A Few Ideas For The Shop

I like to see pics of other's shops, and sometimes I pick up a few ideas that help work flow or organization. I thought I would post a few pics of my basement shop and how I try to make the most of what I have to work with.

See if you have any suggestions on how I could do anything better, and maybe even pick up something I've done that might help you.

I'm a little crazy when it comes to having a place for everything in my shop. I used to have my screws in the boxes they came in and bits for my screwdrivers/drill were in a small container that I always had to dig through to find the bit I needed. I added a drawer to my work bench out of scrap/recycled wood. I can find what I need easier than before and it's easy to grab a box of screws and bring it to where I need them.

I made a holder for my sander so that I could keep it all together with the dust hose. It makes it easier to put away, I just have to pull it down and plug it in to my dust collection.

The best thing I did was paint the edges of my blast gates so I could tell from across the shop if it was closed or open. I have 8 blast gates and I often forget to close the gate and had to check them all if I thought I had another gate open. Now red means closed and green means open. Saves a lot of steps.

I store my long lumber by hanging it from the ceiling. It keeps it out of my way and it's easy to see what I've got.

I removed a plastic plug from my bandsaw and made a plug out of scrap to anchor my light. It's very sturdy and it helps my old eyes see what I'm doing.

I made this dust/air cleaner out of cardboard with a box fan and filter. I hung it from the ceiling joist with bungie cords to prevent vibration transfer. I'm sure it's not as good as the real thing, but it does catch a lot of dust that escapes my large 2 stage dust collector.