No I don't . I suppose due to the size of the piece of ply that separates them the shavings fall harmlessly to the floor. Besides when I flip it all the bits just fall away and ensures the machines remain relatively clean.
What's on your walls? Neat storage ideas!
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No I don't . I suppose due to the size of the piece of ply that separates them the shavings fall harmlessly to the floor. Besides when I flip it all the bits just fall away and ensures the machines remain relatively clean.
Wingnut65
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Alvetro, from creating a folding cut-off saw then changing to a rotisserie, your ideas are perfect for getting the most use of your space. Surf around here long enough and you will have plenty of ideas for the rest of the shop.
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Thanks. Loads of good ideas here. My todo list is overflowing with all the potential projects. Really need to priorities otherwise will never get anything done
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71 Karmann ghia
Happiness is not having what you want but rather wanting what you have.
Two I flipped on their ends, put some casters and shelves in them and turned them into some very handy and sturdy tool stands. One for the drill press the other has the grinder on one side and the vies on the other.
These are a great idea. Nice work.
smedly
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Built these cabinets found in family handyman. Esentially large shelves with doors. Went up pretty quickly and have tons of space now mostly dust free.
http://www.familyhandyman.com/garage/storage/installing-large-garage-cabinets/view-all
http://www.familyhandyman.com/garage/storage/installing-large-garage-cabinets/view-all
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brilliant. Any chance of a close up of the slide mechanism for the doors and the draws below the workbench. They look very interesting.
6m x 9m garage/workshop
67 LHD split kombi walkthru
71 Karmann ghia
Happiness is not having what you want but rather wanting what you have.
brilliant. Any chance of a close up of the slide mechanism for the doors and the draws below the workbench. They look very interesting.
6m x 9m garage/workshop
67 LHD split kombi walkthru
71 Karmann ghia
Happiness is not having what you want but rather wanting what you have.
Wingnut65
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Nice job smedly! They look great and functional.
Those are the same cabinets that I modified and built on the left side of my garage. I needed a full wall of storage and took those exact Family Handyman instructions and made them into double high cabinets.
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MillerMav, when I built mine, I just used a circular saw on the floor of my garage.
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Those are the same cabinets that I modified and built on the left side of my garage. I needed a full wall of storage and took those exact Family Handyman instructions and made them into double high cabinets.
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MillerMav, when I built mine, I just used a circular saw on the floor of my garage.
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nmcqueen469
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NICE work smedly!!
smedly
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Thanks-
Just like Wingnut65, a circular saw is all that is really needed. I did use the miter saw for the 2x2s and the table saw for a dado in the 1x2 pine trim on the edges.
I'd recommend looking at these new-fangled lag bolts. I still pre-drilled the 2x2s to ensure they wouldn't split. With these and my cordless impact they zipped right into the studs.
Door sliders are plastic track from Rockler. Expensive for what you get, but I did not think I could do as good by cutting my own with the table saw. Several others have cut their own.
Drawers are just lateral files with cheapo Ikea towel bars for handles.
greenbikemike
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new guy jump'n in.....
miss cut[ok,ok,measure once,swore twice] risers.....
turned them into this...
miss cut[ok,ok,measure once,swore twice] risers.....
turned them into this...
Woodman11
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Looking GREAT gentlemen!!
67carl
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new guy jump'n in.....
miss cut[ok,ok,measure once,swore twice] risers.....
turned them into this...
Hey, that's a pretty damn good idea and excellent use of space! Well done. May have some space for smething like this...
Wingnut65
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new guy jump'n in.....
miss cut[ok,ok,measure once,swore twice] risers.....
turned them into this...
Welcome to GJ, Mike! Glad you decided to jump in. You surely know some of the secrets to finding storage where there isn't any.
But, you do know that now many others will be cutting their risers incorrectly just to be able to make a cool storage rack!!!
new guy jump'n in.....
miss cut[ok,ok,measure once,swore twice] risers.....
turned them into this...
Do you have anymore pictures of this? Details of the bin bottoms would help.
rmalkow2
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Ordered this sturdy overhead storage rack from Costco. They had it on sale $50 off regular price. This version drops 24" from the ceiling, is 4' x 8' and holds up to 600lbs. It went up in half a day and was pretty well made. The best part is it now makes space above my garage door usable for storage.
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Hdtheater
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I had one like that in my old house. Loved the extra storage. Funny story the bolts were a 1/2" too long and my garage door hit them. Talk about a tight fit.
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greenbikemike
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Do you have anymore pictures of this? Details of the bin bottoms would help.
Thanks guys,I just flipped the risers and put some 1x1 cleats on the inside of the riser and just used 1x6 for the bottom.....all of this is scrap wood from an addition on my house......I have more..........measure once,swear twice.....then make somthing out of my screw up.........
greenbikemike
I had two things that drove the idea for these:
1- I collect old gas station signs (hobby turned addiction) and wanted something that looked cool on the wall.
2- I had limited room and needed to get rid of my big rolling tool box.
