I guess nobody's interested???

 

My tools are spread out in so many places I would have to post way to many pictures to see anything.
And there is so much other stuff mixed in, you could not see the tools anyway.

Right now, my basement 28 x50 feet, full
My tool house, 26 x 24 two floors, full
My garage 24 x 26, one floor, full
My sons place, 30 x 60 feet three floors, full
And a 60 foot double wide house trailer, full

Anymore it takes longer to find tools than it does to do the job.

I think another way to say it, To much stuff.

 

Jeff, I’m interested. But my garage/shop is not well-organized or photo-worthy. I am trying to “get there”, but progress is slow. Space is limited.

About the only thing I can show decent progress on is a new heavy duty storage rack I recently added to the back wall of the garage. I got a pretty good deal on it from Home Depot (about $200).

The rack is primarily for storing tools and spare parts, and future projects. I have a fair number of powered hand tools, most of which I only use infrequently. So I tend to keep them in their original box along with manuals etc. Some are stored on the new rack, others on other shelving.

It’s embarrassing to even post photos after seeing @Mayor ’s shop. Compared to most of you guys with well-organized shops this is lame. But it’s all I’ve got! 😂

And I’ve been trying to make better use of the existing pegboard

My Dad gave me this little Craftsman benchgrinder decades ago. It is plenty for my purposes. But I recently removed it from my work-bench because I don’t like creating all that dust indoors. So I mounted it on an old castaway (free at the curb) stool. Now I can just carry it outside real quick and avoid making a mess indoors:

That’s about all I’ve got. Maybe this will make a bunch of you guys feel better about how well organized you are in comparison! 😂

 

Not much to see in tool organization. I keep most of my limited tools mobile using the base roll around Milwaukee Packout for oil change blade sharpening stuff. Most tools are in my Rigid base roll around and large second box. I keep my tools at a minimum. It doesn’t do me any good to have something I can’t find. Knowing where the tool is makes jobs go faster and make less mistakes without delays looking for tools.

Jeff, I’m interested. But my garage/shop is not well-organized or photo-worthy. I am trying to “get there”, but progress is slow. Space is limited.

About the only thing I can show decent progress on is a new heavy duty storage rack I recently added to the back wall of the garage. I got a pretty good deal on it from Home Depot (about $200).

The rack is primarily for storing tools and spare parts, and future projects. I have a fair number of powered hand tools, most of which I only use infrequently. So I tend to keep them in their original box along with manuals etc. Some are stored on the new rack, others on other shelving.

It’s embarrassing to even post photos after seeing @Mayor ’s shop. Compared to most of you guys with well-organized shops this is lame. But it’s all I’ve got! 😂

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And I’ve been trying to make better use of the existing pegboard

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My Dad gave me this little Craftsman benchgrinder decades ago. It is plenty for my purposes. But I recently removed it from my work-bench because I don’t like creating all that dust indoors. So I mounted it on an old castaway (free at the curb) stool. Now I can just carry it outside real quick and avoid making a mess indoors:

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Latest tool addition was a while back, but stool/grinder reminded me. Home made bench works for sander used sharpening mower blades, especially outdoors to keep dust out of the garage and keep it portable.

Magnetic strips look like ones my friend has look interesting, but not with how I keep my tools.

Other great tool that I love is my Makita 1/2” battery powered drill.

 

seems we all out grow the spaces we start with, my garage at home is 18x24 and it's full of wall space, 2 -13 draw roller cabs with side boxes, a 20 ton press, 60 gallon compressor, upper storage areas hold my wood shop tools, nail guns, frameing, brad,staple, finish . shingle nailers, pancake compressor, table saw and stand, the miter saw well i think we all know what a 12 inch dewalt compound weighs so that right now sits on a custom moveable stand , a 350 chevy long block, on a roller wheeled shipping stand .
yet somehow i still get the zero turn and 2 cars inside

 

Forgot favorite ELECTRICAL tools.

• Paladin wire stripper - only adjust insulation thickness, never knick a wire, fastest wire stripping.
• Deutsch wire terminal crimper - 4 point crimp makes great connections fast, easy wire gauge adjustment.

 

You reminded me of something when you were talking about wire crimpers. I was thinking about getting some of those heat-shrink wire butt connectors. Are you familiar with stuff like these? If so, good, bad, or mediocre experiences with using them? Anybody else's input is welcomed as well.

 

RT
you me both. forgot chainsaws,leaf blowers, yard chipper. engine assembly stand,cherry picker, jack stands, hydro jack,

 

I suffer terribly from toolitis and have a terrible time not buying new or new to me tools. Additionally this year I inherited my FIL tool collection and shop. I have a master plan and I’m slowly getting it organized. My key problems are space and time. Most tools are in tool boxes or with wrenches they are on pegboard.

