I love how you leave in the mistakes, all things I would go through while doing this except mine are followed by a few choice words. Now I need to go do more project to create more scrap to utilize in this way. Looking forward to the next one
Yet again, nice one! One "tip" (or actually, just how I do it...): I tend to make sure rotating casters are completely under the cart. This way, I won't stub my toe, and they don't get stuck behind other carts' wheels. Of course, when they have brakes, I don't, because you won't be able to hit the brake lever.
This sort of quick & dirty construction out of random junk that’s lying around is basically my whole approach to making stuff. I’d be happy if made a lot more videos like this!
Thanks mate that is why looking through comments while watching videos helpful because I saw one in random internet surfing forgot about it. Now I know the name what I want to search for. Im going to built some for my small kitchen shelf
It takes time to build and if you aren't going to move things, adds no value? (you still have to build everything in the video, and then _also_ build the cleats).
This has got to be the most relatable video you've made😂Starting with splitting the wood when screwing to making something too big and having to cut it half and improvise, and of course making a groove too big - We've all been there!
I'am not sure it you guys said it before or not, but I've always had the idea that you make your own music with a DAW/PC kinda setup, at @11:44 I was thought there was going to be a blue man group cameo lol, greatcontent and music guys!
This video was exactly what I needed to watch today! I was planning on organizing my workshop this weekend and I didn't really know how I was going to start. Thank you!
@6:53 if you widen the clamp holder so that the clamps can fit sideways, you'll be able to store like 5-7 clamps. Especially if place the clamps left and right and offset the clamping mechanism at different height.
Brilliant project for either a rainy day or a Sunday afternoon. 10/10 for the use of the space and also using up scrap bits of wood too!! I will be making my own clamp wall to store my ones on from all the small bits of wood that I have collected over the past 12 months. Re-using off cuts saves money and helps tidy up the shop too.
Thanks for showing ways to be creative with what you have in the shop yet again. Wood prices suck, but this gives me ideas to scratch the creative itch with what I have. Thanks ILTMS!!!
With the pandemic & now w/ the cost of lumber sky rocketing I start collecting old furniture ppl were throwing out. Made a bunch of French cleat boxes from scrap wood and old bookshelves. Even used the drawer tracks from two old desks. Wish I had a cnc machine. Would have made the process easier. Also planing the mdf matter to one thickness helps. But it worked. I also pickup old wooden shovel handles or broom handles for dowels to hold tape and stuff. Best part is if you mess up it cost you zero
I love the transformers transition :) Also, thanks for this one. (And the storage rack video). This is the exact problem I currently need to fix (many different sizes of wood off-cuts, and many scraps to work with)
Yes, I'm trying to organize. I love those self drilling screws with star heads, fast and easy. Most times I still pre-drill and countersink, I set up 2 or 3 drills, some operations take extra steps. Here in Phoenix the wood drys and will split if not properly done.
Great video Bob! I saw your last video and was waiting for this one to come out. I'm in the middle of a big shed reorganization, plus clamp organization in my small shop. Really inspiring to see your end result.
All your videos are pretty great and super informative, but as simple as these little projects were, they're my favorite type of videos. Nothing revolutionary, but simple clean quick organization. 👌 😌 As a DIYer/partial woodworker they help tremendously with ideas for my own shop. Keep em' comin!
Very helpful, liked the variety of clamp organizers and the PVC info for organizing different lengths of pipes and dowels. Also appreciate your leaving in the splits on the Aspen and still using it because that’s what you have. Recycle/re-use!
3 and 4" pvc pipe make tool holders for shovels and rakes. Basically anything with a long handle on it. I cut some in about 3" sections, cut a slot in the front and then screwed them to my wall. You can also use 4" PVC pipe to hold your dust collection pipes on the wall. That's what I used to hang my 4" flex hose on the wall as well as my Dust Right dust collector wand instead of buying the metal clips from Rockler.
