Setting up Shop Again

[bigtiller]

We just finished hanging new tin to the inside of the shed. It looks pretty nice and the last thing I want to do is start pounding nail holes in it to hang things back on the wall......and possibly move it to a better spot next year.

Things like;
broom
clock
fire extinguisher
pics
drop cords
air hose

And probably more things down the road. I'm curious what others do when hanging things on their steel sided shop walls.

 

[prichard]

Sure it's purdy.

Maybe magnets for the light stuff?

 

[RNeumann]

Fire extinguisher goes next to the man door out. This puts you between the fire and the way out.

I’d get out pencil and graph paper and lay things out until you find something that works.
The only thing I’ve really attached to the walls is shelves I make. Everything else is attached to those.

 

[thepumpguysc]

That sure looks nice.. but.. like you said, HOLES.. & strength..
I know hind site is 20/20 but maybe only goin 1/2 way w/ the tin would have been a better idea.??
THATS the reason I went w/ plywood.. strength to hold shelves & tools..
I REALLY LIKE the ceiling tho..
Your going to be limited to the "wooden runners" behind the tin as far as hanging anything w/ any weight to it..??
I'm not sure about those 3m peel & stick hooks.. they might just work for ya?? & as inexpensive as they are, give'm a try.. see how they react in the heat & cold.. & let US ALL know.. Good luck & again, it looks real nice, congrats..

 

[Mendonsy]

Those cheap 18" magnetic strips from Harbor Freight work well for a lot of things like wrenches, screwdrivers, pry bars, etc.

 

[newbury]

That shop just begs for pallet racking!





I put the first shelf at comfortable working height and use as a shop table, the second level about 6.5 foot high. I use 3/4 plywood plus a sheet of MDF for the work surface. I've got about 15 sections set up like this, and that's a lot of work benches.

I bought a bunch off CL, usually for about $50/upright and $15/beam, but some at $10 for an 8.5 foot section with 6 beams and one upright.

I have read of people getting them for scrap price also.

They are easy to put together, easy to move. Then I hang things like brooms, extension cords, coat hooks on the ends of the racks.

Don't store on the floor.

 

[EddieWalker]

I think I would attach some 2x4's on the flat to the wall and put plywood over the metal. Then just start hanging stuff to they plywood

 

[fidowanttobe]

Veeerrry nice shop. Would you consider a small walk in closet for your long handled tools? Woodworker friend of mine has one which is large enough for sliding in sheets of plywood for storage on one side with all his long handles, levels, straight edges etc. hanging on the other walls. Then has his dust collector and compressor on the roof of the closet.

 

[aczlan]

That shop just begs for pallet racking!

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I put the first shelf at comfortable working height and use as a shop table, the second level about 6.5 foot high. I use 3/4 plywood plus a sheet of MDF for the work surface. I've got about 15 sections set up like this, and that's a lot of work benches.

I bought a bunch off CL, usually for about $50/upright and $15/beam, but some at $10 for an 8.5 foot section with 6 beams and one upright.

I have read of people getting them for scrap price also.

They are easy to put together, easy to move. Then I hang things like brooms, extension cords, coat hooks on the ends of the racks.

Don't store on the floor.

I spent $300 at an auction and got 9 upright pieces and a large pile of cross bars. The only problem is that they are 8 feet long and I have a couple spots where I could use a 10-foot cross bar so I could park hay equipment under it.

Aaron Z

 

[Mendonsy]

I spent $300 at an auction and got 9 upright pieces and a large pile of cross bars. The only problem is that they are 8 feet long and I have a couple spots where I could use a 10-foot cross bar so I could park hay equipment under it.

Aaron Z

Could you cut up some of the cross bars and weld them together to make 10' pieces?? If you cut four of them at the 5' mark (rights and lefts) and weld the splices you would end up with two 10' and two 6' cross bars.