Ultimate Shop Wall Storage

Very nice! i have done a few of these but not to this extent. Looks great!

-- If you can't fix it with a hammer, You've got an electrical problem.

Looks like a very useful and versatile system.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Looks handy, but I have an engineering critique. Putting the screws close to the bottoms of the wall-mounted cleats increases the pullout force on them (as the wedging action of the upper cleat tries to pry the lower cleat away from the wall). You ought to go through and drive a few screws higher up – just below the bevel, or at least above the centerline. Likewise, you should keep the screws low in the cleats on the larger shelves.

I’d like to do this myself, but my plan is to eventually move out to a rural property and build a separate shop, so I’m trying not to do any more “permanent” mods like this.

-- My broker promised me he would treat my money as if it were his own. Trouble is, he did.

It’s too early on Saturday morning for me to be so envious! Nicely done. Thanks for taking the time to do the inspiring documentation.

-- Chuck near Nashville - “All you are unable to give possesses you” (Andre Gide)

Well done. I like the idea pf mini shelves for sanders and such. Will have to use this idea, great work and thx for sharing.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

I’m sure I am not the only one you have made jealous with your organization. Great job! I need a piece of pegboard for a project. Sounds like an excuse to tear it off the wall and rebuild. By the way, did you make the vertical belt sander and how is it powered?

-- The more I learn, the more I realize I don't know. Ron, Crossville Tn

French cleats to the extreme, looks great!

JJohnston – One of the reasons for screwing the cleats to the back of a piece of plywood for the substantial hangers is to remove the lever action creating the pullout force – plus, I glue to cleat to the backing board. The shelves also have their cleat glued&screwed to a backing board that extends down to the next row of cleats causing very little torque on the holding cleat. Work out the forces where the center of mass is about 6” below and 2-3” out from the cleat.

rmoore – the belt sander is just hung that way, it is really a horizontal sander that uses my drill press for power. The cleat is under the base where it hangs over the drill press table so as not to be in the way. Here is an image of the sander hooked up to my drill press.

-- Doug, Georgia

Consider some of your ideas stolen! :)

-- Follow my woodworking adventures in The Second Wind Workshop, http://secondwindworkshop.blogspot.com/

Thanks for posting the picture of the sander. Any chance of you posting how you built it? I’m sure I’m not the only one interested.

-- The more I learn, the more I realize I don't know. Ron, Crossville Tn

rmoore: No, you’re not the only one :-)

doug_w: Very nice idea. Your own design or seen somewhere where there exists a closer description?

-- Alex ----- Bavaria in Germany

NO GOOD…...
I still see two wooden clamps on the floor. Those are supposed to be on the wall as well. Re-due it all.

Nothing like clean floor space for the 15 minutes after you clean.

Good job Doug

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Excellent system. I love the flexibility. Especially, the tools you need right now, but won’t need again for six months. Move em where they are needed. I think the blacksmith end of my shop will get a board of these for hammers and tongs. The idea is stolen again.

-- "Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence" (Joseph Wood Krutch)

Using the word “ultimate” is always dicey to describe a project but this organization is pretty thorough. I like the dowel holder. Man I need something like that. My noodles go every which way….........

-- mike...............