Earlier this year I started using ammo cans for storage. Cheap and can be labeled with a magnetic wet erase strip. Great storage for electrical supplies, bearings, misc parts that you don’t need often etc.

Grinders, I have several, brands include Foley, Baldor, and Craftsman. All used, I use the foley the most, it’s the smallest and can be easily move. The Baldor is a beast but for heavy metal removal. The Craftsman is from my FIL and haven’t used it yet.

I’ll report back tonight with pictures…. Of the less messy parts

 

MEN and tools ,never enough of them ,never enough room for them,

 

I'm 80 years old but have used my tools since I was 10. Still have a bunch of them.

 

80 years old, and still have a lot of the same tools from when you were 10? That's INCREDIBLE!! Nice, organized shop and pegboard as well. Very nice, thanks for posting the pictures!

 

As mentioned on my other post I have had a few garages and this one is the smallest. I’m forced to be organized or nothing will fit. I also moved anything wood shop related to the basement for a future shop.

 

 

Yes, you have a very nice shop/garage! I've never been a jet-ski guy, but I believe yours are the "old school" type, correct? I don't think they make the stand up type any longer? I could definitely be wrong though, as I've never had one.

Also, I haven't had a dirt bike in A LOT of years. The last one I had was an '82 or '83 YZ 125, so holy cow, 35+ years ago (It was two or three years old when I bought it)! Back then, all Yamahas were black and yellow, Hondas were red, Suzuki's were yellow and black too (I think, or yellow and blue, can't remember for sure), and the Kawasaki KX's were green. Things have obviously changed a lot, so I can't tell what yours is just by the color. What brand/size is it?

 

I just have too much stuff and not enough room...it is not very photogenic...

 

C'mon Mark, get on the bandwagon!!!

 

I've already gotten a few good ideas. Thanks guys! I'll post a few now myself. Mind you, my stuff is still a work in progress! LOL! I'm still getting tools, and have only been in this house for a year, so I'm still playing catch up, and not devoting as much time as I'd like to getting my stuff organized. I'm also still buying a few things, so I'll have to figure out storage for those as well.

That green-board on the garage walls will be painted off-white before the Winter is over, as I can't stand looking at it any longer.

The tool box shortly after I got it. The plows are now all gone from the shop and down in the barn.

A few of the drawers with the "Toolbox Widget" organizers. I do like them, but they're also too expensive. Ratchet/socket drawer.

Combination wrenches.

Miscellaneous drawers

 

The saw room and pegboard.

The saw room. I've got a ways to go with this area yet. I've got all kinds of fasteners over on the far side that need to be organized and stored in some fashion. I also want to get all of those tools/tool cases off of the floor and stored somewhere as well. I'll have to get another shelving unit or something like that I suppose.

The new impulse framing nailer next to the impulse trim nailer that I've had for a little while. The pneumatic framing nailer is in the pic above, on the shelf in the upper left-hand corner. I LOVE these Paslode impulse nailers. I've been using older iterations of them for the last 25 years or so, and they've only gotten better with the newer generations. They beat the heck out of all of the other brands as far as I'm concerned.

The requisite beer fridge! LOL.

The door on the left is the saw room. The closed door in the center of the picture is the back room where the furnace for the radiant heat is. I keep the air compressor in there as well, as it's SO darned loud! I hung up the air hose reel, and extension cord reel on either sides of the door as well. I really like those, they come in so handy.

Air compressor, that's behind the door in the picture above.

And the last two pictures. The machines, and the pegboard. The pegboard really only holds duplicates of tools that I have in the toolbox, or cumbersome stuff like gardening tools, and the 4' level.

 

A few of my new workshop I had built last year:

 

A few of my new workshop I had built last year:

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That's nice Tim! I like your workbench, and how you've got your vice attached to it, and the grinder right there within reach as well.

 

Not quite that clean in there right now with the curtis cab taking up a large amount of space.

 

Pictures as promised:
Various wrench sets. The ratcheting wrenches in the lower right are the front line, 3x for each size. Why 3x you ask, when you have a scattered brain such as mine you need multiples to deal with the projects. No other reason. The big wrenches are up top, 7/8 or 19 mm and up. Far end is a set of Craftsman box end wrenches from the 50’s and then there are misc groupings based on brand, reversible ratcheting, and 6pt 12

Main tool box with magnetic, wet erase labels. A few are left over from the label maker era. The magnetic labels allow me to switch stuff around ANd still know where it is.

