keslogan Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 I was doing some research on a cordless drill storage unit that also holds the batterys and chargers as well as some bits. I want a design that is quick and not a cabinet where i have to open a door. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 That's a pretty cool idea but I think I'm gonna need a longer one. Nice find man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadlanthier Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Yep would definitely need more bit storage as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 That's cool, looks really nice. My method was to cannibalize old batteries and use them as mounts under the cabinet. Keeps the tools out of the way and easy to get to. Also saves space and kept me from having to screw around making something out of wood or other materials. A spot for the batteries was easy, took a hole saw and cut holes in wood, then mounted it to the shelf. Your biggest mistake though is that there's only one Ryobi tool, better get over to Home Depot and remedy that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Funny...reminds me of the episode of Family Guy when Stewie gets "placed" in that family with kids from different ethnicities! Dewalt, Bosch, Ryobi etc etc etc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duns221 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 well i know what my next project is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Neat concept. Great for a shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK13 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 The only problem I see with it (especially with this group of tool degenerates) is I would need to figure out some way to make it 'modular'.... 'cause we're always getting new toys... err, tools..Really cool, otherwise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Most people around here have seen these already, but here's a shot of my battery rack and how the tools are hung. Currently I think I have 9 or 10 tools hung under the cabinet. The only problem with my method is that you need old batteries to use as mounts, and unless you're batteries suck as much as the old Ryobi NiCads did you'll be waiting a while for batteries to use... Garage 024 by Ed Durbin (Katodog), on Flickr Garage 027 by Ed Durbin (Katodog), on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duns221 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Most people around here have seen these already, but here's a shot of my battery rack and how the tools are hung. Currently I think I have 9 or 10 tools hung under the cabinet. The only problem with my method is that you need old batteries to use as mounts, and unless you're batteries suck as much as the old Ryobi NiCads did you'll be waiting a while for batteries to use... Garage 024 by Ed Durbin (Katodog), on Flickr Garage 027 by Ed Durbin (Katodog), on Flickrif i had a 3d printer i could print out mounts that fit where the battery goes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Nice set up Kato how long did that take u to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryanp292 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 This is the project that I'm going to do once Christmas is over. http://www.toolboxbuzz.com/cordless-tools/drilldriver/quick-drill-storage-solution/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Nice set up Kato how long did that take u to do? All in all it probably took about an hour or so. I slowly made my way to the end result while spending some months rebuilding "my side" of the garage. A little here, a little there. Kept revamping things and swapping stuff...always trying to make things work better in there. The battery rack didn't take long, cut a piece of wood, bored holes in it, then mounted it. It used to be longer (originally had 10 holes) but I cut it down after killing some of the batteries. The tools hanging under the cabinet slowly went from four to 9, just kept adding one every time I decided it was time for the timely demise of another crappy NiCad. Stripping out the battery cells and mounting the shell to the cabinet takes a couple of minutes, but since I did all of this while working on other stuff the time stretched out pretty far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Holy smokes Kato, that is really impressive! Are you a DiY hobbyist like me or,do you use those tools at work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazzman Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 im currently using gladiator garageworks hooks to hang mine up,not the cheapest route but they are nice. What ive got started in the last few months of buying our first house, next project is a work bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Just an Fyi Kato HD has 2 packs of Ryobi 4.0ah lithium batteries for 89 dollars plus 20 dollars off if you buy any two Ryobi one+ tools or batteries. You just have to sign up for the Ryobi club on their webpage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 I wouldn't spend the time organizing batteries as Michigan winters will kill them, so I bring all my battery packs in for the winter in to a heated area aka the basement. My garage isn't heated or insulated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Holy smokes Kato, that is really impressive! Are you a DiY hobbyist like me or,do you use those tools at work? I used to use them at work, every day, never had a problem using Ryobi for heavy-duty stuff. Now with the new job I keep my own tools at home where they belong. I use them a lot at home though, probably in the garage screwing with stuff almost every day. I built a bunch of stuff around here while I was out of work, full-length kitchen drawers, pallet coffee table, stuff like that. But now that I'm working again the time for the home projects is cut down to weekends only. I love to tinker, repair stuff, build stuff, but the amount of time I was out of work gave me enough time to do everything that needed to be done around here. Now I basically sit around and stare and the ceiling, dreaming of new projects to do. And since it's Christmas season, my DIY stuff has pretty much been fixing all of the crappy x-mas lights and stuff like that. Plus it's hard to work in the garage with x-mas boxes and shit all over the place. The boss likes Dewalt so that's what we use at work, plus being an O'Reilly Auto distribution center we get the luxury of grabbing tools from the guys in returns...you'd piss yourself if you knew what they throw out over there. As an example, we've got a 1/2" deep-well socket set in a nice case, beautiful set, and the only thing "wrong" with it was that the customer ordered the wrong thing and sent it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Just an Fyi Kato HD has 2 packs of Ryobi 4.0ah lithium batteries for 89 dollars plus 20 dollars off if you buy any two Ryobi one+ tools or batteries. You just have to sign up for the Ryobi club on their webpage. I keep me eye on those types of deals, gotta get it so it's timed right. It has to be at a time where I can basically beg the wife to buy me new stuff. Sadly, since the garage is filled with tools it gets harder and harder to convince her I "need" something. The battery deal is something they do quite often, usually it's $99 for two of the 4.0Ah batteries. I've seen it a lot this year, probably 4 or 5 times. So far the compacts I own have been splendid so there's no need to get new batteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 ya all my batteries are kept indoors during winter too..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 There may be a market in making slides and the tops of batteries for mounting tools. Incorporate a thumb release rather than the OE release from manufacturer to manufacturer to allow for one hand release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Anyone have a dead 20v pack? I'm thinking I could do a mould and make 20v under cabinet mounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 why not 2 sided tape a thin steel plate on bottom of battery and have earth magnet on under counter shelf......slide on slide off.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I'd be worried what the magnet would do to the battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 It's pretty easy to press the release buttons on the battery shell and release the tool one-handed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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