Handy Home-built Shop Stuff
 

I know there's a lot of creative people on the forum that have made some very function tools and shop fixtures to make life easier. Hopefully this thread will turn into a resource of creative and affordable tool accessories for others.

I've been busy the last couple of weeks reorganizing and improving my garage workspace after 10 years and here's a few things I've come up with.

Mobile tool dolly with go-to tools that can be positioned close to the task at hand and capitalize on vertical space as I'm limited on horizontal space.
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-s...sVp6rVh-X2.jpg

The small fab table in the forefront has proven to be very handy, lower height than other surfaces, portable for grinding plasma cutting, grinding, forming, etc. I also just built the base for the tube notcher with a space-save spare tire that are a dime-a-dozen at the wrecking yards.
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-R...RvPdMcx-X2.jpg

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-C...-Cp8STMN-L.jpg

Small forming dolly
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-s...sw7mKdL-XL.jpg

Table with fence for the machinist base on my drill press.
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-M...MxqpKBk-XL.jpg

Another dime-a-dozen item, Dodge diesel truck scissor jack modified for use with 1/2" drive.
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-F...FBbMr3h-XL.jpg

very cool, i like your point-of-use tool cart!

Check this out for tool box orginization.
http://www.fastcap.com/estore/pc/Kaizen-Foam-p13435.htm

Holy big A$$ piston! whats that thing to?

I was told it came out of a locomotive.

took a Napa box and made a combo..weld...grind...ext cord on rear for grinder...just tagged it out of 220 box hard mounted on end for miller to plug in....tool box totally functional...upper lid stays vertical and serves to store stones...tape measures..etc...

my shop just needs to be as clean as Sieg's!!

Very cool guy's.This will be an awesome thread.I love home made stuff.

It did .....if u need some more i can talk to my mechanical foreman!! (old railroader here).......jim

Thanks Scott - The homemade stuff can be a lot of fun designing and fabbing, and the occasional piece that actually does the job really well is rewarding.

Thanks for the confirmation. My late Grandfather and 86 year old uncle both logged 50 years with the SP. :thumbsup: The freight on those things would be cheap and I can't imagine what the cranks weigh! Not sure what I'm going to do with it........yet. If I need a pair I know who to call! :D

I love threads like this. I hope more people will posts what they made.

Here is our rendition of a welding cart.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...c/IMG_3904.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...c/IMG_3903.jpg