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Another one is “If you don’t see something you tend to forget it exists.” But then again, a counter to that is the “Organized people are just to lazy to look for things”
Peg board as swinging panels is nice. Several can be placed on a wall sort of the way posters are displayed in museum shops. A simple framework can create multiple bypass panels that slide back and forth to expose different tools. Cheap and easy.
came to comments to say this .. behind my ( too small ) workbench i have one pegboard for small electrical stuff , in-front of that one with small electronic stuff & in-front of that the hand tools i use most , all on pivots so i have effectively tripled my storage / wall organisation
I used peg board to line a toolbox drawer for organizing vise grips, used 1/4 bolts for pegs to hold them in place and used a paint marker to draw an outline ,was able to cram a lot of odd shaped grips in a small area.
I love listening to Adam Savage talk about anything, his passion mixed with intelligence is admirable. I grew up watching myth busters before TH-cam was a thing!
I just LOVE building shop infrastructure. I know how great it feels when you're done and you finally get to put stuff together where it belongs. So satisfying!
I love that another shop organization episode magically pops up just as my new shop has been built. I have an 8ft x 20ft space at the back of my garage. It's all mine & now that it's real, the subject of organization vs. "work space" is on my mind all the time. Thank you so much for another episode discussing this subject! It really helps in defining the philosophy of "using my space wisely." One which I'm sure will evolve over time. I very much like the idea of maintaining flexibility so as my priorities evolve, so can the space.
My dad gave me a corner of the garage when I was a kid to set up a work shop in and I used peg board. It was nice, it grew with me. I started with your pretty average handy man stuff up there but eventually I got so many wrenches they ended up in a tool box instead of on the board. That gave me room for other stuff up there though like more hammers and clamps. It's good to use when you don't know where you'll end up.
As a crafting and making generalist (in my late 30s), I only started specializing in sewing a few years ago and investing more in those tools and supplies. Making my own custom dress form for the first time was an immensely satisfying piece of workspace infrastructure.
That rolling cabinet that Adam built looks like it has semitransparent acrylic on both sides in order to let light in the cabinet. That's a neat way to ensure that it's not a dark hole in there..
In my apartment workshop I use IKEA's SKÅDIS pegboard clamped to the back of my workbench using connectors IKEA also sells. This saves me from holes in the wall. I 3D print most of the hooks and attachments I use. Sure it's not great for heavy stuff, but it's great to have all my hand tools and some common supplies at easy access. It's is obvious if I didn't put something away.
Pegboard is useful beyond storage; I use it to organize hand tools, principally, as it isn’t that strong, at least hardboard versions. Metal pegboard and slot boards add a lot of versatility. Pegboard is also cheap and good for jigs and jig making, router bit holders, adjustable shelf drill templates; it also makes good layout boards and even wire fronts in front of some EMT conduit with wires pulled through the front. Pegboard also makes a rather utilitarian cabinet backer in place of luaun plywood. Find what works for you; I like inexpensive storage and organization solutions as it allows the $ to go to materials, tools, and tooling, all of which makes money for you; organizing just lets you operate more efficiently which translates to less of your time needed to accomplish the task. I’ve been in the trades for decades and have realized my time means more to me than the money so I try to do all I can to work as efficiently as I can to get the most out of the time I put in.
@@Turk380: I also have it on a few cabinet doors with short hooks for storing thin but oversized items, like zero clearance inserts for my table saw and the table saw blade removal wrenches. I also have exposed joist spaces above the shop and found some great uses for those spaces including some pegboard sections there to hold spring clams as I have a lot and they don’t weigh much; I’m 6’6” so while I don’t have an issue getting anything some people do do that may not be practical for everyone. Some conduit across the joists is sleek a perfect spot for pipe wrenches which as they get larger are a bit too heavy for pegboard.
Wall Control metal peg and slot board is a life changer, compatibility with other peg hooks as well as a variety of bespoke attachments have been a storage dream.
