Good day, brain! A workshop, when disordered, is not a workshop at all. And this article is devoted to the topic of “arranging” the tool, in which I have collected 9 not quite ordinary ways to store a handy tool for your brain workshop. I guarantee they will fit any instrument that has ever existed on planet Earth!
In the fall of 2015, I created The Ultimate Magnetic Pegboard, but time has passed and I have more more tools, and this meant that we needed another homemade for orderly storage of this very tool. In this brainguide I will talk about some of the fixtures that I equipped with a new board with a tool.
So let's go!
Step 1: Kitchen Towel Dispenser Why Not a Clip Holder?
My grandma gave me a dispenser for paper towels and I decided to put it into action. The stem of this dispenser was plastic and didn't support the weight of the clamps, so I replaced it with a metal guide from an old one. brain printer, which I cut to the length I needed * and using epoxy resin glued to it on the sides of the attachment.
When mounting this resulting clamp bar to the board, I used small wooden shims to gain more space and make it easier to remove/hook these clamps. It should be noted that the clamps are quite heavy, so the more screws you use when attaching the crossbar, the more reliable it will be.
To be honest, this way of storing clamps is much simpler than all other options for clamping rails.
* I cut the guide almost half as long as I needed, so that there was room for others brainclamps which I plan to purchase in the near future.
On my crossbar from the kitchen towel dispenser fit:
- 3 15cm clothespins
- 10cm clamp
- 5 cm clamp.
And there is room for many more to come soon!
Step 2: What about tie-down clamps than holders?
Tie ties have a wide range of uses, so why not use them as holders? I drilled a couple of holes in the storage board, threaded a clamp through them (the size of which depends on the size of the tool that is planned to be placed in it). tightened it with reverse side board and inserted the tool. Everything is simple!
So in a brainy way you can store a soldering iron, drill and much more! In case you plan to place a heavier tool in this way (for example, a drill), then it will be more expedient to use a metal clamp.
With the help of "clamp holders" I have stored:
- large metal tweezers (because it doesn't stick to a magnet)
- small plastic tweezers.
Step 3: What about the heatsink?
This idea came to me in November 2015 and I implemented it to place my plastic tweezers by attaching this holder directly to the wall above the Magnetic Board. I attached the radiator with double-sided tape so that its fins were vertical, and hung tweezers on them, with some of the fins acting as separators!
I "obtained" this radiator from my game console, about which there is even a whole brainguide.
On my "radiator" holder are placed:
- 5 different plastic ESD tweezers.
Step 4: Magnets in action!
I think you have already seen my board Ultimate Magnetic Pegboard, if not, I advise you to check it out!
And in my new tool storage board, I also used magnets "mined" from the speakers, which I glued to it with hot glue. This type of holder is quite easy to make, you just need to understand where brainboards each instrument will be placed.
With the help of my "magnetic" holders are stored:
- large peeling planer
- small peeling planer
- large needle nose pliers
- wire cutters
- flat needle nose pliers
- curved needle nose pliers
- ordinary needle nose pliers
- carpentry punch.
Step 5: Don't Forget the Straight Hooks
Of the screw-in hooks, I prefer the ones bent at right angles, they better hold a massive tool, for example, shown in the photo, a large rasp with a massive handle, but even its size does not help rounded hooks to hold the rasp.
But with the help of straight hooks, your tool is very easy to store, try this brainwave and find out what it's all about!
This is not visible in the photo, but I also screwed the hooks from below, as “locks” that prevent the saw from falling out, no matter what.
On my "hook" holders are stored:
- brushes (no, I don't paint, they serve me for something else)
- large rasp
- large file
- hacksaw
- and my microscope homemade .
Step 6: And Styrofoam Comes in Handy
You may not believe it, but drill storage I used styrofoam. It is very soft, light weight and easy to cut, making it great for storage. small tools eg: drills, needle files, small screwdrivers, pencils, etc.!
About how I built a foam drill holder, I created a separate brainguide.
A similar storage device can also be made of wood, while the foam will serve good stuff for a prototype crafts.
Step 7: And of course the little shelves!
A device called the "French plank" is certainly "cool", but to my regret, I do not have the opportunity to do this.
Therefore, I decided to attach a board to the storage board at an angle of 90 degrees using small corners.
On my "mini-shelf" are placed:
- my homemade magnetic silicone grips for vise jaws (because I decided not to use them on vise anymore)
- two different whetstones
- nail clippers (although it may be better to use metal shears for this purpose)
- multitool the size of a credit card
- phone flashlight.
Step 8: Even a toilet paper roll can be used!
I have to admit, the idea is really strange...
I cut a hole in the sleeve from the roll of paper, then cut it in half and attached it to the board.
I now use this device only for storing my mallet- homemade, it weighs little and the "paper" holder only flexes slightly. Obviously, for a heavier instrument, this method will not work ...
Step 9: Another Mini Shelf With Holes
To create this brain holder I was recently inspired by one.
Homemade stand for drills with the possibility of hanging on the wall and quite convenient to use, which is quite simple to make literally from trash.
Today I want to show you how you can literally make a fairly simple and convenient stand for twist drills out of junk. Moreover, for this you need only a small board and one or more cardboard bags from under milk or juice.
I must say that I am now slowly equipping a new workshop in a newly built barn. At the same time, I constantly have to collect various tool, which was at one time (when the old barn was demolished), temporarily stuffed into other sheds, a garage, verandas, a house, etc.
