What's on your walls? Neat storage ideas!

Call me the Breeze · Aug 22, 2016

glenn27 said:
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Now THAT is a 'straight-up ingenious idea"!!!

Looks like some of the containers are different sizes??

glenn

I haven't been on lately, oil comes in different containers. Some are rectangular, (Pennzoil for example) and others are more square.(Castrol, Quaker State etc.) I also found that laundry soap contained cut off work well too. The long narrow ones are antifreeze containers

alpinewhite · Aug 26, 2016

Willy81 said:

Reminds me of this:

Short Round · Aug 28, 2016

Some awesome ideas here.

My overall plan is to put most everything behind a door for dust reasons. We'll see though. Time, money, etc.

OctoMan · Aug 28, 2016

I had unused space between a wall and ac unit. I also had theee tool boxes spread out over the garage. I put together the most ised tools and built this shelf. I keep mostly car stuff on it but have access to drill, jack stands, spray bottles exc.

KMinAF · Aug 28, 2016

I saw something similar on the web and had to give it a try. Although a hard hat might be a good idea when moving around below

Bob Heine · Aug 28, 2016

KMinAF said:
I saw something similar on the web and had to give it a try. Although a hard hat might be a good idea when moving around below

KMinAF, that's a great idea but I don't think I can use it ("So you're telling me you need a new saw blade because why again?"). :dunno:

peelman · Aug 29, 2016

Bob Heine said:
KMinAF, that's a great idea but I don't think I can use it ("So you're telling me you need a new saw blade because why again?").

Why does this sound so familiar?

Firebrick43 · Sep 4, 2016

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A dual paper towel holder made from mostly recycled pieces of 3/4 copper pipe, and a 3/4 pipe flange. Got the idea from the evil site Pintrest. Dont tell my wife. They had a single one and as I am looking through my bits of copper I spotted the tee and therefore made a double.

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Here is a steel panel and bins made by akromills. Panel is heavy and well made, better than anything I have ever seen. Much better than the chinese **** thats thin steel or even plastic rails. Their bins are heavier and better made as well as being USA made :thumbup:

Thing is I have seen the **** ones at home cheapo and mynards cost as much as I spent for the above. The bins are 89 cents and the panel is 25 bucks on ebay through Zoro. They have free shipping on any order over 50 bucks. I bought a few big bins for my reloading bench not shown here to put me over 50.

As a bonus I realized that the AXA holders for the quick change tool post on my lathe hang neatly from the bottom row!

dittle fart around · Sep 4, 2016

Firebrick43 said:
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Here is a steel panel and bins made by akromills. Panel is heavy and well made, better than anything I have ever seen. Much better than the chinese **** thats thin steel or even plastic rails. Their bins are heavier and better made as well as being USA made

Thing is I have seen the **** ones at home cheapo and mynards cost as much as I spent for the above. The bins are 89 cents and the panel is 25 bucks on ebay through Zoro. They have free shipping on any order over 50 bucks. I bought a few big bins for my reloading bench not shown here to put me over 50.

As a bonus I realized that the AXA holders for the quick change tool post on my lathe hang neatly from the bottom row!

That's the difference between home owner quality and industrial. The products made by Akro-mils are meant to last. The last job I worked had Akro-mils bins and louvered panels at each work station.

This is a bench top rotating rack made of louvered panels for hang and stack bins. It's 3 ft tall and takes up a 2 ft by 2 ft space on your bench.

:beer:

Modern Jess · Sep 4, 2016

dittle fart around said:
That's the difference between home owner quality and industrial. The products made by Akro-mils are meant to last.

Yup. Akro-Mils are pretty much the ultimate in that category.

FTWingRiders · Sep 4, 2016

Modern.. I love that work space. I remember seeing it before. Do you have a build thread?

Modern Jess · Sep 5, 2016

FTWingRiders said:
Modern.. I love that work space. I remember seeing it before. Do you have a build thread?