For the most part the drawers stay decently organized. I just need more drawer space.

Secondary tool box for less used tools and new unopened tools.

Ammo can organizers. I’ve picked up the shelves they are on over the past few years at auctions for $30 IIRC. I bought a lot of 72 cans for $12 each - including the big ones.

 

MAYOR
what's under the tarp? seems to be shaped like a C6 vette somehow.
URBAN TRACTOR
that dewalt seems to look a lot like my Ryobi change the colors and stand shape they seem to be twins.

OHH
the compound miter saws super big space takers, i have the dewalt roller stand for mine, just it is what it is a big saw horse , so the stand is up in the lofts the saw gets stuck wherever there is room which right now is on top of the valve covers of that gen 2 chevy 350 .

 

This isn't pretty. I have very limited workshop space in the corner alcove of the garage, so everything is scattered. I actually know where everything is. 🥴 Most of the good hand tools are packed in an old Craftsman toolbox not shown in the pictures. Most of the outdoor tools are kept in the detached garage, which is a bit more orderly. A little bit.

 

As long as you know where everything is that's all that counts!

 

Glenn, my last hand cleaner was GoJo, which I found to be OK but not great. I found this stuff and like it better. The sink is used constantly for various chores including hand washing.

 

I don't know what brand I'm using now, but they all seem to work about the same, and I love them. the paper towels that come in a "wet' container, and have the grit on them? I'm pretty sure that you know what I'm talking about. Those things all seem to work great to me!

 

I have two things to add so as not to clutter things up.
First I put wheels on as many things as possible. Work bench, work table, table saw, chop saw, roll cabinet, engine test stand, welder/plasma torch, even my shop stool.
Second I converted my grinder to run a belt grinder/sander with a wire brush for the other side. Way easier than stones.

 

I have two things to add so as not to clutter things up.
First I put wheels on as many things as possible. Work bench, work table, table saw, chop saw, roll cabinet, engine test stand, welder/plasma torch, even my shop stool.
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That's a good idea. I'm on the same page as you. In the last week or so, I ordered a bunch of Milwaukee Packout stuff, which comes with a two-wheeled cart (dolly), and I've also ordered a platform with casters on it, because I've ordered more than I can fit on the two-wheeled cart all at once. So, I can stack some of them on this, and wheel it around the shop too. LOVE the idea of things being on wheels!

Also, I remembered when I saw the picture of your creeper, I have the one pictured. It's just a cheapie, but I love that it converts from a creeper to a stool! And of course, the stool rolls around too.

 

MAN, do I hope that one of you guys can help me with an answer/suggestion on this one. I received my Milwaukee roller-base for the Packout stuff for my shop today. I toss the casters into it, and three of them "stick" in the way they're supposed to, because the holes that they slide into are relatively tight. But I've got one (OF COUSE I DO) caster that keeps falling out of the base. It MAKES ME NUTS!!! If I'm rolling it across the shop floor and have to cross a control joint, the thing falls out the bottom of the base. I've got one caster on my creeper that does this too. Is there a solution to this?????

 

Make some strips of newspaper or thicker plastic bags (like a freezer bag maybe), and wrap the strip around the post on the caster, to wedge it in the hole better.

Or a dab of rtv on the post, and let it set before using.

Either should hold the caster in, but still allow it to be removed if you want to (but not really something you want to do regularly).

 

Dave, thank you SO MUCH for the idea! I've used something along these lines with stripped cabinet hardware holes before. If you stick toothpicks in around the screw(s) that are stripped, it will usually hold the stripped screw very well. I'm surprised I hadn't though of your suggestion on my own. Thanks again, these casters falling out is one of my pet peeves! LOL.

 

That would irk me too. It’s a recent purchase - - how hard would it be to send it back for a replacement?

 

Probably not "difficult", but I'm just guessing that due to it being plastic, with metal caster pins, that they're all the same?? I don't know, just my assumption.

It comes with a warranty and they have free replacement.

Registration and Warranty

Look up warranty information on any Milwaukee Tool product including repair cost, coverage and next steps.

www.milwaukeetool.com

Yes, I know, and agree with you. But my thought process was in the above reply to @UrbanTractor. I just figured that I'd get another one exactly the same due to it's construction. I don't feel any "detents" or anything like that designed to hold the casters in place, so I think they're all built like this, and that if their design is meant for friction to hold the caster in the hole, that eventually, when it gets "broken in", and the holes become egged or worn-in that the same issue would arise. It's just one of those things that I figure if I can find a fix for it, it will be better than continually running back and forth to the store to continually replace them.