OK crew, the debate may rage on about tool chests vs shadow boards (or not, it's obvious).
But we're now talking about clever storage solutions for tricky items that just seem to take up way too much space.
Emery paper
Heatshrink
Thoughts?
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
OK crew, the debate may rage on about tool chests vs shadow boards (or not, it's obvious).
But we're now talking about clever storage solutions for tricky items that just seem to take up way too much space.
Emery paper
Heatshrink
Thoughts?
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
L-Plate Rider
I’ve been using 4 drawer filing cabinet 🗄 for might be handys and bulky items, excellent for storing power tools
Low personal B.M.E.P.
I found the drawers came off the guiderails too easily. Very difficult to open with a heavy lump in and it won't slide.Originally Posted by Tokerau boy
If you've got wall space the clip into racks plastic bins are good. Different sizes helps too.
L-Plate Rider
Buy the cabinets with metal slides Precision is a good brand , and it doesn’t have the cheap plastic wheels
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Big garage, but not enough to put a filing cabinet in. Power tools are either hung on wall baskets or hung up on inside of wooden cubbyhole (about 16 400x500mm squares).
Maybe I just need to reorg that and find some boxes. Thing is all that stuff was in an open basket in there to start with.
Hmm maybe a divider and two baskets.
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He's the only one I've got.
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Old kitchen cabinets and units for the bulkier power tools with the deeper draws. Some even near the power points so you can leave the draw open, open the case, and plug in the battery charger for the cordless ones. Everything 2nd hand, so no one eco-system for all the tools...
Heatshrink is either in the compartment case it came in, or organisers, I have several of each of these two (bought on special of course):
https://www.supercheapauto.co.nz/p/s...011511#start=1
https://www.supercheapauto.co.nz/p/t...011511#start=7
Forum whore
look n you tube for french cleats ..that will yeild a whole lot of ways to organise tools too
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Under the side of my bench I have a 60s hard edged suitcase. I jam heatshrink in there as it kinda balloons every direction as it straightens out.
Maybe should rationalise it and get rid of the ultra big stuff I've come across when workplaces were throwing it out.
In fact that whole area. A shelf of spares for bikes I no longer race, the drawer with unused cylinders and misc and the suitcase, then to the side a bucket of old calipers and master cylinders. That should be rationalised. Maybe I can make that the electrical area freeing up space on 2 of the 4 shelves currently jammed with connectors etc.
Thanks, had become a bit of a dead area in blind sight.
Cleats look interesting but I hang stuff up, so would need to consider if I need to move.
Keep ideas coming.
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He's the only one I've got.
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
My bike bench improved my life considerably. It was bought from a mate who was upgrading to a fancy hydraulic bench and made from an old church door with some galv sheet lining it. I added some beefy wood bolted right angle. Then some enormous right angle steel with straps welded. This became the front (or rear) wheel lock once the captive ratchet tie-down is secured.
Yes you need a ramp, stored under and garage door open to run it up there, but once up it does everything that a hydraulic one does. I can fit a rear wheel stand or tie the other end to rafters or base.
My main clean bench was vastly improved when someone suggested a stainless cover bent up for it by commercial kitchen construction factory. I even got a bevel riser at the front like a sink to stop bits rolling off.
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He's the only one I've got.
Forum whore
I have an old stainless kitchen benchtop about two metres long with all the above attribute plus what will be a cleaning basin, waiting for the day when my shed has a suitable bench (which is waiting for the day when I have a suitable shed)
it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
those cheap ass bitches can do anything with ductape.
(PostalDave on ADVrider)
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
I considered a parts washer but often people say they don't use them or smell of cleaner.
You can make a cover for 95% of the time.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Anorak
I used to get these when i worked at a SOE that was shutting offices .
I should have got them for myself rather than my office. It was always my intention to keep accumulating them until they shut my office. then i would get the lot.
One here is a 11 they do others a 15 i think they come in 7 and 13 as well.
You can still buy them new but the older ones are better made
AHI perecision. You can even get modern inserts for the drawers.
Pretty Sure Neil worked at AHI or one of its subsidiaries.
https://www.office2u.co.nz/store/37/...inet-11-Drawer
i did however score a massive steel cubby wall box we had when mail and paper work were a thing.
pvc pipes are great for storing stuff mounted under cabinets or bench.
not just for drills
Mitre 10 had the 380mm version of these on sale for ages i ended up with about 10 of them they fit perfect standng up n the 40 liter fish crates the warehouse used to sell for 12 each. the 40 liter crates fromed the basis of my under bench storage with the shelfs sized to suit.
each one organiser has different stuff in it bollts nuts screw drill bits zip ties tac etc. aAl th fiddly stuff that gets lost this way i use throw in the full crate when we go racing.
Kinky is using a feather. Perverted is using the whole chicken
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Yeah one of the first cabinets at work. We keep special tools in it.
The cubby holes I have in wood I can screw to.
But the last idea is genius.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Anorak
You need to watch this video hes a bit ocd but still neat ideas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFYJFgOIRCM
Also Adam is crazy on storage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2jKajS7pNc&t=14s
i do f all woodwork but i just got my tanner buzzer/table saw combo i had been looking for for about 3 years.
its cast iron and will outlast my children.
my last table saw (a bunnings cheapy) has locked its blade height twice now and its less than 2 years old. probably used less then 50 times
i bought it solely to rip plysheets in half with a new top made especially to serve as a jig and top extender.
Kinky is using a feather. Perverted is using the whole chicken
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I want to build this one day...
https://www.instructables.com/Multi-...lip-Top-Table/
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