What's on your walls? Neat storage ideas!

[Labradorian]

Hello all, this is my first post in here.

i just built a 28x30 garage and was pondering on tool and equipment storage ideas etc. I have already pulled 1 idea from GJ, that being, using one of those lateral type fileing cabinets for storage, they are sturdy and easy for find. I picked up a 4 drawer up the other day for $50.

I came across this thread and boy!! thanks guys for all the great ideas, I have saved many of the posted pics and made many notes. I just might apply some of them.

Especially the funnel/oil pan storage idea with the pvc pipes. Great idea.

Thanks to all who contributed to this thread and please keep it all coming, sometimes the smallest of ideas makes a huge difference.

cheers and all the best in the new year.

Glen

 

[mryyc]

Welcome Glen. Lots of great ideas on here for certain, we would love to see pics of your new garage.

 

[Labradorian]

Welcome Glen. Lots of great ideas on here for certain, we would love to see pics of your new garage.

here are a couple pics, just got the outside buttoned up when we got our first snowfall......looking forward to turning it into my MAN CAVE!

cheers

 

[Letsgobowhunting]

I also like the plastic coffee cans which we get from costco as well as the plastic creamer containers, though I like the popcorn containers even better as they are clear and you can see what is in them.

They do however take up a lot of room just storing them for future use, so I put them in a mesh ball bag and hang them from a rafter. I didn't want to be dragging a ladder out every time I needed access however. I modified the end of a paint roller frame into a hook shape, then I screw the paint roller onto an extendable aluminum drywall sanding pole so I can snag the bag to retrieve a storage container when needed.

It looks like someone is trying to catch the road runner... Beep beep. All it needs is an acme lable on the bags.

 

[mcmlvif100]

My sister gave me some Lee Valley magnets for Christmas and I’m still deciding where to apply them but was so impressed that I thought I would share a few photos and a link to their website.

Not your typical magnets, these have a screw thread to attach "handles" of your choice. See link (below) and pictures. As a test, I used an extra cabinet door pull and a S-hook with the magnet on the side of my drill press cabinet. It easily held my Craftsman 15 inch AND 10 inch adjustable wrenches. Was pleasantly surprised. Mine are the 99K48.20 - nickel plated magnetic bases with 8/32 thread.

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=62637&cat=1,42363,44646

Might not be "walls" in the typical sense but have lots of metal cabinets and tool boxes where I can use these.

 

[galute]

So, just have to ask - Does anyone have any neat ideas for stashing a pair of bikes in a garage that's already a little tight? I'm a little hesitant to do the whole rope it up to the ceiling thing.. Seems like I WILL hit my head..

Lay them on their side then hoist them up that way so when they are in place against the ceiling they look like they are laying on their side on the ceiling.
Surely they are not as wide as they are tall.

 

[Chris98006]

My small space.

 

[Chris98006]

More

 

[Chris98006]

Other wall

 

[Chris98006]

Last one

 

[CharlestonJoe]

Looks good Chris!
Thanks for taking the time to post the pictures!
In the picture on post 848, what is that wood cabinet type thing that slants up? Or is that part of a wall and handrail or something?

 

[usmc_noma]

I think that's a handrail down to his garage

 

[iajonesy]

Chris,that is very nicely done.Everything has a spot and is in it. Jack Olsen's garage is still the poster child for a small space with a the most equipment and least amount of clutter ever. Take some time to study his and you will find dozens of useful ideas.

Mike

 

[NES]

Though I don't have a garage I have an idea. If you wanted to get rid of the windows put siding on the exterior where the .window was. For the inside frame it and make it for a display case or shelves

 

[Chris98006]

I will snap a few more pis. It's my staircase to the house.

Looks good Chris!
Thanks for taking the time to post the pictures!
In the picture on post 848, what is that wood cabinet type thing that slants up? Or is that part of a wall and handrail or something?

 

[AZpilot]

I think I heard once osha was a small town in wisconsin

Kenosha.

 

[admranger]

I will snap a few more pis. It's my staircase to the house.

Really impressive organization. Love the baby food bottles for small bits attached overhead!

How many iterations did it take to get to the final configuration?

What's under the covers (and did you make the covers) in post #850?

 

[deathguyQC]

Took this from a Triumph forums (the guy who made the original had left the diagrams on how to build one) for my 1976 Triumph TR6 hardtop roof.

I actually got the angle wrong, but it holds strong and steady still. Costed no more than 100$ to do with new and used materials, the wheels being the most expensive part (I can roll it up anywhere I need to).

https://scontent-a-iad.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/166227_10152775016800128_242853508_n.jpg?oh=8fd388dd806463a115fd1a27ed58c147&oe=555C4975

First post on GJ, mostly lurker on the forums.


Edit: also bought some swivel hangers to put my roof rack up in the air.

