A perforated tool plate is a flat metal sheet with cut-throughs of a certain size and shape. In car services, service stations, workshops, garages and industrial premises, it is used to organize tools, equipment, consumables. In addition, they can be used for the manufacture of mobile and stationary exhibition stands for the sale of spare parts and consumables. As a rule, perforated panels with the Rg perforation type are used - with round holes arranged in straight rows without offset from the center of each other.
Perforated panels in the Avtomaster catalog
The Avtomaster online store offers to buy a perforated screen for a workbench of the required size - from 1 to 2 meters in length. The products are made of durable steel and powder coated to protect the metal from corrosion. The perforated panel can be fixed directly to the wall or to the workbench on special stands and brackets.
Perforated wall storage panel is suitable for placing a wide variety of inventory. For this, there is a whole system of mounts and holders for the stand:
- magnetic plates;
- trays for hardware and small tools;
- hooks and grips for hanging power tools, screwdrivers, hammers, keys and other devices;
- shelves;
- baskets.
Benefits of perforated panels
Hooks metal perforated sheet helps:
- streamline tools and equipment;
- it is convenient to place goods;
- rationally use space and save space;
- to provide the master with prompt access to the desired device or material;
- organize storage of spare parts, consumables, other material values.
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Installing the tool rackThe perforated board can be installed on a locksmith's workbench or fastened to the wall with self-tapping screws. Especially for this, its dimensions correspond to the length of the single-pedestal and double-pedestal models. The screen is attached to the table with special stands and brackets. Installation of one or two panels is possible. The cutouts on the flange of the panel are made in such a way that it can be hung horizontally and vertically, which helps to optimally fill the area, bypassing existing communications and relief.
Installation of the grille on the wall is quite simple. There are 4 notches on the back. 4 screws are screwed in, and then, the panel is hung on them, like a wall clock. You can make the markings before drilling with any thin sharp nail or awl on the front side. 
Attaching the tool to the shield
The hole pitch is 15mm. This makes it possible to fill the shield with the necessary tool as much as possible. The distance between the centers of the fastening of the hooks is 30mm. The diameter of the holes of the perforated screen is 5mm. For screwdrivers, clamps, and other small items are provided. The Ferrum metal perforated panel is manufactured from 1.2mm high strength steel to accommodate heavy tools.The perforated screen is painted with a polymer coating, which is immune to temperature extremes and aggressive substances.
Perforation loads
If the metal perforation is mounted on the brackets on a workbench, the distributed load is 100 kg.
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The garage box constantly lacks space not only for storing unnecessary things, but also for the equipment that you are used to using on an ongoing basis. A do-it-yourself board and stand for tools in the garage will allow you to quickly organize the order in the room and keep all items in the right places. Let's take a closer look at each of the options.
Tool stand in the garage
A stand made of any material will become a convenient way to fix equipment on the wall in a garage box. The most important thing is to understand that it will not be possible to place heavy parts and tools on such a panel. But it is ideal for storing small items that you want to have at hand at all times. Moreover, any of the owners of garage boxes from scrap materials can make a stand for keys in the garage with their own hands.
Now all stand designs are divided into the following types:
- Horizontal stands,
- Vertical panels,
- Inclined structures.
Standard vertical stands are recognized as the most convenient garage owners. With their help, you can provide a tool device on the wall in your personal garage right above the workbench and workplace.
Garage toolbar
In order to build a panel for the instrument, you do not need to have professional skills. This problem is easily solved by purchasing perforated panels (tin or HDF can be used as material) or economy panels (MDF frame with a groove around the entire perimeter of the product).
Since we are talking about the independent manufacture of options for fastening the tool in the garage, we will analyze the option of making a panel from MDF sheet or plywood. Here, first of all, you need to measure the place above the workbench and decide on the size of the product itself. Then lay out a piece of plywood on the floor and lay out everything that needs to be laid on the selected panel on it. The final step is to drill holes in the selected mounting locations and secure the equipment with screws. As a result, professional panels with tools in the garage are made quickly and easily - all that remains is to place them on the wall in the room.
