What's on your walls? Neat storage ideas!

[bad_idea]

IN THEM is indeed my biggest concern. I regularly clean my shop with a leaf blower for all the dust that settles ON THEM.

 

[Pucman1]

Made one of these to hold drills and batteries while charging. And i am not a woodworker at all.

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Here it is mounted above the fridge, cuz you need a beverage while the battery refreshes.......RIGHT
Hard to see but mounted on top is a fused on/off extension cord strip. So i can just flip it off when it is not in use.

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[cgraham]

That's really nice, did you make that? I'd like to copy it but it would be anything but quick. And probably not as pretty.

Hey Pat, I sent the plans to you via email for the air compressor hose and storage rack I made. Let me know if you get it ok.

Anyone else wants a copy let me know.

-Clint

 

[pat9198]

Hey Pat, I sent the plans to you via email for the air compressor hose and storage rack I made. Let me know if you get it ok.

Anyone else wants a copy let me know.

-Clint

Clint, I did get the email thank you very much! It's really nice of you to have done that. I think this will work well in my limited space and I'll let you know how it works out.

 

[M0E]

I am searching for a good and compact wall mount for bicycles. The main problems are not a big garage and 4 bicycles need to be storage Have you any ideas on this?

Do you have more space horizontally along the length of the wall, or extending away from the wall?

 

[zanyad]

I have more space along the wall, because extending away from wall is staying the car

What about a lift? Like this: https://www.harborfreight.com/bicycle-lift-95803.html

 

[M0E]

I have more space along the wall, because extending away from wall is staying the car

I have a variety of mounts that I've cycled through based on need.

If you're looking for something easily re-configurable and off-the-shelf, I am pretty heavily invested in the Gladiator system and have both the horizontal and vertical bike mounts. The advantage here is that you can also hang other stuff around the bikes. Assuming a standard garage height, you could use a few of the following and hang 2 bikes above one another to make good use of your space:

https://www.gladiatorgarageworks.com/products/horizontal-bike-hook-2-pack

I'm sure there is a similar, more permanent/cheaper offering outside of the Gladiator system if you are committed to a specific layout.

For a less permanent option, I also use one of the following with pretty good results, you just lose a bit of floor space and it doesn't look as "clean," but it is fairly stable once you have a bike or two loaded and it anchored to the wall:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000ACAM38/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I'm sure others will have some other, potentially better options. At the moment I have 2 more frequently used bikes hanging vertically off my Gladiator panels (wall hooks), and 1 infrequently used bike at the top of the leaning bike rack I linked with random yard equipment around the bottom.

EDIT: One thing to note, regardless how compact a wall mount is, your handlebars and/or pedals will always limit how close the bike will sit to the wall.

 

[fartymarty]

Assuming a standard garage height, ...

If only there was such a thing. There are new home standards and older home standards and really old home standards. It seems the really old and the new homes have the higher "standard" of 10-12 feet tall where as us in just older homes got stuck with only 8 feet "standard".

Sorry, don't mind me I'm just vent bitchin'...carry on as though I'm not here.

 

[M0E]

If only there was such a thing. There are new home standards and older home standards and really old home standards. It seems the really old and the new homes have the higher "standard" of 10-12 feet tall where as us in just older homes got stuck with only 8 feet "standard".

Sorry, don't mind me I'm just vent bitchin'...carry on as though I'm not here.

Good point, and you helped jog my memory.

I used the leaning bike rack, with 2 bikes, in a breezeway with 8' ceilings, so height should not be an issue for stacking 2 bikes.

 

[mr57]

Made one of these to hold drills and batteries while charging. And i am not a woodworker at all.

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Here it is mounted above the fridge, cuz you need a beverage while the battery refreshes.......RIGHT
Hard to see but mounted on top is a fused on/off extension cord strip. So i can just flip it off when it is not in use.

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I've built a few of these from the excel spreadsheet. Not a woodworke3r at all but had no trouble selling two, three and four slot racks

 

[zanyad]

I've built a few of these from the excel spreadsheet.

There's a spreadsheet? Do you have a link?

Thanks,
M

 

[gearhead1]

Made one of these to hold drills and batteries while charging. And i am not a woodworker at all.

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Here it is mounted above the fridge, cuz you need a beverage while the battery refreshes.......RIGHT
Hard to see but mounted on top is a fused on/off extension cord strip. So i can just flip it off when it is not in use.

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Nice work! I really like that! Did you glue and staple or brad nail together?

There's a spreadsheet? Do you have a link?

Thanks,
M

+1 ! I want to do something similar.

 

[VaEngineer]

I am searching for a good and compact wall mount for bicycles. The main problems are not a big garage and 4 bicycles need to be storage Have you any ideas on this?