Agree whole heartedly with the sentiment around shop organisation and increasing efficiency as projects in their own right. satisfaction in knowing your build will help you in the future. 100% because they are the things you utilise each and every project build not just finish them and move on
I put some pegboard on hinges and attached it to a wooden shelf I found outside. I can have a bunch of things in bins behind the pegboard and then hold smaller often usable stuff on the pegboard. Great for me in my little apartment!
I mounted pegboard with rollers and created a kind of barn door set up for my shelves. Then I could roll the peg board back and forth. It was great for storing paint, and various smalls and unopened packages of super glue, ect.
Again you have added to my inventory of useful ideas for my shop. Pegboard double sided panels! (Dooh!) More stuff PROPERLY stored in less space. Learning something new everyday!
my father just put in a dust collection system, it takes up some space and sounds like a jet taking off, but it helps keep the dust from going into the air and collecting in all those hidden nooks and crannies.
I have some pegboard in my shop and it’s great for certain items, not so much for others. I used to loath the stuff for the way the hooks always came away from the board whenever you pulled something off of it, until I discovered that there are different types of hangers available to use with it, including little straps that eliminate that problem with the traditional bent metal wire type of hooks.
Replaced my peg board with plywood, screws and nails hold the tools. Biggest advantage is you can pack more in less space and pegs tend to pop out. Paint marker an outline around the tool so you don't forget what goes there. Let's push it farther. Thick ply and gate hinges swing open. Common use tools outside, uncommon inside. Don't forget to use the inside of the door also. Reference charts everywhere. Pro tip: Attaching it to the wall is the LAST step, not the first.
Amazing coincidence- I was thinking about those art bins yesterday and was going to go find some of your older videos to figure out which ones, and you provided me handy links today. Thanks!!
I love using the magnetic tool holders for almost any steel tool that you would normally put on your peg board, just a bar magnet with two screw hole for affixing to wall/cabinet/door/or existing pegboard. I have a big peg board, but for alot of the area, instead of pegs, I just have the magnets, they are cheap and can be easily rearranged. You can really pack the tools tight side by side and top to bottom but still see everything instead of when you put a lot of stuff on a single peg and then it hides things so that they are gone "forever".
One advantage I see to using pegboard and clear tackle boxes is that they're relatively inexpensive, generalized, near-term solutions that let you evolve your preferred organizational structure. In the long term, once you've found a method that works (and the growth rate of your shop has stabilized somewhat), you can invest in storage that's tailored to specific needs.
I work on many different hobbies and crafts as well. I've never loved pegboard, and have found it works better in some ways to have each hobby or craft in its own box/area depending on the space you have. The basics like screwdrivers and general pliers can be in one common space, but it keeps the rest organized. For instance, I have one bench that is all metal working(angle grinders, punches, larger hammers, welder, etc ) and I'm working on one that is machining. I have other things like all my resin and dyes in a single box and shelf as well. Paint is right above that. Electronics gets another drawer and shelf. They don't even have to be next to each other, but I know those two areas have all my electronics tools. Just my 2 cents
Awesome topic. Been on my mind as I try to make better use of my shop. When ya have not much space you have to get creative. Though never really liked peg boards but they can be used really effectively. I'm leaning towards French cleets when I re do my shop again
For hobbies that have very specific tools I use a bunch of tackle boxes! Like 8 of them and I probably need more. If I do leather I just whip out that box and then put it back when I'm done it's awesome and cuts out so much clutter.
How timely. Just invested in 5 or so ikea pegboards around the house. Never been a pegboard person and I have reservations about the limited volume of stuff they can store, but ya never know until you try. And yes, I felt great stepping back after mounting the last pegboard :) So many possibilities.
I love a dedicated tool wall. I can see my tools and pick the best one for the task.if it's in a drawer or a cabinet, it's 50/50 weather I remember it's there.
"...the other thing that I love about artbin over, y'know, just a drawer is that *blows off huge cloud of (presumably) sawdust* you can see what's in here..." Sometimes the comedy just happens on its own.
