Drawers for most things. I have a couple of the Costco tool chests and
while they haven't been problem-free (one of the caster mounts on the
bottom tore out while I was rolling it around one day - had to pull all the
drawers flip it and weld-it back together and then one of the drawer rails
got messed up putting it back together), I'd buy another if they still sold
them. Also have a couple smaller Craftsman chests and still have violated
the #1 rule of tool chests: tools sitting on top of other tools. My pliers
drawer is an abomination. :-)
But I like pegboard for the same stuff that Scott Hall mentions. Some
things just don't fit in drawers (really long screwdrivers, T-Squares),
some are cumbersome (gear pullers, air tools with whip cords) and some
would get banged up in drawers (files, hand saws). I have pegboard around
the miter saw and have measurement stuff hanging on pegboard. I use
melamine-coated pegboard because I think it's a bit stronger and holds up
better than plain masonite stuff plus the shiny white surface does a better
job of reflecting light. Same reason the garage is painted in gloss and
semi-gloss white. I didn't feel the need to go to industrial pegboard
because I found those little black hook clips at Home Depot. They do a
really good job of holding the hooks.
I used to feel the same way about having my wife go looking for a tool
until I got a Brother P-Touch labeller and labeled all the drawers of my
tool chests. Plus, it helps with my parts-zheimers because I'd always be
pulling open the wrong pliers drawer (grip, cut and locking) to get
something or put it back
I keep all my painting stuff in a couple boxes on a shelf. In fact, I keep
lots of stuff on shelves. Everyone who knows me thinks I'm a
shelf-a-holic. My garage has a 12 foot ceiling (to accommodate the lift)
and the two side walls are covered in shelves all the way to the
ceiling. Chemicals and glues and oils and cleaners are on the lower
shelves. Spare parts on higher shelves. I even keep my jackstands on a
high self since I use them so infrequently (now that I have a lift). But
shelf organization is dependant on what's against the wall underneath them:
nitrile gloves, solvents and cleaners are above the parts washers; mechanix
gloves, respirators, ear plugs are above the main tool chest; grinding
wheels and discs and such above the grinding bench; etc... Shelves in the
woodshop are cabinets, due to dust. Which is something you want to
consider with pegboards as well - the tools need to be able to handle dust
and such - don't keep micrometers and calipers hanging on pegboard.
Also, if a stationary tool (chop saw, band saw, table saw, sander, etc..)
requires a wrench or whatever for adjustment/blade change/etc, I keep that
whatever with the tool so I don't have to walk away to get it.
At 09/18/2004 at 20:25, Shakespearean monkeys danced on John Miller's
keyboard and said:
>So...a poll/survey of sorts:
>
>a) Do you hang hand tools (files, screwdrivers, etc.) on the wall, or are
>you completely drawer-oriented?
>
>b) If you do hang tools on the wall, what is your choice of hardware to do
>so? Are you a generic pegboard-and-bent-wire-hangers type, or do you have
>some more specialized stuff that you favor?
>
>Thanks.
>
>John.
Cheers!
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