For the cabinet? I never did get around to posting a separate thread for that. There's a bit of info in my workshop build thread, but it's mostly about the organizers themselves: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3779511&highlight=sortimo#post3779511

wmrra13 · Sep 5, 2016

Modern Jess said:
For the cabinet? I never did get around to posting a separate thread for that. There's a bit of info in my workshop build thread, but it's mostly about the organizers themselves: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3779511&highlight=sortimo#post3779511

Beautiful storage solution Jess! This is a constant struggle for me and you seem to have nailed it with style.

I've checked out your build thread on multiple occasions and, even when I'm not sure why you're doing something, I'm always impressed by the quality, execution and pride in workmanship.

When you mention the the Sortino boxes being expense you are not joking!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0017VFXOY/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new

Are they really $100 better than these:
https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-i-Boxx53-12-Click-Storage-System/dp/B00BD5G61S/ref=pd_sim_sbs_469_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=7DKPJFANSQ1TVE49VJPB

Or these:
https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-25-Removable-Compartment-Professional-Organizer/dp/B00005QWYF/ref=pd_sim_469_15?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=JPP1706GFCNMWE7WATYZ

I have a few of the Stanley ones in various sizes and have been quite happy with them.

Maybe this is why I have a Zuma and you have a Vespa....

edl · Sep 6, 2016

fstbusa said:
Dirtbikes, mower, aerator, you name it... I use it mainly for my dirtbikes because I like having all my gear,tools, and spares in the toolbox on the front and I just throw the bike on it and go rather than trying to line up all my tools, gear, and whatnot to put in the truck. Plus it gives me room to haul more luggage or whatnot in the covered box on the truck.

Incase you didn't see it here is the link for it in operation right after I finished it.

how many winches are above the ceiling

how do you get all 4 of them (or all 4 lines) to operate off of 1 switch?

fstbusa · Sep 6, 2016

edl said:
how many winches are above the ceiling

how do you get all 4 of them (or all 4 lines) to operate off of 1 switch?

Just 1 hoist and a cable pulley system.

Brian_WK · Sep 6, 2016

Orionrising said:
they are they are stuck in holes bored at a slight upward angle into 2x4s mounted to the wall.

Whole thing cost me maybe 30 bucks. Think the most expensive part was the hex structural lags holding the 2xs to the studs.

got the idea from this guys video
Jay bates conduit lumber rack

I adapted this idea for rake, Shovel, Weed wacker, etc storage. I wish I would have made up a jig for drilling my holes though as some are not perfectly angled. Next time and luckily it will only cost me a few new 2x4s.

Also what is the board on the fence of the miter saw for?

Brian

Orionrising · Sep 6, 2016

the one actually on the saw? zero clearance fence. I use the saw moslty for cut to length and repeat ability not angles.

I made my wood racks by laying all the boards out and gang marking them, then set up the drillpress, with the table tilted the 10Degrees or so and a fence, so they came out fairly precise.

Brian_WK · Sep 7, 2016

Orionrising said:
the one actually on the saw? zero clearance fence. I use the saw moslty for cut to length and repeat ability not angles.

I made my wood racks by laying all the boards out and gang marking them, then set up the drillpress, with the table tilted the 10Degrees or so and a fence, so they came out fairly precise.

Ahh couldn't see the cut in the first picture make more sense now. I have the exact same saw. Angles are definitely not its forte.

Drill press is a good idea. at the time I was more concerned about getting all the **** off the floor then how shoddy my work was going to look. This winter will definitely be a re-do as i have to paint the wall behind it.

Brian

toyotadriver · Sep 10, 2016

Not a fancy wall organization trick like some on here but here's how I organized some stuff in my shop

Modern Jess · Sep 11, 2016

wmrra13 said:
I've checked out your build thread on multiple occasions and, even when I'm not sure why you're doing something, I'm always impressed by the quality, execution and pride in workmanship.

Did you ever do something and then have to explain "it seemed like a good idea at the time" afterwards?

Yeah. Me too.

wmrra13 said:
When you mention the the Sortino boxes being expense you are not joking!