That's exactly how I have one of my pegboards setup. It's a steel pegboard attached to a monitor arm. I 3D printed different hooks and holders for both sides of the pegboard and I can swivel between my standing and my sitting desks.
Adam, I'm I coder and you're my spirit animal.... stuff you've wanted to change for a long time because it annoys you, but you never get around to fix the darn thing..... That's is universal. preemptive edit: (coder = maker, I know)
One important thing you'll need is a LABELMAKER!!! And, you should get religously into the habit of labeling ALL of the bins you keep things in, (and number them!) It also helps to keep a catalog of what you keep in each numbered bin, (and, after using things from a certain bin, ALWAYSreturn it to the same container). I know it sounds a bit OCD. But, it goes a LONG way towards keeping things organized & accessible! The alternative is to try memorizing where you keep everything, (NOT RECOMMENDED!!!) 🤣😆😁
This video inspired me to try using the metal pegboard build into the doors of a cabinet (on the inside) to organize various clamps, instead of the deep drawer they're in now (which I hate). No idea if it will work, but I'm optimistic...
I dream of future museums where we can look into and analyze the workshops of creative geniuses. Can you imagine walking into a recreation of Michelangelo's studio, and picking apart his working processes? Or da Vinci? Or any eclectic maker, for that matter.
There is always a battle between pegboard and something like french cleats. Pegboard is simple, cheap, easy to change, but the individual tool holders are pretty basic, not very fancy. People that like french cleats always build fancy tool holders for every single little tool, things you can't easily buy for pegboard. I have many of my tools in a small rolling cabinet, basically in drawers. I have some commonly used tools such as pliers, clamps, screwdrivers, hammers on pegboard and this type of tool is easy to store on pegboard. I use the 2 tier method where some tools are on pegboard where I can see them and grab them, other tools are in drawers. The key to using any system is having a place for everything and knowing where that place is. I find that if I have to pull out a drawer and grab an item that is near the front left corner of the drawer, this is about the same as being able to grab it off of a pegboard, or very nearly as good. I don't like shelves for storing tools except for a few tools that I don't use that often such as circular saw, router, and sander.
Wall control is a great alternative to pegboard. It stays in place much better than pegboard and looks great. I even 3d printed a bunch of custom tool holders.
So this really just made me think, for "cold" storage places, what about those digital slide show photo frames? You could install one of those in front of each of your deepest cold storage locations that just rotates through photos of what's inside. That way even though it's condensed and not immediately accessible you can always (rotationally) see it in your space.
Take some spring material wire shape it like a giant staple place enach end in a peg board hole but 2 holes that are narrower than the staple. Pulled out it's an open loop pushed back it's clamps whatever is in that loop.
Not true. I still use some pegboard in my shop. (Like my father before me!) I hang my squares, levels, goggles, screwdrivers and some other frequently used items on them. But there is plenty of other stuff that does belong in toolboxes and plastic bins.
I think I have distaste for pegboard because of how I saw it used in garages growing up. There was tons of it and a bunch of random junk hanging off it. Making things look like a mess. I feel like its almost like drawers in a way. That things can go on it to die but also look like a mess. If I were to use it in my shop it would have to stay organized in some way
I'm the opposite of needing visual cacophony. If I had the money, I'd make a system which recognized tools via RFID tags, and filed them away in an automated inventory. Then I'd flip through items on a screen, or what-have-you and have it retrieve the tool for me. As close as I can get to a replicator.
Yeah, the infrastructure projects can be just as fun and satisfying as the art projects. I never thought of a two sided swing pegboard, time for another workspace redesign. :-)
Peg board has real advantages, but it’s also incredibly frustrating. I have yet to find a way to keep the hooks from coming along with whatever I am removing from it much of the time, and I’ve tried different hooks and the little plastic keepers. On the plus side, it is by far the cheapest solution and is very reconfigurable. There are much better systems, involving rails and backers with slots and their associated hooks, but they are far more expensive.
