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HARDWARE & FASTENER STORAGE x PARTS STORAGE x SMALL-PARTS STORAGE xx HARDWARE & FASTENER xx STORAGE Sliding storage rack for tools and hardware is suspended from the ceiling using heavy-duty sliding door track and rollers. Portable hardware box has two trays that nest inside a main box (12"x10"x23") that has a carrying handle. Wooden fasteners caddy has sections of plastic pipe cemented to a plywood base to hold a supply of fasteners. Tip on using plastic beverage bottles to store hardware and fasteners. The bottles are suspended on perf-board hooks. A cache-and-carry storage system. Wooden boxes, in a variety of shapes and sizes, hang on the wall from a beveled ledger strip. They may be taken down when needed. Ideal for records & tapes, slide projectors, tools, etc. Organizer for nails and screws is made from 6 tuna or pet food cans, a piece of wood for the base, and a length of coathanger wire for a handle. Flat funnels. A tapered piece of wood with sides is used to return hardware to storage jars after sorting. Hardware sorting tray is patterned after a pharmachist's pill tray. Wall-hung cabinet is designed to conceal two ready-made multi-drawer parts storage cabinets behind frame-and-panel doors. It is topped with dentil molding and has three small drawers across the bottom. Plywood caddy for nails, screws, washers, etc. Each compartmentalized drawer is removable. Each drawer also has a sliding top to keep the contents from spilling and to serve as a carrying handle. Nineteen things you can make from coffee cans. Includes several styles of storage containers. Shop hardware storage rack consists of tin cans hung on a slanted rack. Tip: Make storage bins for screws, bolts, nails, etc. from the new style (rectangular) plastic oil containers. Tip: Use shower curtain rings to store nuts, washers, etc. Tip: Label boxes of nails, screws, etc. by attaching a sample to the outside using a glue gun. Tip shows how to make a nail organizer from old plastic bleach bottles. Wordless Workshop suggests how to make a rack to hold nails (or other small hardware items) from a length of PVC pipe, divided into sections by wooden disks. Tip suggests using foam meat trays as organizers for small parts to be used in a project. Tip on storing small fasteners in a magnetic paper clip dispenser. Wordless Workshop shows how to create a rack to hang plastic zipper-top bags. Tip: Convert 5-gal. plastic buckets into "nail pails" that are easier to carry and stack. Tip: Nail caddy made from coffee cans and plywood. Use empty plastic oil bottles to organize your nail pouch. Tip on making storage drawers from 1-gallon metal cans. Tip on using clear plastic tennis-ball cans to store a variety of items. Making round, divided storage trays that stack inside a 5-gal. plastic bucket. Two tips for keeping small screws right at hand and ready for use without fumbling in your pockets. Sorting pan has a built-in funnel to pour the contents back into a storage container. Looped-cord storage system is used to hang tools, bags of hardware, or tin cans holding small parts. Tip on making a parts storage cabinet consisting of muffin tin "drawers" inside a simple cabinet. Brad storage boxes (circa 1907) which hang on wall. The brads are easily accessible from an open area when the box is laid flat on a bench. Storage system consists of coffee cans, baby food jars, and cardboard boxes. Tip: Parts bin made from gutter and wood. Convert old muffin tins into a multi-drawer storage bin for hardware. Storage rack for small hardware is made from plastic pill containers. Photos illustrate well arranged school shop tool storage including a small parts bin made from tin cans. Small parts storage box. Made from tin plate, this small drawer has a cover over one-half of its top, plus a semi-circular handle. It may be stored horizontally or vertically without spilling contents. Tip: Convert pocket-size pill containers into storage containers for small gemstones, etc. Shop storage bins have solid wood ends with metal plaster lathe sides and bottoms. Also shows how to build a rack for stacking seven bins vertically. Est. cost: $2 per bin. Make storage bins that have wooden ends with hand-hold cutouts and expanded metal lath for the sides and bottom. Holds most items, but lets dust and dirt fall through. Portable storage bins (drawers) for tools and supplies is made from scrap wood and expanded-metal plaster lath. Handy tote for nails and screws is made from a piece of wood and four tin cans. Tip: Make a nail storage container from old 1-gallon lantern fuel cans. Tip on using a magnetic paper clip dispenser to store and dispense glazing points. Lazy susan hardware rack holds 80 jars. Rotating small parts storage rack is made from a paint can top (5-10 gallon) and baby food jars. Small-parts cabinet is made from aluminum TV-dinner trays. The egg-shaped plastic containers from L'eggs panty hose are inserted into holes in a wall-mounted shelf to serve to hold nails and other small items. Tip: Tin can equipped with wire hooks is used to store washers. Shop organizer. Hardboard cabinet holds many small drawers. Drawers are plastic boxes, sardine cans, etc. (whatever you can get in quantity). Super storage for your workshop hardware. Wooden cabinet with storage in doors holds many baby food jars full of hardware. Larger jars and boxes are also accommodated. Funnel-stand assembly makes quick work of returning hardware to storage jars. 9 ways a professional keeps his shop organized. Includes many ideas for tool storage, hardware storage, tool tables, etc. 5 shop-storage ideas from master craftsmen. Tip: Use baby food jars to store small parts by cutting a "keyhole" slot in the cover and hanging the jars on a small screw. Tip: How to convert metal bread loaf pans into sturdy workshop storage drawers. Tip: Join two multidrawer storage cabinets together with hinges and latches. This will allow the units to be closed up and carried without any drawers falling out. Build a woodworker's supershop. Combines a rugged 32"x80" workbench, with a roll-around