In winter, doing carpentry in an unheated workshop is below average pleasure. But my hands are itching. So I decided to implement a weekend project involving more rough work - installing a tool panel next to the workbench.
Place for the future panel:
This problem can be solved using perforated panels (made of tin or HDF) or economy panels (MDF with grooves along the entire length). On thematic forums you can often find topics in which people brag about their workshops equipped with such panels. It looks really impressive.
But this option is not suitable for everyone. Despite the fact that the panels themselves are not cheap, you also need to buy additional hangers and hooks, the total cost of which will be many times higher than the cost of the panel itself. In addition, the ease of use of hooks that do not have a rigid fixation raises questions. And it’s not clear how to attach some kind of homemade plywood hanger to such a panel?
Let me give you an example.
Do you see in the photo a red gas wrench with a narrow hole in the handle? If you accidentally push it up a little while removing it, the hook may jump off the panel. Well, or the hook will need to be fixed. A trifle, of course, but you will have to divert time (even if only for a split second), attention and a second hand, which will most likely be busy. Of course, you can try to remove the gas key carefully so that it doesn’t catch anything, but doesn’t this hook require too much attention?
The same thing will most likely happen when you try to remove pliers with red and blue handles. Because the rubber handles will catch on the bracket like a Morse taper.
Although, of course, I could be wrong and my doubts are in vain.
One more detail - hangers for just a pair of pliers and a pair of hammers will cost almost 500 rubles. As they say, so count it.
I am for simple and reliable solutions. Therefore, it was decided to use a sheet of ordinary 15 mm plywood as a panel. As hangers and hooks, you can use ordinary self-tapping screws of various lengths at a cost of two kopecks per kilogram, which will not go anywhere without your persistent desire. The same self-tapping screws can be used to fix any homemade suspension. In this case, the length of the part of the screw protruding from the panel can be precisely adjusted locally by screwing the screw into the plywood even right through. But for this there must be a gap between the plywood and the wall.
The gap can be made using plastic washers for perforated panels. But it is safer to install the panel on a specially welded frame. This will level out the unevenness of the wall, add rigidity to the entire structure and allow you to set a gap of any size.
Of course, this method is also not free and not so glamorous, but it is much more practical.
I think few people are interested in the welding process. The result is important. The frame is welded from my favorite fiftieth corner. All mounting holes are 8 mm.
We align the frame on a sheet of plywood and mark the fastening points.
The holes in the plywood are a couple of millimeters wider than on the frame to level out minor inaccuracies.
Painted the frame car paint from a can. Color - Snow Queen (metallic). The instructions say that the paint should be applied at a temperature environment not lower than +15. However, there is no heating in the workshop and we had to paint at -1. This did not affect the quality of the coating. Most likely, the only difference is the drying time.
The frame is attached to the wall with eight 8x80 dowels. The fact is that the inter-garage wall on which the panel is planned to be installed is only half a brick thick. As planned, a large number of attachment points should evenly distribute the load. In addition, some of the dowels got caught between the bricks, so their reliability is lower.
Now, looking at the finished result, I understand that it was possible to get by with half the dowels. But here it’s better to be safe than sorry.
The plywood sheet is attached to the frame with thirteen 8x45 anchors.
Anchors are great for this task. To tighten a regular nut and bolt, you need access to both the nut and the bolt. But when the frame is already fixed to the wall, such access is not possible (especially when attaching plywood to the middle crossbar of the frame). But the anchor requires access from only one front side.
I can't even imagine what could go wrong. The only trouble that can theoretically happen with such a connection is if the nut and the edge of the hole in the corner bite through the anchor sleeve. But this is unlikely. Therefore, this connection seems very reliable to me.
When the panel is ready, you can begin to place the tool. First in line is the sledgehammer. Not having her own place, she was constantly getting in the way. At the same time, the prospect of using it in my workshop is vague. But you can’t throw it away either. It's a tool! Therefore, I quickly welded a special bracket for it,
I decorated it all with spray paint
and placed it in the farthest corner under the ceiling. Finally, I will stop tripping over her and she is always available when needed.
A powerful frame and a large number of attachment points allow you not to think about the permissible load on the panel.
The panel area is slightly larger square meter- not a little and there is some reserve.
I installed the same tool panels in my country garage a few years ago. I used exactly the same anchors. The idea to weld a frame under the panel was born there - this is due to the design of the walls. But the idea caught on.
