set up.

[@radickd2]

Unfortunately I can only like this video once. Great idea and fits in the system of storage trays. Very smart!

[@NMranchhand]

Out-bloody-standing! I agree, I think it’s impossible to starve a glue joint unless you’re in a factory using an industrial press. Or you’re Matthias Wandel in your basement using some chopsticks from the local Chinese restaurant and a 2x4 you got outta the trash.

[@daveyjones7391]

Hey man, Reduce, Re-use, Recycle!

[@velcroman11]

That is just the most clever thing I have ever see on You Tube.

[@madcacher1119]

Outstanding idea for bit storage - I will try this! Thank you for all the work to post this!!

[@KeithsTestGarage]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MsRobinCharest]

You must of thought about that for a long time. The good thing is you answered my question I been thinking about for a long time. Thank you. Great idea.

[@n1elkyfan]

This is awesome. I think I'm going to start working on this tonight.

[@markewing6780]

So awesome! I have no idea how on earth somebody would give this video a thumbs down. I have come to the conclusion that those people either, a) accidentally stumbled on this video with no intentions of watching it, or, b) they don't innovate or use a Dremel or rotery tool of any kind. Me? I LOVE my Dremel collection and use all of my stuff as much as possible. Thank you for this amazing idea! We need more great ideas like this in the world. The part where you said "just bust out some of the columns and use that part as a tray" is when I realized this simple design was a MUST HAVE for guys like me. Fast too! Thank you!

[@thomaslamora1679]

Holy AWESOME project! Bitman... uh Batman. that is really cool and easy. I can't wait to give this a try.

[@MarkFinnern]

Very well done. Thorough, great camera work, some humor ... Thanks!

[@KeithsTestGarage]

Ha. Thanks! That makes me want to do a video of my current "production setup". It involves more rubber bands, pipe cleaners, and hot melt glue than others I've seen.

[@SirWulfrick]

Lol. I also had made a cute little bit holder, then a second bigger one, and was only recently designing a step 3 - "the tray to rule them all". Glad I'm not the only one.

[@Sly_Wolf_1]

Loved the job and the sometimes funny voice over. So refreshing to have someone without an irritating over excited shrilling voice.

[@amicojeko]

This was truly a great video. Great way to soothe a monday morning.

[@jewdd1989]

The speed at which you could make these is just a dream!!! I wish you’d create more storage videos because I’ll watch! Someone that I think you think alike with is “Paw Paw’s Shop” seriously pls make more

[@KeithsTestGarage]

Stay tuned. I have more organizer-related ones in the lineup. Next one is probably about the Fluorescent to LED conversion, then I'll resume the Usability series which will inevitably have organization strategies that don't seem to be common.

[@TheKnightArgent]

Great video! Informative and entertaining. I'm going to sneak off to the shop to make some of these for my wife's out-of-control Dremel bit collection. :)

[@kaliavarad]

Great video, I laughed so hard on the rubber clamp part. Well timed.

[@petergamble6318]

Thank you Keith -- you have actually saved my life

[@daviddaddy]

Awesome for Endmills and Drill bits too! Thanks a Million!

[@copperjakedaisy]

Thanks for the great idea, I literally have hundreds of ¼ impact driver bits. Rather than plywood I used ¾pvc which produced 0 tearout with ½ spacing between dados. I used a 13x13 units of America piece of material. Rather than the sled I used the fence set at ½inch then snuck up on the best fit for a ¼ bit. The best part of this is you can make four passes before you have to move your fence. With that one piece I was able to make enough for my impact driver case and for a French cleat shelf for my shop.Thanks again for the great idea

[@KeithsTestGarage]

Ahhhh 4 passes because you rotate the board each time? Brilliant.

[@yummboy2]

Very clever. Thanks for sharing. Happy New Year!

[@seanhayes2998]

Cool idea, and I really liked the outro music, Nice choice.

[@derRoteKampfflieger]

Very interesting. You might however be surprised at how small the contact patch of an automobile's tire is. Brilliant idea that I'll be using for my Dremel storage. Well done!

[@jeffreygomez7360]

At first I didn’t like ur idea, but wen I saw u storing them on the shelves I thought that was really cool, n then all of a sudden ur deemed not storing idea made sense, worthy of admiration

[@marcomolo]

So useful, innovative and a great video to boot! thanks

[@g.fortin3228]

Wow.. space saving AWEsomeness !! Really like that !

[@marcopietraforte5913]

Complimenti per la soluzione intelligente pratica ed economica !!!

[@williamellis8993]

That's a brilliant idea regardless of how you came up with the spacing and dado widths.

[@15drasedrase]

Great, great, great video!!! thank you so much!!! great technique, awesome, editing, music and voice quality was great. honestly i loved this thank you!