I got them for quite a bit less than that (around $65 per), before Knapheide took over the US distribution for Sortimo and utterly ruined it for everyone else.

wmrra13 said:
Are they really $100 better than these:
https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-i-Boxx53-12-Click-Storage-System/dp/B00BD5G61S/ref=pd_sim_sbs_469_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=7DKPJFANSQ1TVE49VJPB

I've got a couple of those as well. They're made by Sortimo for Bosch, so the quality is good. The main difference is that the Bosch unit is much smaller, has shallower cups (which can actually be a good thing, depending on what you're trying to organize) and the cups don't lock in place, meaning that you have to keep all cups in place or everything will slide around. Also, you can't really keep small items in the Bosch tray unless you always always always keep it horizontal. And finally, the Bosch tray has a nonstandard "extra" piece that doesn't conform to the sizing of the rest of the cups, and is basically filler to make up for tray dimensions that don't quite match the cups. This keeps you from arranging the cups arbitrarily in any pattern you need.

So yes, the Sortimo T-Boxx is substantially better. $100 better? Well, that depends on what you need them for.

wmrra13 said:
Or these:
https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-25-Removable-Compartment-Professional-Organizer/dp/B00005QWYF/ref=pd_sim_469_15?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=JPP1706GFCNMWE7WATYZ

I have some of those, too. The overall tray size is pretty good, but there are only three sizes of cups, and not all cups fit in all locations. The lid seal again doesn't really allow for small items to stay in place when carrying the tray vertically (though it does better than the Bosch tray). And finally, the build quality is questionable, at best.

When you hold a Sortimo in your hands, as I was unfortunate enough to do, you understand why they cost so much. My advice is to never, ever be in the same room with a genuine Sortimo T-Boxx.

wmrra13 said:
Maybe this is why I have a Zuma and you have a Vespa....

That's a pretty good analogy. Not to knock the Zuma, it's a fine scooter. But there is a certain je ne sais quoi that the Vespa and the Sortimo share.

wmrra13 · Sep 12, 2016

Modern Jess said:
.....So yes, the Sortimo T-Boxx is substantially better. $100 better? Well, that depends on what you need them for.

Thanks for the excellent excellent and detailed comparison of the different storage box options - you are truly an expert!

Modern Jess said:
That's a pretty good analogy. Not to knock the Zuma, it's a fine scooter. But there is a certain je ne sais quoi that the Vespa and the Sortimo share.

Agreed! I mostly ride dirt bikes and feel the same way when I compare Japanese bikes to KTMs. They're great but the KTMs just work (and look) a bit better.

Cheers,
Tyler

pinkerton · Sep 15, 2016

Not to be lame, but I just wanted some hook racks and got sticker shock at Home Depot. So I bought these from the internet

dittle fart around · Sep 15, 2016

I would have spent a couple of weeks trying to think up a way to build something. Yup I still haven't got the ladders out of the corner. They might just stay there another couple of years.
:beer:

admranger · Sep 19, 2016

Short Round said:
Some awesome ideas here.

My overall plan is to put most everything behind a door for dust reasons. We'll see though. Time, money, etc.

I used hollow core interior doors on sliding track hardware. No bashing cabinet doors into the cars.

Debriefer · Sep 25, 2016

I made this contraption to drain my large pan.

It is a 3x3 aluminum tube with welded ends, a slot cut in the top, and two rods in it. The two rods keep it from sitting in what runs off of the pan.

The top is held against the wall with a rare earth magnet. Works like a charm.

pvfjr · Oct 17, 2016

Debriefer said:
I made this contraption to drain my large pan.

It is a 3x3 aluminum tube with welded ends, a slot cut in the top, and two rods in it. The two rods keep it from sitting in what runs off of the pan.

The top is held against the wall with a rare earth magnet. Works like a charm.

http://m.imgur.com/gallery/Sp77nqw

TwoBytes · Oct 24, 2016

That is awesome! How do you empty it?