All these years I just couldn't be happier with the panels. At the dacha I don’t use the tool very often, so I forget something. Sometimes it was easier to buy a new tool than to find an old one in the rubble. Therefore, I have several construction levels, several plumb lines, gas keys, axes and other things. Of course, everything will come in handy on the farm. But now I always know exactly and won’t forget what tools I have, how many and where it is. The first few weeks you need to get used to the fact that every thing should have its own place. And when it becomes a habit, work in the workshop ceases to be a constant search for the right tool and tripping over an unnecessary one.
In short, I recommend it.
The whole job took one and a half days off. It was possible to do one, but without painting (I had to take a break to let the paint dry). Overall, I'm pleased with the result.
Good day, brainwashes! A workshop when there is chaos in it is not a workshop at all. And this article is devoted to the topic of “organizing” the tool, in which I collected 9 not quite usual ways storage under hand tools for your brain workshop. I guarantee that they will fit any instrument that has ever existed on planet Earth!
In the fall of 2015, I created The Ultimate Magnetic Pegboard, but as time passed and I acquired even more tools, that meant I needed another one. homemade for organized storage of this very tool. In this brain leadership I'll tell you about some of the devices that I equipped the new board with the tool.
So, let's go!
Step 1: Is the kitchen towel dispenser not a clip holder?
My grandma gave me a dispenser for paper towels, and I decided to put it into action. The stem of this dispenser was plastic and did not support the weight of the clamps, so I replaced it with a metal guide from the old one brain printer, which I cut to the length I needed* and using epoxy resin I glued the mounts to it on the sides.
When mounting this resulting clamp bar onto the board, I used small wood spacers to create more space and make it easier to remove/engage these clamps. Please note that the clamps are quite heavy, so the more screws you use when attaching the crossbar, the more secure it will be.
Honestly, this method of storing clamps is much simpler than all other options for clamp bars.
* I cut the guide almost half as long as I needed, so that there was room for others brain clamps which I plan to purchase in the near future.
My kitchen towel dispenser bar holds:
- 3 15cm clothespin clips
- 10cm clamp
- 5cm clamp.
And there is room for many more to come soon!
Step 2: What about zip ties and not holders?
Tie ties have a wide range of uses, so why not use them as holders? I drilled a couple of holes in the storage board, threaded a clamp through them (the size of which depends on the size of the tool that is planned to be placed in it), and tightened it with reverse side boards and inserted the tool. It's simple!
So brain way You can store a soldering iron, a drill and much more! If you plan to place a heavier tool (for example a drill) this way, then it would be more advisable to use a metal clamp.
With the help of “clamp holders” I store:
- large metal tweezers (because they don’t “stick” to the magnet)
- small plastic tweezers.
Step 3: What about the heatsink?
This idea came to me in November 2015, and I implemented it to accommodate my plastic tweezers by mounting this holder directly on the wall above the Magnetic Board. I attached the radiator with double-sided tape so that its fins were positioned vertically, and hung tweezers on them, with some of the fins acting as dividers!
I “obtained” this radiator from my game console, about which there is even a whole brainstorming.
My “radiator” holder contains:
- 5 different plastic ESD tweezers.
Step 4: Magnets in action!
I'm assuming you've already seen my Ultimate Magnetic Pegboard, if not, I encourage you to check it out!
And in my new tool storage board, I also used magnets, “mined” from the speakers, which I glued to it with hot glue. This type of holder is quite easy to make, you just need to understand in what place brainboards each instrument will be placed.
Using my “magnetic” holders you can store:
- large roughing plane
- small roughing plane
- large needle nose pliers
- wire cutters
- flat needle nose pliers
- curved needle nose pliers
- regular needle nose pliers
- carpenter's punch.
Step 5: Don't forget about screw-in straight hooks
Of the screw-in hooks, I prefer those bent at a right angle; they better hold a massive tool, for example, the large rasp with a massive handle shown in the photo, but even its size does not help rounded hooks hold the rasp.
But straight hooks make it very easy to store your tool, try this one brainpower and find out what we are talking about!
This is not visible in the photo, but I also screwed in the hooks from the bottom, as “locks” that prevent the saw from falling out, no matter what.
My “hook” holders store:
- brushes (no, I don’t paint, they serve me for something else)
- large rasp
- big file
- hacksaw
- and my microscope- homemade .
Step 6: And the foam will come in handy
You may not believe it, but I used foam to store the drill bits. It is very soft, lightweight and easy to cut, making it great for storing small tools, such as drills, needle files, small screwdrivers, pencils, etc.!
About how I built a foam drill holder I created a separate brainstorming.
A similar storage device can be made from wood, while the foam will serve good material for a prototype like this crafts.
