Trying to make more room

[Fatbrosracing]

A lot of my metal working tools are heavy and take up a lot of room, bead rollers, folders, and I plan on making e-wheel. Does anyone have these types of tools set-up in such a way that they can be combined or mounted so they fold away. As I get older it's going to get harder to drag them out from under the bench. Any ideas would be appreciated.

 

[toadjammer]

Casters for the e-wheel and adjusting screws that will lift it off the casters when in use or mount the casters such that when you pick up on the oppisite end with a jack you can move it around. I have seen an e-wheel with a planishing hammer at the other end. Right off hand though I can't think of a way of mounting a bead roller or folder unless you have "sockets" put into a bench and remove the tools after use and store them on a shelf or under the bench. Maybe you could make a heavy duty hinged shelf that mounts to a wall?

 

[Brad54]

Shouldn't have anything stashed under the bench. Make frames for them and tuck them in a corner.
Metalmeet has a lot of ideas, and there's a few good fab-equipment posts over on the HAMB to give you some ideas.
-Brad

 

[Vinko]

I'd love to see pics of what people have. I took everything from under the bench. I'm trying to clean up everything. I'm also trying to do a minimum of movements because my body is starting to ache as I get older.

 

[Brad54]

It might be time for a redesign of your shop.
Start with a clean slate. Put the tools on stands, and make a graph-paper floor plan of your shop, and determine where things can go to be useful, what should go away, and how things can be reorganized or re-stashed in a better way.

-Brad