I am wondering if space could be saved by using sprockets and roller chain to create a belt of these half pipe containers. The main advantage would be keeping the entire unit thinner. Interesting concept and nice execution!
You could have same size planetary gears, a stationary hub gear & revolving planet gears that keep the sort trays vertical as the revolve around the hub. Mathias Wandel has a website whet you can size & print templates for wood gears that would make this easy
I love this! When you were cutting the heads off the bolts I didn’t get it but that was a genius solution! You could even print a kind of lid and label them if you get loads of sawdust in them. Great job fella!
Looks good and really useful. The only issue I see that unless you have perfect dust collection it is going to be a dust collector. Maybe a drop down cover? Other than that, nice design.
If you make one side of the wooden wheels into gears that interlock, then when you spin one, the other spins as well, twice the "scanning" of items at once ;)
Awesome idea Jon, love your videos and ideas… not something I could justify spending the time on as a full time carpenter I go through too many fixings etc so basically just end up losing things and buying new ones only to find them all months later 😂 but I really enjoy your videos and I am jealous that you have the time to put into these projects… I would love a workshop designed and built by you! Keep it up, a breath of fresh air from the usual woodworking videos I tend to watch.
Hiya Jean, your "motivation" to design this "spare parts" storage really hit home with me.. Have experienced that so many times!. Great build! Regards, Mark
Hi Jean, this is a great idea. I don’t have a 3D printer but I can adapt pvc blank caps for the ends, messier but it could work for me. I have lots of odds and ends in small containers, they are not transparent so looking is time consuming. Thank you for you creative inspiration.
You could maybe have used a large dowel that goes through the discs at the side as a axel instead of the square post. If you are worried of rigidity issues you could 3D print a flared socket on both sides that you can screw down on the disc. That would leave more cearence to use square trays for sorting. Yes, it's easier to get small parts from the bottom of tray but you could solve that with a 3Dprinted ramp on the outside edge of the box, or even a whole 3D printed box that you could remove and bring with you if you need many of the specific part/screw. You could look into the Gridfinity system and have just aluminium L-brackets or sawed apart rectangular tubes as the base of the trays with a Gridfinity grid at the bottom and smaller trays that lock in and stay secured. The back or bottom of the L shape will act as a stop for the trays to not go to far and fall in to far and get stuck and the front will be open to allow for easy removal of the trays while the round dowel allows for good enough clearance for the trays to go around fully without loosing to much space for the parts. The seperate Gridfinity trays will also allow you to make different size trays depending on your need. You could also have a thin polycarbonate sheet covering the 1/3 of the back top of the discs to prevent dust to fall into the trays since the top shelf might stop some of the dust falling from the top but I know from experience that even the lower bins and shelves will be covered with dust even if just the front is open.
If you have a very small workshop, then you need more dense storage systems than this .Less than 10% of the space contains parts. Two drawers 40mm deep would hold all the items here. Pulling a drawer is faster than turning a wheel, pausing every quarter turn to look. And it keeps the dust out.
Very much enjoyed the video and admire the design. It reminds me of something my grandfather built for his shop, which, instead of the rotating trays on the wheel, he screwed jar lids to the central shaft, then with the jars (baby food jars in his version) screwed back onto the fixed lids you could see the small parts in each jar as you spun it.
I like it. This is why I have struggled with organizing hardware so much. I have small quantities of many many different types of hardware that are stored together in bins, boxes, trays, cans, tins, buckets, etc., etc. I might build a bigger version of your storage contraption and maybe make a couple minor changes to suit my needs. Thank you for the ideas.
Nicely done and innovative, as always! I wonder if you could dispense with the center box between the wheels, using a larger aluminum tube as an axle housing or something similar. Since the axle housing isn’t load bearing you could even use a wooden dowel, cut in half and channel routed and glued back together. It looks like you could fit more PVC storage pipes (1 or 2 more) or reduce the total diameter a bit. Most small parts solutions focus on parts you know and can easily categorize (screws of various sizes, etc.) this is brilliant for the other “stuff” that does categorize well.