It's important to know! Often, hooks are installed on a toolboard panel in a garage without being rigidly secured. This raises many questions for garage owners, because it is difficult to fix any things on them. You can only use hooks on the wall for junk in the garage.
DIY tool shield in the garage
A garage backboard is another easy way to stow all the equipment you need indoors. If you want to place only a few sets of keys or attachments on the shield, then you will need to cut 2 sheets of plywood, which will become the frame of the structure. It is best to place the entire tool at a distance of 3-4 centimeters between each other, so that it is easy to get all the carpentry equipment.
Having decided on the final size of the frame, you need to make auxiliary options for the holders. Their width should be no more than 5-7 centimeters. The next step is to mark on the holders according to the standard dimensions of the tool handles. It remains only to cut out the corresponding cells and fix the holders horizontally to the frame.
This is where the most convenient and simple options for arranging tools in the garage end. See the video below on this topic.
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Many different tools and inventory are collected in the garage or workshop. If you don't think about the storage system, then finding the right item is not so easy. To put your garage in perfect order and save time spent looking for a specific tool, you need to collect all the necessary items in one convenient area. The wall mounting system is ideal for this. Thanks to this arrangement of tools in the room, it is cluttered, and useful area is freed up. All the necessary devices are placed in plain sight.
Top Best Ideas for Tool Storage
Since instruments are long and short, large and small, different in shape, the ways of storing them differ. There are several techniques for organizing tools. Below are the most convenient and popular ones that you can do with your own hands right on the wall.
Vertical storage rack type
One of the varieties of vertical storage of tools is a system in the form of shelving. The most necessary tools should be placed on the shelves, which can be placed within close reach. Items that are required less often are removed to the far racks on the upper or lower shelves. Metal garage shelves - IF systems - are perfect for this.
By type of installation, racks can be:
- stationary and collapsible;
- rotating or movable;
- hinged, retractable.
But even with a large selection of options, the proposals will not always satisfy the necessary needs of the garage owner. Therefore, it is recommended to combine purchased racks with hand-made holders and shelves, or to completely design a wall-mounted storage system yourself.
Self-made vertical shelves made of wood with slots for storing wrenches and screwdrivers are very convenient. They can easily accommodate adapter sleeves for fastening tools with a tapered shank of different sizes or pliers.
A vertical rack in the form of a mobile stand is an excellent choice for placing tools at hand. It is recommended to make it out of wood or plywood. Individual groups of tools are placed on hooks, magnets or shelves. Special perforated panels are often used for a vertical storage system.
Magnetic tape
The magnetic tape is easy and convenient to use. The magnetic strips are taken to attach the tool and mounted on the wall storage system. A wide variety of tools can be attached to the tape, from small metal wrenches and screwdrivers to large objects.
Plastic containers
You can easily organize the storage of even the smallest items by assembling the system from small containers. They can store:
- small parts, drills for drills;
- nails, nuts and screws, screws;
- buttons, clips and more.
The most affordable way is plastic bottles of different sizes or plastic containers, as well as small glass jars. The containers can be stacked vertically on shelves or attached directly to the wall to save space.
Opaque plastic jerrycans with a cut off top are fine too. They can be signed or numbered if desired.
Organizers
To store small parts and items, you can easily design an organizer with your own hands:
- They take any drawer from an old unnecessary table and make many small partitions from cardboard or plywood inside it. Thanks to the separate cells, all the small necessary parts will always be in their place, sorted by configuration.
- If you make the organizer yourself, then you need to take a piece of polystyrene - this will be the bottom of the organizer, and for the walls and partitions - PVC (glue to the bottom), you can use transparent plastic or glass for the lid.
