Hi Steve, How about keeping each pair in a jewel case (plastic small parts case) perhaps with a cutout foam insert and they only take the case in use out of the storage drawer, no leaving tools lying around the press. The cases are cheap and easy to mark. You could get creative and do something like the spreadsheet linked to a simple I/O board to fire an electrically actuated drawer lock and fingerprint ID. oh, never mind. I guess I have a little excess time on my hands this week! Regards, Ed Popielarski QTA Machine 27291 Jardines Mission Viejo, Ca 92692 Ph: 949-581-6601 WWW.QTA.NET "Time is the only thing you can loose and be assured never to find it again!" Me 2006 ORIGINAL MESSAGE: Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 14:38:45 -0500 From: Steve Gregory <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Swage Tooling Identification Good Afternon All! =20 I've taken on trying to get our swage tooling in order. As a contract assembly company, you can imagine how many anvil and punch sets we have. The problem is trying to put some sort of identification on each piece so that it's easily identifiable, to easily keep things in order. =20 Most manufacturers (like Cambion) will have a part number stamped on each piece, but over time the number will become very difficult to read and I think that somewhat contributes to things becoming a disarray. People can't read the number easily, so they just put it in the first drawer they open (I have a nuts and bolts cabinet with small drawers for each set).=20 =20 I can organize things properly and then go back a week or two later, and everything is mixed-up again. Then the operators come tell me that they can't find the proper swaging tooling they need. I go and dig through all the drawers and finally find it...well I'm tired of doing that. =20 So I'm asking what you all do to keep your swage tooling organized. Stamping numbers is pretty tough because most of the tools are hardened tool steel, tough to stamp that stuff...an engraver might work though. I just want to ask what you all do...I'm tired of having to spend more time tracking down tooling I know we have, than it does to actually do the job. =20 Kind regards, =20 -Steve Gregory- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------