Here I describe smaller or past projects specifically for my shop that I think are interesting, but not worth a full blog post.
Wall Cabinet Clamp Storage
Soon after I started my shop, I knew clamp storage was going to be a problem. I tried a few wall racks and mobile bases I found online, but none of them really suited me. Using my other cabinets (where doors are storage) as inspiration, I built this cabinet.
These are the doors. The back is a piece of 3/4″ plywood, with 1×8 material for the sides. The left side is lined with 3/4″ plywood cut at a 45° to make french cleats. These hold various custom built fixtures to hold a variety of bar, quick, spring, I-beam, and handscrew clamps. The right side is all fixed sized fixtures to hold Jet parallel clamps. I have the parallel clamps in 12″, 24″, 36″, 48″, and 60″ lengths. These handle most of my woodworking needs.
Inside the doors, I have more french cleats, with holders for a variety of less commonly used clamps. For pipe clamps, I thread both ends of the pipes, and keep couplers on the threads. This allows me to join multiple length together to make really long clamps.