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didn't read, but i'll gripe at the fawking space the bikes take up. I've got 7 hanging in my garage right now, and they take up as much space as my work bench/box on the other side

5 are mine, one's the wifes, and one's a loaner. so it's my fault, but dammit no matter how I hang em they still take up a shit ton of space :homer:
 
Should have built this ten years ago, it's a pretty huge garage organizer.
It's also got a receptacle built into the welder to plug the plasma into, so less cords or less plugging.

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budget76 said:
didn't read, but i'll gripe at the fawking space the bikes take up. I've got 7 hanging in my garage right now, and they take up as much space as my work bench/box on the other side

5 are mine, one's the wifes, and one's a loaner. so it's my fault, but dammit no matter how I hang em they still take up a shit ton of space :homer:
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I’ve seen people hang them upside down and then attach a rope/pulley and pull them all “up” so they lay kinda flat like dominos.
 
I keep wanting to post to this thread and then remember my garage is a workshop/ workout area/ catchall for every damn thing and it always looks like a bomb exploded. In other words, I can't keep to the theme of organized garage pics, but you guys have some nice setups!
 
Dead Pool said:
I keep wanting to post to this thread and then remember my garage is a workshop/ workout area/ catchall for every damn thing and it always looks like a bomb exploded. In other words, I can't keep to the theme of organized garage pics, but you guys have some nice setups!
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Post it pussy!
I did.

Then it's motivation, and someday if you get there we can all appreciate the improvement.
 
Dead Pool said:
I keep wanting to post to this thread and then remember my garage is a workshop/ workout area/ catchall for every damn thing and it always looks like a bomb exploded. In other words, I can't keep to the theme of organized garage pics, but you guys have some nice setups!
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The trick is to have a garage that catches all the crap, and a shop that you can keep clean. However, my wife has started asking why she still can't park in the garage now that there are no projects in it. I might have to organize my overflow soon.
 
Void_of_Light said:
The trick is to have a garage that catches all the crap, and a shop that you can keep clean. However, my wife has started asking why she still can't park in the garage now that there are no projects in it. I might have to organize my overflow soon.
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Next house, absolutely. Nowhere to put a shop here as I'm locked into suburbia hell.
 
WoodburyZuk said:
I’ve seen people hang them upside down and then attach a rope/pulley and pull them all “up” so they lay kinda flat like dominos.
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i WISH I had taller ceilings, 8' isn't enough. I could definitely pack them tighter, but then you have to take down 4 bikes to get to the middle one, they bang into each other etc.

if only I could get rid of some of the outdoor crap, I could hang most of em in the shed. but alas, I scrwewed myself again and filled that shed space with a splitter and UTV :laughing:
 
Mine's a disaster right now...working on getting a coop built for the smelly shop room mates, and working on my buggy. I'll have to post some pictures when it's nice and clean and better organized. :laughing:

For me, it was using the wall space as much as possible. I built multiple large shelfs up high, that'll hold...likely a small car. My shop isn't large, but the mezzanine (built by PO that I'd like to tear down and rebuild) holds a bunch as well.

I've also started to offload sh*t I've kept around. Going anti-hoarder and if I haven't used in a couple years or more, time to really think if it needs to be taking up room/space.
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What's the magic way to store 24 foot sticks of steel if you don't live in the desert?

They're forever in my way. I don't want to keep them outside because of theft/rust. I don't want to keep them in the main warehouse area because inaccessible in winter when fully full of cars/boats.

Eventually planning a 40 foot addition right out to the road giving me a place for a car hoist, and I'll have a nice concrete wall to hang steel on.

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Muckin_Slusher said:
What's the magic way to store 24 foot sticks of steel if you don't live in the desert?

They're forever in my way. I don't want to keep them outside because of theft/rust. I don't want to keep them in the main warehouse area because inaccessible in winter when fully full of cars/boats.

Eventually planning a 40 foot addition right out to the road giving me a place for a car hoist, and I'll have a nice concrete wall to hang steel on.

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Hang them up. I'd pull out the lathe. Then do some legs off the wall to hold them. If you have the room. I like to hang them above me in on the ceiling. Those screw in universal hooks with rubber on them work well to hold them.
 
Muckin_Slusher said:
What's the magic way to store 24 foot sticks of steel if you don't live in the desert?
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Apply linseed oil over the mill scale.

If it's bare then make it flash rust before painting. The linseed oil needs a rough surface.

When stacking outdoors stack them high enough off the ground to rake beneath and sticker them so you can leaf blow out any leaves that accumulate.

I have a couple hundred feet of channel stored outdoors this way. Hasn't picked up any more rust than it had when I got it in the couple years it's been out there.
 
After tripping over long steel for the past few years in a smaller building, just moved into a larger building with tons more room - decided it was time to build a nice storage rack for 'long storage' aka tube or anything else over 5' long. Obviously tougher to pull off something like this in a smaller space, but if you built the same thing, only delete the bottom three shelves, you could add workbench space or tools under it :idea:

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Mounted about 6' apart, 7-1/2' tall. Added a bunch of structure between them so it can hold things even if they're under 6'

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Trying to add good spots for tape measures wherever they're commonly used, then that tape measure just lives there and doesn't have to be looked for. This is on the saw table, where pen is always needed. Need to add a hook for earmuffs so the saw table has it's own set of earmuffs always on it:grinpimp:If you look in the background you can see the 'tubing trees' that were my steel rack version 1.0 - which is a good way for storing long stuff on the floor or under a bench

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This toolbox sits between drill presses and stores all things drilling related. The top of it is always covered in chips and cutting oil, so I extended the top to sit higher than the drill press cutting surface and hold stuff regularly used. Going to grab some pieces of plexi to mount to the sides of it later...

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I've been focusing on storage and organization a lot lately:beer:
 
Any suggestions before I bolt down the toys on the bench here?
Vise needs to be on the right because I'm right handed.
Not sure if the miter, drill press, and grinder are ok where they are. Would you move things around or keep it as is?
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Think the grinder is too tight with the others on the left? I really want to keep the power strip where it is but grinder does have some room to move to the right if need be. Thanks.
 
Miter saw will make a massive mess there on your bench. I would look at keeping it portable and take it outside or such whenever you can.
 
a li cracker jack bench like that, I wouldnt bolt anything besides a vise down. Buy some vice grips and just clamp down what ever you are using
 
yep, quick clamp to hold stuff secure when you need. but keep it loose if not.

grinder would suck there unless you're only doing tiny shit, anything long would be a PITA
 
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