Keeping keys in the garage. Home workshop - space optimization and convenient tool storage
Most often, going into most of the workshops, we see the following picture: drills, brushes, files lie in a shabby plastic cup, screws, nails and bolts of all sizes found rest in a tin can, and wrenches, screwdrivers and clamps are quietly resting, hanging on a nail under the ceiling in a disposable bag.
But the day comes when we need to find some kind of nut of a specific diameter. We have been poking around in all of the above for more than one hour, wasting that precious time that could have gone on improving the house, plot, or just some trifle.
In this article, a few tricks will be translated that will help you keep your workshop not only clean and tidy, but also always know what is where.
The first trick
Self-tapping screws, screws, nails are best stored packaged in several jars with threaded lids. Just screw the lid to the bottom of a shelf and screw the jar with the contents into it. This saves you space and allows you to always recognize the parts that are in the bank. Moreover, they do not take up much space, and each small bolt, screw or self-tapping screw can be packaged in size, diameter and length.
Storage of nails and every little thing
Storage case for screws
Second trick
To store keys, scissors, nuts and washers, you will need a sheet of hard fiberboard (preferably perforated) and wire. Hooks are made of it, the ends of which fit tightly to each other. Nuts and washers are strung on them. Keys and other tools can be marked on hooks made from the same wire.
Tool storage in your own workshop
The third trick
For storing nails, screws or self-tapping screws, you can make a three or four-story box. The bottom will be molds from cupcakes or other confectionery products, and the walls will be made of ordinary plywood.
Homemade storage box for nails and screws
The fourth trick
For storage of cutters and drills, it is best to use a sheet of polystyrene or foam that is attached to the wall. Holes of the required diameter are made in it for drills and cutters. Due to the excellent elasticity of the foam or polystyrene sheets, the tools are firmly fixed and do not fall out. Moreover, it is not difficult to extract them. With the help of such a simple invention, you can store not only drills and cutters, but also screwdrivers of various shapes, polyhedrons, drill bits for a hammer drill.
Cutter storage stand
Cutter storage box
Drill storage stand
Drill suitcase box
The fifth trick
With the help of disposable plastic plates, you can make pockets for storing wheels and all kinds of sanding discs. The plates must be cut in half, screwed to the wall with self-tapping screws. It is best to use plates of different diameters. Thus, you can immediately recognize which circle and what diameter you need.
Plastic plates for storing tools
Sixth trick
To store all sorts of small parts, you can make boxes that will be attached to the wall using magnets. To do this, you will need small plastic containers (preferably with a tight-fitting lid), on the bottom of which washers are glued. At the same time, you need to attach the magnetic tape or magnets from the speakers to the wall.
For storing little things, boxes on beckons are suitable
Seventh trick
To store the clamps, you can make a narrow rectangular box. With one side, we attach the box to the wall in such a way that the handles of the clamps are inside, and the second part simply hangs in the air.
Clamp storage
Eighth trick
In every shed or workshop, in addition to tools, you can also find all kinds of building materials that are afraid of moisture. It is precisely for their storage that folk craftsmen have come up with one simple little thing. First, we need to make a one square meter box from bars and plywood. The walls and bottom of the finished box are sheathed with polystyrene from the outside. From the inside of the wall, it is desirable to sheathe the geotextile. All this is done so that moisture cannot penetrate to the stored dry mixtures, and the one that did get inside does not remain on the walls of the box, but evaporates through the natural fabric.
Plywood box
Ninth trick
If you have a lot of all kinds of plumbing parts in your workshop, it is best to make a multi-storey box with shelves for them. To do this, we make a cube from plywood and bars and close it on three sides. Inside the box, using furniture nails, we fix several shelves made of the same plywood.
Here on them we just have all kinds of plumbing components: taps, joints, tees, half-inch bends - to the first shelf, all the same components, but only three-quarters of an inch - to the second shelf, and we put the inch ones to the very bottom, so how their weight is much higher than the previous ones.
If you have larger radius components on the farm, then you will have to slightly increase the storage space and make several additional shelves.
Thanks to these tricks, there will always be order in your workshop and it will not be difficult for you to find any tool that you need in your everyday life.
