Sandpaper storage was a nightmare until I tried the file folder trick

I got tired of digging through a box of loose sandpaper every time I needed a specific grit. Papers would get torn, folded, or mixed up with used ones. Tried stacking them in a drawer but that was just as bad. Then I picked up a cheap hanging file folder box from the office supply store. I labeled each folder by grit from 80 to 2000 and slid them in. Now I grab the whole folder when I'm working on a panel and nothing gets lost or damaged. Has anyone else found a weird storage hack that actually works for their shop?

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graymiller13d ago

My dad had a system for storing twist drill bits that drove me nuts as a kid. He kept them in a 12 gauge shotgun shell box, all standing up with their points stuck into a foam pad at the bottom. You had to pull each one out by hand and guess the size from the tiny number etched on the shank. Took me 20 years to finally buy a cheap indexed drill bit case and throw that whole box away.

kevin_murray8812d agoOG Member

We keep the weirdest systems until frustration finally breaks us.