"Peter Bull" wrote in message
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I have some well used power tools - drills, sanders, jigsaws etc
whose original boxes have long since rotted, so I just keep
them on my bench. My new years resolution is to keep my
workshop tidy (tidier ?), so I'm after suggestions for their
storage. What do other people do....... make containers
for them, put them on brackets on the wall? All
suggestions gratefully received.
Peter


Peter

Hopefully this is something like you are after. I have made a double
shelved version of this and it works really well. (I have no link to the
company - I just did a Google search after I couldn't remember where I had
originally seen the idea, plus the plans on the site are free (if not overly
detailed)).

http://emporiumindonesia.com/index.h....htm~mainFrame


Below is the text from the site:
A portable power tools storage shelves plan from Emporium Indonesia
Furniture. Store your power tools with this simple do it yourself shelves
plan.
As well as allowing for storage for the tools, this simple shelves system
will keep the power cords of your tools from getting tangled up. The
compartments of the shelves are formed by a number of dividers that fit
between the top shelf and back panel of the power tools shelves. Each power
cord fits in a separate compartment directly below the tools. The location
of the dividers is determined by the amount of space your tools require.

1. Cut a scrap panel of MDF or timber for the top, a sheet of ply for the
back and short pieces of timber for dividers. The length of the shelf and
number of dividers will depend on how many power tools you wish to store.

2. Nail the shelf and divider assembly together. Glue can be used for added
strength if desired. Nail on the ply back panel.

3. For any of the power tools with trimming blades, etc., cut out a slot for
each in the top of the shelf to allow for this. The power tools will then
rest flat on top of the shelf.

4. A jigsaw blade, for example, will sit in the hole made by using a spade
bit. Circular saws will rest with the blade guard in the closed position.
Form a slot to accommodate this by drilling out two spade bit holes, marked
out at either end of the intended slot and completing cutting out using a
jigsaw.

5. Your power tools can now be placed on top of the shelf, while the cords
to each of the tools can be coiled up and left underneath. In this example,
the shelf unit accommodates 6 power tools.