so I don't think it's any secret that I enjoy having a clean shop I like being
able to you think of what I need and then just go directly to it so I'm going
to put my building to-do list on hold and focus on just organizing my shop at
least for the next few weeks the first thing on my list is going to be to
organize my power tools I'm going to stick with the same system
that I have been using to where it's a French cleat system and every tool has
its own holder so let's get going so the first thing I did was clear out my
workspace moving my workbench and removing the old French cleat then I
located the studs and started making the cleats to make the cleats I simply ran a
board through my table saw with the blade tilted at a 45 degree then I put
two screws into each stud to secure it to the wall when it came to making the
holders I would always start the same by laying out the tools and then taking
some measurements then I would build a holder around those measurements and
most of them are going to be the same where they have a back and a side with
this kind of wing design and to make these I would mark the top and then that
front location and then just make a straight line connecting them these
sides give really good support to the bottom of the holder where the tool is
actually resting once I had it traced out I would take it over to the bandsaw
and cut two of them out to where the holder actually ended up looking like
this I assembled everything with screws including a clean that I attached to the
bat which is also cut out of 45 this completes one holder that I'm not able
to put onto the wall and then fill it full tools
next I started working on the holder for the Chargers I wanted something that I
could slide the batteries on and off with only one hand because the majority
of the time when I go to place a battery on or off the charger I typically have a
drill in my other hand so I made a shelf with four sides and then secured it all
the screws I'll come back later and organize these cords while designing
these holders I don't think I used a tape measure once really I would just
mark all around the tool and create lips and ledges anywhere I needed to in order
for the tool to rest in place
for any of the tools that came with accessories I grabbed a bend from my
hardware caddy and threw it on Oakley the circular saw holder is probably the
most tedious one because you just have to get that placement of the slot
correct but I marked out the location and cut it out with a jigsaw then I
would test fit it and cut more until I got the perfect fit I then use my
bandsaw to cut two triangles at roughly a 20 degree angle then I secured at the
top using screws then flipped it around and did the same with the back to keep
the saw from falling forward whenever it's in the holder I made a very simple
latch using a brad nail as a pivoting point
anything with a cord I just added a hook to one of the sides so that I could wrap
it up and place it on it now when I was making these holders I tried to store
what I could vertically just to save on space however the majority of tools are
stored horizontally and I use the same basic shelf with wing side design to do
that I would change the dimensions depending on the tool then in the case
of these few tools I stored them perpendicular to the cleat just to save
on space now for these smaller chargers they don't slide in and out but rather
pull up and down so I decided to make a shelf but with a brace on the top so
that's nice and secure
again I'll come back later to mess with those cords Oh yep I even made a home
for this guy I know this one if this is actually a Triton's 3 blade cleaner it
is almost like carrying a mini alligator it's a beast anyways I went ahead and
stored this one a little bit differently because it was going to take up a lot of
room and it was also kind of heavy so I just kind of made a crude latching
system to where it pivots on a screw anyways it held it in place so I went
with it attach the cord to the wall and moved along okay next up or the routers
the routers come with these accessories that are kind of longer so I thought of
a box I started off making the box and
attached the cleat to the back however whenever I put the Box on the wall I
wasn't happy with how insecure it felt on how we get felt so I ripped it apart
and went back to the standard wing design and then attached the box to the
bottom and that feels so much more secure now keep in mind you can do the
same design for all of the other tools that come with accessories I just happen
to have been slinging around so that's what I utilize for the accessories that
would fit ok last tool is the biscuit joiner this one is just a simple ledge
that I can throw on the cleat and hang the jointer from and now I have an
entire area dedicated to my power tools or another way of saying that is another
area completely off-limits to everyone
if you missed the announcement I am sponsored by Triton so just being
very upfront that I did receive all of these tools from them but the French
cleat system yes it takes up a lot of wall space but it really works out
perfect in my shop because all of this right here is the outfeed to my table
saw and so that workbench was constantly getting in the way whenever I was trying
to make those longer cuts so I needed something in
this area that wasn't going to take up a lot of floor space so this takes up 11
to 12 inches I think it's actually loved and a half but so this system having my
power tools here takes up and utilizes this otherwise wasted wall space so like
I said it works great in my shop but if you don't have a lot of wall space then
this probably isn't the system for you but I really like it because I like
being able to see all my tools just very quickly go up and grab the one that I
need and then put it back and then even once with the cords I grab the cord then
I grab a tool off I go put it back I put the tool first wrap up the cord and the
photon hook now I do have a wrench tutorial with a little bit more detail
on it with all the dimensions that I personally used for the individual tools
so check that out if you would like to build a system of your own of course the
sizes might vary depending on what brand of tools you have but I'd always give
you a starting place and that's it of course I would love to hear your
thoughts in the comment section below and I will see you soon