Anyone else listen to Adam talk about shop organization and infrastructure and think about how the same principles apply to your kitchen organization and infrastructure?
Pegboard hooks always annoyed me as they would inevitably pull out when the tool isn't lifted properly from the hook. That was until I discovered Durahook, which has an oversized screw to attach the hook to the pegboard hole.
Adam ... you may need to be told that many landlords consider ANYTHING mounted to the wall is Damage. Damage is Damage is Damage. Even the hook for that picture is damage. So suggesting mounted/swinging peg boards may not be a good way to go.
I find pegboard and its accessories too limiting for my storage needs. If I want to fit a lot into a small space, the metal wire hangers and baskets take up too much of their own space (not to mention they fall off incessantly). I prefer to screw a piece of plywood or OSB to the wall, paint it, and then just screw or nail stuff into it where ever is best. Making specific holders can be simple all the way up to complicated. Or just hang stuff on a nail/screw; done. It'll never fall off and moving stuff around is as trivial as pegboard, just screw it onto the wall somewhere else, and without the restrictions of the wire hangers or the spacing of the holes.
I agree pegboard is a great idea. However there is so much wrong with average pegboard and hooks. Crap pegboard at big box stores and crappy hooks. Ikea has harder pegboard but sheets are small and honestly the hooks will fall out if you look at them the wrong way. Yes you can buy fasteners for the hooks but why not design them right in the first place? Plus the $$ add up. So are there other pegboard and hook options out there that can be recommended? I have seen metal pegboard but I have no clue about it, etc.
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“You can only use something if it occurs to you to use it.” -awesome quote.
Another one is “If you don’t see something you tend to forget it exists.” But then again, a counter to that is the “Organized people are just to lazy to look for things”
I may have audibly gasped when I heard that, it was so on-point.
Peg board as swinging panels is nice. Several can be placed on a wall sort of the way posters are displayed in museum shops. A simple framework can create multiple bypass panels that slide back and forth to expose different tools. Cheap and easy.
came to comments to say this .. behind my ( too small ) workbench i have one pegboard for small electrical stuff , in-front of that one with small electronic stuff & in-front of that the hand tools i use most , all on pivots so i have effectively tripled my storage / wall organisation
They can flip up as well as across.
@@wobblysauce Good point. Use ceiling space.
I used peg board to line a toolbox drawer for organizing vise grips, used 1/4 bolts for pegs to hold them in place and used a paint marker to draw an outline ,was able to cram a lot of odd shaped grips in a small area.
I love listening to Adam Savage talk about anything, his passion mixed with intelligence is admirable. I grew up watching myth busters before TH-cam was a thing!
I just LOVE building shop infrastructure. I know how great it feels when you're done and you finally get to put stuff together where it belongs. So satisfying!
I love that another shop organization episode magically pops up just as my new shop has been built.
I have an 8ft x 20ft space at the back of my garage. It's all mine & now that it's real, the subject of organization vs. "work space" is on my mind all the time.
Thank you so much for another episode discussing this subject! It really helps in defining the philosophy of "using my space wisely."
One which I'm sure will evolve over time.
I very much like the idea of maintaining flexibility so as my priorities evolve, so can the space.
My dad gave me a corner of the garage when I was a kid to set up a work shop in and I used peg board. It was nice, it grew with me. I started with your pretty average handy man stuff up there but eventually I got so many wrenches they ended up in a tool box instead of on the board. That gave me room for other stuff up there though like more hammers and clamps. It's good to use when you don't know where you'll end up.
As a crafting and making generalist (in my late 30s), I only started specializing in sewing a few years ago and investing more in those tools and supplies. Making my own custom dress form for the first time was an immensely satisfying piece of workspace infrastructure.
That rolling cabinet that Adam built looks like it has semitransparent acrylic on both sides in order to let light in the cabinet. That's a neat way to ensure that it's not a dark hole in there..
Stay tuned - one day build coming soon!
@@tested Rad!