 

[taumac]

Hi
Im a newbie to the forum and would like to share some of my ideas. As I do a bit of everything I need to make my workshop as versatile as possible but still keep as much space as possible. Here is a panoramic picture of my 6m x 9m garage/workshop

So firstly I picked up the table for the equivalent of US$5. Then I proceeded to make my cutoff saw fold away.

This meant however that I lost some much needed work space so on to plan B. I decided to use the space between the doors. I made a rotating table to house my cutoff saw and my drill press.

Flipped

I am not sure where my tools will suffer for this so any advise will be appreciated.

Cheers from Cape Town South Africa.

Alwie

Great idea....

 

[Mattlt]

I also like the plastic coffee cans which we get from costco as well as the plastic creamer containers, though I like the popcorn containers even better as they are clear and you can see what is in them.

They do however take up a lot of room just storing them for future use, so I put them in a mesh ball bag and hang them from a rafter. I didn't want to be dragging a ladder out every time I needed access however. I modified the end of a paint roller frame into a hook shape, then I screw the paint roller onto an extendable aluminum drywall sanding pole so I can snag the bag to retrieve a storage container when needed.

I think we have the same disorder. I call it "container hoarding." I have literally hundreds of empty containers/cans/boxes that I intend to use for storage...someday! If I got rid of my containers and started over I think I would have a lot more room to store real stuff.

That said, I like the idea of hanging them from the rafters.

 

[GCncsuHD]

I think we have the same disorder. I call it "container hoarding." I have literally hundreds of empty containers/cans/boxes that I intend to use for storage...someday! If I got rid of my containers and started over I think I would have a lot more room to store real stuff.

That said, I like the idea of hanging them from the rafters.

Ever since we had our daughter in October, I've been hoarding the cans her formula comes in. I think I used the first 4 or 5 to put odds and ends in...the rest have been piling up.

 

[Bob Heine]

For years I have used coffee cans to store things. I even put labels on the cans so I would be able to find the thing I was looking for. It means I had to orient the can with the label showing whenever I put it away. Recently I have started using the clear containers that a lot of stuff from Costco comes in. I can quickly find what I'm looking for, especially after de-labeling the containers. A little WD-40 works great to remove the glue residue.

Eventually I'll settle on one or two sizes but for now I'm trying them all.

 

[sixleaker]

Lost power at the house. And after a lot of cus words and slamming drawers I finally found a flashlight.
As soon at the power came back on went straight to the garage and made a holder for everyone I own all in the same spot

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[trigd]

Lost power at the house. And after a lot of cus words and slamming drawers I finally found a flashlight.
As soon at the power came back on went straight to the garage and made a holder for everyone I own all in the same spot

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Though I love the organization, I would not put them all in the same spot. In fact, quite the opposite. I would attempt to put them in a few spots around the house so when it does go out, you'll be closer to finding some light instead of trying to get to the one spot. At least that's how I envision the situation.

 

[shephd]

Ever since we had our daughter in October, I've been hoarding the cans her formula comes in. I think I used the first 4 or 5 to put odds and ends in...the rest have been piling up.

I keep containers, too. One container really is limited in its usefulness compared to having 20 or 50 of them matching. I'm pretty sure it is a law of the universe

 

[Woodman11]

This thread has taken up every spare second that I have had for the last week. Awesome ideas!!!!!!
I am incorporating (stealing) quite a few of your ideas - flattery - right????
I am building two projects that I would love any suggestions before I build them. I like to do as much work outside of the shop as I can - weather permitting. Both of these projects are tables that roll. One is for metal and one is for wood. They will both be constructed from metal. The woodworking table is going to make it easier for me to handle sheets of plywood by myself. There will be two table saws on the ends of the tables that allows the material being cut to feed into the middle of the table. There will be a set of runners between the saws that will allow sheets to slide across while the cut is being made.
The second table is a 4x6 table ( similar to the idea that Jack Olsen has- Thanks Jack!!!) that will house vices, grinders, drill presses and the likes. On the 4' ends I plan to put 2 receivers that allow plate mounted tools to be "plugged in" ( imagine a trailer hitch and receiver on a truck) when the plate mounted tools are not in use they will be stored underneath on a bottom shelf.
Any ideas would be GREATLY appreciated!!! Thanks again for all of your contributions!!!

 

[metalhead212121]

I know this is for "walls" but I figure you guys will make an exception. When I'm done using my drain pans I stand them up against the wall for a day and let them drain into my old laundry detergent bottles. After that I stuff a rag in bottom of the hole because you KNOW they're still gonna drip. Might not be the best method of making room but it works for me. I have them hung up high enough so I can walk under them without hitting my head. Unfortunately every time I need to grab something hanging I have to break out my step ladder. AGAIN... not the greatest step up in the world but it works for me.

 

[787B]

That's a good use of space, metalhead.

