Dickson holder storage

I have built a workshop but didn't really want to just put my Dickson tool holders on a shelf, I had seen various designs & a supplier of a pre-made one, then a friend pointed me in the direction of a 3d-printed holder that sits on a bar. Using this as inspiration I thought I could design something that I can screw to the wall. I decided I would make them as individual items so I can just print more as I want. Here is the end design.

I printed one, only to find that not all the dickson (style) holders were the same, so some didn't fit. A quick change and here is the first one attached to the wall.

I now need to print another 10, at about 2 hours each it will take a time! 2 more are printing as I type, I could have got it to print more in one go, but I don't want it running overnight really.

Having done this I may make more special storage for other lathe accessories, such as allen keys, chuck keys and chuck jaws, all good for learning 3d-cad, this time may be Solid Edge so I can compare that with Fusion360.

For those interested the design was complete in Fusion360, the hardest part was working out how to put in the screw-holes perpendicular to the back, then put the counter-bore from the front, but not at an angle. After a bit of looking at web-pages I realised what I needed was to create a plane from the back, offset forward, draw on that and make holes from there, simple once I realised that.

Baldric.

The 3D printed hangers are a great idea. I believe there are a lot of designs on Thingiverse that can be downloaded for the 3D printer. A 3D printer would be handy but do I really want to get into another tech stream at my age?

I need to find someone with a good 3D printer locally and have some made.

regards

Edited By Oldiron on 19/02/2021 18:03:14

This took about 20minutes and £5 worth of material:

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Simple but effective Nicholas. I keep mine on a shelf attached to the splash back at the minute.

regards

I printed loads for both my lathes. Also check key holders, etc etc.

Enjoy!

Jim

You beat me to it Nicolas Wheeler 1. I shaped a length of wood and already had a length of sheet steel in which I drilled the screw holes, and then mounted my tool holders horizontally behind the lathe. Years ago when Model Engineering at the "tec" we set up jigs (also home brewed) and made a lot of holders. John

Like Oldiron mine are on a shelf bolted to the splashback. Trouble is the shelf is also handy for lots of odds n sods like boring bars and threading tools. All equals an untidy mess due to lack of personal discipline.

I did look on Thingiverse, there was nothing that I liked, there are some there but I felt they would take up a lot of wall space as the holder would be along the wall rather than perpendicular to the wall. The are a few designs to hold indicators in the toolpost though that look interesting.

Baldric.

My Boxford has a shelf, but not a very long one, it normally has a few bits on it, but not room for 11 holders.

Baldric.

Oldiron, I would have had to get some material in to do that job or cut up a largish sheet, so for me it was easier to design & print, also a good exercise in CAD, even if a simple one. Before I moved I did use a aluminium u-channel screwed to the wall, they then hung of that, it worked but 11 holders took up quite a bit of room.

Baldric.

Mine all sit on the splashback. I milled slots in a few lengths of 1/8" 1" x1" ally angle.

I was fed up of them being spread all over the suds tray.

Colin

This is how i did my Colchester Master i have similar for my Harrison M300 just smaller

Here's my solution..

Just a slot in shelf bracket screwed horizontally to the back shelf.

George.

"I thought I could design something that I can screw to the wall"

So did I - I call it a shelf.

Rik