And now my hands have just reached the drills. I decided to put together all the metal drills and, in order to make them convenient to use, make them comfortable coasters with the possibility of hanging on the wall in the new workshop.
I decided to start with the smallest diameter drills. Moreover, many of these drills were bought by me a few years ago and still have not been used or even unpacked.
So, to make stands for drills, we need the following accessories:
Materials and fasteners:
A small board 2.5 cm thick, 6 cm wide, and 20 - 30 cm long.
Milk or juice cartons.
Tools:
Drawing and measuring tools (pencil and square, as well as a caliper for measuring the diameters of drills).
Awl.
Scissors
Electric jigsaw with wood saw.
Electric drill.
Drills for metal of different diameters.
Spherical cutter for wood.
Sandpaper.
First, we mark the board, from which we will make coasters.
The size of each stand should be such that it fits into a milk carton. In my case, the dimensions of the stand are 6x9 cm.
I decided to make two coasters, one for the most small drills diameters from 1.5 to 3.5 mm, (with a step of 0.5 mm.) and another for drills with diameters from 4 to 5.5 mm. Moreover, the drills will be located in stands in several rows. In each row there will be drills of the same diameter (for stock).
As for smaller drills (0.5-1 mm in diameter), they are very small and, as a rule, are practically not used in the workshop, and for larger drills, such stands will be too small.
By the way, I want to especially note that holes for drills of a certain diameter must be drilled with drills with several large diameter(about 1-1.5 mm.). So, for example, holes for drills with a diameter of 1.5 mm, I drilled with a drill with a diameter of 2.5 mm, for a drill with a diameter of 2 mm, with a drill with a diameter of 3 mm, etc. This is done so that the drills can be easily inserted and removed from the holes.
After we have drilled the holes, we countersink them with a spherical wood cutter in order to make it more convenient to insert the drills into the holes of the stands.
Then we process our coasters with sandpaper.
And now the blanks of our coasters are ready!
Initially, I did not plan to make the bottoms of these coasters. But at this stage of production, I decided to make a bottom for each coaster, since in this case it will be much more convenient to use the coasters.
I made the bottoms from two pieces of hardboard, fitting them with a chisel to the size of the coasters.
Then I nailed them to the stands with small nails.
And here are the finished stands!
I inserted drills into one of the stands in order to figure out how it would look. It turned out pretty good!
Well, now we need to make convenient holders from milk cartons or, more precisely, hangers for our coasters so that they can be hung on the wall.
To do this, we take scissors and cut out the suspensions of the shape we need.
Then we do in rear walls holes for hanging. For this, I used a punch. But in principle, if there is no punch, then it is quite possible to make such holes with a drill or a clerical knife.
And now the hangers are ready!
But that's not all.
I decided to make inscriptions on each cardboard box to indicate the diameters of the drills. To do this, I made on a computer, and then printed on a printer, these are the signs.
Then I cut them out and glued them with adhesive tape to each box.
Then I inserted drills of the appropriate diameters.
And here are the finished stands with drills!
The order in the storage of drills allows not only to always keep them in working condition and cleanliness, but also to find a tool of the required diameter at any time. To do this, you can independently make an organizer for drills using the simplest materials that are always available in any home workshop.
How to organize the storage of drills
To store drills, you can come up with an organizer of your own design or use options that have already been tested by other home craftsmen. The main thing is that such a device provides convenient storage drills and allowed you to quickly find the required tool at any time.
Organizers for storing drills can be made from any improvised materials. These can be trimmings of wooden bars, parts from old furniture and much more.
The stand for drills must be made with holes. The distance between the holes, as well as their diameter, are selected depending on the cross section of the tool. The depth of the holes, as a rule, is within 25 mm. To make it convenient to find drills in a homemade organizer, you can make a sticker below each storage hole on which the diameter of the tool will be written.
The shape and dimensions of a homemade organizer for storing drills can be anything - it all depends on the preferences of a particular master.
Making an organizer for drills
You can make an organizer for drills with your own hands from the case in which the video cassette was previously stored. These cases, which are compact in size, allow you to conveniently store quite a lot of tools in them. In addition, such a plastic case closes, protecting the contents from moisture and dust.
First of all, it is necessary to make two stands, which will not only allow you to compactly place the tool in a storage box, but also prevent the drills from rubbing against each other and becoming dull. Each drill stand is made from wooden block in which holes are drilled.
The surfaces of the bars on which the holes will be made are cut at an angle. Thus, the tools in the organizer will be arranged according to the cascade principle, which is very convenient.
The drill box itself, which, as mentioned above, will be made of a plastic case for a video cassette, does not need much alteration. In the future organizer, it is only necessary to place special holders on which each stand for drills will be fixed. These holders can be made from small diameter bolts that will be inserted into holes drilled in the side of the plastic case. Stands put on the holders can rotate freely, which allows you to change their position when closing and opening the box.
To make the drills more securely held in the organizer, magnetic strips can be glued to the bottom of each bar or used for this purpose. magnetic holder for knives. Under the film, which is on the top of the cases from video cassettes, you can place a sheet with a list of tools that are stored in such a case.
Thus, it is not difficult to make your own organizer that provides neat storage of tools. Such compact plastic cases fit easily into desktop drawers or stacked on shelves, where they also do not take up much space. A homemade organizer will once and for all remove the question of how to store drills in order and in good condition.