I honestly have my doubts, especially on a hot day where the glue gets even softer. I was all for hot glue sticking the pipes to each other but I think I would've searched for a better way to attach them to the base. Perhaps with some brackets of sorts.
Agreed, those PVC tubes wont last long with just hot glue holding then together. I would recommend wrapping a strap around all of them or drilling some small holes and running zip ties through them to hold them together a little better.
Love the Homestar Runner Easter 🥚 🤣😂 The dovel storage is awesome! Finally get to use some old drainpipes that have been laying on the farm for decades it seems. 🤣
The way I store spring clamps is by tying up a loop of thin rope and just clamping/dangling them all on that. You can fit a ton on a nice long loop of paracord or something similar.
Good stuff. I think french cleats are over used but I put the strip of wood with all the spring clamps on a french cleat so I can grab it off the wall and bring all the clamps together to where I need them.
Bob awesome idea. Very nice job. Hopefully you get great use out of them for many years to come my friend. Can't wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep Making. God Bless.
First thing I thought about when I seen the pvc storage was an awesome fireworks shooter thingy. Also, at 4:49, that is my thought process with practically everything I do. 😂
I made something similar to your DWV rack to hold round stock and other thin pieces...on the tallest three tubes, I used a board of 4 inches height and screwed from inside the DWV pipe to the board, then glued and screwed that board to the rolling base when the whole rack was put on the cart. This gave the taller tubes a lot more strength and rigidity. Funny, but otherwise almost exactly what you made.
Three things I've done with PVC pipe (because I have a BUNCH of scrap from a plumbing friend): Cordless driver/drill holders; hot glue stick holder; horizontal long skinny metal/dowel stock storage (fastened along a shelf edge).
2:29 I HATE pointing this out, but I feel like that's a cut that could be made more safely with a mitre saw or a crosscut sled.. But then I don't have a feel for that exact saw being used so... carry on.
Charlotte is the manufacturer. It's PVC Sewer & Drain pipe which is a thin wall pipe, and it should have ASTM D 1784 and ASTM D 2729 printed on the outside of the pipe. Don't confuse it with Sch. 40 PVC pressure pipe which Charlotte also makes and has a thicker wall plus costs much more.
@@bobd. Didn’t realize that. I was researching for my own dust collector and I went to the store and asked for “Charlotte pipe” and they showed me the thin wall stuff. I stand corrected. 👍🏻 Not entirely wrong but accurately updated. LOL
PREDRILL, Bob. I know that stuff sucks to work with but I know you can do it! 😁 I love the use of scrap for shop projects. Good video of keeping it simple!
2 things that I do with ALL of my woodworking projects is, 1. I use a palm sander and sand every piece of wood that I cut and , 2. I pre-drill and counter sink for every screw that I use in a project.
Unfortunately Aspen is super soft of a wood. When I lived in CO when camping we would just go to a tree and peel it for kindling. Part of the reason why it is so soft, is that they all stem from the same root as in they are a weed complex.
I really like the way that Aspin wood looks. It's so bright, looks almost transparent on video and almost looks fake in a way. I haven't seen wood like that, is it a soft wood? There has to be a way to cut it without it fraying. Maybe a blade with small teeth, something that would be for acrylic or a metal saw blade. I'm getting ideas like contrasting that white wood shelves with black stained outer.
Used it once for a desktop. It was the whitest wood I ever encountered. Felt similar to poplar in softness. I thought, "okay, this is pretty cool. I want to make something out of this." Even sanding, the fuzz was enough to make me want to punch a koala. Finishing was horrible too. I'll never use it again. There may be tricks to make it usable, but it's just not worth it for me to learn. I suppose I could experiment on some with a propane torch but only because I want to see it burn. I hate it. I'd rather shoot it than let it ruin another weekend. Everything in Hell is probably made out of aspen. I won't even visit Aspen, Colorado because I just know it has to be a miserable place. But, your mileage may vary. You should try it out
I know the video was quick and dirty kind of storage, so pre drilling was not in the cards, but I think the wood would have been less prone to splitting with a more material appropriate screw. I get it though about aspen. It’s terrible lol. Pretty sure it’s less abuse resistant than white pine.