Love this topic!!! It’s proof I’m not unique in my crazy quest for structured creativity. Thank you Adam!
In my apartment workshop I use IKEA's SKÅDIS pegboard clamped to the back of my workbench using connectors IKEA also sells. This saves me from holes in the wall. I 3D print most of the hooks and attachments I use. Sure it's not great for heavy stuff, but it's great to have all my hand tools and some common supplies at easy access. It's is obvious if I didn't put something away.
I'm using it too but I have weird old walls and I used some board to make it easy to keep level and solidly locked down.
Pegboard is useful beyond storage; I use it to organize hand tools, principally, as it isn’t that strong, at least hardboard versions. Metal pegboard and slot boards add a lot of versatility. Pegboard is also cheap and good for jigs and jig making, router bit holders, adjustable shelf drill templates; it also makes good layout boards and even wire fronts in front of some EMT conduit with wires pulled through the front. Pegboard also makes a rather utilitarian cabinet backer in place of luaun plywood. Find what works for you; I like inexpensive storage and organization solutions as it allows the $ to go to materials, tools, and tooling, all of which makes money for you; organizing just lets you operate more efficiently which translates to less of your time needed to accomplish the task. I’ve been in the trades for decades and have realized my time means more to me than the money so I try to do all I can to work as efficiently as I can to get the most out of the time I put in.
CABINET BACKER!! omg this brilliant
@@Turk380: I also have it on a few cabinet doors with short hooks for storing thin but oversized items, like zero clearance inserts for my table saw and the table saw blade removal wrenches. I also have exposed joist spaces above the shop and found some great uses for those spaces including some pegboard sections there to hold spring clams as I have a lot and they don’t weigh much; I’m 6’6” so while I don’t have an issue getting anything some people do do that may not be practical for everyone. Some conduit across the joists is sleek a perfect spot for pipe wrenches which as they get larger are a bit too heavy for pegboard.
the other organizational trend I see Adam using is task/media specific items -- like the boxes he built for leather work and soldering
I love that you keep up with posting videos still, Adam. Much appreciated.
French cleats are a really great solution for a wall where you can tweak and customize to your heart’s content.
Just came to the comments to suggest this! I believe I learned about them from the master carpenter (and TH-camr) Paul Sellers.
And you could attach pegboard sections to the French cleat system that can move around to 😊
@@nbasse I did that but then I never moved the pegboard 😅 but it did make hanging it up super easy
@@shanesmith4639 yeah, that seems to happen to alot of stuff that is meant to be mobile on the French cleat system 😝
Wall Control metal peg and slot board is a life changer, compatibility with other peg hooks as well as a variety of bespoke attachments have been a storage dream.
Agree whole heartedly with the sentiment around shop organisation and increasing efficiency as projects in their own right. satisfaction in knowing your build will help you in the future. 100% because they are the things you utilise each and every project build not just finish them and move on
I put some pegboard on hinges and attached it to a wooden shelf I found outside. I can have a bunch of things in bins behind the pegboard and then hold smaller often usable stuff on the pegboard. Great for me in my little apartment!
I mounted pegboard with rollers and created a kind of barn door set up for my shelves. Then I could roll the peg board back and forth. It was great for storing paint, and various smalls and unopened packages of super glue, ect.
Again you have added to my inventory of useful ideas for my shop. Pegboard double sided panels! (Dooh!) More stuff PROPERLY stored in less space. Learning something new everyday!
I love your honesty and being upfront about it all.
my father just put in a dust collection system, it takes up some space and sounds like a jet taking off, but it helps keep the dust from going into the air and collecting in all those hidden nooks and crannies.
I have some pegboard in my shop and it’s great for certain items, not so much for others. I used to loath the stuff for the way the hooks always came away from the board whenever you pulled something off of it, until I discovered that there are different types of hangers available to use with it, including little straps that eliminate that problem with the traditional bent metal wire type of hooks.
