6 Days of cleaning and organizing, I finally got the new lathe to fit
in. Not well, but in. I built a tool holder for the lathe that mounts
on the table behind the lathe and high enough to reach all my tools.
I
thenb moved the lathe near a wall and mounted the rest of the items I
have on some pegboard behind it.

After my wife asked a few questions about how I store stuff, I
decided
to ask all of you this question.


How do you prefer to store your tools and accessories? Open racks
(pegboard like)? Cabinets? Tool Boxes?


I have found that I am not a big fan of cabinets, tool boxes or tool
bags. I like my tools out where I can see them and get to them
quick.Not through need, but I seem to use the right tool for the
right
job more often and spend a little more time selecting the tool than I
do looking for it. So, I have a LOT of pegboard and just a few
cabinets, and my main cabinets are either open (no door) or have a
glass door. Yewsterday I spent about 2 hours figuring out where to
mount some of my Pinnacle and Starrett measuring tools and now I am
looking for an effective way to store some items like my Incra and
Veritas gauges, dovetail gauges, marking gauges, enginners squares
and
one of those combination squares with 3 different level devices.


I do have some drawers that I built that are under some of my larger
tools, 3 drawers under my router tablke to hold router associated
tools, under my high speed grinder for nothing since it is usless,
under my carving table for carving wood storage, etc.

Well, if you like pegboard like I do, you can hang small shelves on it to
make it even more user friendly.

Using 3/4 inch stock, glue two pieces of wood together at right angles. The
width of one could be 3 inches the width of the other about 5 inches and a
length of about 12 inches is handy. Glue on the longer edge square. In the
top back corner you can screw in two "L" hooks. They look just like the
letter that describes them. Buy them at your local hardware store. Screw
them in so they point up and create a hook to go into the peg board. Of
course you'll have to line up the hooks with your pegboard. But once that's
done you'll end up with a 5" shelf that you can position anywhere on the
pegboard. Real handy for small items like glue bottles and such.
If you need a picture emailed better describing let me know.




--
Regards,

Ted Sokolowski
Lake Ariel, PA
www.sokolowskistudios.com





"Neillarson" wrote in message
ups.com...
6 Days of cleaning and organizing, I finally got the new lathe to fit
in. Not well, but in. I built a tool holder for the lathe that mounts
on the table behind the lathe and high enough to reach all my tools.
I
thenb moved the lathe near a wall and mounted the rest of the items I
have on some pegboard behind it.

After my wife asked a few questions about how I store stuff, I
decided
to ask all of you this question.


How do you prefer to store your tools and accessories? Open racks
(pegboard like)? Cabinets? Tool Boxes?


I have found that I am not a big fan of cabinets, tool boxes or tool
bags. I like my tools out where I can see them and get to them
quick.Not through need, but I seem to use the right tool for the
right
job more often and spend a little more time selecting the tool than I
do looking for it. So, I have a LOT of pegboard and just a few
cabinets, and my main cabinets are either open (no door) or have a
glass door. Yewsterday I spent about 2 hours figuring out where to
mount some of my Pinnacle and Starrett measuring tools and now I am
looking for an effective way to store some items like my Incra and
Veritas gauges, dovetail gauges, marking gauges, enginners squares
and
one of those combination squares with 3 different level devices.


I do have some drawers that I built that are under some of my larger
tools, 3 drawers under my router tablke to hold router associated
tools, under my high speed grinder for nothing since it is usless,
under my carving table for carving wood storage, etc.

For what it's worth...

I dislike stuff on shelves, they collect dust fast. So what I do keep on
shelves, I use the wire grid closet shelves. At least the dust falls
through to the floor.

I'm slowly adding doors to my open cabinets for the same reason. Also the
closed door looks a lot better than the cluttered shelf.

I lucked out and got an old laboratory cabinet for a workbench base. It has
lots of big drawers and some small ones. I'm slowly modifying them to hold
my hand tools. I find that it is as quick to go to the drawer as it is to
reach on the pegboard for things, and I can put more in drawers than on
pegboard.

In 10 years more I should be organized!

Old Guy





"Neillarson" wrote in message
ups.com...
6 Days of cleaning and organizing, I finally got the new lathe to fit
in. Not well, but in. I built a tool holder for the lathe that mounts
on the table behind the lathe and high enough to reach all my tools.
I
thenb moved the lathe near a wall and mounted the rest of the items I
have on some pegboard behind it.

After my wife asked a few questions about how I store stuff, I
decided
to ask all of you this question.


How do you prefer to store your tools and accessories? Open racks
(pegboard like)? Cabinets? Tool Boxes?


