Ditch the Peg Board – Go with Cleat System!!

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Thank you! I know yall all thought I was stupid, but I only have one eye and heve extremely limited depth perception. I was having trouble making out the drawing. I got it now. That's really smart. Thanks!
Must be two dummies on this forum. I didn't see what the big deal was until he posted the picture of his wrench holder. Thank you for asking.
 
Looks great! I like the idea of being able to slide stuff around and I really like how you have your cordless drills setup.. I might steal that idea!

What's wrong with peg board? :D

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That is sick my brother ! Born in September were ya? I'm digging it
 
I have an interesting shop tool organization system that you may be interested in...

I've been working to try to get my garaged organized for some time now.. and still not even close. I have a small, one and half car workshop, and was jumping from one project to another and things got out of control! So, I decided to start with the organization of my tools. I was looking for a system that allowed me to utilize my entire wall space above my bench, because all the other walls are taken… hanging shelves, floor shelves, compressor, table saw, band saw, etc.

Cluttered Bench and Peg Board
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Like most of you, I had one small piece of peg board with tools hanging among. Tools were accessible, but no organization and clearly not enough room for all my tools! On any one project, I would have to go to two, three or more places for the tools in need… I would dig through my toolbox, look on shelves, de-box items for that’s how I stored them… then retrace my steps to put everything back (well sometimes). That’s when things went sour, when I didn’t get things back! I had tools everywhere, couldn’t find what I needed, and clutter all over my bench! Maybe some of you can relate!

Then I found this system... it's called a French Cleat (some call it a closet cleat from closet organizers)!! Ever seen it? From all my web searches, its mostly used in the Woodworking community, more so than shade-tree mechanics. It’s actually a very simple, very ingenious design, and yet, very, very strong! It’s basically two mating pieces of wood that are cut at 45[FONT=&quot]°[/FONT]. This “wedge” is the premise of the system... it works based on gravity and back-pressure!
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I simply took a 1x4, and with a 45[FONT=&quot]° [/FONT]cut, ripped the board into two long pieces.. one around 2 ½“ (long-side) and the other 1” (short-side). This actually creates both pieces of the French cleat system that you’ll need, all from one board. You need to mount the wider piece securely to the wall studs (with the 45 angled down and into the wall), and the other smaller section is what you use to hang your “Hangers” (Whatever you want to call them… shelves, hangers, boxes, wall cabinets, organizers, parts bins, etc.).

Mounting Bottom Cleats to Wall Studs
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Here is the BEST PART…. Everything is fully movable! They are not fixed to the wall-side cleat in any way, they just simply sit into the wedge and hang, and you can rearrange your “Hangers” anywhere you want! You can match your workflow, by project, or by tool grouping. I have my “most used” tools closer at hand and to my bench… and my least use tools higher on the wall, still accessible, but not taking up prime real estate .

New Wall Organization - Cleat System
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The fun begins by being creative with your ”Hangers”. There are endless possibilities.. I grouped my tools together so everything is together.. drill and drill bits, grinder and discs, you get the idea. Here are some samples of my “Hangers” which have all been built with scrap lumber sitting in my shop…

  • Cordless Drill Organizer (Holds 3 drills, 1 impact drill, 2 Circular Saws, Battery charger, and shelf for drill bits (see underneath))
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  • Sandpaper Organizer (organizes 8x11 Sheets, various grits of 6” discs, and even rolls of emery cloth)
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  • Die Grinder Support (Holds 2 grinders, their key/wrenches, and an array of Discs (flapper, strippers, grinding)) with dowel rods
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  • Shelving (these can be of any length and width and are very strong)
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  • Tape dispenser (holds multiple flavors of tape and has a hacksaw blade mounted on box to tear tape)
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  • Wall Cabinet (Yes this big wall cabinet and all of its contents are hanging from the cleat system... I can relocate it if need be!)
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  • Dremel Organizer (holds my dremel, all the cutoff wheels, and misc bits)
  • Stapler/Nailer (This holds 3 Staplers (an air nailer/stapler, an electric & manual staplers) and a shelf for the staplers/nails.
  • Screw Driver Organizer (both phillips and regular)
  • Pliers Holder
  • Wrenches (ratcheting and open end)
  • Magnetic strips (got these cheap from Harbor Freight and seems to be the catch all… any metal of course)
  • Hammers Holders
  • Pry-Bar Holder
  • Parts Bins and Trays
  • Spray Paint Can Cabinet – Currently In work (will hold 56 cans in total (7 rows, 8 Cans across) and you’ll see the caps of each to determine color and easily remove without disrupting the others)
Search the internet… you’ll find some very clever tool holder designs…. It’s not that expensive to do… I did my entire wall with 1x4s separated 3 ½" for a total of 8 rows, all under $70 including mounting screws.

Feel free to share your garage organization techniques… or any comments to the French Cleat System.
Have the cleat setup in my home shop and it's the bomb . Versatile
 
Looks great! I like the idea of being able to slide stuff around and I really like how you have your cordless drills setup.. I might steal that idea!

