Cleat-System Shop Organizer
B
EING A COMPULSIVE ORGANIZER, I have moved things around in
my shop many times and I anticipate more moves in the future.
To accommodate all this rearranging, I have come up with a cleat sys-
tem that makes practically everything in my shop portable. The system
consists of two beveled cleats attached to the shop walls. One cleat is
attached 40 in. from the floor, a good working height, and the other at
64 in., a good hanging height. Any item I want to attach to the wall is
fitted with a reverse-bevel hanger, as shown in the drawing. I use the
system to hang my toolbox, router box, and drill box, to fasten a
grinder to the wall, to position my work lights, and to attach hooks
for rules and brooms. I use the cleats to hang everything that can be
used in several locations in the shop. Later, I plan to build an identical
cleat system inside a panel truck so I can transfer equipment between
shop and truck quickly and neatly.
—JOHNLOUGHREY,Madison,Wisc.
Chapter
Beveled hangerBeveled cleat
screwed to
wall supports
moveable
racks.
Spacer block