Very good idea. After my wife and I move this summer I definitely need to get a 3D printer. My new shop will have a place some computer controlled machines.
I'm right at that stage where all my French cleat storage is 'fully occupied' and I'm stuck with many 'odd' pieces - I need EXACTLY what you've made here ! [My wall-mounted belt sander holder is my MOST-USED ITEM in my workshop, still a brilliant design 👊🏻!
This needs a method to keep the bins from accidentally flipping over and spilling the contents. A small locating pin on the bottom edge of each bin on the sides will do the trick and you can scribe the channel that needs to be routed on the outer wheel with a marker once you make the holes for the pin.
Hi Jean! Recently I've been able to start building my small workshop and I'm following some of your tips and ideas, which I find amazing! So thanks for posting them on youtube. This storage unit is a great idea! And I love the PVC cutting jig, I was wandering how would you be able to cut it straight. If there's any kind of "improvement" I'm thinking of -based on my experience-, it would be some kind of dust protection. It doesn't matter how good your dust extraction is, or powerful your air filter unit is, dust always finds it's way to get everywhere, and the smaller the compartments, the more difficult it'll be to clean them.
Love it. I have some Christmas ornaments boxes that were on discount that I use for a simmer purpose. It is a pain to get to the bottom box. But if I bult a holder for them I would just have to pull out each “ tray” at a time. All that to say. I like your solution.
Tech tip: threaded rod is available of the shelf in min. grade & @ various suppliers in higher grade tensile strength. With that in the shop you can cut to any req'd length for custom hardware. Ditto with smooth rod, which can be tapped for thread if you want a smooth shank, just tap as much thread as you need & use permanent thread locker for the bolt head when needed
Really cool--though seems if you used a cylinder shape for the center support you'd be able to fit in a larger tray? But this is great & giving me ideas for my studio & even product displays for shows!
Interesting build. My only negative thought is that in my shop ( can't speak for others ) those bins would fill up with sawdust and/or lathe shavings over time. Despite my best attempts that stuff gets everywhere that's not enclosed. As I found out when I opted for open shelves instead of cabinets. Cheaper, faster, easier but also dirtier.
Tip from a wool spinner- just put a rubber band (or any snug tie) around the axles before assembling to act as your brake and it all rotates together....?
Looking at the size of the "bins" you used I think they would make same or slightly bigger footprint on your cleat wall if you would just screwed them on the wall at some small angle and some space in between them. Achieving your main goal which was to quickly glance what's on hand. Good work thinking and design , but if I did not missed anything it looks overcomplicated to reach your goal.
wow, great construction. Unfortunately, you will also collect a lot of dust. A closed cabinet construction with a plexiglass door would be helpful here. But that is not a criticism, just a suggestion. Kind regards from Germany
I love the kinetics idea, but this takes up a lot of shop volume per cubic inch of junque stored. Adam Savage's "sortimo" storage is about as compact & user friendly as I've seen, trays that slide out & junque can be accessed in place or the sort tray can be moved to a work surface. Savage's system can be modular & expanded by adding a new unit above or below. What he didn't do was allow for different tray heights for larger parts & odd shaped stuff
I think you can significantly reduce the size by eliminating the boxed wooden hub and using a section of PVC just large in diameter enough to freely go over the rod. I don't think the loads justify having so much material there. You could even go further and eliminate it completely. Put the bearings in the hub of your wheels and eliminate the bearings from the box. The rods holding your trays would keep the spacing and a 3d printed washer between the wheels and the box would prevent rubbing. The only downside with that is it would be a little tricky to assemble, but you only need to do that once.
Exactly what I was thinking (and told my sons). My 2 young boys love watching your content with me! Always asking me 'does that south African guy have more workshop things?'. You have an amazingly creative mind for a small shop, and I can't wait to begin outfitting ky shop with your builds here in the middle of the US!
I am wondering if space could be saved by using sprockets and roller chain to create a belt of these half pipe containers. The main advantage would be keeping the entire unit thinner. Interesting concept and nice execution!