Step 7: And of course small shelves!
A device called the “French plank” is certainly “cool”, but to my regret, I do not have the opportunity to do such a thing.
So I decided to attach the board to the storage board at a 90 degree angle using small corners.
On my “mini-shelf” are placed:
- my homemade magnetic silicone pads for the vise jaws (because I decided not to use them on the vise anymore)
- two different sharpening stones
- nail cutters (although tin snips may be better for this purpose)
- multitool the size of a credit card
- flashlight in the form of a telephone.
Step 8: Even a toilet paper roll has a use!
I have to admit, the idea is really strange...
I cut a hole in the paper roll core, then cut it in half and attached it to the board.
I now use this device only for storing my mallet - homemade products, it weighs little and the “paper” holder only bends slightly. Obviously, this method will not work for a heavier instrument...
Step 9: Another “mini shelf”, but with holes
To create this brain holder I was inspired by one recently.
Practical storage systems for the garage or workshop.
For many, a garage is not only a place to store a car, but also a real automotive, metalworking and carpentry workshop. Therefore, it is important that everything is always at hand and at hand. right place. But sometimes it’s so difficult to understand the variety of screwdrivers, pliers, scissors, drills and other utensils that are stored in “men’s Eden.” This review contains simple and yet effective ideas that will help you create almost ideal storage systems in your garage.
1. Magnetic tape
Magnetic tape for storing small items metal parts.
Magnetic tape glued to the wall in the garage can be used to store drills, scissors, bolts, nuts and other small metal parts. This magnetic holder is very convenient to use and will help prevent the loss of small but important spare parts.
2. Plastic containers
Rack made of plastic containers.
From large plastic containers and pieces of wood, you can build a large rack for storing tools, wires, spare parts and any other things. Organizing such a rack will allow you to restore order and significantly save space in your workshop or garage.
3. Rails
Rails for garbage bags and paper towels.
On one of the free walls of the garage you can place several small rails on which you can conveniently place rolls of garbage bags, paper towels, sandpaper, tape, coils of rope and much more.
4. Furniture brackets
Brackets for storing furniture.
Many summer residents use the garage to store folding outdoor furniture. So that it does not stand in the corners and does not take up much space, make a vertical rack for it with wooden or metal brackets and screw it to one of the free walls.
5. Jars
Storage of nails, bolts, screws and other small items.
Bolts, nuts, nails, self-tapping screws, screws and other small things do not take up much space, but store them in mixed form extremely inconvenient. Jars with lids screwed to the bottom of a wall cabinet or under the desktop will help you put these things in order.
6. Ceiling grille
Grid for storing pipes and baseboards.
A plastic grid screwed into the corner of the garage under the ceiling is ideal for storing leftover water pipes, baseboards, profiles and other long items. Such a storage system will help significantly save space in the garage and prevent possible breakdowns of fragile building materials.
7. Organizer for screwdrivers
Wooden organizer for screwdrivers.
A small practical organizer for screwdrivers that any man can make by simply drilling the required number small holes in a block of wood. This product can be hung on one of the walls of the garage or workshop to store all the screwdrivers in one place.
8. Vertical storage systems
Vertical panels for storing things.
Several perforated panels made of metal or plywood under a table or in a cabinet will provide an ergonomic and convenient place for vertical storage of small hand tools.
9. Plastic pipes
Storage systems made of PVC pipes.
Leftover PVC pipes of different diameters can be used to create a variety of storage systems. For example, pieces of wide pipe screwed to the bottom of the cabinet are suitable for storing a screwdriver, drill and other tools of this type. From pieces of medium-diameter PVC pipes you can make cells for storing various sprays, polyurethane foam, tubes of paint and other containers.
10. Tassels
Hanging storage for brushes.
It is very convenient to store paint brushes and spatulas suspended on a thin wire or on a thin steel rod.
11. Rack for garden tools
Wooden rack for garden tools.
To prevent garden tools from taking up a good third of the garage space, store them on a special rack screwed to one of the walls. You can make such a rack yourself from blocks of wood, a wooden pallet or pieces of plastic pipes.
12. Multifunctional rack
Pallet rack with shelves.
Wooden pallet complemented by shelves made of pieces wooden slats, will become a functional component of the garage and will help to place a huge amount of hand tools and small ones in one place.
13. Rod holder
Fishing rod storage.
A regular wire lattice can be used to create a convenient fishing rod holder. Such a storage system can be fixed under the ceiling so that it does not take up space below and does not get underfoot during the autumn-winter season.
