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Quick & Easy Storage Solution

By: John Doyle
Here's a clever idea to sneak a little extra storage space into your shop. Best of all, it takes just a few minutes time.

My small shop was quickly running out of storage space. I was scratching my head trying to come up with some way to add more storage cubbyholes or drawers on or near my workbench. I settled on the idea of hanging drawers under the benchtop. About this time I was replacing some baking pans. That’s when it occurred to me that these were the ideal solution to my storage problem. I’ve discovered they make ideal tool drawers, as you can see in the photo at right. I’ve filled them up with pens, pencils, layout tools, and other miscellaneous items.

Installing them under the bench was a piece of cake. Almost all metal baking pans have lipped top edges. So I made two runners with a groove that captures the lip of the pan and fastened them under the benchtop. Best of all, the drawers didn’t cost me a dime.

Published: Dec. 1, 2016
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