You could have same size planetary gears, a stationary hub gear & revolving planet gears that keep the sort trays vertical as the revolve around the hub. Mathias Wandel has a website whet you can size & print templates for wood gears that would make this easy
Neat idea, I bet you could get 6 trays installed per wheel instead of 4 to get even more storage space.
Very innovative and quite the space saver. The only thing I would add is labeling each bin. Great work!
How? it's odd's and ends (One of everything there's no room to list is all.)
Space saver? The amount that could be stored in the space taken up by this would be at least 20 times more with a normal system of drawers/bins.
@ it’s more of an organizer than a space saver. I would say. and I would rather have this than those little plastic drawers.
Very nice. Adding a tambour lid would keep all the shop dust out of the compartments.
Being able to look at the parts without having to sort thru drawers and bins is a great idea. Very nice
You should create 3-D printed bin inserts so you can take the bin out and move it to the workpiece to use the hardware
Man, you've got the coolest out of the box ideas!
I love this! When you were cutting the heads off the bolts I didn’t get it but that was a genius solution!
You could even print a kind of lid and label them if you get loads of sawdust in them.
Great job fella!
Absolutely love this design! 💯 It’s the perfect solution for anyone tired of digging through drawers. Thanks for sharing your expertise, Jean! 🙂
Clever idea for the jig to cut the PVC, especially knowing you don’t have a band saw. Really innovative using the tools you have on hand.
Looks good and really useful. The only issue I see that unless you have perfect dust collection it is going to be a dust collector. Maybe a drop down cover? Other than that, nice design.
If you make one side of the wooden wheels into gears that interlock, then when you spin one, the other spins as well, twice the "scanning" of items at once ;)
Awesome idea Jon, love your videos and ideas… not something I could justify spending the time on as a full time carpenter I go through too many fixings etc so basically just end up losing things and buying new ones only to find them all months later 😂 but I really enjoy your videos and I am jealous that you have the time to put into these projects… I would love a workshop designed and built by you! Keep it up, a breath of fresh air from the usual woodworking videos I tend to watch.
Brilliant, Jean! Truly fantastic work!!! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
I love seeing the things this gentleman comes up with. Thanks for putting together this video and all the others as well!
thats pretty smart cutting the slots in the end so you can tighten them with a screwdriver
I love the way your brain works!
Amazingly original. I can see this being copied as a commercial product as it is so clever.
Innovative project!
For your pipe cutting jig, if you make the end caps conical, you should be able to do many diameters without changing anything
Hiya Jean, your "motivation" to design this "spare parts" storage really hit home with me.. Have experienced that so many times!. Great build! Regards, Mark
Hi Jean, this is a great idea. I don’t have a 3D printer but I can adapt pvc blank caps for the ends, messier but it could work for me. I have lots of odds and ends in small containers, they are not transparent so looking is time consuming. Thank you for you creative inspiration.
You could maybe have used a large dowel that goes through the discs at the side as a axel instead of the square post. If you are worried of rigidity issues you could 3D print a flared socket on both sides that you can screw down on the disc. That would leave more cearence to use square trays for sorting. Yes, it's easier to get small parts from the bottom of tray but you could solve that with a 3Dprinted ramp on the outside edge of the box, or even a whole 3D printed box that you could remove and bring with you if you need many of the specific part/screw. You could look into the Gridfinity system and have just aluminium L-brackets or sawed apart rectangular tubes as the base of the trays with a Gridfinity grid at the bottom and smaller trays that lock in and stay secured. The back or bottom of the L shape will act as a stop for the trays to not go to far and fall in to far and get stuck and the front will be open to allow for easy removal of the trays while the round dowel allows for good enough clearance for the trays to go around fully without loosing to much space for the parts. The seperate Gridfinity trays will also allow you to make different size trays depending on your need. You could also have a thin polycarbonate sheet covering the 1/3 of the back top of the discs to prevent dust to fall into the trays since the top shelf might stop some of the dust falling from the top but I know from experience that even the lower bins and shelves will be covered with dust even if just the front is open.
Great work Jean! This contraption reminds me of the Wall-E rotating storage unit (from the movie), very nice to make it (somewhat) real.
I think you just solved my problem for my very small workshop, were I have various projects going. Great Video and super Idea.
Same here! I go to restore quite a bit. I’ll find a random part that’s 10c new and buy it then can’t find it when I need it
If you have a very small workshop, then you need more dense storage systems than this .Less than 10% of the space contains parts. Two drawers 40mm deep would hold all the items here. Pulling a drawer is faster than turning a wheel, pausing every quarter turn to look. And it keeps the dust out.
Very much enjoyed the video and admire the design. It reminds me of something my grandfather built for his shop, which, instead of the rotating trays on the wheel, he screwed jar lids to the central shaft, then with the jars (baby food jars in his version) screwed back onto the fixed lids you could see the small parts in each jar as you spun it.
An exceptionally brilliant design and build project!
I would love to have this parts storage organizer in my garage workshop!
Well done, Sir!
Nice build.
You could use a label maker to mark the contents of each of the bins.
Nice to see you looking healthy
I like it. This is why I have struggled with organizing hardware so much. I have small quantities of many many different types of hardware that are stored together in bins, boxes, trays, cans, tins, buckets, etc., etc. I might build a bigger version of your storage contraption and maybe make a couple minor changes to suit my needs. Thank you for the ideas.
Nicely done and innovative, as always! I wonder if you could dispense with the center box between the wheels, using a larger aluminum tube as an axle housing or something similar. Since the axle housing isn’t load bearing you could even use a wooden dowel, cut in half and channel routed and glued back together. It looks like you could fit more PVC storage pipes (1 or 2 more) or reduce the total diameter a bit.
Most small parts solutions focus on parts you know and can easily categorize (screws of various sizes, etc.) this is brilliant for the other “stuff” that does categorize well.
You have so many creative solutions - I love your channel. Thanks so much from Brisbane, Australia!
Very good idea. After my wife and I move this summer I definitely need to get a 3D printer. My new shop will have a place some computer controlled machines.
I'm right at that stage where all my French cleat storage is 'fully occupied' and I'm stuck with many 'odd' pieces - I need EXACTLY what you've made here !
[My wall-mounted belt sander holder is my MOST-USED ITEM in my workshop, still a brilliant design 👊🏻!
I love how you always create clever, elegant, well-engineered devices to solve problems 👍
Insanely clever! Really like this, thanks.
good job👍👍
As always an ingenious project brought to life by your thinking outside the box. Very entertaining videos from you every time.
Great idea. It's getting my wheels turning about similar shop storage solutions.
This needs a method to keep the bins from accidentally flipping over and spilling the contents. A small locating pin on the bottom edge of each bin on the sides will do the trick and you can scribe the channel that needs to be routed on the outer wheel with a marker once you make the holes for the pin.
Hi Jean! Recently I've been able to start building my small workshop and I'm following some of your tips and ideas, which I find amazing! So thanks for posting them on youtube. This storage unit is a great idea! And I love the PVC cutting jig, I was wandering how would you be able to cut it straight. If there's any kind of "improvement" I'm thinking of -based on my experience-, it would be some kind of dust protection. It doesn't matter how good your dust extraction is, or powerful your air filter unit is, dust always finds it's way to get everywhere, and the smaller the compartments, the more difficult it'll be to clean them.
Very good idea
As always awesome work
Looks like you have nearly outgrown it already. Nice project.
Love it. I have some Christmas ornaments boxes that were on discount that I use for a simmer purpose. It is a pain to get to the bottom box. But if I bult a holder for them I would just have to pull out each “ tray” at a time. All that to say. I like your solution.
I enjoy almost all of your projects. You are very talented!
Good, but I would remove the center wooden shaft and lock the end wheels to the shaft, you can then use large "tray" material
So cool!
