Peg board and fittings?
NotPaddy
What with not enough floorspace or shelving, I thought it might be a good
idea to attach my hand tools to the wall of my garage but I can't seem to
find the necessary peg board or fittings. Have looked in B&Q, Homebase and
the like, but no one has a clue even where to start. I know Screwfix do a
range of fittings for attaching stuff to wooden boards but that is a bit too
permenant for my liking. Any ideas?
Any help much appreciated.
NP
Julian Fowler
Ikea sell sheets of pegboard as part of their "Sten" range of utility
shelving. Not sure whether they do fittings or not ...
HTH
Julian
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Paul Mc Cann
bell.freeserve.co.uk says...
twist. They fall out with monotonous regularity, always at the most
inconvenient time, and always out of sight, down behind a work bench,
where the really big spiders breed amongst the wood shaving.
The only cure I ever found was to hot melt glue the fittings in place.
Axminster Power Tools do a proprietary type of peg board with special
fittings which I have found to be quite good
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James Day
On Mon, 14 May 2001 19:21:05 +0100, "NotPaddy"
<strawberr...@virgin.net> wrote:
I've never understood the atttraction of peg board. Put a sheet of ply
up, and drill holes where _you_ want your tools to be and insert
dowels etc. You will fit more tools to the square metre that way.
James Day
Andy Hall
"Paul Mc Cann" <tp...@eircom.net> wrote in message
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>
> Axminster Power Tools do a proprietary type of peg board with special
> fittings which I have found to be quite good
> --
> Paul Mc Cann
>
Do you have details Paul, please? Found the site but not the product....
thx
/andy
Nigel Danton
<ja...@no39.net> writes
>I've never understood the atttraction of peg board. Put a sheet of ply
>up, and drill holes where _you_ want your tools to be and insert
>dowels etc. You will fit more tools to the square metre that way.
Also fit a timber batten along the bottom edge drilled to hold
screwdrivers etc.
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Mike Barnes
>I've never understood the atttraction of peg board.
Me neither.
>Put a sheet of ply
>up, and drill holes where _you_ want your tools to be and insert
>dowels etc.
Dowels? That's posh. I just bang long nails in.
And don't, whatever you do, draw outlines round the tools so that you
can see what goes where - this is regarded as an affectation.
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Dave Plowman
Nigel Danton <Ni...@procyon1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Also fit a timber batten along the bottom edge drilled to hold
> screwdrivers etc.
And under the chisels.
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Jon Rouse
>And don't, whatever you do, draw outlines round the tools so that you
>can see what goes where - this is regarded as an affectation.
You just spray paint the wall with the tools in place. This has the same
effect, and you can recognise your tools when someone has "borrowed" them.
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Mike Barnes
>Mike Barnes wrote in message ...
>
>>And don't, whatever you do, draw outlines round the tools so that you
>>can see what goes where - this is regarded as an affectation.
>
>You just spray paint the wall with the tools in place. This has the same
>effect, and you can recognise your tools when someone has "borrowed" them.
Yes, but would anybody *want* to borrow a saw that was covered in paint?
Ah. Right. I see.
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N.Tessier
NotPaddy wrote in message
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I had just this problem a couple of years ago, went round all the sheds,
no luck. A local timber merchant got it for me, and the fittings too,
eventually. Try yellow pages.
Brilliant stuff, pegboard, don't know why it isn't fashionable now.
Try to get the "single prong" type hooks as the "loopy" ones often don't
fit in the things youre trying to hang up.
Nat.
Paul Mc Cann
Inge Jones
jon.rouse@(nospam)postoffice.co.uk (omit nospam to reply) (Jon Rouse)
wrote:
> You just spray paint the wall with the tools in place. This has the same
> effect, and you can recognise your tools when someone has "borrowed"
> them.
ROFL!!!!
James Day
wrote:
>In uk.d-i-y, James Day <ja...@no39.net> wrote
>>I've never understood the atttraction of peg board.
>
>Me neither.
>
>>Put a sheet of ply
>>up, and drill holes where _you_ want your tools to be and insert
>>dowels etc.
>
>Dowels? That's posh. I just bang long nails in.
I can see that would work - but I did mine late one night, an so
drilled with a brace and bit and glued in the dowels. Also has the
advantage that dowels, unlike nails don't form a condensation point.
>
>And don't, whatever you do, draw outlines round the tools so that you
>can see what goes where - this is regarded as an affectation.
Thats so naff its untrue (probably insulted half the newsgroup), but I
must admit that the drawer/ cupboard fronts / toolboard are all of
matching (birch) ply - with matching handles. (SWMBO wants to no when
the kitchen is going to reach the same standard).
James Day
john
writes
John
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KJR
> ...
> Try to get the "single prong" type hooks as the "loopy" ones often don't
> fit in the things youre trying to hang up.