I have found that I am not a big fan of cabinets, tool boxes or tool
bags. I like my tools out where I can see them and get to them
quick.Not through need, but I seem to use the right tool for the
right
job more often and spend a little more time selecting the tool than I
do looking for it. So, I have a LOT of pegboard and just a few
cabinets, and my main cabinets are either open (no door) or have a
glass door. Yewsterday I spent about 2 hours figuring out where to
mount some of my Pinnacle and Starrett measuring tools and now I am
looking for an effective way to store some items like my Incra and
Veritas gauges, dovetail gauges, marking gauges, enginners squares
and
one of those combination squares with 3 different level devices.


I do have some drawers that I built that are under some of my larger
tools, 3 drawers under my router tablke to hold router associated
tools, under my high speed grinder for nothing since it is usless,
under my carving table for carving wood storage, etc.

I have my tools hung by magnetic holders sold by Woodcraft and others. These
hold all my lathe tools very tight and there are no hooks falling down
behind my lathe that is also up against a wall. These holders hang nice
against the wall on one big sheet of plywood and are easily moved by two
screws in need be. I have about 6 of them to hold all my tools right at arms
length.

Tim

"Neillarson" wrote in message
ups.com...
6 Days of cleaning and organizing, I finally got the new lathe to fit
in. Not well, but in. I built a tool holder for the lathe that mounts
on the table behind the lathe and high enough to reach all my tools.
I
thenb moved the lathe near a wall and mounted the rest of the items I
have on some pegboard behind it.

After my wife asked a few questions about how I store stuff, I
decided
to ask all of you this question.


How do you prefer to store your tools and accessories? Open racks
(pegboard like)? Cabinets? Tool Boxes?


I have found that I am not a big fan of cabinets, tool boxes or tool
bags. I like my tools out where I can see them and get to them
quick.Not through need, but I seem to use the right tool for the
right
job more often and spend a little more time selecting the tool than I
do looking for it. So, I have a LOT of pegboard and just a few
cabinets, and my main cabinets are either open (no door) or have a
glass door. Yewsterday I spent about 2 hours figuring out where to
mount some of my Pinnacle and Starrett measuring tools and now I am
looking for an effective way to store some items like my Incra and
Veritas gauges, dovetail gauges, marking gauges, enginners squares
and
one of those combination squares with 3 different level devices.


I do have some drawers that I built that are under some of my larger
tools, 3 drawers under my router tablke to hold router associated
tools, under my high speed grinder for nothing since it is usless,
under my carving table for carving wood storage, etc.

Neillarson wrote:

How do you prefer to store your tools and accessories? Open racks
(pegboard like)? Cabinets? Tool Boxes?

Think Modular. You're going to acquire new stuff along the way
- jaw chucks, live centers, tail centers, chucks, dividers . . .
So start with laying out all your lathe related stuff - chisels and
gouges, tool rests, centers, chucks, jaws, wrenches etc.
Group them Like With Like so you can find them easier. Make
wall hanging boards - with turned pegs - you've got the lathe, why
not use it. Will give you plenty of experience with various gouges
and chisels. I got really good with a skew turning a truckload of
pegs.

Layout the stuff that go together and work out a Minimum Foot
Print (even though it's going on the wall near the lathe, wall space,
like floor space is always limited - and precious. Once you have a
good idea of what can go where, mark their "centers" and turn
pegs - or drill holes - morse tapered things don't hang well off
of pegs.

With chisels and gouges - you want them quick at hand - but not
able to bump into each other. Edges hitting steel is a No No.

Here's what I came up with
- a module for centers, jacobs chuck, an awl, allen wrenches
and burning wires, dividers etc.
- a module for scroll chuchs (2) and jaw sets along with tool rests
- a module for the JoolTool sharpening stuff
- a "box" for chisels and gouges.
- a removable/ moveable shelf for the JoolTool which can be mounted
on either end of the lathe bench and slid foreward when in use and
bacl when not in use.

http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/T...heBench10.html

Since these pictures were taken I've moved the lathe AND
all its accourtements. Remove some screws, move a module
where I think it'll work and drive the screws back into the wall.

For furniture making "bench tools, a wall hanging cabinet with
space for tool storage in the doors works well. You'd be amazed
at how much stuff you can fit in a small volume - and still be
able to see, and get to just about everything

http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/W...olCabinet.html

The wall hanging tool cabinets sold me on the "modular" idea.
I've rearranged things a few times and changed out some of the
modules that didn't work as well as I'd thought.

Go modular and Like With Like.

charlie b