Collet Holder aand Storage Box

 This  is a metal and wood project. I originally made the the  2J collet holding block while working in the tool room many years ago. It is precision ground tool for use on a surface grinder to put 2, 4,or 6 flats on a punch or any round piece it will hold. It uses 2J collets and I used the ones they had in the tool room.   I had it stashed away for years since I did not have any collets for it nor a surface grinder. I retrieved it and thought I could use it to machine wood and metal parts with it  in my mill and looked into a set of 2J collets and they were very expensive ( 7 were almost $300). So I found way around that. I turned a 2J collet made to accept nylon inserts that I made to whatever size I needed. So I have been making the inserts as the need arises. They are not as accurate as the original collets but do very well for what I make in the shop.
The collet is inserted into the block and there is a key inside to align with the keyway on the collet. After putting in the proper bushing and part, I tighten the collet in with the wrench I made for it.
Now having all these parts around made a need for a box to store all this stuff.. The box is made in my usual style of lock mitering and gluing 6 pieces together and then cutting the curve on the bandsaw. I made provisions for the block, the wrench and room for a whole lot more inserts (I presently have only 6).
This gives an idea of how it is used:

Cheers, Jim