- You can easily and quickly make an organizer for screwdrivers. It can be made according to the instructions, as in paragraphs 1 or 2. And you can drill holes of the required diameters in a block of wood or polystyrene, then attach it to the wall and insert a screwdriver into the holes. All items will be visible and will not be lost.
- Another variant of the organizer is assembled from cans of different sizes. Tins are quickly and firmly attached to a vertical wall in any convenient position and are filled with either small parts or tools.
Garden tool stand
Gardening tools always take up a lot of space, clutter up the aisles. This can be avoided by choosing one of the walls of the garage or workshop and converting it to store garden tools. It is recommended to use ordinary PVC pipes to create a storage system, make holders from them according to the size of garden tools and other things:
- shovels, buckets, rake;
- bicycle;
- skis and ski poles, sledges, skates.
There are very simple options for fastening the tool in the garage:
- Racks for garden tools. They are made from ordinary wooden pallets. It is leaned against the wall with its bottom and fixed with self-tapping screws, slats of any size are nailed to the sides.
- Another easy way is to use ordinary strong and reliable wooden or metal hooks along the entire wall, where you can hang inventory, extension cords of various sizes. Stronger brackets and shelves can be used to store wheels, tires, inflatable boat.
Storing garden and work tools and other things with a wall system and stands is convenient and popular.
Do-it-yourself technology for creating a wooden tool rack in the garage
Before you create a do-it-yourself storage rack, you need to decide on the total number of tools that you need to place.
The tool should be placed on a vertical stand in a safe position.
Project creation
To make the wall system convenient, they draw up a plan-drawing of the future structure on paper, which takes into account all the requirements for the system:
- Calculate the height and width of the rack - it is better to use the entire wall from the bottom to the very top.
- The recommended depth of shelving niches is up to 65 cm, and the width between the vertical supports of the shelves is up to 1 m.
- Determine the required number of shelves, including how many shelves-holders with cuts for the tool.
- At the bottom they make roomy floor shelves and racks for tires, wheels and for large carpentry tools.
- Mark out places for magnetic tapes, hooks, holders.
- They calculate how many organizers and containers are required, what sizes, and also determine their location.
- Sort the tool and all small fasteners and storage parts.
Required tool
For the manufacture of the rack, prepare the tools:
- measuring tape, square, level;
- saw, grinder;
- fasteners;
- hammer, drill.
Material preparation
All the necessary material is prepared for creating a rack, according to the prepared project:
- For the main panel of the holder, you can use a perforated panel.
- If the rack is made of wood, it is recommended to purchase oak or pine lumber without cracks or knots.
- Wooden boards up to 2.5 cm thick are required for the shelves.
- Shelves can be made of plywood and laminated plywood.
- The vertical racks of the frame are made from a 10 × 10 cm bar.
- It is recommended to pre-treat wooden boards with anti-mold and mildew agents, paint.
- To assemble a metal frame, a rectangular profile and corners (up to 2 cm) are required.
Component manufacturing
The procedure for manufacturing the rack and accessories is as follows:
- To the specified dimensions, cut vertical racks from a bar and boards or plywood into shelves, prepare a perforated panel. Designate shelf spaces.
- For the manufacture of a metal frame, workpieces of the required height are cut with a grinder and the locations of the shelves are outlined. The frame is assembled using fasteners, corners. Apply a primer, then coat the parts with anti-corrosion paint.
- Shelves are assembled from boards. They are pressed tightly together and hammered together with nails or self-tapping screws.
- Shelves from boards are assembled by laying the elements across the frame, so they can withstand a lot of weight. If the shelves are assembled by laying boards along the frame, then there is a possibility that they will sag under the weight of the tools.
- The structure is assembled with self-tapping screws, nails and wood glue.
- The joints of all parts are additionally reinforced with metal corners.
- The whole structure is installed to the wall and fixed with metal brackets.
- Shelves with saws, holders, magnetic tapes, racks, containers and organizers are manufactured separately in the required quantity.
- You may need a small work table with a wood plank vise. It can be attached to the wall system as a fixed or folding surface using metal or wooden holders.