I knew pegboard was the direction I probably had to go. I saw an original old service station tool board and it clicked... So, I made these, had my friend hand letter/paint, then age them to look old. He's a talented guy. There you go! Vintage looking service station tool organizer. Holds plenty of weight with no problem. Cleared out the entire top section of my rolling toolbox, plus my socket drawer on the lower section. MUCH better use of space. Made two of them but ended up liking the UTOCO one better so it went on the wall...
1- I collect old gas station signs (hobby turned addiction) and wanted something that looked cool on the wall.
2- I had limited room and needed to get rid of my big rolling tool box.
I knew pegboard was the direction I probably had to go. I saw an original old service station tool board and it clicked... So, I made these, had my friend hand letter/paint, then age them to look old. He's a talented guy. There you go! Vintage looking service station tool organizer. Holds plenty of weight with no problem. Cleared out the entire top section of my rolling toolbox, plus my socket drawer on the lower section. MUCH better use of space. Made two of them but ended up liking the UTOCO one better so it went on the wall...
tornadocaster
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Forgot to add the twin to my first cabinet.
This holds all my drills. I used long screws with vinyl tubing slipped over what I wanted sticking out. It makes it non slip so the tools stay put.
I might add something in the door eventually.
Cheers
Gio
This holds all my drills. I used long screws with vinyl tubing slipped over what I wanted sticking out. It makes it non slip so the tools stay put.
I might add something in the door eventually.
Cheers
Gio
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Xporter
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/\ Those look great! /\
dittle fart around
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Forgot to add the twin to my first cabinet.
Looks like you have stock in Dewalt.
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GCncsuHD
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tornadocaster
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Very nice, the door would be a great place to store drill indexes, bit holders, etc. Similar to this:
I will definately try to lay out my drill bits in the door. I tried it with the strip magnets but they move around too much.
Also as for stock in DeWalt... Before I moved here I used to live blocks away from the dewalt/black and decker store and would shop the clearance sales.
Also at one time in Vancouver, I thought had the best choice of tool stores so they stayed competitive.
Summit tools, KMS tools, House of Tools, HD, Canadian Tire...
I obviously don't like mixing tools of different batteries, I must have at least 10-12 batteries. It was a struggle to buy the 12 volt system but I don't regret it as I love the weight and the batteries were perfect for powering my son's electric go kart on the side...
Cheers
Gio
Hpozzuoli
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I love these wall cabinets with the glass doors. This one happens to be snap on. There's lots of options in you want solid doors, but I like the glass. SO just so happened to be cheap and available. I haven't seen anything else that comes close yet. I would like one more if I could find one.
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GCncsuHD
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Just get a block of wood, use the "next size larger" drill bit to drill the hole for each bit. The next size larger bit will leave room for the drill bit to easily slip in and out of the hole. Then just fasten the wood drill index to the door. A 2x4 the width of your door should hold pretty much every drill bit you have in one neat line from smallest to largest. Same could be done with 1/4" drive nut driver bits, screwdriver bits, etc using a 5/16" bit to make the holes.
...Now that I have thought about this, I need to do this with my big cup-o-spares drill bits that aren't organized in my drill indexes.
Get some Rare Earth magnets, they will stay put. Both PAL and Lee Valley have them. If you use the mounting cups, be sure to cut an access "V" as they suggest or you'll never get them out.
Narddog
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Hi guys, I'm new to garagejournal. I joined specifically because I found this thread. I love the ideas and had to subscribe. Here is mine. I built a bench that I would need to use a lot of different things which would have to be secured but didn't want to bolt things down to the bench so I couldn't use it for anything else.
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I secure the tools to an insert that slides into the front of the bench like this.
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Then I store the tools I'm not using along the side of the bench like this.
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When I want to clear it off to use a nice clean flat work bench I just slide in a blank insert.
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The system works great. Any time I get a new tool I need to mount I just make a new blank insert and tie it to that. I use this stuff for reloading but it works just as well with bench grinders, bench vise, etc.
I secure the tools to an insert that slides into the front of the bench like this.
Then I store the tools I'm not using along the side of the bench like this.
When I want to clear it off to use a nice clean flat work bench I just slide in a blank insert.
The system works great. Any time I get a new tool I need to mount I just make a new blank insert and tie it to that. I use this stuff for reloading but it works just as well with bench grinders, bench vise, etc.
Narddog
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The inserts are just two pieces of 3/4 plywood. The bottom one is an inch bigger on the left, right, and back. I laminate and screw them together. The bench is three pieces of ply with a cutout on the top two that fits the inserts. They just slide in and out from the front like the second picture shows. Piece of cake!
aka Larry
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I think he was asking what keeps the insert from sliding out, once you slide it in?
Narddog
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Friction I guess. The first picture shows the press I use. Even grabbing the handle and putting a good amount of force on that thing it has never moved. It is rock solid once it slides in.
UIUC-Mech-E
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Looks nice! I bet you could put a tee nut and a thumbscrew in the insert to hold it still if you ever had an accessory that tended to pull out.
On a tangential subject, how did you do the logos?
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On a tangential subject, how did you do the logos?
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nmcqueen469
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That's one HELL of a reloading bench, great work!
Narddog
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I just used peel and stick vinyl decals.