Wall, ceilings, drawers, floors, I don't think we care where it is! Keep the ideas coming!

 

[LWW]

My heavy duty tools have started to take up a lot of space with each one on it's own stand and my vises taking up a huge part of my benchtop.

One of the previous posters inspired me to mount one of these ($26 from Amazon) to the bottom front of my bench:



Then get one of these from Harbor Freight for $23:



When it's all done I should be able to simply bolt my grinder, vise, etc. to the hitch adapter and slide it into my hitch receiver bolted to the bottom of my bench. The bench is obviously much more stable than the small stands I've been using up until now and my tools can be easily stored under a shelf and out of the way when not in use without having to re-arrange everything on my bench.

With the vise, it should also give me more access to the piece I'm working on since it will extend about 8"-10" past the front of my bench. Pictures will come when it's all put together!

 

[GCncsuHD]

My heavy duty tools have started to take up a lot of space with each one on it's own stand and my vises taking up a huge part of my benchtop.

One of the previous posters inspired me to mount one of these to the bottom front of my bench:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41PDE6XRNVL.jpg[IMG]

Then get one of these:

[IMG]http://www.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_23846.jpg[IMG]

When it's all done I should be able to simply bolt my grinder, vise, etc. to the hitch adapter and slide it into my hitch receiver bolted to the bottom of my bench. The bench is obviously much more stable than the small stands I've been using up until now and my tools can be easily stored under a shelf and out of the way when not in use without having to re-arrange everything on my bench.

With the vise, it should also give me more access to the piece I'm working on since it will extend about 8"-10" past the front of my bench. Pictures will come when it's all put together![/QUOTE]
Just a tip, drill a hole through the receiver, weld a nut on and use a bolt as a set screw to stabilize the hitch adapter.

 

[WhiteLightning]

^^^ I like your idea. For my bench extension I am building, I will be using tee-nuts to be able to bolt/unbolt various machines like my miter saw, grinder, etc.

I'd get them in 1/4-20 or something and drill the bench top. The tee-nuts would be installed underneath so when you bolt from the top, it will tighten nicely. McMaster Carr has various collar widths for larger equipment.

I'd use some thumb screw to fasten the machines to the tee-nuts

 

[usmc_noma]

Now both of these ideas are great. How much do those hitch receivers cost, and where can I,get one of those plated hitches?

 

[Scottwi]

Hitch mount vise plate from Harbor Freight. $23.00

 

[Bob Heine]

In addition to the receiver on the work bench, I have one mounted under a shelf on the side of my house. The shelf stores the hurricane shutters when they aren't needed. My pneumatic paint shaker mounts out there so I don't have to clean up a mess in the garage if a paint can leaks.

Recently I mounted an air hose reel on a vise mount so I can run my blast cabinet in the workshop -- it's more than 100 feet from the compressor in my garage.

 

[shooting4life]

I ended up doing the same thing with the trailer hitch. It also helped get my vise lower, my work bench is very tall and to add the vise height on top of that would be unworkable. The only thing about this plan that ***** is that now every tool you have has a long tube on the bottom of it. Some things I just bolt/unbolt instead of keeping a permanent hitch which would be expensive and take up a lot of space. I also added two nuts to stabilize.

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

I know this is for "walls" but I figure you guys will make an exception. When I'm done using my drain pans I stand them up against the wall for a day and let them drain into my old laundry detergent bottles. After that I stuff a rag in bottom of the hole because you KNOW they're still gonna drip. Might not be the best method of making room but it works for me. I have them hung up high enough so I can walk under them without hitting my head. Unfortunately every time I need to grab something hanging I have to break out my step ladder. AGAIN... not the greatest step up in the world but it works for me.

Good idea Metalhead. But instead of a cheap carabiner to hold that stuff why not just use a large S hook? Then you can drill a hole in the end of a long broomstick and glue another S hook into it and get anything you want down without having to breakout/put away the step ladder.

 

[peelman]

Lost power at the house. And after a lot of cus words and slamming drawers I finally found a flashlight.
As soon at the power came back on went straight to the garage and made a holder for everyone I own all in the same spot

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And I thought I had a flashlight problem...

Flashlights and tape measures...two things I can't walk by when they have an "on sale" sign hanging nearby...

 

[Sims5]

What is the tape measure holder made from?

 

[Nephronracing]

What's the advantage of having this over just putting the funnels on top of each other?

Great idea. Why not couple them all together and put a ball valve on the end? That way you don't have stuff on your floor and you'd only have to empty it once a year or less.

 

[kingdong]

I keep containers, too. One container really is limited in its usefulness compared to having 20 or 50 of them matching. I'm pretty sure it is a law of the universe

I can't muster the strength to throw even one out... resistance is futile! I keep jars, coffee cans wine bottles you name it. :banghead:

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