The Smallest Workshop in the World

Step 12 5X5 feet Storage Room

Some thrown away shelves from a friend and some 2x2 made my shelving system. A few drawers and lots of plastic containers keep me organized as much as I can.

One wall mounted cabinet to keep accessories inside. An old narrow bookcase thrown sideways and added a few doors serves me as small cabinets to keep my essentials.

I keep all my power tools in there plastic cases to keep them safe from humidity (we have lots of it here). I had to screw a double layer nylon to the inside face of the storage room aluminum door to keep the humidity out and keep things from rusting. Over the door I install a strong light that tilts inside out.

I have a good collection of small medium clamps and now I am building up my stock on the big ones (you can never have enough of these). A bench grinder it’s also inside there together with my tool storage cabinet. A tiny area is kept for some wood left over wood pieces; unfortunately I cannot store any sheets of wood for more than few days.

Comments

[thecapt]

Just a suggestion for your grinder. How about make a plywood base that can be locked on the top of your workbench, similar to what you have for your drill press vise?

[steliart]

I always try to answer to every comment, but I just noticed that I missed a few, I apologize, but better late than never.
Yes you could mound the grinder on the workbench too, but the grinder is not something I need often and I prefer to keep the top of the bench as free as possible.

[rusty0101]

I think what he's suggesting is not a permanent mount to the bench, but a permanent base on the grinder that you clamp to the bench as needed. That could be with Carriage bolts and Wing nuts with washers to protect the underside of the work bench, or it could be a pair of c-clamps that leave clearance for your work for the grinder.

If the Drill Press and Grinder have similar bases, you could simply exchange them as needed, but I gather that the drill press gets a lot more use.

[steliart]

rusty0101 thank you. Now I see what “hecapt” was saying. I use the grinder very few times a week so my preference is to have it fixed inside the storage room than the bench. My Drill Press is not fixed, the base helps me to easily slide around without scratching the Formica surface of the bench, and also I can put it down if I need more space to cut or work. I try to keep things a bit mobile for my needs :)
Thanks for visiting and comments

[deanorbs]

Man, you do have a lot of clamps! Great table though, I'm thinking of making one myself, yours is definitely one I can pattern my project from. I'm kind of pressed for space too.

[steliart]

Glad you liked it
Thanks for visiting