Assembly
First, the rack frame is assembled, then wooden shelves are attached to it with self-tapping screws. The shelves of the rack are filled with pull-out baskets, organizers, containers and other holders. Hooks, magnets and magnetic tapes are attached to the perforated panel. Tools are placed on them. For convenient fastening of the pliers on the perforated panel, a mount in the form of a crossbar is installed. The containers are filled with small fasteners and tools. Garden equipment, bicycles, tires and wheels, skis, skates and sledges are hung on holders or racks, or placed in containers.
Finished product processing and painting
The finished rack is once again treated against mold, the ends are painted over in several layers of paint. Containers and organizers can be painted in the same color as the rack itself.
Most often, a workshop or garage does not look the best because of the clutter. But thanks to the creation of a wall system for storing tools in the form of racks, all the necessary items, fasteners, inventory will be correctly sorted and placed. The room will take on a neat look, and all work can be done quickly and without delay.
Keeping your workshop tidy isn't just a good habit. Having carefully laid out the tools in their places, the master will extend their service life, and also reduce the risk of injury at the workplace. Organizers for tools will help you forget about clutter and age-old dust. Such devices are sold in stores, and if you wish, you can make them yourself.
Classification and purpose
Organizers for tools differ in design, purpose, mobility (they can be portable or stationary). Experienced craftsmen recommend combining different types of organizers when organizing a workspace. Allocate:
- Portable organizers;
- Compact stands;
- Cabinets with drawers-containers, including mobile (on wheels);
- Hanging organizers;
- Wall panels.
All of them are used to accommodate cutters, drills, attachments, hand tools, as well as electrical, hydraulic and electro-hydraulic equipment. They are made of fabric (for bags), wood, metal, plastic, fiberglass, PCB. The designs allow for the presence of magnets, rollers, moving elements. The use of organizers pursues three main goals:
- Optimization of the workspace;
- Facilitation (acceleration) of work;
- Simplification of transportation.
Suspended structures
Suitable for any room with walls: workshops, garages, loggias, balconies. Wall-mounted tool organizers include panels that are placed along the walls and serve to secure equipment, as well as individual fixtures suspended from hooks, magnets or self-tapping screws.
The attachment fully transfers the load to the wall. Therefore, before proceeding with the installation, you should make sure that the wall material has sufficient bearing capacity. This primarily applies to ceramic bricks, low density porous concrete.
The easiest way to make an organizer is from an ordinary wooden board, nailed with the wide side to the wall. Well-bending thin nails are driven into the front side of the board, which serve as clamps for tools. This design is suitable for accommodating a small hand tool. The main thing is to choose the diameter of the dowels and the thickness of the board so that they can withstand the payload.
In ready-made versions, powerful magnets located along the entire length of the rail play the role of clamps. Magnets are allowed to be installed on self-made awnings. They come in handy in both main and auxiliary mountings. There is no need to drill the grooves for installation, you can attach the magnet to epoxy glue.
Wall panels are more versatile due to the large area of the work surface. They are made of metal, wood, plywood, PCB or plastic. The surface can be either perforated or solid. Perforated panels are widely represented in hardware stores; they often come with special mounted containers. Versatility is achieved thanks to the fixed hole pitch and removable mountings.
Solid panels are more often assembled by hand. They are easy to operate and install - there are no fundamental differences from the installation of the organizer board. However, organizers of large sizes, especially with low material thickness, are recommended to be mounted on the wall through guides (boards, slats). This principle is also true for perforated panels.
To create a metal organizer, you need a sheet with a thickness of at least 1 millimeter. At the same time, it is not at all necessary to buy sheet steel. The basis can be made up of cladding from out-of-order household appliances: a washing machine or dishwasher, a gas oven, a microwave oven. It is of sufficient thickness and is usually covered with high quality enamel.