I would only be concerned with the hot glue coming loose on the pvc pipes. Due to heat, or heavy items being placed in the pipes and pushing on those connections over time. Maybe a single metal strap around the entire structure near the top of the shortest stack to reinforce? Love these videos. Great tips and uses of excess materials.
It depends on the type of hot glue, but in my experience hot glue is severely underrated. If you get the industrial stuff it's really strong. I've glued portions of the ceiling in my bathroom with it to avoid visible screws and it can be really sturdy. So far it's been holding out for 7 years with no issue whatsoever :)
Another great one, Bob. I remember watching James Bruton's channel where he solvent welds a lot of PVC using acetone. Would that work instead of hot glue for the pipes?
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In this episode: Bob learns why we pre-drill our screw holes. ;)
Honestly, the whole setup looks fantastic. Can't wait to see what you do next.
Thanks so much!
*snap*
damnit
We all try to skip it and we all suffer for it lol.
I used to get aspen cheaper than any other wood, so it taught me patience and to pre drill all my holes.
I was screaming at my phone… “Dude… PRE DRILL YOUR SCREWS!!!!”…. Then, here was a comment about that. Glad I wasn’t the only one ;) lol
I love this concept. Everyone who has a shop has scrap wood. You should do more of these.
Check out Pask Makes. He has a scrapwood challenge series where he does just that.
@@ShaddParker I was going to say Bob would have to sing an intro for his scrap wood challenge videos.
12:50 How I feel whenever I do something wrong in a project (look closer).
I love how you leave in the mistakes, all things I would go through while doing this except mine are followed by a few choice words. Now I need to go do more project to create more scrap to utilize in this way. Looking forward to the next one
Dang, that spinning model next to Bob as he was explaining the drawing was top notch
Yet again, nice one! One "tip" (or actually, just how I do it...): I tend to make sure rotating casters are completely under the cart. This way, I won't stub my toe, and they don't get stuck behind other carts' wheels. Of course, when they have brakes, I don't, because you won't be able to hit the brake lever.
This sort of quick & dirty construction out of random junk that’s lying around is basically my whole approach to making stuff. I’d be happy if made a lot more videos like this!
I was SO hoping the intro clip of Bob tossing a piece of wood at the cart would be in the bloopers, and you guys came through! Top-notch content
The 80's logo transition was gold and earned you a thumbs up
Why not a french cleat system? I mentioned that in the last video and thought it was a great idea that would solve all your problems.
Thanks mate that is why looking through comments while watching videos helpful because I saw one in random internet surfing forgot about it. Now I know the name what I want to search for. Im going to built some for my small kitchen shelf
It takes time to build and if you aren't going to move things, adds no value? (you still have to build everything in the video, and then _also_ build the cleats).
I really like the PVC storage that you did for Dowels.
This has got to be the most relatable video you've made😂Starting with splitting the wood when screwing to making something too big and having to cut it half and improvise, and of course making a groove too big - We've all been there!
I'am not sure it you guys said it before or not, but I've always had the idea that you make your own music with a DAW/PC kinda setup, at @11:44 I was thought there was going to be a blue man group cameo lol, greatcontent and music guys!
I love Bob's magic powers. He throws a piece of wood at the wall and poof, all of the clamps are organized! Wish I could do that. 😄
You did it! Onscreen 3D OBJECTS! Bravo bob, Bravo!
This video was exactly what I needed to watch today! I was planning on organizing my workshop this weekend and I didn't really know how I was going to start. Thank you!
Absolutely love the Transformers transition. You guys rock!
This was a very fun video. Loved seeing all the different ways to do storage, why, and working through different material.
