Thread: Small Spaces

I will post some pics up later.

We use a few of these type of storage cupboards. Bit of ply and piano hinge and away you go.

Very nice - how deep are those ones?

Hi Andrew

Benches that fold out from the wall are space-saving and have the bonus of benefitting from the wall to increase rigidity.

I built extra bench space with a fold-out top ...







Here is a link to a (dovetail) vise that you can build and add onto the top of a bench .... http://www.inthewoodshop.com/ShopMad...etailVise.html

Regards from Perth

Derek

My shed is a tiny 6x3 and the biggest problem was the table saw. A simple solution was to cut a few holes in the wall for the fence rails. Yellow in, red out
Also note the cutout for the jointer to help it fit tight against the wall.

And also a fold down workbench i made. Ideal to share with a car.

Look up? I am lucky, or not, depending on how tall you are, to have only 1.9m clearance in my workshop, so I hang lots of stuff off the ceiling. Like the dovetail saws in the first picture.
The other pictures are pictures from other forum members, so I apologise for not crediting the posters, but I don't have names for any of them. Feel free to shout out if your workshop is here.

And the last one is a lateral thought - if there's no room in the garage for the workbench, move the workbench into the house somewhere?

golly. that is some very neat work there. you should be very proud of what you have done.

Er, no. Only the first one is mine, and the last one is a computer generated image!

The roll away workshop....

Endress Tour

There is a full PDF to cover this. PM me with your email address and I will send it to you. I have built a version of this and while it does have some flaws the idea works. Everything rolls under the bench and the cabinets are the storage, portable benches, outfeed/infeed tables and more. If you have a subscription to FWW online then you can view the PDF and the video that goes with it from memory. I put it all under my mitre saw bench and extensions.

Derek - I love the fold out bench and that saw cabinet, and I'm wondering if I have a big enough tap and die to make that dovetail vice

Lignum - thank you for the pic of the fold down bench, I'd been considering something along those lines and it just about does what I was thinking perfectly


rhancock - while there's plenty of clearance there's also a auto garage door getting in the road of 3/4 of it! Great idea though!

Ok I've mocked up a plan for my tool storage, let me know if you can see issues/improvements please

• Slim freestanding rack with pegboard on both sides so I get maximum storage for the space
• Locking casters to I can stop it moving around once it's pulled out into position for use
• Open top so I can use that for storing saws,squares etc
• Tool rack underneath both for support and for easy access to tools that don't hang well - chisels and files for example

I should be able to build this so it can be put away neatly out of the cars way of a night, then move it out when needed. I figure if I make one side woodworking tools and the other metalworking/car maintenance tools I can turn it around depending on what I need to do

Originally Posted by andrewr79

Ok I've mocked up a plan for my tool storage, let me know if you can see issues/improvements please

• Slim freestanding rack with pegboard on both sides so I get maximum storage for the space
• Locking casters to I can stop it moving around once it's pulled out into position for use
• Open top so I can use that for storing saws,squares etc
• Tool rack underneath both for support and for easy access to tools that don't hang well - chisels and files for example

I should be able to build this so it can be put away neatly out of the cars way of a night, then move it out when needed. I figure if I make one side woodworking tools and the other metalworking/car maintenance tools I can turn it around depending on what I need to do

Good idea, but the base looks too narrow to me. I'd be making the base about 500 mm wide. You'll also need to carefully select what pegboard hooks and fixtures are use. Most are too loose which can be fixed with dob of hot melt glue, but many (especially the standard hooks) simply do not hold tools all that well even when stationary.

BobL, just reading this and you prompted me - I also use a metal basket for the hot melt gun. Cheers, Brett

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

BobL, just reading this and you prompted me - I also use a metal basket for the hot melt gun. Cheers, Brett

Basket definitely sounds like the go. I made up a simple loop of wire suspended from the ceiling and poked the gun through that. I would then turn it on and wait for it to warm up but of course the gun had a mind of its own and wanted to keep point either at me or the nearby suspended power cord. At one point it softened the insulation on the power cord almost to the point of melting!