DFB · Oct 24, 2016

Bsheffer said:
This might be one of my better ad-hock solutions....some 1/2 and 3/8th inch Baltic birch...few piano hinges and bam!!! Organization. Actually, one of my big motivations was to put together a system that did NOT give my kids an excuse of..."I don't know where this belongs"...after they use it and throw it somewhere. This works great....It is designed to basically fold back flat to the wall which is the resting position when not in use.

Man that is sweet...very impressive!

milner351 · Oct 24, 2016

Excellent workmanship - I struggle with the advantages and disadvantages of wall storage vs. toolbox storage. That's allot of great work - your kids are lucky to have a father that can show them how to do all that!

GLTHFJ60 · Oct 24, 2016

I really like how some of the compressors are hung from the wall. I think I'm going to do that with my compressor to save the floor space.

paranoid56 · Oct 24, 2016

wmrra13 said:
Thanks for the excellent excellent and detailed comparison of the different storage box options - you are truly an expert!

Agreed! I mostly ride dirt bikes and feel the same way when I compare Japanese bikes to KTMs. They're great but the KTMs just work (and look) a bit better.

Cheers,
Tyler

like that KTM maintenance schedule. where as a Japanese bike just keeps going and going, you are already on your 6th valve check and i have yet to do one :evil:

tyback · Oct 24, 2016

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wmrra13 · Oct 25, 2016

paranoid56 said:
like that KTM maintenance schedule. where as a Japanese bike just keeps going and going, you are already on your 6th valve check and i have yet to do one

It's not quite 6:1 but, I can't disagree that KTMs don't require more frequent maintenance. Still, it's worth it in my opinion. I had a Yamaha WR that I raced and hammered and loaned it to buddies that hammered it too. I checked but never needed to adjust the valves on that bike but, I did have to replace 3 transmission gears and a piston.

Chevys are cheaper to maintain than Ferraris but, given the choice, what would you rather drive?

Also, cool rig in your avatar!

VC455 · Oct 27, 2016

pinkerton said:
Not to be lame, but I just wanted some hook racks and got sticker shock at Home Depot. So I bought these from the internet

Only 'Lame' if you don't include the necessary and natural information:
WHERE on the internet, HOW MUCH, :dunno:

Otherwise, cool idea, inevitability someone here has the same situation you did and your solution will (can) help IF it includes the rest of the info.

yhprum · Oct 27, 2016

I just made this up this week. All standard width Melamine from the big box store. Just have to add two more shelves. Basic dimensions 39.5" (100cm) tall X 47" (120cm) long X 11.5" (30 cm) deep). biggest pain: Melamine chipping at cut line and the iron on edge tape. Cost is about 1/2 to 1/3 what a store bought one would cost if you could find similar size.

safetyman665 · Oct 27, 2016

yhprum said:
I just made this up this week. All standard width Melamine from the big box store. Just have to add two more shelves. Basic dimensions 39.5" (100cm) tall X 47" (120cm) long X 11.5" (30 cm) deep). biggest pain: Melamine chipping at cut line and the iron on edge tape. Cost is about 1/2 to 1/3 what a store bought one would cost if you could find similar size.

Do you tape the line with masking tape before you cut? I have done that before on melamine and it helped with the chipping.

yhprum · Oct 27, 2016

I did, but is seemed to be a wash as the tape would pull off chips too.
I am sure it is mainly because I don't have a dedicated melamine blade, which I might try for the next one. The plan is to run these all the way down the wall.

SoCalSk8r · Oct 27, 2016

milner351 said:
Excellent workmanship - I struggle with the advantages and disadvantages of wall storage vs. toolbox storage. That's allot of great work - your kids are lucky to have a father that can show them how to do all that!

I was thinking the same thing after I saw this...

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Perfectstranger · Oct 28, 2016

I have had luck scoring the cut with a utility knife and putting the visible side on the bottom.

stage20 · Oct 28, 2016

Don't know if it works, but turn the blade around backwards to cut the melamine. Most guys do this when cutting vinyl siding

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