14. Pegboard
Hello to all DIY lovers!
As you know, we all have to use open-end wrenches almost all the time. Literally every day, it is necessary to tighten or unscrew some nut on some device, both at home and in the garage or workshop.
Naturally, it is very desirable to have a complete set wrenches, well, or at least a good set of wrenches for nuts of the most common sizes.
I also have a similar set of keys, purchased several years ago. Moreover, these keys are quite compactly inserted into a plastic holder, which can also be hung on the wall.
I used to have this set hanging on my studio wall. However, practice has shown that with such placement and on such a holder, these keys are not very convenient to use.
Firstly, with this placement, the size of the keys is not visible. And since they are assembled quite compactly, you often have to make mistakes in choosing the right size key.
Secondly, the plastic holder shown in the photo turned out to be very unreliable, because after just a year of use it began to gradually deteriorate.
As a result, I decided to make a homemade holder for this set of keys, on which it would be convenient to hang or remove them, and the sizes of all the keys would be clearly visible.
In order to make such a holder, I needed the following accessories:
Materials and fasteners:
A piece of board 2 cm thick, 12 cm wide, and 95 cm long;
Magnetic knife holder;
Two wood screws 4x25 mm;
Two wood screws 4x40 mm;
Screws with press washer 4x20 mm;
Cambrics with a diameter of 5 mm, or similar plastic tubes;
The set of wrenches itself, plus an adjustable wrench.
Tools:
Drawing and measuring tools (pencil, tape measure and square);
A jigsaw with a file for curved cutting;
Electric drill-screwdriver;
Hand plane;
Metal drill with a diameter of 2.5 mm;
Metal drill with a diameter of 4 mm;
Spherical cutter for wood;
Screwdriver bit RN2, for driving screws;
Sandpaper.
Manufacturing process
To begin with, we use a plane to chamfer the front edges of the blank board, or better yet, even round them a little.
Then we mark the board that will serve as a holder, and drill holes with a diameter of 4 mm at its ends for the screws with which we will attach the holder to the wall.
We countersink these holes for the screw heads using a spherical wood cutter.
Now we saw off the ends of the holding board with a jigsaw.
Then we carry out the processing with sandpaper and screw the magnetic knife holder to the left side of the holder board.
For this purpose, I took an old short knife holder that was hanging in our kitchen. But now a new holder has been hung in the kitchen, and this one is just right for hanging the four smallest keys.
Immediately behind the magnetic holder, we prick with an awl and drill two blind holes using a drill with a diameter of 2.5 mm.
We drill these holes to a depth of approximately 10 mm.
The distance between these holes should be equal to the width of the handle of the key that we will hang in this place, plus approximately 10-14 mm, for large keys (from 20 mm or more), or 7-10 mm, for small ones (less than 20 mm.).
Then we cut off two identical pieces of cambric or plastic tube, approximately 6-10 mm long, again the length of these pieces depends on the size, and, in particular, on the thickness of the particular key.
By the way, if you don’t have a suitable cambric at hand, or it’s just a pity to use it for such purposes, then you can just use these plastic straws from bottles of liquid soap.
I just used them. These tubes fit well in diameter to screws with a press washer.
We put the cut pieces of the tube on screws with a press washer.
And screw these screws into the drilled holes.
And now we have a holder for the largest key ready.
We do the same for all other keys (remembering to measure the width of the handle of each key and select the distance between the screws based on it), including the adjustable wrench.
And now our holder is almost ready!
And then I decided, for greater clarity and ease of use, to make inscriptions on the holder with the sizes of each key.
To do this, I printed these labels on the computer.
Then I cut them out and taped them to the holder board on top.
The only thing I didn’t do was make stickers for the three smallest keys on magnetic holder, since this is both inconvenient and unnecessary, since these keys are the most frequently used, and they are already very easy to distinguish.
And now our holder is finally ready!
Now all that remains is to screw it to the wall in a permanent place.
And hang up all the keys.
And now our holder is equipped with keys!
Here is its general appearance.
And this is a fragment.
As you can see, all the keys hang quite securely, and they are also easy to remove; you just need to take the desired key with your hand, slightly lift it up and turn it a little. In this case, the key is immediately in the hand in the working position.
In addition, it turned out that such a holder made of screws has another advantage. If the key hangs quite tightly, or, on the contrary, dangles, you can adjust it by simply tightening the screws supporting it and thus achieve the most optimal option.
In general, in my opinion, the holder turned out to be quite convenient and functional. Therefore, I can advise everyone who needs to make a holder for open-end wrenches to use a similar design.
