Easy wall mounted storage bins for hardware parts

Step 5 Hang the shelves on the rails, fill with parts, label and resort

Once it's all mounted, hang the bins. I got 92 bins to fit in this space. Amazingly, when I went through all my stuff, I ran out. I guess I'll be building more...

For $150, this gives me a really nice organization scheme. Parts are visible, classified, and easily accessible. I will be investigating using some larger bins in other areas to handle oversized parts, but so far, it's been an unqualified success.

Comments

[desertdog]

Great idea. One question. How strong are the metal rails and will they bend under the weight?

[markeike]

This is a great idea, but I have a suggestion to possibly improve it. I'd consider replacing the sheetrock channel with a more structural standard aluminum channel (with a 1/16" or 1/8" wall depending on the groove on your bins). On the downside, you'd either have to rip one side of the channel down on the table saw for screw clearance, or drill some thru holes to pass the screw thru the front into the back. The advantage would be the ability to use much larger bins (they make many more sizes than these), carrying far more weight. Great job!!

[Mike Begley]

The rails seem "strong enough". I've had this up for about 4 years now and I haven't had a failure yet. It seems to distribute the load pretty nicely across the length of the rail, so even if one bin is particularly heavy, the load is taken up bu a couple feet of rail.

I suppose if I filled a few bins in a row with slugs of lead there could be a stress failure, but I'll avoid that use case. :) As it is I've had bins filled with screws on there for years and it hasn't been a problem.

[SBGamesCone]

Nice work Mike. I definitely have no need for 93 of these, but making a 4 - 2' rows might be perfect for the amount of stuff I've accumulated over the years.