Buy a length of galvanized fencing wire and roll your own hooks,
customized to your tools' peculiarities...
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KJR
>can see what goes where - this is regarded as an affectation.
James Day wrote:
> Thats so naff its untrue (probably insulted half the newsgroup),
Naff affectation or not, it enables me to easily see what is missing
from the tool cupboard. Given my propensity for not putting things
back where I found them, a few outlines are essential!
Anyway, it's mine and I'll play with it all I want!
Paul Mc Cann
In article <3b0076cc$1...@nt1.hall.gl>, you say...
>
> "Paul Mc Cann" <tp...@eircom.net> wrote in message
> news:MPG.156a69772...@news.eircom.net...
> > In article <avb0gtc4c3a67r8cl...@4ax.com>, julian@annie-
> found was to hot melt glue the fittings in place.
> >
> > Axminster Power Tools do a proprietary type of peg board with special
> > fittings which I have found to be quite good
> > --
> > Paul Mc Cann
> >
>
>
> Do you have details Paul, please? Found the site but not the product....
>
> thx
>
> /andy
>
>
>
Superclip. The wall panels (440mm x 520mm) retails at £9.33 inc vat and
the various types of clips @ £5.45 per three, or five depending on the
complexity.
They also do two packages consisting of wall panels complete with
selections of clips @ £51.08 and £73.85
Whether I'm getting older or what but they sound a mite expensive now. I
bought one of the packs and one of the panels some years back and don't
recall it seeming so dear.
James Day
On Wed, 16 May 2001 09:04:32 +0100, KJR <du...@dummy.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 15 May 2001 09:15:10 +0100, Mike Barnes <mi...@senrab.com>
>wrote:
>>And don't, whatever you do, draw outlines round the tools so that you
>>can see what goes where - this is regarded as an affectation.
>
>James Day wrote:
>> Thats so naff its untrue (probably insulted half the newsgroup),
>
>Naff affectation or not, it enables me to easily see what is missing
>from the tool cupboard. Given my propensity for not putting things
>back where I found them, a few outlines are essential!
If you have a lot of tools, I can maybe understand it - but the chap
next door, has outlines drawn around the SIX tools on his board. This
may of course explain why he's always knocking on my workshop door.!
>
>Anyway, it's mine and I'll play with it all I want!
Hey I can relate to that - I write software for temporary erections.
James Day
James Day
KJR
> On Wed, 16 May 2001 09:04:32 +0100, KJR <du...@dummy.com> wrote:
> >Naff affectation or not, it enables me to easily see what is missing
> >from the tool cupboard. Given my propensity for not putting things
> >back where I found them, a few outlines are essential!
>
> If you have a lot of tools, I can maybe understand it
I have a LOT of tools. I can even use some of them....
> but the chap
> next door, has outlines drawn around the SIX tools on his board.
That is a bit OTT!
> This
> may of course explain why he's always knocking on my workshop door.!
Luckily, my neighbours have not yet discovered me as a free rental source...
> Hey I can relate to that - I write software for temporary erections.
Surely you mean HARDware? ;-)
John Page
news:3b04f9df....@news.demon.co.uk...
> Hi,
> >Anyway, it's mine and I'll play with it all I want!
>
> Hey I can relate to that - I write software for temporary erections.
Working for an online streaming web-cam site ?
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James Day
wrote:
>"James Day" <ja...@no39.net> wrote in message
>news:3b04f9df....@news.demon.co.uk...
>> Hi,
>> >Anyway, it's mine and I'll play with it all I want!
>>
>> Hey I can relate to that - I write software for temporary erections.
>
>Working for an online streaming web-cam site ?
HeHe, I wish ....... unfortunately I write software for the
scaffolding industry.
James Day
The Q
orange stick back plastic as the tools shape (bring back Val
Singleton)
> John
Simon Avery
Hello Mike
> MB| And don't, whatever you do, draw outlines round the tools so
> MB| that you can see what goes where - this is regarded as an
> MB| affectation.
And looks bloody silly a year or so down the line when you've lost
half of them.
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Simon Avery
Hello KJR
> K| I have a LOT of tools. I can even use some of them....
Don't you find that wears them out faster?
KJR
> Don't you find that wears them out faster?
Not noticeably (*), but it does mean that I tend to lose them more readily...
(*) Although I recently had cause to re-build a sharpening 'strop' made by my
father in the 1950s: the leather strip had finally worn through...
Dave Millings
<que...@hotmail.com> writes
got my hooks etc from the States when I was working there. they do hooks
for everything (pliers hammers screwdrivers etc) You could try one of
the US stores...Builders Square,Home Depot,Pergament, K Mart, Sears. Ill
try to dig out the address of the manufacturers (I think its the
Milwaukee Chain Company or something.)
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