Well, that's all for me!
Bye everyone, useful homemade products and good luck with your homemade creativity!
In many cases, the garage serves universal workshop. Tools for all occasions are stored here: for car repairs and for repairing home furniture.
This function is greatly expanded if the garage is built with country house or at the dacha. Here the owner simply has to be a jack of all trades master- lay electrical wiring to the gazebo, sharpen a knife and an ax, repair a lawn mower, refuel and lubricate a snow blower, plan a new one wooden beam for leaky support under grapes...
All this troublesome work requires various instruments And devices, which you've probably already had for a long time.
But how can they be conveniently and rationally placed?
Garage space zoning
First of all, let's go into the garage with a tape measure, a pencil, a notepad and a strong desire to finally get rid of the trash that we've been sorry to throw away for years - what if it comes in handy someday?
The design principles of such production and storage facilities presuppose their clear functional zoning.
But meanwhile, you have long ago, without knowing it, divided the garage into functional zones.
In one, at the entrance, something necessary is kept at hand daily, and in the far corner it gathers dust rarely sought after. Small tools are mixed together in a small box, heavy hammers and sledgehammers rust under the wall on the floor. Somewhere there are containers with antifreeze and transmission oil in a pile.
We will apply this intuitively correct distribution when designing ordered placement of tools.
First, let's estimate and draw
Let's define wall, along which we will build racks and shelves for tools. Data about its height and width entered into the notepad will become starting point for a drawing of future storage facilities.
Having decided on the location of the tools, we will, in turn, divide "instrumental" zone to clear structures where tools, fixtures and fasteners will be located:
- for a car (locksmith);
- for electrical work;
- for welding work;
- for carpentry work.
DIY tool shelves in the garage: materials and design
Tool rack design and material The material from which it will be made will determine the size of the free space into which it will have to be “fitted,” as well as your technical imagination and acquired or completely absent skills for such work.
In any case, it is wise to preface your own project by visiting the Internet sites of garage DIYers, where successful projects of garage interiors that have already been completed are put on public display.
But the main choice factor is yours budget, i.e. the amount you are willing to spend in the name of garage comfort.
DIY tool shelves in the garage - photo: 
Convenient and simple rack
The proposed tool rack is just a concept, a sketch of one of the possible designs, so there is no point in indicating the exact dimensions. You will fill your size with numbers individual project.
Based on considerations of strength and durability, we will make a continuous shelving along the wall of the garage with shelves of different heights from a steel angle of 50x50 mm. We will make shelves from edged boards 4-5 cm thick.
We will need a grinder with discs for cutting metal, welding machine, a couple of packs of electrodes, an electric drill, a carpenter's corner, a water level, a carpenter's saw, a tape measure, a marker.
The number of supporting posts depends on the length of the rack. The step between them (respectively, the length of the shelves) is determined to be 1 m.
Important: We set the width (depth) of the shelves in such a way that they do not interfere with opening the doors of a car entering the garage. If this condition is met, a convenient shelf width will be 40-50 cm.
We mark the corner, cut it and weld it into a rectangular perimeter of the stand. According to the drawing, we mark, cut and weld into the perimeter the transverse corners on which there will be lean on wooden shelves . We design them at different heights, based on the dimensions of the tools planned for placement.
Don't forget about the special low section for boxes with fasteners.
We place the first shelf at a height 60-80 cm from floor level garage. In this lower space we will place fuel cans, bulky and heavy objects, and spare units.
Racks weld to reinforcement rods driven into the wall. Along the top and in the middle, we weld around the rack posts with a horizontal jumper made from a corner or a steel strip.
Now it's time to take the hacksaw and cut the boards to size. Before installing shelves boards soak in hot drying oil, we’ll paint it in a day.
We hang everything that can be hung
Box spanner sets can be conveniently, visually and beautifully hung in ascending sizes on brightly colored boards attached to the wall in the depths of the shelves. Above each key can be glued paper sticker with size, large printed on a printer, or write the numbers by hand with a permanent marker directly on the board.
Making the most of vertical surfaces, in the same way we hang hammers, pliers and other tools with a configuration suitable for such placement on the side walls of the rack.
Watch an interesting video on how to make a shelf for keys in the garage with your own hands:
Conclusion
Many motorists have had garages for a long time perfectly equipped, the tools are placed rationally and conveniently - so that they can be taken from their usual place with their eyes closed.
Please, tell us about your comfortable garage, share your experience with novice colleagues in this truly masculine hobby.
