Asked on Jan 01, 2017
Organizing new shop ... Help!
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Does anyone have suggestions on how to store all the different parts for table saws? what works for you?
We have a 2 car garage devoted to our shop (my husband thinks it's all his, poor guy). I LOVE the tri-fold rolling cabinets so I'm planning a few of those. Trying to make the shop flexible as possible so am insisting on rolling bases for heavy equipment.
For this shop to be successful we HAVE to have some sort of dust collection system and enough consealed storage for everything or I will lose my mind. My husband is a genius with building anything, but OMG his organizational skills are gunna put me over the edge.
I've been searching everywhere looking for good ideas, but since I don't actually use the heavy equipment it's VERY difficult for me to even identify which pieces are used the most and what is rarely (if ever) needed, especially all the table saw parts.
I am great with organizing when I know what everything is used for and when, like general flow, etc.
Any tips are so greatly appreciated!
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With out seeing the actual size of the tools it is difficult,however there is a post on Pinterest that will not go through that may work for you. go to the site under garage and workshop organizing
Large things like drills and circular saws should be kept in their own cases and can be stood on end next to each other on bottom shelves. A large peg board or two can be hung for all the blades and various parts.
OMG I think I love you...nothing sexier than a woman and power tools combined...my fantasy dream come true. I build gun cabinets, fishing rod cabinets, ornate jewelry boxes ( sold one recently for $16,000). for saw blades...use a flower planter on wheels, a 4x4 timber, concreted into the pot...drive large nails into the wood--spaced according to your blade size...driven in so the nail is pointing upwards....hang blades on the nails....portable...create a portable work table for your bench lathe and grinder...another for your planer...for safety reasons, radial saws, chop saws, arm saws, table saws should be stationary....also consider your floor may not be level and constant moving means constant leveling.....SAFETY first---no long sleeves, no long loose hair (tuck it in your blouse/shirt), no jewelry (the wedding ring has to come off), no untucked blouse or shirt, no flowing beard like duck dynasty...during my years I have seen all of these cause serious injuries...especially around lathes and drill presses...get a subscription to woodworkers magazine for more great ideas.
Guys want every tool they have to be at their fingertips! That said, we try to keep like tools together with the assessories for them nearby. Like all the battery drills, with a charging station for chargers and a labeled box for drill bits etc. Labels are my best friend!
How about a peg board painted white. Place the tools/attachments on hooks on the board and then trace around them with a sharpie marker. You will always know where the parts go and which ones are missing.