Tech tip: threaded rod is available of the shelf in min. grade & @ various suppliers in higher grade tensile strength. With that in the shop you can cut to any req'd length for custom hardware. Ditto with smooth rod, which can be tapped for thread if you want a smooth shank, just tap as much thread as you need & use permanent thread locker for the bolt head when needed
Really cool--though seems if you used a cylinder shape for the center support you'd be able to fit in a larger tray? But this is great & giving me ideas for my studio & even product displays for shows!
Super fun. Thanks for the video.
Love your concept, and your execution is excellent as usual. Mike from Montreal.
Well done
Interesting build. My only negative thought is that in my shop ( can't speak for others ) those bins would fill up with sawdust and/or lathe shavings over time. Despite my best attempts that stuff gets everywhere that's not enclosed. As I found out when I opted for open shelves instead of cabinets. Cheaper, faster, easier but also dirtier.
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Great!
Tip from a wool spinner- just put a rubber band (or any snug tie) around the axles before assembling to act as your brake and it all rotates together....?
Brilliant very clever well thought out fantastic ❤
Ingenious
Amazing Dude !
Another well designed build that looks and works superb. Well done
A great build
Perfect! Nice Job!!
Looking at the size of the "bins" you used I think they would make same or slightly bigger footprint on your cleat wall if you would just screwed them on the wall at some small angle and some space in between them. Achieving your main goal which was to quickly glance what's on hand. Good work thinking and design , but if I did not missed anything it looks overcomplicated to reach your goal.
wow, great construction. Unfortunately, you will also collect a lot of dust. A closed cabinet construction with a plexiglass door would be helpful here. But that is not a criticism, just a suggestion.
Kind regards from Germany
glad you look well, very nice build professor woodski
Brilliant once again! You really make things look easy!
Very nice, and really quite ingenious!
Very nice, clever thinking!
This is a fantastic idea, well implemented.
This is an excellent project. Thanks.
Looks like there's enough room to have done 5 or maybe even 6 trays per wheel, so there's potential for an upgrade in the future. ;)
Awesome project. Love it
Ingenious! It's got me wondering whether I could do the same thing, scaled up to 110mm or 150mm pipe to store bolts etc.🤔
Great Idea.
Very cool idea
Very clever…well done!
This is stunning!
Very clever!
Thanks for the video.
Great idea!!!! Cheers
Great idea!
Nice job
Clever & efficient. Nice job.
Wow i love you bro ❤
very cool. great design.
looks great! cheers
Nicely done!! Thanks
very nice project
Molt xulo. M'agrada molt. Endavant.
Nicely done!!
Thank you, i ordered the plans 👍
Nice
I love the kinetics idea, but this takes up a lot of shop volume per cubic inch of junque stored. Adam Savage's "sortimo" storage is about as compact & user friendly as I've seen, trays that slide out & junque can be accessed in place or the sort tray can be moved to a work surface. Savage's system can be modular & expanded by adding a new unit above or below. What he didn't do was allow for different tray heights for larger parts & odd shaped stuff
Very cool. ❤❤
Yet another cool idea. + + + + !!!
I think you can significantly reduce the size by eliminating the boxed wooden hub and using a section of PVC just large in diameter enough to freely go over the rod. I don't think the loads justify having so much material there. You could even go further and eliminate it completely. Put the bearings in the hub of your wheels and eliminate the bearings from the box. The rods holding your trays would keep the spacing and a 3d printed washer between the wheels and the box would prevent rubbing. The only downside with that is it would be a little tricky to assemble, but you only need to do that once.
Awesome 👏👏👏
Dude! You are one Slick son of a gun! 😷✌🖖
Do you have a clip on building belt sander tanble
Well done video. Worthwhile project. Where are you located? Iowa, USA here. I subscribed.😊
This is amazing. I love the concept and layout and function!
Question.. Would 5 have 'fit'.. Just harder math to figure out layout?
Possibly, 4 were just much easier to mark to layout.
Exactly what I was thinking (and told my sons).
My 2 young boys love watching your content with me! Always asking me 'does that south African guy have more workshop things?'.
You have an amazingly creative mind for a small shop, and I can't wait to begin outfitting ky shop with your builds here in the middle of the US!