Drill Press / Belt Sander storage when not being used...

[wkndwar]

So, I'm thinking of getting into some smaller wood working projects and wanted to get a small drill press and belt sander but don't really have a fixed place to put it...

Have any of you found a good way to use these tools without them being out all the time?

I've got a small workbench I could put them on when working on a project or I was thinking of building a collapsable table to use during projects...

Anyone have this same issue or have any thoughts?

 

[rburke65]

Small drill press and belt sander can be easily stored below bench or on a shelf.....not that heavy.

 

[MFolks]

Have a wife or a friend who can sew,make a "Cozy" for them,it helps to keep condensation off the tools when not in use.A coat of paste wax helps,also.

 

[ScottsGT]

I always found a corner to hide them in. I stepped up my wood working game and bought a floor standing drill press. But my plan is to build some pull out shelves to store all of my bench top tools and the dead space under the stairwell will be a cubby hole I can roll my table saw (smaller contractors saw) and band saw into. Hopefully my planer and jointer will fit in there as well. They are mounted on Dewalt roll around stands.

 

[matt_i]

If you built them on a semi truck brake drum (heavy round metal + possibly concrete base) and a post, you can "roll" them out, on the edge of the rim for use. Then roll right back for storage.

 

[Zeke]

Not many ideas come to mind if there simply isn't any space. Even a flip top tool stand that will serve 2 machines takes up some floor space.

Any chance you can go up? If so, there could be some practical solutions.

 

[Lynden]

Do you have room for a tall, narrow shelf rack? This one from WOOD Magazine has bench-top tools mounted on individual shelves which are stored in the rack.

https://www.woodstore.net/Bench-tool-System-p/gr-00560.htm

 

[Matt M PA]

My late father made wooden bases for these types of tools that fit into the recess on the top of small roll around tool boxes. When he used one....it just sat it on the box. When he needed the other tool....he swapped them. He used the drawers for storing the bits, sandpaper, etc...

 

[redmondjp]

Back in the really old days, secretarial desks and sewing machine cabinets had some pretty ingenious mechanisms which would secret the typewriter or sewing machine underneath out of sight, leaving a smooth top when not in use. I've always thought about doing that on one of my benches with a side-by-side grinder and wire wheel, so they can be swung down underneath and flush to the front of the workbench.

 

[Kaizen]

In my old shop I built a base cabinet for specific items like my tabletop drill press. Also had some things mounted on double layer 3/4 ply so it just slid in on runners. I hated it. Found I really despise lifting and moving tools. In new shop I am planning an outfeed flip top table that will house portable items until needed. Tons of flip top builds out there. Some have two tools.


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[ScottsGT]

Anyone remember the old Craftsman bench that held three tools like this? It had a center section that had a triangular base that would hold three tools. Just Google Craftsman Rotary Tool Bench.
Can't imagine it would be that hard to replicate.

 

[redmondjp]

Anyone remember the old Craftsman bench that held three tools like this? It had a center section that had a triangular base that would hold three tools. Just Google Craftsman Rotary Tool Bench.
Can't imagine it would be that hard to replicate.

I bet that it utilized a rotary power joint similar to what is used in a retractable extension cord reel - if you were to only rotate the unit by 120 degrees either way from the middle tool position, you could probably get away with having all three tools stay plugged in to a power strip mounted on one side.

 

[bherren]

My late father made wooden bases for these types of tools that fit into the recess on the top of small roll around tool boxes. When he used one....it just sat it on the box. When he needed the other tool....he swapped them. He used the drawers for storing the bits, sandpaper, etc...

I have accumulated 3 small roll around boxes and may have a 4th heading my way. I have been wondering what to do with them. I am going to use your Father's idea. Thank you for sharing it. Brilliant!

 

[Lynden]

I have accumulated 3 small roll around boxes and may have a 4th heading my way. I have been wondering what to do with them. I am going to use your Father's idea. Thank you for sharing it. Brilliant!

Isn't Matt M's father's idea the same as the picture in the Wood Magazine article I linked previously? In the article one roll-around base is used for all of the tools stored in the rack. Your three or four roll-around boxes are going to take up a lot of floor space.

https://www.woodstore.net/Bench-tool-System-p/gr-00560.htm

 

[AldeanFan]

Get a B/D workmate,

Mount your tools to a piece of plywood with a 1x2 strip fastened to the underside. When you need the tool clamp it in the workmate using the strip.

When not in use store the tools under the workbench and workmate hung on the wall.

Has worked for my dad for years.


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[bherren]

Isn't Matt M's father's idea the same as the picture in the Wood Magazine article I linked previously? In the article one roll-around base is used for all of the tools stored in the rack. Your three or four roll-around boxes are going to take up a lot of floor space.

https://www.woodstore.net/Bench-tool-System-p/gr-00560.htm

Yes, it is. I really like that and may consider a version of it. I do have floor space for the roll around boxes. 4 will be my limit and I have more than 4 tools. So, I will either make them where they can hang on the wall or a cart similar to what you posted.

 

[wkndwar]

Do you have room for a tall, narrow shelf rack? This one from WOOD Magazine has bench-top tools mounted on individual shelves which are stored in the rack.

https://www.woodstore.net/Bench-tool-System-p/gr-00560.htm

This looks awesome. I'll have to measure some things but a rolling cart with storage underneath could fit perfectly beside the toolbox and give me something like what I was looking for.

 

[wkndwar]

So here is what I put together this morning with the link from above, although I haven't decided what I'm going to do for the sides and the door yet. Casters are on order from amazon.

I made the shelves the same size as the cut out on top so I can mount the tools on the shelves and slide them into the base on top when needed.