Tag: toolbox

My Toolbox [general tools] (and thoughts about tool storage)

Mar 16, 2025

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in Creations, Miscellaneous

Here is an older video I made about my toolbox for general tools. I was playing around with editing, and made the video to just sort of practice video-making… but I do think the design is nifty! The mechanism is not as smooth as I hoped it would be, but it works well-enough. The trays…
Electrical Toolbox

Mar 16, 2025

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in Miscellaneous

I made this toolbox in the summer of 2019 when I was working a lot on the wiring of my automaton. All these tools belong together and needed a neat little home! The main factor in design was how to accommodate the soldering iron/station. I landed on a central cavity with a recess below that…
Hand Tools Toolbox

Mar 16, 2025

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in Horology, Miscellaneous

I have outgrown my tool roll so decided to make a dedicated toolbox for the main hand tools I use for repairing clocks. This is one post in a series about my various homemade toolboxes: so if that’s your thing, strap in! Those are all the tools I want to store and have easy access…
Watchmakers Lathe Toolbox

Mar 16, 2025

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in Horology, Miscellaneous

I recently bought this lovely watchmakers lathe (and various attachments!) from a kind and generous man named Ray. Thanks again, Ray! Such a nice machine deserves a proper case. Here’s the lathe – an 8mm Marshall, which I set up for left-handed use – various chucks, collets, gravers, and the foot pedal. I started by…