Garage Tool Pegboards
Discussion
I want to bite the bullet and ditch a load of toolboxes and have all the tools more easily accessible, so looking at wall mounting a (quite large) pegboard. Are they all much of a muchness or are there particular ones to go for / avoid? Standard sized holes and centres or do they vary from make to make?
Show us your pegboards, give me some ideas!
Show us your pegboards, give me some ideas!
I ve not got a pegboard but when I fitted out my garage I used an old worktop as an upright above my workbench and have fastened some mag strips and some hooks/screws for holding various tools, thinking along the same lines as you.
I find that most of the tools never move, there are a surprisingly small range of hex key/spanner/socket sizes I need. So might not be worth the effort if you think it through?
I find that most of the tools never move, there are a surprisingly small range of hex key/spanner/socket sizes I need. So might not be worth the effort if you think it through?
I find a lot of tools are rarely used, but a few key things need always to be in reach.
I have cup hooks for 8, 10 and 13mm spanners near each work space. Also holders for the most used allen keys, screwdrivers etc.
By the pillar drill there are drill racks with the common sizes.
Top tip, have places for two or more of the common things!
I have an allen key rack that goes 2, 2.5 3, 3, 4, 4 and so on.
Also label stuff, so you don't find a pesky 12mm spanner where you expect 13.
My workshop has never been very organised, because I dabble in a lot of things. You get sorted for one thing, then spend the next 3 months not using those tools but doing something else.
It's not like a factory where you know exactly what will happen at each work station.
It's nice to think about everything having a home, but it all goes wrong with first contact with the enemy.
When your spanners are all parked on the wrong side of your motorbike, you soon wish to go back to a toolbox you can move around.
I have cup hooks for 8, 10 and 13mm spanners near each work space. Also holders for the most used allen keys, screwdrivers etc.
By the pillar drill there are drill racks with the common sizes.
Top tip, have places for two or more of the common things!
I have an allen key rack that goes 2, 2.5 3, 3, 4, 4 and so on.
Also label stuff, so you don't find a pesky 12mm spanner where you expect 13.
My workshop has never been very organised, because I dabble in a lot of things. You get sorted for one thing, then spend the next 3 months not using those tools but doing something else.
It's not like a factory where you know exactly what will happen at each work station.
It's nice to think about everything having a home, but it all goes wrong with first contact with the enemy.
When your spanners are all parked on the wrong side of your motorbike, you soon wish to go back to a toolbox you can move around.
Yeah, I used 18mm. That photo is a decade ago, roughly. They're still there, doing their job, with 0 tools lost or missing. Even the 10mm is still in the right place. I've tried every flavour of toolbox, organiser tray and so forth. Always started well, but ended up with all the tools in a pile in the bottom. This is the only successful way for me, personally.
Looks a bit dirtier now - but am not sure paint would have helped me since much of the dirt on them is from angle grinding & welding sparks.
Looks a bit dirtier now - but am not sure paint would have helped me since much of the dirt on them is from angle grinding & welding sparks.
Mine are in an unheated building, so I keep them all in drawers in a toolchest, otherwise I'm sure they'd rust in seconds.
But if you are more fortunate, then a sheet of 8x4 ply (not OSB (smooth is better)) is great, painted white, and labelled heavily, so nothing gets mixed up. Don't hesitate to put screws/hooks anywhere, as they will invariable move 10 times.
But if you are more fortunate, then a sheet of 8x4 ply (not OSB (smooth is better)) is great, painted white, and labelled heavily, so nothing gets mixed up. Don't hesitate to put screws/hooks anywhere, as they will invariable move 10 times.
I wanted my own pegboard hammer wall, but couldn't find anything local, so I laid out grids and used a miles craft drill block to drill all the 6mm holes out. 12mm mdf sheet. I had 6mm 30cm dowel rods from previous jobs, so I just used these. Used the same drill block elsewhere as well, excellent bit of kit.
Next job is to sand the board back down and repaint it.
Edited by gtidriver on Monday 6th October 14:53
48k said:
Arnold Cunningham said:
In my humble opinion, it's hard to beat a sheet of 8x4 plywood and some screws
Fair shout, that might be a way to start. Presumably something thick like 18mm so the screws have some purchase? I can paint it grey to match my cabinets. dhutch said:
benp1 said:
The main problem with pegboard is that is takes up valuable real estate that you could use for storage. I don't have any free walls in my garage.
Same!Have you thought about shallow drawer storage systems, either a fixed draw unit, or a garage rollcab type solution?
There are tools and things mounted both on the outside and inside of most of the doors.
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