@6:53 if you widen the clamp holder so that the clamps can fit sideways, you'll be able to store like 5-7 clamps. Especially if place the clamps left and right and offset the clamping mechanism at different height.
Brilliant project for either a rainy day or a Sunday afternoon. 10/10 for the use of the space and also using up scrap bits of wood too!! I will be making my own clamp wall to store my ones on from all the small bits of wood that I have collected over the past 12 months. Re-using off cuts saves money and helps tidy up the shop too.
Thanks for showing ways to be creative with what you have in the shop yet again. Wood prices suck, but this gives me ideas to scratch the creative itch with what I have. Thanks ILTMS!!!
With the pandemic & now w/ the cost of lumber sky rocketing I start collecting old furniture ppl were throwing out. Made a bunch of French cleat boxes from scrap wood and old bookshelves. Even used the drawer tracks from two old desks. Wish I had a cnc machine. Would have made the process easier. Also planing the mdf matter to one thickness helps. But it worked. I also pickup old wooden shovel handles or broom handles for dowels to hold tape and stuff. Best part is if you mess up it cost you zero
I love the transformers transition :)
Also, thanks for this one. (And the storage rack video).
This is the exact problem I currently need to fix
(many different sizes of wood off-cuts, and many scraps to work with)
Yes, I'm trying to organize. I love those self drilling screws with star heads, fast and easy. Most times I still pre-drill and countersink, I set up 2 or 3 drills, some operations take extra steps. Here in Phoenix the wood drys and will split if not properly done.
Love the Homestar on the white board!
:D
I love this! There's a guy from South Africa, I think, (Woodshop Junkies) who has a butt-load of ideas for storage, since he's in a tiny shop
Love your editing in the opening.
Thank you!
Loving the transformers-style transition.
1:12 THAT TRANSITION IS PERFECT.
Great video Bob! I saw your last video and was waiting for this one to come out. I'm in the middle of a big shed reorganization, plus clamp organization in my small shop. Really inspiring to see your end result.
It's been a while since I've visited your channel. It's fun to see how much has changed. Good video as always.
All your videos are pretty great and super informative, but as simple as these little projects were, they're my favorite type of videos. Nothing revolutionary, but simple clean quick organization. 👌 😌
As a DIYer/partial woodworker they help tremendously with ideas for my own shop.
Keep em' comin!
Very helpful, liked the variety of clamp organizers and the PVC info for organizing different lengths of pipes and dowels. Also appreciate your leaving in the splits on the Aspen and still using it because that’s what you have. Recycle/re-use!
LOVE THE OPENING SCENE!!!
3 and 4" pvc pipe make tool holders for shovels and rakes. Basically anything with a long handle on it. I cut some in about 3" sections, cut a slot in the front and then screwed them to my wall. You can also use 4" PVC pipe to hold your dust collection pipes on the wall. That's what I used to hang my 4" flex hose on the wall as well as my Dust Right dust collector wand instead of buying the metal clips from Rockler.
13:30 hot glue on the base is strong enough to hold up the whole thing? the weight of the wood scraps won't make the tubes lean and fall off?
I honestly have my doubts, especially on a hot day where the glue gets even softer. I was all for hot glue sticking the pipes to each other but I think I would've searched for a better way to attach them to the base. Perhaps with some brackets of sorts.
Agreed, those PVC tubes wont last long with just hot glue holding then together. I would recommend wrapping a strap around all of them or drilling some small holes and running zip ties through them to hold them together a little better.
great tip on the drainage pipe! I've been needing such a thing for ages! gonna head off to the store to get some now. project TIME!!!
Excellent storage ideas and execution Bob! Sometimes the simple ideas make the most sense & get the job done without a lot of hassles! 👍👍👏👏😉😉
Love the Homestar Runner Easter 🥚 🤣😂 The dovel storage is awesome! Finally get to use some old drainpipes that have been laying on the farm for decades it seems. 🤣
The way I store spring clamps is by tying up a loop of thin rope and just clamping/dangling them all on that. You can fit a ton on a nice long loop of paracord or something similar.