The Harbor Freight units work great. I have two in my garage. I didn't trust their rope so I substituted some diamond braid polypropylene from HD.

 

[DGersic]

I’m looking for ideas on storing 3 jaw pullers.

3/8” eye bolt is, so far, my best idea



but it’ll need to be cut and welded to some kind of backing plate.



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[Pucman1]

I actually glued and screwed it. Don't take my man card but i found it on this website.
https://www.hertoolbelt.com/custom-drill-storage-charge-station/
Good design and i had Home depot make the long cuts for me and i just cut the smaller pieces.

Nice work! I really like that! Did you glue and staple or brad nail together?



+1 ! I want to do something similar.

 

[theundermount]

I’m looking for ideas on storing 3 jaw pullers.

3/8” eye bolt is, so far, my best idea



but it’ll need to be cut and welded to some kind of backing plate.



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what about something like this minus the bottom piece so they can sit in from the top

 

[BaMaDuDe87]

I’m looking for ideas on storing 3 jaw pullers.

3/8” eye bolt is, so far, my best idea



but it’ll need to be cut and welded to some kind of backing plate.



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Piece of PVC with a cap on the bottom?

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[lis2323]

I’m looking for ideas on storing 3 jaw pullers.

3/8” eye bolt is, so far, my best idea



but it’ll need to be cut and welded to some kind of backing plate.



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I find hooks are the easiest.

 

[beelsr]

how often do you use them? i subscribe to the "more often used tools should be more easily available" rule. So, my pullers live in the bottom drawer in a toolbox and I dig them out when I need them - just a few times a year. Some still live in the blow-mold box they came in...

I store my cylinder hones in a coffee can, stuck on the shelf/in a cabinet. maybe that or some other can/bottle/milk jug might work for your round-style pullers?

 

[787B]

how often do you use them? i subscribe to the "more often used tools should be more easily available" rule. So, my pullers live in the bottom drawer in a toolbox and I dig them out when I need them - just a few times a year. Some still live in the blow-mold box they came in...

That's the same question I was going to ask. They are easy to unscrew to break them down, and they take up so much less space in a drawer like that.

If I used them every other day, I like eye bolt idea, but you would have to lift them a long way to get them out. How about getting a solid eye bolt, cutting open the end, bending the ends out and up, and turning it into a fork? Same narrow support but easier to get the tool on and off. Then it would be a long-shank, narrow-opening version of this:

 

[atch]

how often do you use them? I subscribe to the "more often used tools should be more easily available" rule. So, my pullers live in the bottom drawer in a toolbox and I dig them out when I need them - just a few times a year...

same here. beelsr saved me the trouble of typing.

 

[fartymarty]

There's a spreadsheet? Do you have a link?

Thanks,
M

Nice work! I really like that! Did you glue and staple or brad nail together?



+1 ! I want to do something similar.

Pucman answered these questions but just in case it was missed I've a̶t̶t̶a̶c̶h̶e̶d̶* Linked the file directly ---> the spreadsheet in question. Change the inputs in cells B4 & B5 to update the sheet to your desired numbers.

*I tried to attach but excel files aren't supported here I guess.

 

[keitho64]

Pucman answered these questions but just in case it was missed I've a̶t̶t̶a̶c̶h̶e̶d̶* Linked the file directly ---> the spreadsheet in question. Change the inputs in cells B4 & B5 to update the sheet to your desired numbers.

Thank you for sharing this! I know what I am building this weekend.

 

[mr57]

https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/9077636736829558/?nic_v2=1aElsggcG

Here's the link to the plans for the cordless drill cahrging station

 

[DGersic]

That's the same question I was going to ask. They are easy to unscrew to break them down, and they take up so much less space in a drawer like that.

If I used them every other day, I like eye bolt idea, but you would have to lift them a long way to get them out. How about getting a solid eye bolt, cutting open the end, bending the ends out and up, and turning it into a fork? Same narrow support but easier to get the tool on and off. Then it would be a long-shank, narrow-opening version of this:

They’re stuffed in a cabinet now, taking up too much space in there, because of the awkward size and shape. Was thinking of finding a less inconvenient storage. Not used a lot, so could take them apart, but then there’s a lot more pieces to keep track of.

Yeah, the eye bolt fails on the accessibility factor. A fork, maybe though. Some 1/4” or 3/8” rod and a bending jig could do that.



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[MarkG]

One of the most (or only...) organized areas of my shop.

 

[HawkinsHollow]

First post! What a treasure trove of amazing ideas. I am only on page 15, but I have tons of great ideas. I am in the process of building a 25x28' detached garage. I can't wait to start getting it built out with work benches and storage. This post is making me even more excited.