What's wrong with peg board? :D

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Very nice, but a little on the ocd side. Some days i wish i was ocd...
 
I have an interesting shop tool organization system that you may be interested in...

I've been working to try to get my garaged organized for some time now.. and still not even close. I have a small, one and half car workshop, and was jumping from one project to another and things got out of control! So, I decided to start with the organization of my tools. I was looking for a system that allowed me to utilize my entire wall space above my bench, because all the other walls are taken… hanging shelves, floor shelves, compressor, table saw, band saw, etc.

Cluttered Bench and Peg Board
View attachment 1714620034

Like most of you, I had one small piece of peg board with tools hanging among. Tools were accessible, but no organization and clearly not enough room for all my tools! On any one project, I would have to go to two, three or more places for the tools in need… I would dig through my toolbox, look on shelves, de-box items for that’s how I stored them… then retrace my steps to put everything back (well sometimes). That’s when things went sour, when I didn’t get things back! I had tools everywhere, couldn’t find what I needed, and clutter all over my bench! Maybe some of you can relate!

Then I found this system... it's called a French Cleat (some call it a closet cleat from closet organizers)!! Ever seen it? From all my web searches, its mostly used in the Woodworking community, more so than shade-tree mechanics. It’s actually a very simple, very ingenious design, and yet, very, very strong! It’s basically two mating pieces of wood that are cut at 45[FONT=&quot]°[/FONT]. This “wedge” is the premise of the system... it works based on gravity and back-pressure!
View attachment 1715143285

I simply took a 1x4, and with a 45[FONT=&quot]° [/FONT]cut, ripped the board into two long pieces.. one around 2 ½“ (long-side) and the other 1” (short-side). This actually creates both pieces of the French cleat system that you’ll need, all from one board. You need to mount the wider piece securely to the wall studs (with the 45 angled down and into the wall), and the other smaller section is what you use to hang your “Hangers” (Whatever you want to call them… shelves, hangers, boxes, wall cabinets, organizers, parts bins, etc.).

Mounting Bottom Cleats to Wall Studs
View attachment 1714620035

Here is the BEST PART…. Everything is fully movable! They are not fixed to the wall-side cleat in any way, they just simply sit into the wedge and hang, and you can rearrange your “Hangers” anywhere you want! You can match your workflow, by project, or by tool grouping. I have my “most used” tools closer at hand and to my bench… and my least use tools higher on the wall, still accessible, but not taking up prime real estate .

New Wall Organization - Cleat System
View attachment 1714620036

The fun begins by being creative with your ”Hangers”. There are endless possibilities.. I grouped my tools together so everything is together.. drill and drill bits, grinder and discs, you get the idea. Here are some samples of my “Hangers” which have all been built with scrap lumber sitting in my shop…

  • Cordless Drill Organizer (Holds 3 drills, 1 impact drill, 2 Circular Saws, Battery charger, and shelf for drill bits (see underneath))
View attachment 1714620030
  • Sandpaper Organizer (organizes 8x11 Sheets, various grits of 6” discs, and even rolls of emery cloth)
View attachment 1714620032
  • Die Grinder Support (Holds 2 grinders, their key/wrenches, and an array of Discs (flapper, strippers, grinding)) with dowel rods
View attachment 1714620031
  • Shelving (these can be of any length and width and are very strong)
View attachment 1714620039

  • Tape dispenser (holds multiple flavors of tape and has a hacksaw blade mounted on box to tear tape)
View attachment 1714620033
  • Wall Cabinet (Yes this big wall cabinet and all of its contents are hanging from the cleat system... I can relocate it if need be!)
View attachment 1714620040
  • Dremel Organizer (holds my dremel, all the cutoff wheels, and misc bits)
  • Stapler/Nailer (This holds 3 Staplers (an air nailer/stapler, an electric & manual staplers) and a shelf for the staplers/nails.
  • Screw Driver Organizer (both phillips and regular)
  • Pliers Holder
  • Wrenches (ratcheting and open end)
  • Magnetic strips (got these cheap from Harbor Freight and seems to be the catch all… any metal of course)
  • Hammers Holders
  • Pry-Bar Holder
  • Parts Bins and Trays
  • Spray Paint Can Cabinet – Currently In work (will hold 56 cans in total (7 rows, 8 Cans across) and you’ll see the caps of each to determine color and easily remove without disrupting the others)
Search the internet… you’ll find some very clever tool holder designs…. It’s not that expensive to do… I did my entire wall with 1x4s separated 3 ½" for a total of 8 rows, all under $70 including mounting screws.

Feel free to share your garage organization techniques… or any comments to the French Cleat System.
This is cheap,and easy way to organize,do need some skills to build the hanging boxes.
Nice thing is, big boxes can catch more than one cleat.
 
I've been using those for a long time. Works great hanging cabinets or large shelve assemblies by yourself. I even put up the kids basket ball goal on the side of the barn with cleats so it could be adjusted from 8ft to 10ft. I've never used them like that for organizing stuff.... im not much on organizing.
 
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