It wouldn't matter what you were on about I could listen to your particular brand of utter enthusiasm all day long.
I live in a tiny apt and pegboards are some of the best ways to organize my tools and gear as a TH-camr
Replaced my peg board with plywood, screws and nails hold the tools. Biggest advantage is you can pack more in less space and pegs tend to pop out. Paint marker an outline around the tool so you don't forget what goes there.
Let's push it farther. Thick ply and gate hinges swing open. Common use tools outside, uncommon inside. Don't forget to use the inside of the door also. Reference charts everywhere.
Pro tip: Attaching it to the wall is the LAST step, not the first.
Amazing coincidence- I was thinking about those art bins yesterday and was going to go find some of your older videos to figure out which ones, and you provided me handy links today. Thanks!!
"I have never used... I mean I _have_ used..." My brain does this to me all the time.
Shop infrastructure are some of my most favorite vids. Customizing a space is so fun to watch
I love using the magnetic tool holders for almost any steel tool that you would normally put on your peg board, just a bar magnet with two screw hole for affixing to wall/cabinet/door/or existing pegboard. I have a big peg board, but for alot of the area, instead of pegs, I just have the magnets, they are cheap and can be easily rearranged. You can really pack the tools tight side by side and top to bottom but still see everything instead of when you put a lot of stuff on a single peg and then it hides things so that they are gone "forever".
I always forget about stuff in drawers. But big labels on them definitely helps. If area is damp pegboard tends to fail under the heavier tool loads.
One advantage I see to using pegboard and clear tackle boxes is that they're relatively inexpensive, generalized, near-term solutions that let you evolve your preferred organizational structure. In the long term, once you've found a method that works (and the growth rate of your shop has stabilized somewhat), you can invest in storage that's tailored to specific needs.
I work on many different hobbies and crafts as well. I've never loved pegboard, and have found it works better in some ways to have each hobby or craft in its own box/area depending on the space you have. The basics like screwdrivers and general pliers can be in one common space, but it keeps the rest organized. For instance, I have one bench that is all metal working(angle grinders, punches, larger hammers, welder, etc ) and I'm working on one that is machining. I have other things like all my resin and dyes in a single box and shelf as well. Paint is right above that. Electronics gets another drawer and shelf. They don't even have to be next to each other, but I know those two areas have all my electronics tools. Just my 2 cents
Awesome topic. Been on my mind as I try to make better use of my shop. When ya have not much space you have to get creative. Though never really liked peg boards but they can be used really effectively. I'm leaning towards French cleets when I re do my shop again
For hobbies that have very specific tools I use a bunch of tackle boxes! Like 8 of them and I probably need more. If I do leather I just whip out that box and then put it back when I'm done it's awesome and cuts out so much clutter.
How timely. Just invested in 5 or so ikea pegboards around the house. Never been a pegboard person and I have reservations about the limited volume of stuff they can store, but ya never know until you try. And yes, I felt great stepping back after mounting the last pegboard :) So many possibilities.
The French cleat system is good too. More of a woodworkers thing though because you end up building custom hangers for specific tools and consumables.
I used some Staples 4“ x 4“ x 16” deep boxes on appropriately sized 18 inch IKEA shelves. I put labels on the ends.
Such a simple statement but so real, “you can only use the tool if it occurs to you”
You were talking to my soul when you were talking about the end game satisfaction of infra upgrades. I absolutely loovveeeeeee infra upgrades
I love a dedicated tool wall. I can see my tools and pick the best one for the task.if it's in a drawer or a cabinet, it's 50/50 weather I remember it's there.
Your shop infrastructure projects are my favorite videos
"...the other thing that I love about artbin over, y'know, just a drawer is that *blows off huge cloud of (presumably) sawdust* you can see what's in here..."
Sometimes the comedy just happens on its own.
That's exactly how I have one of my pegboards setup. It's a steel pegboard attached to a monitor arm. I 3D printed different hooks and holders for both sides of the pegboard and I can swivel between my standing and my sitting desks.
