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In a small woodworking shop, as in all shops, it's important to keep your workspace clean of debri and clutter. Besides the most important factor, safety, it makes it harder to misplace or lose smaller accessories such as drill bits. When you're organized and clutter-free you'll save time otherwise lost
looking for that pencil you had just a moment before. In this article you'll find ways to improve your limited workspace for better efficiency.
To store your paints, stains and other slovents, purchase free standing metal shelves. Easy to assemble plus all your cans are visibly kept in one place. Nothing beats a pegboard for getting items out of the way and yet easy to find. With several types of hooks you can hang anything from a dust mask, to sawblades or small hand-held tools. A small portable toolchest cabinet would be a great addition to store small items such as wrenches, punch sets and scrollsaw blades just to name a few, in your cramped workspace. The cabinet can be used to contain your router, belt sander or circular saw. For screwdrivers, you can buy an holder or you could make your own. By using a piece of 2" x 6" board and length desired, drill 3/8" holes approximately 2 1/2" apart through the board. Make a couple of brackets and secure to the wall. Now that the shop is dust free, accessories and portable tools neatly put away, it's time to tackle where to store the boards kept on hand for future projects. By making L-shaped brackets from 2" x 4" lumber and securing to the joists and wall studs you can store your wood overhead, out of the way and easy to access. For smaller objects you may want to improvise. Two of the most used items in a workshop found lying around on just about every workbench are small nails and screws. By using mason jars you can keep them neatly displayed, organized and out of the way. Take the caps of the jars and screw them beneath the shelves in your workshop. Fill the jars and presto.. one less obstruction to deal with. You can add as many as you want as space allow Go To Page: 1 2
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