Dimensions and what fits inside. The tray is a flat trough 19 to 27 cm long, for placing a pusher, nippers, nail files. The bur box is four times smaller, 90×40 mm, and usually comes with a lid to prevent bits from spilling out. The third format is the universal MICROSTOP stand, where burs stand vertically in holes. Size and purpose are written in the name of each item.
Trays for manicure tools
18 productsSeventeen positions, and four tasks behind them: lay out tools during a service, store bits, soak tools in solution, and place brushes so they don't roll on the table. Metal and stainless steel here from BAEHR, STALEKS and KODI, plastic in brush holders. Manufacturers write dimensions directly in the product name, so compare them with your table, not with the photo.
How to choose a tray for your task
The category is small, and the fastest way here is not to scroll through everything, but to answer one question: what exactly should lie inside.
Instrument on the work table
For layout during service, take flat trays. BAEHR (Germany) has three: 19×15, 24×18, and 27×21 cm with a side height of 1.7 cm. Note the price — the two larger sizes usually cost the same amount, so 24×18 only makes sense when there is physically not enough space on the table for the largest. Stainless steel options: STALEKS 195×90×19 mm and metal tray KODI 195×90 mm: this is already a «one kit» format, not for the whole arsenal.
Bits
For attachments, you need not a tray but a box. In the catalog, this is STALEKS with lid 90×40×15 mm, metal KODI 90×40 mm, and a universal stand MICROSTOP where bits stand vertically. The same three items are duplicated in the section trays and stands for storing bits — there is also a MicroSTOP container 0.12 l for disinfection of bits, which is not in this category. If you are choosing specifically for bits, open both pages. The bits themselves are in the section of routers and attachments.
Soaking
Deep container here is one — polypropylene container KODI 230×110×80 mm, which the manufacturer labels as intended for disinfection and sterilization. This is not a tray: a solution is poured into it. Two more KODI items, metal tray 195×90 and box for bits 90×40, have the words «for sterilization and storage» in their names — this is the manufacturer's wording. Look for the processing devices themselves in the section dry heat sterilizers and sterilizers.
Brushes and small items
There are six brush stands — transparent, transparent with shimmer, white, pink, pink translucent, and purple translucent. All plastic and the cheapest in the category. Nearby lies a metal pencil case organizer and, somewhat unexpectedly, a slider album with 84 cells: it ended up here as an organizer, not as a tray, so don't look for it among metal.
The «Brand» filter does not show everything
In the left column, the brands listed are only MicroSTOP, Kodi Professional, and Staleks. BAEHR trays and all brush stands do not have a brand in the card — as soon as you check the filter, they disappear from the results. With seventeen items, it's more reliable to just scroll through the grid. A wider selection of work accessories is in the sections tools and equipment for the master.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does a tool tray differ from a bur box?
Can these trays be sterilized?
Two KODI items are directly marked by the manufacturer 'for sterilization and storage' — a metal tray 195×90 mm and a bur box 90×40 mm. The rest of the metal trays do not have such marking in the name, and the plastic brush holders are a desk accessory, not intended for a dry-heat sterilizer. See the exact wording in the description of the specific card: this text does not add its own claims about processing modes.
What size tray to choose?
For a full layout during a service — BAEHR 27×21 cm, the largest available. 24×18 cm helps when the table is narrow. 19×15 cm is rather for one or two procedures or a separate zone. The 195×90 mm format (STALEKS, KODI) is designed for one kit; a full set will not fit. The side height on BAEHR is 1.7 cm, on STALEKS — 19 mm.
What are the trays and holders made of?
Metal and stainless steel — in all trays and boxes: BAEHR, STALEKS, KODI, MICROSTOP stand. Plastic — in brush holders and the slider album. The polypropylene container KODI 230×110×80 mm stands alone — the only item intended for holding solution. The material is indicated in the name of almost every product.