Well, in conclusion, a video from Steve - how to make shelves out of wood for storing various tools
Steve makes a box for storing small items (screws, nails)
Channel such and such told about the organization of the workplace in the workshop. The idea is not about how to store screwdrivers and hammers. And how to store hardware. The author of the video uses empty transparent milk bottles for nuts and nails.
There are many screws, screws and washers in the workshop that are necessary for the job. Previously, everything was stored in an organizer. But now they are used only when moving to objects for work. Before the trip, the required number of parts is poured into the cells.
It is more convenient to store in bottles in the workshop. They can be easily removed, screwed on and replaced. Everything is clearly visible, how much material and parts have been consumed, left. Thanks to clarity, it is possible to navigate in time in order to buy the required number of nails, screws, screws.
After work, various parts are dumped into a separate container, and in their free time they are disassembled and laid out in bottles.
Previously, the master tried to store spare parts in nescafe jars. The lids were also nailed to the board. Then not yet to the ceiling, there were corners on the wall. A specially protruding board just below the ceiling. I had to sign, as they were opaque, tin. Also, the nescafe jars were heavy.
Currently, bottles with a wide mouth are in sufficient quantity. Consider this way of storing parts such as screws and nails.
Jars for small things
Store nails, hooks, screws and other small things in transparent jars. For convenience, containers can be attached to shelves with lids.
These cans are lidded to the bottom shelf - save space!
Magnet for storing nails and screws
It is often inconvenient to hammer in one nail or tighten one screw and reach for the next. Yes, and you need to save time, because there is never too much of it. For these purposes, magnets are perfect, you just need to select the appropriate magnet for the corresponding purpose.
For example, for carpentry, you can glue a small magnet to a hammer. This way, you always have a small supply of nails on hand. This is especially true for work at height, when reaching for the next nail is both inconvenient and simply dangerous.
But here's another situation: attach a long and narrow strip of magnet to the wall, and store on it not only hardware, but also knives, screwdrivers, keys and any other metal thing.
Storing screws and nails
Alternatively, you can simply put a small magnet in your breast pocket and clip whatever you want on top of it.
For the construction and construction of various structures, nails and self-tapping screws, etc., are mainly used, and in this regard, it is necessary to think about their storage.
To store screws and nails, etc., we use different containers from food products with a lid, because buying by weight (storage in bags) or in cardboard packaging (which, after opening, we went to discard) and we did not like it because it was not convenient use for the safety of self-tapping screws, etc. If the length allows and not a large volume, then the boxes from the drop are used, if the larger ones, then we use the container as in the photo below.
Among the advantages of this use of storage is ease of portability, relative compactness of storage (a square one would be more convenient), budget.
You can also use purchased boxes, cardboard boxes, but not durable in use, you can make boxes of wood and plywood this season, we plan to make one for more compact storage.
In order not to look for the desired self-tapping screw, etc. for a long time, we use different containers for different lengths and try to write it on the container or use the manufacturer's markings as in the photo below, the main cover is not to be confused
No matter how large the garage is, the problem of compact placement of all the necessary equipment in the household is always relevant. Storing the instrument on the wall will help in many ways to solve the problem of limited space - so the necessary will be at hand, and useful meters will not be used in vain. By organizing your tool storage system on the wall, you can solve many problems overnight. Each type of repair gear must be placed separately, this will further facilitate the search for this or that item. Next, let's take a look at the most popular and simple ideas for attaching a tool to a wall.
Organizers from cans for tools on the wall
If you do not throw away canned food cans for some time, then you can build a wonderful organizer for storing tools on the wall with your own hands. Pliers, secateurs, scissors, brushes will be organically and conveniently placed in cans attached to the walls of the garage. This simple idea allows you to make the most of your workshop space and keep all the tools you need close at hand.
Screwdriver holder
A screwdriver is a very useful item in the household. But finding it becomes a frequent problem, since it is small and inconspicuous. So that all the screwdrivers are at hand, and the efforts regarding the search for the item of the desired model are minimized, you can build a holder. To do this, you just need to drill holes in a wooden block and attach it to the wall.
