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I am about to drag the camera out to the shop, but here are a few I am proudest of...
#1. Using ceiling space for storage. That 6' step ladder is hanging from the roof between the garage door tracks, and above the drill press. I have at least 6" clearance to it at the lowest point.
(Sorry about the mess, believe it or not I have been spending MOST of my shop time lately CLEANING it up...
#2. Raising the working height of my work bench to 36". A VERY comfortable height for me, and it gives me LOTS of space to stack hand held power tool cases.
(An old picture, but you can see how much storage I have under there... LOTS...
#3. Tall clamp rack. Yes I can do better, and am planning on a major upgrade to a seriously modified version of Suwat's clamp rack to provide space for my pipe clamps, and some space for spring and C clamps as well... But I am actually pretty proud of my current rig. Simple, stout,
#4. Stupid as it sounds. The small parts cabinets from Home Depot wall mounted. I had junk in boxes all over the garage, and the space the boxes were taking up was obscene. These have gone a LONG way to helping my space use, not to mention helping me stay organized and KNOW where my fasteners and other small junk is...
#5. Cyclone Stacker. This is about to change as I am going to swap it out for a shelf with a lip to keep the vac and trash can on above the DC. (The can will be tight but doable).
#6. Using the back of the entry door for my safety stuff. Right now I have the first aid kit there. I have a small piece of peg board / frame built for this where I will hang my respirator, respirator accessories, face sheild, ear muffs, safety glasses, work gloves, and shop apron on.
#7. I built a little storage shelf that just barely squeezes between the garage door tracks. Since my drill bits came in sets in their own little cases, I am using this to store my regular drill bits, Forstner bits, hole saws, spade bits, countersinks, dowel jig, pocket hole jig, and dowel centers. I have an amazing amount of stuff crammed onto an 11" wide x 9" deep shelf. This is mounted high enough that I can flip open the top of the DP, and change speeds with no interference.
#8. Related to #7 since it is behind the drill press, but I screwed in one of those ladder hanger hooks and use it to hang light duty extension cords. It's not pretty, but it works...
I have some upcoming changes that I honestly got the ideas from you guys and gals here.
#1. Stacking shelves using shelving standards / brackets in the manner DonHo shows in his shed / shop.... Likewise with the rolling tool cart / box. I was in the process of building (had the lumber milled down, and was starting on the half laps) one of those bechtop tool carts like Alex Franke has, but opted against it due to my jointer. I just thought having sides on the setup would be too limiting for that...
#2. Not sure who to credit this idea to, but the Thien Cyclone separator for the HF DC is going into the inlet ring of the DC. I should be working on that now, but I *SHOULD* be working on all sorts of stuff. Waiting on a call from work though... The trash can I bought for this purpose is now my shop cutoff bin.
#3. Plywood shelf across the spreaders of the lathe. There really isn't a good way to store lathe tools down there while the lathe is running, but when the lathe is off, this is a good place to put the faceplate, chuck, turning tools, etc... Not to mention there are reports that a well mounted. (3 bolts along the long sides each, 1 on each of the short sides.) goes a LONG way to stiffening up the base of this particular lathe..
#4. Peg boarded "accordion" cabinet like the one that Wood Magazine best home workshop ideas 2009 shows, along with several of the modded versions of what they call the "Versa Cab" However mine will be 24" deep to leave room on top for, in particular the cases for the KM12VC router kits.
#5. I am also looking at hanging my miter saw stand, and folding sawhorses in a manner similar to what Kenbo on woodworkingtalk.com has set up. (Look up at the DeWalt Miter Saw stand on the ceiling).
I have been working the design of my shop for a while now, and every time I look at the shop tours, I get a better and better idea to wrap up into my shop. Or pass to a friend with a slightly different problem to solve... So if nobody else has said this recently. PLEASE keep your shop tours coming... Every time we see one, we get better ideas, or at least different approaches to solving the same problems we all seem to face. (Okay except maybe guys like Norm Abram and Tom Clark...)
