I use this for kitchen tools. Very strong magnet. Might work

tool magnet

I have all my small, precision metal files rolled up in one those soft (cotton?) multi-pocket silverware holders. Each file has its own pocket.

TedW posted:

I use this for kitchen tools. Very strong magnet. Might work

tool magnet

Interesting idea.  I'll check it out.

Thank you!

George

Hot Water posted:

I have all my small, precision metal files rolled up in one those soft (cotton?) multi-pocket silverware holders. Each file has its own pocket.

Thanks!  That's also an idea.  For the small files I own, they either come with their own stand or a plastic pocket that can hang on pegboard.  The pesky ones are the bigger files lacking a handle.  One suggestion I've received is to get handles for them, which would allow them to hang on pegboards.

George

Hot Water posted:

I have all my small, precision metal files rolled up in one those soft (cotton?) multi-pocket silverware holders. Each file has its own pocket.

Yup, my mom(thx mom) made these 35 yrs ago.   

I place my files in a dedicated drawer in my tool chest.
So far I haven't damaged any of them, even though some of them end up stacked on top of each other.

Generally I don't store them with the handles on. I put on the handles when I want to use a file for more than one or two strokes.

File cabinet.

Pete

George, 

  I find mason (canning) jars helpful for lots of odd stuff and the prior owner of my house used coffee cans turned sideways with their ends cut off and screwed to the basement ceiling joists to store certain items (could be helpful for your longer files)...if that helps. 

Tom 

I keep mine in a toolbox, but please don't ask how I came up with such a novel idea.

What, me worry?

I have a few other hobbies, including woodworking.  Being a little behind the times, I hand sharpen all my tools including my saws.  A good saw file is not cheap, so I keep them in a file roll made specifically  by Lee Valley tools.  I also have more than several dozen other files and rasps. I do not have pictures of my storage because I'm moving, but it was based off a design of another woodworker's pictured below.

Texas Pete posted:

File cabinet.

Pete

Careful.  With a wit that sharp, you might cut yourself. 

What if you used two hooks per file and hung them horizontally?

grp24 posted:

What if you used two hooks per file and hung them horizontally?

I'm probably going to do something like your suggestion - rig a shelf or find a bin that will attach to pegboard.

I store my files on external hard drives and back them up off-site with iDrive.

Oh wait....never mind. Wrong kind of files.  

I put handles on all my files.  Home Depot carries these file handles in a range of sizes.  Now you can just hang them on a finishing nail or peg board hook.  It also makes the file safer to use without worrying about jabbing the tine into the palm of your hand.

I use the tool bars Harbor Freight sells. They have two mounting holes and are very strong.

https://www.harborfreight.com/...ol-holder-61199.html

OGR Webmaster posted:

I store my files on external hard drives and back them up off-site with iDrive.

Oh wait....never mind. Wrong kind of files.  

Everyone's a comedian. 

Rich, I've decided to hide my files.  The only way to see them will be to use:  ls -a

George

wild mary posted:

I put handles on all my files.  Home Depot carries these file handles in a range of sizes.  Now you can just hang them on a finishing nail or peg board hook.  It also makes the file safer to use without worrying about jabbing the tine into the palm of your hand.

I saw this one (or its equivalent) in a Home Depot near me.  HD wanted $9.97 for it, which I thought was just crazy (especially for just 1). 

That drawer or shelf idea is looking better and better.  Or maybe iDrive.

George

I keep all my large files in a work bench drawer with a carpet tile liner in the bottom. Don't have enough handles for all of them so I swap the handles around to the file in use if possible. The smaller jewelers type files I keep in a little rotating tool holder on the work bench for easier access.

G3750 posted:

TedW posted:

I use this for kitchen tools. Very strong magnet. Might work

tool magnet

Interesting idea.  I'll check it out.

Thank you!

George

I would not use a magnet. Over time the file will be magnetic too, holding shavings vs sheading them as you work. You want file teeth clean as can be as you work, clogging and pieces over the teeth just interferes with the next pass.

If you only file brass, aluminum, or other nonferrous metal...no worries, a magnet works.

Bunching them in a drawer, they cut each others teeth. I keep my old ones that way, but new are in sleeved rolls. I keep a few 1x1x12" scraps of wood in the drawer to help with moisture/oxidation too.

  At Sears they had plastic, angled, holders for wrenches, that mount to toolbox drawer bottoms with 2 sided tape. Most files will fit. You can files slots wider

Sawed slices in strips of wood could be the home spun way. Rat tails in holes in wood like a screwdriver or drill bit rack. 

My Grandfather used a cut down bread slicer on his bench and oil cloth or rolls for storage.

Harbor Freight had sleeved rolls for years (?)

If your toolbox is full, try a small ......file cabnet.

  No need to throw away the old tax returns. They can be used to absorb fast build ups of air moisture too

Texas Pete posted:

File cabinet.

Pete

OGR Webmaster posted:

I store my files on external hard drives and back them up off-site with iDrive.

Oh wait....never mind. Wrong kind of files.  

Try the veal, we're here all week...

Fellow jurist had a good idea....

"Hang the b******s!"

......mill files, that is.

these.

come in various sizes, about 50 cents at Home Depot or you local hardware store.

Tim

OGR Webmaster posted:

I store my files on external hard drives and back them up off-site with iDrive.

Oh wait....never mind. Wrong kind of files.  

Right next to where I keep the router.