Shelf with saws for tools
Drills, jigsaws and screwdrivers love order no less than any other household assistant. It is convenient to store them on a shelf with cut holes.
garden tools
How to hang tools on the wall in the garage? No one wants to step on the same rake every day, however, if they lie anywhere in the garage, then this will happen more than once. A smart solution would be to remove them from the aisle and attach them securely to the wall. Holders cut from ordinary PVC pipe can help with this.
Racks with containers
Useful little things can be conveniently placed in containers on the shelves. For the construction of the shelving, you can use pallets, perhaps they remained with you after the construction of a garage or house.
Important! If you want the rack to be more mobile, you can attach wheels to it.
Organizer for small parts:
- Small items such as screws, nuts and nails are conveniently stored in bottles or cans made of clear plastic. To save shelf space, the containers can be attached to the hanging holder.
Important! It is more profitable to make the attachment point on the container lid.
- Empty cut-off cans can be used to store the same tools.
Important! In order not to look for the necessary parts for a long time, it is better to label the containers.
Storing band saws
It is dangerous to store the saw blades twisted into a ring, as they can be seriously injured or injured during the unrolling process. Office clips can be used to safely store such tools on the wall. With the help of them, a sharp canvas is fixed, hung on a hook or placed on a shelf.
How convenient to store drills and keys?
Another type of small household utility is various keys and drills. A wall mount for the tool can be made from magnetic tape. This way, the drills will not get lost and will always be in order.
Storage of adhesive tape:
- It is very convenient to store scotch tape or duct tape in a drawer with a metal strip distributor. So it will be possible to easily tear off the required amount of tape without losing its ends for convenient subsequent use.
- Another convenient method for storing duct tape is with a coat hanger. By cutting the bottom of the hanger, you can hang some electrical tape and tape on it. The hanger itself can be hung on a hook driven into the bottom of the shelf.
The appearance of new equipment in the home workshop is always associated with the search for its placement. In order not to constantly remodel shelves or cabinets with your own hands, arrange storage of the tool according to a "flexible" system that allows you to change the location of ready-made modules and easily add other blocks.
Start with beveled planks
The main elements of this versatile system are horizontal battens:- Supporting, with a 45 ° bevel at the upper edge and fixed to the wall.
- Hanging with a bevel on the bottom edge, fixed on a removable panel or cabinet.
Plan the location of the wall planks based on your needs. You can organize multiple levels of floor-to-ceiling storage, or use the space above the workbench by installing two or three support bars. Having decided on the total length of the slats, prepare even lumber with a section of 30x150 mm. Attach the boards to a workbench and set the circular saw blade to a 45 ° angle.
Adjust the rip fence to 60 mm to create different slats. Wider support strips will go to the walls, as they have to withstand a lot of stress. For the suspension of individual components, narrower planks are sufficient.
Sharpen and sand the workpieces, apply the finish and set the wall pieces to the desired height. Align the boards horizontally and check that they are in the same plane. Use shims if necessary.
Panels are better suited for storing tools of various shapes, and shelf holders are recommended for similar equipment. Consider further examples of making such devices with your own hands.
Make a hanging panel
Spread your tools on the table, leaving gaps between them. Take the dimensions of the future panel, taking into account the distance between the wall planks.
Use a hacksaw to cut a rectangle out of 5mm plywood and cut beveled planks across its width.
Assemble the hinged shield by screwing the parts together through the countersunk guide holes.
Make a line for storing tools that you can hang from the post.
Drill through the mounting holes and make indentations on the back where the protruding nuts will interfere with the suspension.
Insert studs with nuts into the holes and tighten the threaded connection.
Bolts can also be used as pins, the caps of which will additionally hold the tool.
After placing everything you need on the panel, hang it in place.
Add hammer hanger
A homemade hammer storage device consists of three parts: a holder, a beveled block and a backdrop.
First determine the dimensions of the holder based on the dimensions of the hammers you have.
Saw a piece of 12mm birch plywood to the appropriate length and width.
Mark the grooves on it and make through holes with a feather drill with a diameter of the width of the cutout.
Sew straight lines and remove excess material. Sand the edges of the grooves with sandpaper screwed onto the tube.
A similar design of the holder is also suitable for storing pipe or rack clamps, you only need to calculate the dimensions of the cutouts and gaps of the holder bar.