[@thegoodfight365]

Thanks. This is brilliant and the proof's in the pudding...or the fact that I or anyone i know has ever seen this before. Plus the additional bonus that with this nothing has a dedicated spot. So you can return a bit, disc or whatever ANYWHERE there's an opening. AWESOME JOB and thanks again for sharing it. 👍🏾

[@thegoodfight365]

@Roderick storey thanks for the correction.

[@kurtgrummert3442]

Awesome idea! Thanks for sharing and GREAT video!

[@Kosh42EFG]

So simply it's genius! Love it!

[@briansimard]

I am sold! Tomorrow morning! so sweet! I will have happy bits!

[@GunNut37086]

The most brilliant solutions seem to be the simplest. I love this idea and can't wait to try it.

[@johnconklin9039]

Great and simple solution! You deserve an award!

[@KeithsTestGarage]

I won an instructables coffee mug! #totallyworthit.

[@jonlihou668]

Two thumbs up on idea, and three for video production value.... For the 1/4" bits you can make a wobble dado using your thin curf blade and a few strips of masking tape on opposite sides of the blade, under the saw flange. Bit more tear out perhaps, but not if the blade is sharp and you feed slowly enough. I know how the next half hour of my workday will be spent! Thanks!

[@TheJeroenl]

This video is so well made!

[@martinrandez7021]

Really cool! And the video itself is awesome to watch. Excellent story telling! thank :)

[@cchaffin2012]

Best idea I’ve seen in a long while. Guess I know what I’m doing tomorrow 😀

[@danbrown586]

Very slick idea, and certainly quicker than a bunch of time with a drill press. For the clamping pressure of your rubber clamps, it's going to be equal to the tire pressure over the contact patch of the tire.

[@benw4544]

Amazing idea. I particularly like that they can be stored away as pull out shelves. Sub'd.

[@WPGinfo]

brilliant and simple... those are the best ideas!!!

[@torstenhansen4308]

Excellent video and design, thanks for posting. I just found the perfect use for those 2x10 Ipe off cuts I have sitting around from a recent deck build.

[@KeithsTestGarage]

Those sound like nice cutoffs to have around for something like this. Enjoy!

[@ctpctp]

Frick. En. Genius. You sir should at least be nominated for a Nobel Prize. Not joking.

[@timkilinc535]

Great video, really enjoyed it. Data driven while entertaining. Thanks

[@pennykrueger5644]

Nice project. Great video work too. Thank you sir.

[@chrisemens4022]

Brilliant and great video, very funny. Hope to see more!

[@trep53]

Thanks for showing your design work on the spacing. This is a smart solution I never liked using the Dremel kit box in the shop.

[@davidm180]

Very nice! I’m building several now

[@atomicsmith]

Genius idea! Great video

[@shaneconner5659]

Great video, entertaining and educational and fun to watch!

[@rstiekema]

This was the trick I was looking for. Thanks!

[@chuckjohnson4048]

I particularly like the concept of using dado cuts rather than drilling holes because when I drilled my bit holder board the bit and the hole were almost the same size and my non-moisture proofed shop rust locked the bits in the holes which were a tight fit anyway.

[@lindsayriddick170]

Great concept. I will be copying. Have never seen your channel before but now subscribed and being notified.

[@KeithsTestGarage]

Thanks for ringing the bell! I’m working on a pretty intense (maybe overkill?) dust collection video that I’m super excited about. Stay tuned and thanks for the sub and comment!

[@TheShutterbug1968]

WOW! Amazing idea! Thank you. Now I need to go buy a Dado set. God Bless.

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

That's actually a really clever solution mate!

[@sni9er]

such a smart idea and so quick! grats!!

[@fiziwig]

I have a TINY workshop, and everything I use is Dremel powered, so I need compact storage and this is perfect. Now to figure out how to make the dadoes with my Dremel tool :)

[@johnparker2636]

Only one word for this - genius!!

[@emostorm7]

Really great vid and idea and knowledge and videography and audio

[@keithmarlowe5569]

Great idea! And the add on suggestion of knocking some out to make slots. I totally agree that out of sight is out of mind. I have purchased a specific bit for a project, not get around to it for a while, forget I bought it, and buy another one. Bits are like clamps. The answer to how many you need is always "more".

[@mkdsctt]

Wow very nice! Thank you for sharing!

[@jimselander1357]

I love this idea! I have subscribed.

[@jackmaher4466]

Wow. Great idea and I am impressed. I am a watchmaker and I have more little bits and drills than you can shake a stick at. I am not sure how I will end up using this but I will. I am looking forward to a bit more organization thanks to you.

[@robgriffin4716]

Great idea and great video, will use this one.