Hi Paul. This is what I was talking about. I did take it from a book titled,
Woodshop Storage Solutions, which has some other good ideas for general tool and machine storage (including the use of cabinet stands, would you believe! :wink: ).
I find it works well to organise smaller offcuts - you can even seen some of my 'stock' sizes in there too.
The different compartments make it so much easier than the old dust bin I used to have, which ended up looking like a game of Kerplunk at times!
I have it mounted on two castors at the back, with a block of wood below the front edge of the base, so it can't go anywhere on it's own. I still need to make the handle, which is fixed vertically up the back. The author of this article also added a scale to the back, so you can see if something meets your minimum length or if it should be chucked.
It is not
the definitive solution for me, as the following photo's will show...
In this last shot, you can just see
another shelf in the distance to the right, loaded with more offcuts of oak! :roll: I'm sure I could consolidate all this shelving in to the one area at some point. I'd love to get rid of the bigger shelving units (and some of my mum's junk! :wink: ), I reckon I'd have an awful lot more space to store whatever I want.
I don't have anything for sheet materials currently but, the best idea I've seen is where you have a section for this hinged against the wall, so it can swing out and be viewed and accessed much more easily. It was in Good Woodworing a couple of years ago; might be able to dig it out from the pile if you'd be interested. But again, you need clearence space around it so it can swing easily without obstruction.
My growing problem, though, seems to be shavings. Nobody wants them so, I have to keep going back and forth to the Green recycling bin at the local "Recycling Center". Great for cleaning your hands when they're covered in oil though. :wink:
