ptgb
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Had much "analysis paralysis" over the last couple of weeks for cordless (and some corded) power tool storage.
Didn't want to just throw them in drawer. Many nice examples of hanging under the cabinet, but mostly just drills and drivers... I need to store other stuff as well. Also thought about pegboard (metal), but the hangers you can get are flimsy and not adaptable to specific cordless tools. Also what to do about chargers & batteries.
Here is my solution:
Have two wooden wall cabinets on one wall (old lab cabinets). They most had little used stuff piled in them. Had room for this stuff elsewhere...
Took the middle shelf out, and wiped the interior down with deglosser. The small wood wedges were used in the next step...
Cut up the removed shelf. Cut one side at an angle to meet the back of the cabinet and the other to be 90 degrees to the bottom of the cabinet. Drilled 7 equidistant 2" holes on the drill press. Glued and screwed the this new angled "holder" using the wedges under it as support...
Painted the inside flat black and mounted the 6 way charger and one single charger for my one "big" battery. Also placed the drills, drivers, and hammer drill in place to be able to space other stuff...
Using more scraps from the shelf and some 2x4 supports, I built a shelf to hold all my batteries...
Now, to fabricate the brackets I envisioned, I picked up a bender from Eastwood that bends flat steel to various angles. Slick little machine that makes it easy to bend steel at various degrees...
After measuring and some trial and error, bent up sets of brackets for various tools. Used different widths and thicknesses of flat steel depending on the size and weight of the tool. Primed and then painted...
Mounted specific brackets in specific places for size allowance of each tool...
Room for drills, drivers, chargers, light, oscillating tool, and grinder in this one. Also added a small hook for the cord for the corded drill on the side...
Other cabinet prepared the same way (painted) and rest of the tools mounted in there. Room for some more as I get them...
My whole setup....
Took about 2 afternoons and about $40 in supplies to accomplish it all, not including the bender which I can use for other things.
Didn't want to just throw them in drawer. Many nice examples of hanging under the cabinet, but mostly just drills and drivers... I need to store other stuff as well. Also thought about pegboard (metal), but the hangers you can get are flimsy and not adaptable to specific cordless tools. Also what to do about chargers & batteries.
Here is my solution:
Have two wooden wall cabinets on one wall (old lab cabinets). They most had little used stuff piled in them. Had room for this stuff elsewhere...
Took the middle shelf out, and wiped the interior down with deglosser. The small wood wedges were used in the next step...
Cut up the removed shelf. Cut one side at an angle to meet the back of the cabinet and the other to be 90 degrees to the bottom of the cabinet. Drilled 7 equidistant 2" holes on the drill press. Glued and screwed the this new angled "holder" using the wedges under it as support...
Painted the inside flat black and mounted the 6 way charger and one single charger for my one "big" battery. Also placed the drills, drivers, and hammer drill in place to be able to space other stuff...
Using more scraps from the shelf and some 2x4 supports, I built a shelf to hold all my batteries...
Now, to fabricate the brackets I envisioned, I picked up a bender from Eastwood that bends flat steel to various angles. Slick little machine that makes it easy to bend steel at various degrees...
After measuring and some trial and error, bent up sets of brackets for various tools. Used different widths and thicknesses of flat steel depending on the size and weight of the tool. Primed and then painted...
Mounted specific brackets in specific places for size allowance of each tool...
Room for drills, drivers, chargers, light, oscillating tool, and grinder in this one. Also added a small hook for the cord for the corded drill on the side...
Other cabinet prepared the same way (painted) and rest of the tools mounted in there. Room for some more as I get them...
My whole setup....
Took about 2 afternoons and about $40 in supplies to accomplish it all, not including the bender which I can use for other things.