The cladding is straightened in places of bends, forming a single plane. Mounting strips are arranged along the edges in the form of wooden boards, fixed at the ends with self-tapping screws. The panel will be hung on the wall using these guides. If necessary, you can add an additional board in the center, as well as vertical elements. This will prevent the steel sheet from walking freely while drilling holes and during operation.
Holes are marked on the front side. The step will be the larger, the larger the size of the equipment that is planned to be placed on the organizer. The holes can be arranged in a cage or staggered. The recommended grid spacing at which the DIY organizer will be compatible with most ready-made hinged holders is 25 millimeters. For drilling holes, a stepped drill is best suited: it is well suited for thin metal, does not leave burrs, but it is afraid of distortions, so it is better to tilt the panel slightly before work.
It is allowed to combine perforation with solid sections. The central part of the metal perforated panel is set aside for magnetic mounts, on which small things are held: screwdriver bits, small drills, nozzles, scissors, file files. The design uses neodymium magnets from broken hard drives.
The remaining free space is suitable for the role of an impromptu board for displaying diagrams and drawings. Small organizers can easily fit on perforated areas; it is enough to provide them with a reliable fastener. Hanging holders can be made from bent wire using spot welding.
Tool cabinet
Service cabinets take up more space than wall panels. Outwardly, they differ little from ordinary furniture: cabinets or drawers. The principle of opening, the organization of the internal space, as well as the materials of execution can be radically different for different models. They are stationary, mobile (on wheels) or suspended.
Such organizers are safer than wall organizers, since all sharp and heavy objects are behind closed doors. Anything can be stored in service cabinets: small parts to heavy electrical equipment, as well as absolutely foreign things (dishes, clothes, medicines). The internal space allows the presence of additional containers, pull-out elements, magnetic fasteners.
Compact organizers
Ideal for accommodating small tools, drills, screwdriver bits, attachments. They are open (slats, stands) or closed (boxes, suitcases), portable or stationary. These fixtures are used alone or in conjunction with cabinets or wall organizers.
In stores, the most widely represented are sliding plastic boxes with special compartments for fasteners. It is possible to make an analogue of such containers on your own, but the product will be larger and heavier. Stands, stands, cases for drills and nozzles are easier to self-manufacture.
Screwdriver stand
A large number of screwdrivers can be conveniently stored on a dedicated stand. You can assemble such a device yourself. The balsa wood stand is light and neat in appearance. Not a single nail is needed, all connections are made with glue. To work you will need:
On a computer at a scale of 1: 1, wall patterns are drawn, printed on paper, cut out and applied to sheets of wood. They mark the contour on the details, mark the places of the grooves. Cut with a knife, while the pressing force should not be too great, otherwise the material will be crushed. Holes are marked on the upper face, pressing them with a small screwdriver or awl. The hole diameter must match the tool diameter.
Before gluing, the parts are processed with emery paper, removing pencil marks, irregularities, notches. Clean surfaces from dust. The adhesive is applied to all contact surfaces, the excess is removed immediately. The piece is fixed in the correct position with adhesive tape and left for 24 hours. After the glue dries, the surfaces are leveled again and then varnished. On the dried varnish, if necessary, apply a signature to each instrument.
Where to store drills
The easiest way to make a drill organizer is from a regular plank. It is enough to drill holes of the appropriate diameter and depth. An impromptu stand can be complicated by making it multi-level by adding signatures or attachments to whole sections. If you do not want to place the drills vertically, then grooves are made instead of holes. The thickness of the grooves is selected according to the diameter of the cutters to be placed. This storage method is best suited for drawers with low heights.
Organizers for drills are easy to make portable, just find a suitable case: a box from an old first-aid kit, a case from a video cassette. You just need to securely fix the holder inside the box so that nothing falls out or rattles.
We should also mention fabric (leather) organizers and pencil cases. They are suitable not only for storing drills, but also for full-fledged hand tools. The cheapest on the market are mobile, versatile, but the durability leaves much to be desired. Suitable for cars, field conditions.