 

[787B]

One of the most (or only...) organized areas of my shop.

It looks great!

 

[BB 70 Challenger]

Just great!

I was away from this GJ site for some five years. Kinda busy with this new house and life and all... Anyway, I just read all these 98 pages, took me three days. But WOW did I get new ideas for my tiny (15x23) attached one-car garage. Thanks guys, I´ll go and implement some fifteen new ideas from here, now.

Let´s keep up the good work, and be safe.

 

[danfromsyr]

I think I'd need a ladder to put away/take out the ladder?

Needed a place to keep my 12' & 8' ladders. The space above the garage door is perfect.. I also need to make some dedicated straps with carabiners here as well, not that that the ratchet straps don't do a good job tho..

 

[schnutzy]

A small parts/hardware cabinet thing to go next to the cordless tool cabinet.

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[tarmy]

I think I'd need a ladder to put away/take out the ladder?

When these guys get older they are going to figure out how to use winches...

 

[penright]

Finally finished up some organization. I have been trying to get it done for a while. Details are on the build thread, but here a 30,000 foot. The reason I am posting here is how I tried to use every inch and at the same time keep some of the clutter hidden.



Shelves, no big deal, but notice the placement of the bottom shelf. The blind corner is on the ground and mostly for totes that are not used that much. Then high one is for rolling an airless and stacking supplies.
The other one was high enough for the floor jack to roll under.
Next, I made a drawer with rollers for space next to the jacks. That will be for smaller scraps of metal. It does not have rails, just rollers. With the drawer closed, it hides the clutter.




Also from the first picture, the shelves are in an L shape and because the width (3' front to back) is less than the length (4' right to left), I end up with that leg just a few inches from the other. As you can see in the other pictures it worked out well for stacking sheet style things.







Then I had another shelving unit. I used the same hardboard to hide the roughness. Then I plaster the sides and back with pegboard. Not only does it help me with more pegboard space, but it also added to the shelf rigidness.
It is kind of hard to tell from the picture but it right up to the leg from the orange shelves. This gave me the room needed to pull out the drawer and hides the shelves when you walk into the shop. Again less clutter. You can also see where I added pegboard to the end of the shelf. The picture doesn't show it, but on the middle shelf at the back looking at it from the front. The picture you are looking at the end of it head-on. I made a rack with the leg about 8" from the back, with its own mini shelf. This is from longer material so I can stack it. The on the top shelf will be some similar so I can stack 10' sticks of material. It will overhang, but that shelf is a good 8' off the ground and since I don't have any friends who play in the NBA, I should be safe.
The next picture is where I plaster more pegboard on one of the walls of the shop.

 

[nascenta]

If not a winch, at least a pulley and a hook. [emoji6]

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[penright]

One other idea that I had. In the old house, I had no wall space, well any that I had easy access to. It was a little larger than you average 2 car garage. So I came up with what I call a pegboard cabinet. Basically, it is a 3' x 8' x 5' cube and you can hang on both sides. You kind of lose one side because it just makes sense it will be up against some wall somewhere. It worked out well in the old house, but the new house has a shop. I really don't need it anymore. In fact, I was going to cut it up so it will fit in the trash can. If anyone in the OKC metro DM me before I get around to throwing it away, they can have it. Oh, and it has some good metal casters and it rolls easy. The way it was built, it is fairly lightweight. It is only a couple of pieces of 4x8 pegboard and some 2x4 ripe in half. I glued all the around so the board also cross braces. The pictures are not that good, I was in a hurry to take them.

 

[crackerjack9]

Pegboard on the inside walls is clever!


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[PDM]

Common dead space is the small gap between overhead doors. My solution to maximize efficiency and store jackstands off the ground was this simple metal wall storage unit I fabricated from angle iron.

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Quick blast of paint and cut up some Baltic birch marine pky and varnished them for protection. Bolted to the door frames making a very secure storage unit.

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Perfect fit for jackstands I rarely use and don't fancy tripping over in my new shop. Wash chemicals we use daily are stored out within reach.

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Added a retractable hose reel above for clean out of the way hose access. Best use of 13 inches of dead wall space

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[Glemon]

Not like I invented or planned this but I love my cubby shelf I picked up at a garage sale several years ago for unusual stuff that doesn't fit have a particular tool drawer. Fits the rustic workshop thing I was going for with the garage too.

 

[Glemon]

PDM. Nice, have similar "dead" space between two garage doors

 

[rharman]

Not like I invented or planned this but I love my cubby shelf I picked up at a garage sale several years ago for unusual stuff that doesn't fit have a particular tool drawer. Fits the rustic workshop thing I was going for with the garage too.

Nice "rustic" BlackBird on the wall too....