And I fit so many tools in there. Here's how

Tips and tricks to fit more tools in a small workshop.

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[AB-nuwe]

I've added 'sort later' plastic bins to my small shop. I toss tools, fasteners, blue tape etc., in them while working on ongoing projects. I actually do, after finishing the projects, sort them out and put everything away in it's correct spot. Nice tour. Looks like a great place to work.

[justinsayre]

I love your honesty and transparency about good/bad/ugly, not finishing things, etc.

[TheRealJonahWicky]

I used to be a pegboard guy, but over the years I've changed to enclosed storage like wall hung cabinets and lots of drawers. I did this mainly because of dust getting on everything and the resulting clean up annoyance. The fewer places for dust to settle the better.

[lauramarshall]

I seriously love this video. I love that you are real, that you have a small space, that you don't always finish stuff. I resemble that. :). Thank you.

[mikeconroy]

When I got my first bandsaw and drill press, I couldn't believe I'd gone so long without them! (sort of like an outfeed table, Lol). Even a mediocre version of each is a major step up! You noted you'd rather encourage people to build end product before worrying about shop efficiency, but when I saw you thump your chest about the Boom Arm, I sensed a lot of self-satisfaction! Sometimes making cogs is as fun and satisfying as any furniture I've built. Even if I'm the only one who will ever appreciate it!

[JasperDouglas]

Sometimes a tool is just fun and that's why you should keep it. I mean, it's a hobby and should be fun! The drill press is one of my favorites. Using a forstner bit to drill holes is just plain fun. Same with my biscuit jointer. It's just satisfying when the biscuits and slots line up. 😊

[azpcox]

With 350k+ subscribers, your garage is doing very well. I love your projects and inspiration that inspire me, in my small space, to build a mostly square plywood shelf for the storage room. It doesn’t totally suck.

[Tinkery]

As a card carrying member of too many drills anonymous, I can tell you that the primary reason I have so many drills is that every time I end up needing a new battery, I wait for a holiday sale to pick it up, and it ends up being within $5 to 25 to buy the batteries alone or a kit that come with some combination of a drill, driver, & charger. Call me crazy but I just can’t pass up the extra drill & charger for a few bucks more…

It’s a sickness really. 😂

[cjmichael]

Thank you so much for this. Sometimes when I watch woodworking YouTube channels I feel like I’m failing at this hobby, but you and your content are very inspiring to us all. Thanks for keeping me inspired to make sawdust.

[TopCat]

I like the layout you have come up with, I haven't got there yet. A couple of thing that I keep in mind is 1) I keep safety glasses at every tool it reminds me to use them 2) from serving on a submarine I've learned to make maximum use of all vertical space and reasonably available overhead space. Thanks for creating and sharing the video.

[bryanhedstrom]

thanks for the honesty, I've had my shop 27 years, and keep adjusting and tweak things as I go. I tend to build projects more than jigs but when I do build a jig, why didn't I do that before. a common comment in my head.

[Walter-tsvu]

thanks so much your videos are helping me alot. I'm building a wood shop in my house and just found out that my family was trying to kill me. wood working helps me deal with all the caos that I'm going through. have a great day everyone and try to make someone smile today 😊

[eugenetai]

Thanks so much for sharing your setup with us! Like you, I am an avid Star Wars fan, and started getting into woodworking over the Pandemic. Bought my first "heavy duty" tool last year with my Ridgid 12" miter saw. But I have a lot of work waiting on me to better organize the garage, so that I can utilize some of it for a shop; I currently do most of my work on my driveway currently. Your setup gave me several good ideas for how I might better utilize space in my garage, so THANK YOU! Looking forward to more of your videos!

[feuby]

Thanks to you I built an arm for my shopvac too. And honnestly this was by FAR the best thing I did there. The second best thing I did was to build all the furniture the exact same height, my table saw height, so I could have support everywhere in any direction. My shop isn't big enough to get 8f in each direction, so I always end up moving the jobsite saw to the right spot, but then the furnitures help me support it correctly.

I don't have any fancy tools other than the table saw and the sander, but your arm actually greetly helped me because I don't have to move the shopvac anymore. Thus I was able to put some PVC plumbing (the cheap part from central vaccum) to connect it to the shopvac exit. Thus I'm sure that even if the shopvac (and the central vacuum cleaner I have) all lead to outside vent. It's not much, but it's honnest work. It kinda greatly helped the whole air being cleaner and more easy to breath in even when the vacuum cleaner is on.

I like this tour honnestly. I think the main advice, not enough outlined was "take your time improving your shop, you don't need everything from start". Especially since you will probably make bad decisions, so working on, you will see what works or not for you, and will be able to adapt from there on.

That's also why my main workbench is on wheels, and that my DIY hanging cabinets are removable and may be mounted elsewhere, if one day I feel like this will not work anymore. I will just have to put two 2x4 on the wall where I want to hang them, then screw everything and put them here.

[peterlakos]

I can relate to this topic pretty well. We live in a rental where I could put together my first workshop in a shed. It's 10x7 feet, and the height is also not too much. It's definitely doable, but needs a lot of logistics. Stuff like a jointer or a cabinet saw are absolutely impossible to fit, no way to store lumber for multiple projects, and projects are pretty size-limited. I work mostly with handheld power tools and a jobsite table saw, those I can take outside the shed if the weather allows. But it's still my shop and that's the greatest thing in it. Thanks for this great video, I'll try to take one or two ideas.

[mattelias]

All of this is solid advice, truly. I have a 2-1/2 car shop, and I have yet to try and optimize for 'work flow.' I keep the stuff I need right at hand, other stuff... I walk for. Helps keep my dad-bod battle more in my favor since I quit cigarettes. Reference you might or might not get: "Leon's getting larger..."

[zeemon]

There is a German YouTube channel that recommends 3 drills. Not sure if it's their idea but that's where I picked up on it.

1 for pre-drilling
1 for countersinking
1 for screw driving

For a project that needs a million bazillion screws, that saves a lot of time.

[michaeldevoe]

Great going with the Mr Cool…my previous shop had a 2 ton unit for ten years and still going today …like your common sense approach to set up!

[gusgranrath]

Love your channel, you are so "real". Your humor is outrageous. Nice pups BTW....

[stihlmanchainsaw]

A good synopsis. Its rooted in reality, and transparency. Thanks for posting.