Thanks Bob. I might try to predrill though when I use your idea.
love your videos man, as young carpenter cant help but watch yours vids all the time
Good stuff. I think french cleats are over used but I put the strip of wood with all the spring clamps on a french cleat so I can grab it off the wall and bring all the clamps together to where I need them.
This is such a good use of scraps. Looks so organised now 👍
I have a smaller version of the pvc storage on my desk for pens and pencils. Works like a charm
Brilliant work, Bob! Some fantastic ideas there! 😃
Thanks a lot!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
This is an amazing system. I am currently almost done building my new shop and this will definitely be in my new scrap bin design. 👊🏼
That PVC trick was really clever. I think i may use that in the future
you should consider french cleats if you havent already to move the hangers around. I recently started using them in my garage and I love it!
I've thought about doing this too but you beat me to it. Now I have inspiration!! Thanks.
Bob awesome idea. Very nice job. Hopefully you get great use out of them for many years to come my friend. Can't wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep Making. God Bless.
Homestar Runner!
Love that dowel holder with PVC pipe. making one!
Awesome! send us a picture when you're done.
@@Iliketomakestuff Would the dowel organizer slot into that odd gap in the new wood rack? It seems like a perfect use of that otherwise wasted space.
That Transformers transition really made my day lmao great video!!
First thing I thought about when I seen the pvc storage was an awesome fireworks shooter thingy.
Also, at 4:49, that is my thought process with practically everything I do. 😂
I made something similar to your DWV rack to hold round stock and other thin pieces...on the tallest three tubes, I used a board of 4 inches height and screwed from inside the DWV pipe to the board, then glued and screwed that board to the rolling base when the whole rack was put on the cart. This gave the taller tubes a lot more strength and rigidity. Funny, but otherwise almost exactly what you made.
Need some 3D printed clamp champ signage on that clamp rack!
good idea!
Love it when iltms posts!
Three things I've done with PVC pipe (because I have a BUNCH of scrap from a plumbing friend): Cordless driver/drill holders; hot glue stick holder; horizontal long skinny metal/dowel stock storage (fastened along a shelf edge).
Id love to see a video if you had an ideas for scrap eva foam laying around
Love the video.
Also loved the Homestar Runner easter-egg!
SooooOOoo Gooood!
😄
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@Iliketomakestuff Always! Please send my love to the team!
Needs more Trogdor to burninate that lousy aspen.
I was expecting french cleats for the clamps. Looks good.
super awesome works.. though I wonder why you didn't drive pilot holes since the wood is not of best quality?
Thank You!
2:29 I HATE pointing this out, but I feel like that's a cut that could be made more safely with a mitre saw or a crosscut sled.. But then I don't have a feel for that exact saw being used so... carry on.
The thin PVC is commonly called “Charlotte Pipe” if anyone is shopping.
Charlotte is the manufacturer. It's PVC Sewer & Drain pipe which is a thin wall pipe, and it should have ASTM D 1784 and ASTM D 2729 printed on the outside of the pipe.
Don't confuse it with Sch. 40 PVC pressure pipe which Charlotte also makes and has a thicker wall plus costs much more.
@@bobd. Didn’t realize that. I was researching for my own dust collector and I went to the store and asked for “Charlotte pipe” and they showed me the thin wall stuff. I stand corrected. 👍🏻 Not entirely wrong but accurately updated. LOL
Pro-tip***
I have similar clamp holders, I had to insert a dowel through the face because they kept snapping off.
"The most ridiculous pipe organ ever." Have you ever seen the Blue Man Group? Lots of fun DIY ideas, and the music is good, too!
yes! We definitely thought about BMG when we were making that.
PREDRILL, Bob. I know that stuff sucks to work with but I know you can do it! 😁
I love the use of scrap for shop projects. Good video of keeping it simple!
I had no idea aspen was used in woodworking (beyond decor). I use it for small animal bedding
I like the knee destroying C-clamp holder.