I am about to drag the camera out to the shop, but here are a few I am proudest of...
#1. Using ceiling space for storage. That 6' step ladder is hanging from the roof between the garage door tracks, and above the drill press. I have at least 6" clearance to it at the lowest point.
(Sorry about the mess, believe it or not I have been spending MOST of my shop time lately CLEANING it up...
#2. Raising the working height of my work bench to 36". A VERY comfortable height for me, and it gives me LOTS of space to stack hand held power tool cases.
(An old picture, but you can see how much storage I have under there... LOTS...
#3. Tall clamp rack. Yes I can do better, and am planning on a major upgrade to a seriously modified version of Suwat's clamp rack to provide space for my pipe clamps, and some space for spring and C clamps as well... But I am actually pretty proud of my current rig. Simple, stout,
#4. Stupid as it sounds. The small parts cabinets from Home Depot wall mounted. I had junk in boxes all over the garage, and the space the boxes were taking up was obscene. These have gone a LONG way to helping my space use, not to mention helping me stay organized and KNOW where my fasteners and other small junk is...
#5. Cyclone Stacker. This is about to change as I am going to swap it out for a shelf with a lip to keep the vac and trash can on above the DC. (The can will be tight but doable).
#6. Using the back of the entry door for my safety stuff. Right now I have the first aid kit there. I have a small piece of peg board / frame built for this where I will hang my respirator, respirator accessories, face sheild, ear muffs, safety glasses, work gloves, and shop apron on.
#7. I built a little storage shelf that just barely squeezes between the garage door tracks. Since my drill bits came in sets in their own little cases, I am using this to store my regular drill bits, Forstner bits, hole saws, spade bits, countersinks, dowel jig, pocket hole jig, and dowel centers. I have an amazing amount of stuff crammed onto an 11" wide x 9" deep shelf. This is mounted high enough that I can flip open the top of the DP, and change speeds with no interference.
#8. Related to #7 since it is behind the drill press, but I screwed in one of those ladder hanger hooks and use it to hang light duty extension cords. It's not pretty, but it works...
I have some upcoming changes that I honestly got the ideas from you guys and gals here.
#1. Stacking shelves using shelving standards / brackets in the manner DonHo shows in his shed / shop.... Likewise with the rolling tool cart / box. I was in the process of building (had the lumber milled down, and was starting on the half laps) one of those bechtop tool carts like Alex Franke has, but opted against it due to my jointer. I just thought having sides on the setup would be too limiting for that...
#2. Not sure who to credit this idea to, but the Thien Cyclone separator for the HF DC is going into the inlet ring of the DC. I should be working on that now, but I *SHOULD* be working on all sorts of stuff. Waiting on a call from work though... The trash can I bought for this purpose is now my shop cutoff bin.
#3. Plywood shelf across the spreaders of the lathe. There really isn't a good way to store lathe tools down there while the lathe is running, but when the lathe is off, this is a good place to put the faceplate, chuck, turning tools, etc... Not to mention there are reports that a well mounted. (3 bolts along the long sides each, 1 on each of the short sides.) goes a LONG way to stiffening up the base of this particular lathe..
#4. Peg boarded "accordion" cabinet like the one that Wood Magazine best home workshop ideas 2009 shows, along with several of the modded versions of what they call the "Versa Cab" However mine will be 24" deep to leave room on top for, in particular the cases for the KM12VC router kits.
#5. I am also looking at hanging my miter saw stand, and folding sawhorses in a manner similar to what Kenbo on woodworkingtalk.com has set up. (Look up at the DeWalt Miter Saw stand on the ceiling).
I have been working the design of my shop for a while now, and every time I look at the shop tours, I get a better and better idea to wrap up into my shop. Or pass to a friend with a slightly different problem to solve... So if nobody else has said this recently. PLEASE keep your shop tours coming... Every time we see one, we get better ideas, or at least different approaches to solving the same problems we all seem to face. (Okay except maybe guys like Norm Abram and Tom Clark...)
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