Adam, I'm I coder and you're my spirit animal....
stuff you've wanted to change for a long time because it annoys you, but you never get around to fix the darn thing..... That's is universal.
preemptive edit: (coder = maker, I know)
Great tips, made me rethink my tool locations.
Swinging Pegboard system ... Many Radio Shack stores had them in the 1980s. RS was also the first place I ever saw slatwall systems.
One important thing you'll need is a LABELMAKER!!! And, you should get religously into the habit of labeling ALL of the bins you keep things in, (and number them!) It also helps to keep a catalog of what you keep in each numbered bin, (and, after using things from a certain bin, ALWAYSreturn it to the same container).
I know it sounds a bit OCD. But, it goes a LONG way towards keeping things organized & accessible! The alternative is to try memorizing where you keep everything, (NOT RECOMMENDED!!!) 🤣😆😁
This is the content I subscribed for! Love this stuff.
This video inspired me to try using the metal pegboard build into the doors of a cabinet (on the inside) to organize various clamps, instead of the deep drawer they're in now (which I hate). No idea if it will work, but I'm optimistic...
I dream of future museums where we can look into and analyze the workshops of creative geniuses. Can you imagine walking into a recreation of Michelangelo's studio, and picking apart his working processes? Or da Vinci? Or any eclectic maker, for that matter.
Vertical Sliding (Up&Down mounted with End Labels) Peg Board would be VERY Space Saving!
There is always a battle between pegboard and something like french cleats. Pegboard is simple, cheap, easy to change, but the individual tool holders are pretty basic, not very fancy. People that like french cleats always build fancy tool holders for every single little tool, things you can't easily buy for pegboard. I have many of my tools in a small rolling cabinet, basically in drawers. I have some commonly used tools such as pliers, clamps, screwdrivers, hammers on pegboard and this type of tool is easy to store on pegboard. I use the 2 tier method where some tools are on pegboard where I can see them and grab them, other tools are in drawers. The key to using any system is having a place for everything and knowing where that place is. I find that if I have to pull out a drawer and grab an item that is near the front left corner of the drawer, this is about the same as being able to grab it off of a pegboard, or very nearly as good. I don't like shelves for storing tools except for a few tools that I don't use that often such as circular saw, router, and sander.
Wall control is a great alternative to pegboard. It stays in place much better than pegboard and looks great. I even 3d printed a bunch of custom tool holders.
So this really just made me think, for "cold" storage places, what about those digital slide show photo frames? You could install one of those in front of each of your deepest cold storage locations that just rotates through photos of what's inside. That way even though it's condensed and not immediately accessible you can always (rotationally) see it in your space.
I love Adam's vocabulary
Just installed led board in the sewing room for thread storage
Take some spring material wire shape it like a giant staple place enach end in a peg board hole but 2 holes that are narrower than the staple. Pulled out it's an open loop pushed back it's clamps whatever is in that loop.
Thanks for much for these ideas!
Everyone tries pegboard at some point. Everyone moves on from pegboard at some point.
I suspect you're right. A good way to figure out what you want, but suboptimal.
Not true. I still use some pegboard in my shop. (Like my father before me!) I hang my squares, levels, goggles, screwdrivers and some other frequently used items on them. But there is plenty of other stuff that does belong in toolboxes and plastic bins.
French Cleats over closet systems. Cheaper. You can even put pegboard on cleats and swap them out as your working on different types of projects.
I think I have distaste for pegboard because of how I saw it used in garages growing up. There was tons of it and a bunch of random junk hanging off it. Making things look like a mess. I feel like its almost like drawers in a way. That things can go on it to die but also look like a mess.
If I were to use it in my shop it would have to stay organized in some way
I'm the opposite of needing visual cacophony. If I had the money, I'd make a system which recognized tools via RFID tags, and filed them away in an automated inventory. Then I'd flip through items on a screen, or what-have-you and have it retrieve the tool for me.
As close as I can get to a replicator.