This is so satisfying
Thanks!
2 things that I do with ALL of my woodworking projects is, 1. I use a palm sander and sand every piece of wood that I cut and , 2. I pre-drill and counter sink for every screw that I use in a project.
Now that you organized it, you can get more clamps right?
aspen is a really soft wood normally used to make wooden modals and I believe popsicle sticks
I'm totally going to make a smaller version of that PVC pipe storage rack.
awesome!!
Some good ideas. Thanks. Subscribed
Love the transformers transition!
Unfortunately Aspen is super soft of a wood. When I lived in CO when camping we would just go to a tree and peel it for kindling. Part of the reason why it is so soft, is that they all stem from the same root as in they are a weed complex.
Pre drill, or burn in the screw by going in reverse before sinking it
Great ideas for organizing.
4:23 I hate those small plastic caps, I wish I could find some way to glue them on, mine keep getting lost as soon as I buy the clamps.
Thanks Bob!!!! Timely
Through holes are your friends, Bob! 😂 Great vid, as always. 🙌
Love the To the Whiteboard music
If the wood is splitting, pre-drill and countersink it. You can't use solid wood like it's plywood.
Great point!
“Split on me once, shame on you. Split on me twice, shame on me” 😄
Did you predrill the first one?
I really like the way that Aspin wood looks. It's so bright, looks almost transparent on video and almost looks fake in a way. I haven't seen wood like that, is it a soft wood? There has to be a way to cut it without it fraying. Maybe a blade with small teeth, something that would be for acrylic or a metal saw blade.
I'm getting ideas like contrasting that white wood shelves with black stained outer.
Used it once for a desktop. It was the whitest wood I ever encountered. Felt similar to poplar in softness. I thought, "okay, this is pretty cool. I want to make something out of this."
Even sanding, the fuzz was enough to make me want to punch a koala. Finishing was horrible too. I'll never use it again. There may be tricks to make it usable, but it's just not worth it for me to learn.
I suppose I could experiment on some with a propane torch but only because I want to see it burn. I hate it. I'd rather shoot it than let it ruin another weekend. Everything in Hell is probably made out of aspen. I won't even visit Aspen, Colorado because I just know it has to be a miserable place.
But, your mileage may vary. You should try it out
Suggestion: the spring clamps store the best imo on a 1/2 or 3/4 dowel
Amazing bob, I've been a long time subscriber. Love your videos
I know the video was quick and dirty kind of storage, so pre drilling was not in the cards, but I think the wood would have been less prone to splitting with a more material appropriate screw. I get it though about aspen. It’s terrible lol. Pretty sure it’s less abuse resistant than white pine.
Improvwd storage and organization makes my heart happy :)
Have you tried drilling before you put the screws in, so the wood don't split? Or is the wood your using really that bad?
11:26 You've got to clamp it really tight so it won't spin. 11:39 Just holding it by hand without clamping whatsoever.
What you don't see after the video is Bob removing his Clamp Champ arm and hanging it on the storage wall...
I would only be concerned with the hot glue coming loose on the pvc pipes. Due to heat, or heavy items being placed in the pipes and pushing on those connections over time. Maybe a single metal strap around the entire structure near the top of the shortest stack to reinforce? Love these videos. Great tips and uses of excess materials.
good idea!
It depends on the type of hot glue, but in my experience hot glue is severely underrated. If you get the industrial stuff it's really strong. I've glued portions of the ceiling in my bathroom with it to avoid visible screws and it can be really sturdy. So far it's been holding out for 7 years with no issue whatsoever :)
Another great one, Bob. I remember watching James Bruton's channel where he solvent welds a lot of PVC using acetone. Would that work instead of hot glue for the pipes?
Just predrill before inserting screws
HOW did we not see a single Clamp Champ graphic during this episode?
Awesome. Can’t wait to use some of these myself. I guess I have to build a shop first huh? Lol