New Addition to the Mike Garage Mahal

[mjlinane]

Around the first of the year, I was to the point of organizing my remodeled garage (http://www.autopia.org/forums/show-off-your-garage-/183571-garage-mahal.html) and I started talking with grungy about coming up with something to hold my polishers. Bounced designs off of him for the next few weeks and came up with something that I thought would work but was probably never going to get around to actually making. (I am often quoted at work as stating, "The universe is flawed: it does not follow my thought experiments as closely as it should. ) But grungy, being the enabler he is, dropped off some scrap plywood and the tools I was lacking to complete this mini-project. Started making sawdust Wed after work.

The design tenets were 1) function (hold my DA polishers), 2) ease of fabrication (remedial would be greatly overstating my woodworking skills) and 3) use only stuff I already had laying about. The only purchase was a set of roundover bits. Looks were barely a concern. Note - I have no wall space to hang them so chose a bench top motif.

Yes, the craftsmanship is that of a blind 3-year old (although that is probably unkind to blind 3 year-olds) but 1) the goals were met, 2) it isn't god-awful ugly and 3) most importantly, I still have all of my fingers.

I did subsequently buy a hole saw set so, should I ever decide to make a "pretty" one, I could do a (slightly) better job.

 

[Poorboy]

looks good and nice selection of machines

 

[Pats300zx]

Looking good Mike...a very nice additional to your garage palace.

 

[JSFM35X]

Nice job on the fabrication. I need to do something but I have organized my self to the point where I have 10 pounds of stuff in a 5 pound bag so to speak and if I don't stay hyper organized it's a huge mess. If I can find the wall space I would build that exact item.

Any idea if there is an issue hanging the polishers over time?

 

[mjlinane]

Thanks, you guys are too kind.

Any idea if there is an issue hanging the polishers over time?

These are all DA units and all (of these, anyway) have a metal shroud to protect the counterbalance assembly. These are hanging from that.

I chose NOT to hang my Metabo rotary because it only has the shaft and would be concerned with side loading the bearing like that long term. Reasonably sure it could handle it but I was a Reliability Engineer for 25 years....

 

[Ronkh]

Cool

 

[mjlinane]

Thanks Ron.

 

[XxBoostinxX]

Looks good! I think you need something at the bottom to hang the cords from though.

 

[rlmccarty2000]

Uh, no space for a new Rupes Mini? Lol

 

[mjlinane]

Looks good! I think you need something at the bottom to hang the cords from though.

Thanks.

Were I to do the wall mount version, I would have used a 2x4 spacer. Hooks would be there for that. Being desktop, the plan is to coil the cords between the front legs (resting on the workbench).

 

[XxBoostinxX]

Thanks.

Were I to do the wall mount version, I would have used a 2x4 spacer. Hooks would be there for that. Being desktop, the plan is to coil the cords between the front legs (resting on the workbench).

Ah, didn't even notice it was for the workbench. Makes more sense now.

 

[mjlinane]

Uh, no space for a new Rupes Mini? Lol

The Nano comes in a nice carrier and have a drawer all picked out for that. No plans for Duetto or Mini. Were I to "accidentally" acquire one, pretty sure the PCxp or a GG6 would find its way into a drawer next to the rotaries.

 

[Marc08EX]

Looks great Mike! Makes your garage look very professional and your polishers won't be cluttered.

I'm looking forward to seeing it mounted!

 

[Migue]

Very nice! Any plans to paint it? some bed liner out of a can would look good on that .

 

[mjlinane]

Thanks Marc. Here it is in its semi-permanent home.

Very nice! Any plans to paint it? some bed liner out of a can would look good on that .

Thanks. Thought about painting/staining but am concerned about transfers onto the polishers. (Yes, I have problems. ) Leaning toward vinyl contact paper but haven't completely decided.

 

[512detail]

very nice there

 

[mjlinane]

Thanks Brandt.

 

[512detail]

Thanks Brandt.

If you ever decide to make a smaller one that would look great in my garage too (built for 3)

 

[Migue]

I see you got the small PC pancake compressor, how is it and what do you use it for? Thinking about getting one for interior air purging .

 

[Audios S6]

Nice holder! I've been toying with a similar design for storage and also using a 4" or 6" PCV pipe union to mount on my cart as I'm rolling around a car.