Add some Roomba /Tesla tech and you could summon your various tool carts. 😃
Pegboards are great. Another good option depending on the tools, are magnetic strips.
Hi Adam, How do you store your paper drawings/plans so you can look at the later? You give great ideas.
If you have a little woodworking ability french cleats are nice. Heck use em to hang a pegboard if you want one.
Yeah, the infrastructure projects can be just as fun and satisfying as the art projects. I never thought of a two sided swing pegboard, time for another workspace redesign. :-)
"Visual cacophony", love it!
Shop infrastructure is the project I keep putting off but I should put on my priority list.
Peg board has real advantages, but it’s also incredibly frustrating. I have yet to find a way to keep the hooks from coming along with whatever I am removing from it much of the time, and I’ve tried different hooks and the little plastic keepers. On the plus side, it is by far the cheapest solution and is very reconfigurable. There are much better systems, involving rails and backers with slots and their associated hooks, but they are far more expensive.
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Anyone else listen to Adam talk about shop organization and infrastructure and think about how the same principles apply to your kitchen organization and infrastructure?
Adam thank you so much for switching to a worn microphone!!!
Funny, I enjoy your thoughts on storage solutions as much as I enjoy MythBusters stories or Con rambles or builds!
Pegboard hooks always annoyed me as they would inevitably pull out when the tool isn't lifted properly from the hook. That was until I discovered Durahook, which has an oversized screw to attach the hook to the pegboard hole.
Pegboard is also great for helping hold back the insulation in my workshop... Who needs silly drywall. :p
I'm getting some good mileage out of the ikea pegboard system it's cheap and has a good selection of accessories.
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Bet he can't build a foldable Dead Space helmet, but seriously, I'd love to see him try.. Adam is such a handy guy. :)
Multiple colors of marking on pegboard depending on the protect?
I prefer a french cleat system, after having tried a pegboard system.
Wouldn't swinging, layered pegboards be a violation of first-order retrievability?
Adam, you are the Generalissimo of generalists! 😄
Adam ... you may need to be told that many landlords consider ANYTHING mounted to the wall is Damage. Damage is Damage is Damage. Even the hook for that picture is damage. So suggesting mounted/swinging peg boards may not be a good way to go.
Just saw the coolest lego kit and wanted to ask if you would do a build for it. Its a typewriter!
I find pegboard and its accessories too limiting for my storage needs. If I want to fit a lot into a small space, the metal wire hangers and baskets take up too much of their own space (not to mention they fall off incessantly). I prefer to screw a piece of plywood or OSB to the wall, paint it, and then just screw or nail stuff into it where ever is best. Making specific holders can be simple all the way up to complicated. Or just hang stuff on a nail/screw; done. It'll never fall off and moving stuff around is as trivial as pegboard, just screw it onto the wall somewhere else, and without the restrictions of the wire hangers or the spacing of the holes.
"Visual cacophony" sounds like a good description of real-life greeblies all over everything! Sound about right for the Shop ;-)
OMG... swinging pegboard frames >> DUH... I need to do this now! :-)
It would also force me to keep my darn tabletops cleaned off so I can swing it open. Bonus.
I suggest metal pegboard panels.
Adam can you build the new p.k.e meter taser?
Anyone know the name and where to buy the off set forceps on the bench?
What's the material in the door of that cabinet?
Good idea
What is pegboard?
The bottom line is figure out a way where you know where everything you need is. Don’t ask... invent it.
French Cleat walls?
I agree pegboard is a great idea. However there is so much wrong with average pegboard and hooks. Crap pegboard at big box stores and crappy hooks. Ikea has harder pegboard but sheets are small and honestly the hooks will fall out if you look at them the wrong way. Yes you can buy fasteners for the hooks but why not design them right in the first place? Plus the $$ add up. So are there other pegboard and hook options out there that can be recommended? I have seen metal pegboard but I have no clue about it, etc.
"One of the great things about Artbox," realizes you can't see through the dust on it, "is you can see what's inside