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Shop Tweezer Storage Box

On a recent trip to Harbor Freight, I was suckered in by one of the sale items they have in those baskets right by the door. This item was a set of metal tweezers, in various shapes that I know will be useful in the shop.

I wanted to keep these tweezers in a cup on the work bench so they'd always be handy, but didn't want them to get covered in the dust that collects on everything that's down in the basement.

Closed Tweezer Box

Open Tweezer Box

My solution was another quickie project: to make a little flip-front box for the workbench that the cup could sit in. When I need tweezers, I just need to flip the box open and grab the one I want. When I'm done tweezing, I put the tweezer back in the cup and slip the box closed. Careful placement of an elastic band both keeps the front flipped down when open, and down when closed. The box is screwed down to the bench so it won't shift, but the cup is just placed there and can be replaced with a large cup if this one starts getting crowded.

2009.09.03 at 12:00am EDT

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