Consider a convenient and accessible arrangement of tools and fixtures. Store specialized accessories near the work area where they are used. For example, planers are at the workbench, and clamps and screwdrivers are next to the assembly table. Inexpensive marking tools (rulers, pencils, squares, etc.) are useful in surplus and stored in different places so that they are always at hand.
In winter, doing carpentry in an unheated workshop is below average pleasure. But my hands itch. Therefore, I decided to implement a weekend project associated with a rougher job - to install a toolbar next to the workbench.
Place for the future panel:
This task can be solved using perforated panels (made of sheet metal or HDF) or economy panels (MDF with grooves along the entire length). On thematic forums, you can often find threads in which people brag about their workshops equipped with such panels. It looks really impressive.
But this option is not for everyone. Despite the fact that the panels themselves are not cheap, you also need to buy suspensions and hooks, the total cost of which will many times exceed the cost of the panel itself. In addition, the usability of hooks that do not have a rigid fixation raises questions. And it is not clear how to fix some homemade plywood suspension on such a panel?
Let me give you an example.
Do you see a red gas wrench with a narrow hole in the handle in the photo? If you accidentally push it up a little when removing it, the hook may jump off the panel. 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 the other hand, which is likely to be busy. Of course, you can try to remove the gas key carefully so that it does not catch on anything, but does this hook require too much attention to itself?
The same is likely to happen when trying to remove the red and blue handled pliers. Because the rubber grips will hook into the bracket like a Morse taper.
Although, of course, I could be wrong and my doubts are in vain.
One more detail - suspensions for just a pair of pliers and a pair of hammers will cost almost 500 rubles. As they say, count it.
I am in favor of simple and reliable solutions. Therefore, it was decided to use a sheet of ordinary 15 mm plywood as a panel. As suspensions and hooks, you can use ordinary screws of various lengths at the price 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. At the same time, the length of the part of the self-tapping screw sticking out of the panel can be accurately adjusted in place by screwing the self-tapping screw into the plywood at least through and 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 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 that the welding process is of little interest to anyone. The result is important. The frame is welded from my favorite fiftieth corner. All mounting holes are 8 mm.
Align the frame on a sheet of plywood and mark the attachment points.
The holes in the plywood are a couple of millimeters wider than in the frame to compensate for minor inaccuracies.
I painted the frame with automotive spray paint. Color - Snow Queen (with metallic). The instructions say that paint must be applied at an ambient temperature of at least +15. However, there is no heating in the workshop and I had to paint at -1. This did not affect the quality of the coating. Most likely, the only difference is in the drying time.
The frame is fixed 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. By design, a large number of attachment points should evenly distribute the load. In addition, some of the dowels were caught between the bricks, so their reliability is lower.
Now, looking at the finished result, I understand that half the dowels could have been dispensed with. But here it is better to overdo it than to miss it.
The plywood sheet is attached to the frame with thirteen 8x45 anchors.
Anchors are great for this task. To tighten a regular nut with a 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 the plywood to the middle crossbar of the frame). But the anchor requires access only from 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 the anchor sleeve. But this is unlikely. Therefore, such a connection seems to me to be very reliable.
When the panel is ready, you can start placing the tool. The first in line is the sledgehammer. Lacking her place, she constantly got 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. The tool is! Therefore, I quickly welded a special bracket for her,
ennobled it all with spray paint
and placed it in the farthest corner under the ceiling. Finally, I will stop stumbling over it and, if necessary, it is always available.
A robust frame and a large number of attachment points allow you not to worry about the permissible panel load.
The area of the panel turned out to be a little more than a square meter - not small and there is some margin.
I installed the same toolbars in my garage at my dacha a few years ago. I used exactly the same anchors. The idea to cook a frame for a panel was born exactly there - this is due to the construction of the walls. But the idea stuck.
All these years, the panels are simply not overjoyed. At the dacha, I do not use the tool so often, so something is forgotten. Sometimes it was easier to buy a new instrument than to find an old one in the rubble. Therefore, I have several building levels, several plumb lines, gas keys, axes and more. On the farm, of course, everything will come in handy. But now I always know for sure and will not forget what instrument I have, how much 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 stumbling over the unnecessary.
In short, I recommend it.
The whole work took one and a half days off. It was possible to keep within one, but without painting (I had to take a break to dry the paint). Overall, I am happy with the result.