tool cabinet, wall-hung power tool cabinet, clamp organizer and a 26-drawer small-parts cabinet. Built of maple and maple plywood. The entire shop system requires only 27 sq.ft. of floor space. Stylish, easy-to-build small-parts storage cabinet utilizes clear plastic cups for storing nails, screws, nuts, etc. Cabinet houses 120 cups in 6 pullout trays. The cabinet also features a retractable outfeed roller. Overall dimensions: 22" wide, 24" deep, 29" high. Wall-hung small parts bins are removable to carry to job. Tin can containers for shop storage. Small parts storage drawer is made by soldering tin can halves together. A simple wood box with cutoff corners is used to sort nails, screws, etc. and then "pour" them back into storage containers. Wooden frame encloses a small-parts cabinet (with multiple plastic drawers). The frame has a sturdy carrying handle. A slide-in front keeps the drawers from spilling in event the cabinet is knocked over. Nail storage cabinet uses 24 coffee cans on two lazy susans to store hardware. Ferris wheel caddy for storage of small parts uses 35 mm film canisters to hold the parts. Workshop organizing and storage ideas from master carpenter Norm Abram. Includes a router caddy, under-stair nail storage cabinet, rack to hold caulking cartridges, wood scrap storage rack, etc. Make a small-parts storage cabinet by gluing pocket-size matchboxes together. Shop storage system. Removable bins of various sizes lock into a wall-mounted rail system. A separate carrier can hold several bins being taken to a jobsite. Built from plywood and hardboard. Shop tote. Wooden trays with divided compartments for supplies of nails and other quantities of hardware. Each tray measures 14"x10"x5" deep. A unique handle design allows two trays to be stacked together and carried. Hardware bin. A small, plain chest of drawers (14"x12"x9" deep) incorporates 5 drawers which are built quickly using a router jig. Compact revolving parts bin with 32 compartments. Wall-hung parts cabinet features a drop-down sorting tray that doubles as the door of the cabinet. Inside, there are 20 plastic jars attached to lids which are screwed on the underside of the shelves. Simple caddy for holding 35mm film containers that are used to store small parts. Modular system of tilt-out storage bins for small parts. The bins are made in various sizes from a combination of wood and clear plastic. Small parts storage system uses plastic cutlery trays as drawers. Tip: Storage system for drawing equipment or workshop materials is a simple wooden box with eleven plastic cutlery trays used as divided drawers. Tip: Make storage drawers from 1-gal. rectangular metal cans. Storage bins made from one-gallon cans (the metal, rectangular style). Six tin cans are joined together to form a totable organizer for hardware. Handy hardware organizer and tote holds recycled margarine tubs in a two-level plywood frame. Space-saving hardware organizer. Angled shelves hold 20 coffee cans. Multiple bins for holding and dispensing bulk quantities of screws, nails, etc. Made from wood and acrylic. Tip on modifying an old cookie sheet to sort through and return fasteners to coffee cans. Box building basics. Step-by-step for a simple set of shelves. Add small drawers to form a set of storage drawers for nails and other small parts (apothecary style). Vary the dimensions to make any size unit. Shop storage cabinet. Cabinet consists of many small drawers designed to hold tools, hardware, etc. The case is built to any desired size. Special jig speeds up fabrication of drawers. Shop storage cabinet features 12 drawers of various depths. Each drawer is divided up into 2 to 16 compartments for tools or hardware. Built primarily of plywood and hardboard. Dimensions: 17" wide, 16" deep, 35" tall. Two hardware storage projects. (1) A small rack to hold open top plastic storage bins. (2) A small closable case to hold two stacks of those plastic containers with small compartments and a snap top. Wooden boxes (5"x7"x8" tall) with an open top and handhold are used to store fasteners in bulk. The boxes are placed on tilted shelves so that the contents are visible. Hardware storage system features several side-by-side vertical "drawers" (compartments) that pull out to reveal adjustable shelves. Boxes or containers placed on the shelves are all equally accessible. Tip on making storage containers from plastic pipe fitted with wooden bottoms and tops. Tip on using a strip of magnetic tape inside the cap of hardware storage jars to access a few items without emptying the entire jar. Fix-it holdall. Storage chest made of plywood has removable trays with small compartments. Use it to store fasteners, small tools, etc. Overall dimensions: 600mm x 300mm x 300mm tall (24"x12"x12"). Tip: Converting plastic bottles into storage containers for nails and screws. The bottles have built-in funnels. Sorting tray for hardware (screws, nuts, bolts, etc.) makes it easier to return them to their storage container (glass jars, tin cans, etc). Sorting rack made from wood is designed for dumping out a container of hardware (nuts, bolts, screws, etc.) and then easily returning the contents to a can or jar. Tip shows how to build a simple nail tray with compartments for different sized nails. Handy shop storage cabinet consists of a plywood case fitted with sliding plywood shelves. Tin cans are attached to the shelves to hold items being stored. How to make cardboard storage bins and simple shelves to hold them. Handy small parts cabinet made from scrap materials. A frame of wood and hardboard is filled with divided drawers made from cardboard. Store small parts in empty 35mm film containers. Two racks for holding the containers are shown. One is a shelf style and the second is a "ferris wheel" style. Washer-go-round. A rotating, pyramid-shaped storage rack is studded with finishing nails to hold washers, nuts, small tools, etc. Simple carrier (tray) fitted with recycled six-ounce food cans is a good way to carry a selection of nails and screws to a work site. | |||||||||
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