Table-Miter Saw Blade Carrier/Organizer!

Table saw blades need to be handled and stored safely. Laying them flat against each other isn’t good either. When it comes time to get them sharpened, you need to carry them safely. This holder-carrier “checks all the boxes!”

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Table saw blades are hard workers and deserve to be treated with respect - both in use and when stored. Some makers have created dedicated organized storage spaces to keep the blades safe, organized, and labeled - ready to access, use, and put back when the job is finished. That’s the approach we’ve taken around here.

But, what if space is limited? And, just because you have a great blade storage drawer or rack doesn’t mean you have a great way to transport your blades when they need to be taken to a sharpening service or jobsite.

This handy shop-built combination addresses storage of about six blades, as well as transport out of the shop.

You’ll need a piece of ½” (12mm) baltic birch plywood, a gate or swiveling handle (to be mounted on top of the carrier), ½” (12mm) long mounting screws for the handle, glue, a short section of ⅝” - 11 threaded rod. This is the most common size arbor hole for 10” blades. In Europe and other areas, other sizes may “rule.” If that’s the case, then you’ll need to modify this build by getting threaded rod, jam nuts, washers, and wing nuts that fit the arbor of your saw blades.

The main plate dimensions of the holder are determined by the size of the blades you will be stowing. We made the plate about 1-½” wider and 2” taller than the saw blade. We then made the top and bottom the same length as the main plate is wide. The top and bottom are about 4” wide.

Before grooving the top and bottom plate, we drilled a ⅝” hole in the middle of the plate. We then glued everything together, gave it a touch sanding, and applied a spray polyurethane finish. Once dried, we applied the 4 rubber feet, and centered a 4” section of ⅝” threaded rod in the hole and secured it with a jam nut from each side.
Saw blades can now be added, with washers placed between each blade. This ensures that the blade teeth don’t touch each other. Three blades fit on each side and are secured with a large wingnut. Easy and effective!

⅝” fasteners may not be readily available at your local hardware store. They weren’t at mine. So, we ordered them from one of our favorite fastener and hardware suppliers:

www.boltdepot.com

Here’s what we ordered (including spares for future projects!):

6 - #7684 Wing nuts, Zinc plated steel, 5/8"-11, $2.63 each
6 - #2665 Hex jam nuts, Zinc plated steel, 5/8"-11, $0.21 each
20 - #4273 SAE flat washers, Zinc plated steel, 5/8", $0.17 each

The order totaled just about $30, including shipping and tax.

I may build more of these and use them as combo organizers for blade drawers as well as for transport.

Do you have a blade storage solution you’d like to share? We hope so!

JUST DO IT YOURSELF!

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