Made a rack for my Milwaukee parts organizers

Lu-Max · Jul 9, 2018

I decided I could no longer stand having a million jars, bags, cups, and various parts bins in my garage, so I bought a bunch of organizers and made a rack for them.

Bringing home the raw materials:

Making a mess in my garage:

Tee nut countersinks:

Cutting the 1-1/2" x 2" 6061 AL:

Gotta f*ck up at least one

Added some AL trim to the front to keep it from getting beat up, also still waiting for the casters to be delivered. It's sitting on a dolly I made until Wednesday.

Done! Now I just need to sort out all of those pieces and fasteners, put them in the bins and make some labels.

ptgarcia · Jul 9, 2018

Looks great! That's a lot of storage.

Snakebyt · Jul 9, 2018

what a great project, well done

PhysicsDude · Jul 9, 2018

Love these types of builds. Great job! The red paint is a nice touch!

thesilverone · Jul 9, 2018

well done!

M6erfan · Jul 9, 2018

Very cool! Great job!

zktk01 · Jul 9, 2018

I need some storage like that nice job.

pbon · Jul 9, 2018

Great job! I have thought about making a rack. Gives me some ideas.

PelicanPines · Jul 10, 2018

I will need 3... thank you.

ScottsGT · Jul 10, 2018

Very nice! I bought the Dewalt boxes before Milwaukee came out with theirs. I only needed 4 though. Built the same kind of rack with casters, but I have one of the 4 drawer parts/hardware cabinets sitting on top.
This was one of my first steps to organizing my shop full of **** and it made a huge dent in my workspace and motivated me to look into further modifications of my storage situation.

FTWingRiders · Jul 10, 2018

Looks great! Love the red. I use mine all the time, it’s so nice having all your hardware in one place.

Lu-Max · Jul 10, 2018

PelicanPines said:
I will need 3... thank you.

Invoice sent.

tarbellb · Jul 10, 2018

Max, your design and execution are spot on!

Are you hiding those **** dollies under that cabinet? (yeah I called a shop dollie ****, see the build here- https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=392708 )

Those dollies inspired me to forgo the HF and build my own Oak and upgraded casters version for my recent move.

LXCam · Jul 10, 2018

Excellent job!

Qualitytools · Jul 10, 2018

Wow! Well done sir down to color coordination

firebird1999us · Jul 10, 2018

Maybe it was mentioned above - what paint color is that to match?

Lu-Max · Jul 10, 2018

tarbellb said:
Max, your design and execution are spot on!

Are you hiding those **** dollies under that cabinet? (yeah I called a shop dollie ****, see the build here- https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=392708 )

Those dollies inspired me to forgo the HF and build my own Oak and upgraded casters version for my recent move.

Yes it's on a 'Hella-Dolly' for now.
I ordered the casters for this project from NT with their "free standard shipping". I have come to realize that means "3-Toed Sloth Shipping Services". They should arrive on Wednesday, so they will have taken about 12 days to get here. Will post when finally complete.

Lu-Max · Jul 10, 2018

firebird1999us said:
Maybe it was mentioned above - what paint color is that to match?

Paint (not an exact match, but close enough).
BTW; 2 coats of primer and 3 coats of paint, all done in one day in my 90+ degree garage in low humidity.

woody 73 · Jul 10, 2018

Lu- Max Very nice good job just the thing I need for all my storage needs. :thumbup:

PelicanPines · Jul 10, 2018

PelicanPines said:
I will need 3... thank you.

Lu-Max said:
Invoice sent.

I need 4 of those dollys too... all swivels please. Thank you.

MikeF2316 · Jul 10, 2018

Fantastic organizer for organizers. How did you decide on 12?

And love your garage!

Lu-Max · Jul 10, 2018

MikeF2316 said:
Fantastic organizer for organizers. How did you decide on 12?

And love your garage!

I never want to run out of parts storage and I don't want a second bin rack.

My garage is a disaster. It is stuffed to the gills with little room to work while I am building a new workshop in my back yard.

PT Doc · Jul 14, 2018

It’s only money. Spend it and make it nice so that you are happy with the level of organization that you have. And being able to find something that you have relatively quickly is awesome. Great job!

Lu-Max · Jul 14, 2018

Thanks, and I agree. Finally getting organized after too many years of messy, multi-use garages is something I am loking forward to.

Lu-Max · Jul 17, 2018

Added casters and decals. Done!

Moparman390 · Jul 18, 2018

Let it be known that Lu-Max has a nice rack! :thumbup:

dwasifar · Jul 21, 2018

This is nowhere near as polished as yours, but I did something similar for underbench storage.

I have a bunch of stacking storage bins from IKEA with loose lids. I know from experience that I will not consistently unstack anything for storage. Maybe it's just a Swedish thing to do that, I don't know, but anything I use frequently that's stored in a bottom bin won't get put away when I take it out. It'll wind up cluttering some other area, and the lower bins turn into wasted space full of junk I never use.

So I built sliding racks for them:

My racks are completely unlike your labor of love Milwaukee rack. They're just OSB assembled with glue and a finish nailer. But the concept is kind of the same: convenient sliding access for retail-bought storage boxes that weren't designed with racking in mind.

KSB · Jul 21, 2018

Great job. I like it. Stickers are a good touch.

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azchrisf · Jul 21, 2018

Now that's a nice job!
I think Adam Savage had something similar to this in one of the videos about his garage workshop, but I don't think his were handmade.

Lu-Max · Jul 21, 2018

dwasifar said:
My racks are completely unlike your labor of love Milwaukee rack. They're just OSB assembled with glue and a finish nailer. But the concept is kind of the same: convenient sliding access for retail-bought storage boxes that weren't designed with racking in mind.

They accomplish exactly what you set out to have them do so they are perfect.

bonneyman · Jul 21, 2018

Looks great!

Richard Cranium · Jul 21, 2018

Nice job, Now finish filling them, oh, don't forget the labels

garageguy1 · Jul 21, 2018

azchrisf said:
Now that's a nice job!
I think Adam Savage had something similar to this in one of the videos about his garage workshop, but I don't think his were handmade.

Adam uses the Sortimo system

kfainf · Jul 21, 2018

This is a great build! Looks fantastic!

southalabama · Jul 21, 2018

First time I've ever admired another mans rack.

Paint and decals along with trim on front elevate it.

evercl92 · Jul 29, 2018

That came out amazing

maydaymike · Jul 29, 2018

Lu-Max said:
Paint (not an exact match, but close enough).
BTW; 2 coats of primer and 3 coats of paint, all done in one day in my 90+ degree garage in low humidity.

Huh... Who would have thought that Milwaukee makes their tools and boxes in a color called "cross my heart"? :spit:

Lu-Max · Jul 29, 2018

It's actually "Romantic Rose" but the paint store couldn't match it so I went with this one.

p.s. thanks for the compliments, it was a fun project

Holt · Oct 30, 2018

Simply Amazing. Very well done sir. I need to make one of those but I wasnt time to be able to mount on a gladiator rail.

pbon · Oct 30, 2018

Lu-Max said:
Added casters and decals. Done!

Great result and nice work. I like the use of angle aluminum or steel so you don’t lose 1/2 inch each level — that is probably worth one level. I have 20 boxes now and need about 4 more.

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