Here's a link to similar slotted steel angle strip if you're in the US - I think that will do the job. If anyone's tried it please report back! amzn.to/2zhkrDB (affiliate link) And here's a link to the full article: gosforthhandyman.com/2017/06/small-parts-storage/
What I like about you is that you're very honest. I am glad I am not the only one who makes silly mistakes. The main thing is that, mistakes aside, you are a very competent woodworker. I am always inspired by your projects and once my workshop is completed, I'll crack on with some of them, especially the NVR system.
Made one of these for the work van, worked a treat, used a piece of M8 threaded bar on the front to stop the boxes falling forward when in motion, plus I drilled a 5mm hole in the end of the threaded bar for a small padlock 🔐 to fit through and it acts as a security bar too, keep me bits secure whilst on site! Great video 👍
Great content. consider adding a drawer slide tray at the bottom of your case unit it will give you somewhere to rest a case if you only need to get at a couple of screws. Finding a clear space on the workbench mid project to put a case down no chance. It also helps when refilling or organising your cases. The tray can then be pushed out of the way. I find it saves me time. Cheers John County Durham
I started recording my projects so I'd have another excuse for my (many) errors. My hat's off to all the makers and content providers. It is quite a bit more challenging to make a simple project. Thanks, mate!
Hey - thanks for making these videos. :-) Im learning so much (and am nicking ideas for my workshop!). Watching this, in a split second, i just learnt a great tip i never thought of - heat the blade up a bit to remove a label! Mind blown!
Nice! I've done this with rabbets and also with drawer slides and shelves. The rabbets stick partly depending on temperature and humidity, so if I do this again I'll try the angle. I put some of my tools in larger boxes, incl systainers and the shelves with slides work well for that.
Great honest upload Andy. The fact that you can make a mistake(albeit because of the camerawork stuff) just gives us amateurs some hope. I’ve only used my biscuit jointer once so far it was a simple but sturdy 18 mm ply work storage box. The biscuits worked out perfectly because I watched your tutorial on Utube about referencing?? Great stuff mate. Cheers David.
When one puts a biscuit slot in the wrong place, one puts in glue and biscuit, then after the glue dries, trim off the biscuits, presto, a dutchman! Once fully hard, you can cut new biscuit slots, even overlapped. I have birchwood biscuits specifically for that purpose.
In anticipation of more boxes being added; because that is the way of the worksop warrior, I would have made this project more of a floor-standing cabinet and angled the slots slightly just in case of earthquakes lol!
'OCD boxes' - love it, but one of the best things I did years ago in loft of our tiny east London house - totally against my nature but delayed heart attack by ten years 'cos I could find things!
Great video, I'm in the process of fitting out a small workshop and this is exactly what i was looking to build. Also, hello from a neighbor, I'm from Houghton le spring :-)
Screwfix have a BOGOF deal on the FatMax Pro at the moment, works out at £10 ea for storage box. I got myself 10 of them so will be have a go at something like this, though I think I'll need to use 9 for "Broken Promises" ;)
Hi Andy. Just ordered the galvanised steel angle from Ironmongery Direct, Not bad @ £4.86 incl vat. I can see you're using 18mm ply, but what size biscuits are you using; #0, #10 or #20? Good luck at Makers Central next week
Hi, Good project. I was wondering how you produce the labels for the plastic boxes and how do you get them to stick onto the plastic? I have trouble with labels not sticking to plastic. and falling off! Cheers.
Gosforth Handyman how so? I thought the same tel I broke the joint. Then did some research into. Glue is stronger then the wood. Glues is the strength you’re seeing not the biscuits.
What kind of biscuits do you use? Jammy Dodgers or Custard creams? ;) I've just inherited my dad's old tools and screw boxes so this looks like something I could try my hand at! Thanks!
Love the channel I am going on my own from January..been in IT business for 12 years..Sick of dealing with idiots :D rather be digging holes for rest of my life 🤣🤣🤣
Great video im an hvac tech. I have a stupid question. Why do you need a biscuit tool. Can you screw or nail plywood together to make the box. What is the advantage.
Could you please give us more details about those metal pieces..what gauge? what kind of metal? Here in the U.S. I found something similar on HomeDepot's site..Type in "Metal Slotted Angle" and it looks a little like what he's using. You want something strong obviously. I'm so glad I found this video because the version I was going by had wood shelves and it was pretty bulky, creating a large gap between organizer boxes.I'll have to try metal strips since it's strong and thin. Thanks!
Laurie Clarkson Can you please advise the model # or whatever info I could use to get the same metal you got from HD....if you found that it worked alright? Of course...that’s important to know .... please & thank you!
Talking of weight - and such storage can be very heavy, which affects decisions about where and how you support it. Dropped my box of 300mm SDS drill bits and chisels yesterday. That was a crash! Box smashed. Not wearing safety boots but missed toes, fortunately
Thanks for making this video. I'm off to the DIY store to get me some plywood and metal L-channel! Quick question, what's the drill bit holder you use in your impact driver?
You must have figured out by now that a router should be used in one direction only so that the bit cuts into the wood and doesn’t act like a wheel. It might be a good idea to make a note of that in your video so people avoid making that mistake.
Hi Andy, Would you consider making something like that out of MDF? (Actually, that would be a great topic for a video - when to use MDF, and when to use plywood... I'm wondering about the same question for making workshop cabinets). Also, do you think aluminium angle bar (e.g. www.amazon.co.uk/STORMGUARD-09SL0131219-Angle-Aluminium-1219mm/dp/B077YWBM9X ) would do an adequate job instead of the steel ones? Lighter and cheaper - but would it be strong enough? Cheers, Ian
@@GosforthHandyman Cheers! Your ply looks completely different to the stuff I just bought!! I thought yours was pine or something looking at the grain. I know it sounds really dumb but is it a special kind? 😂
Gosforth Handyman thanks, I will probably use either dowel joints or pocket screws as I don't have a biscuit joiner, great video just watched it again.
No mechanical fixings whatsoever. .. uses nail gun. Haha! But seriously lovely job and you have inspired me to build same unit for my little shed. Well done. Subbed.
Home Depot has it for about half of the price on Amazon Prime, probably shipping is factored in. Still cheaper in the UK. I'll probably look for it when I shop at the recycling center here if I decide to try it.
Here's a link to similar slotted steel angle strip if you're in the US - I think that will do the job. If anyone's tried it please report back!
amzn.to/2zhkrDB (affiliate link)
And here's a link to the full article: gosforthhandyman.com/2017/06/small-parts-storage/
Cheers! I was just about to ask for this sort of information!
What I like about you is that you're very honest. I am glad I am not the only one who makes silly mistakes. The main thing is that, mistakes aside, you are a very competent woodworker. I am always inspired by your projects and once my workshop is completed, I'll crack on with some of them, especially the NVR system.
Thanks for the kind words John - really appreciated! 👍👊
Made one of these for the work van, worked a treat, used a piece of M8 threaded bar on the front to stop the boxes falling forward when in motion, plus I drilled a 5mm hole in the end of the threaded bar for a small padlock 🔐 to fit through and it acts as a security bar too, keep me bits secure whilst on site! Great video 👍
Great stuff! I've also seen folk angle the support rails to stop the boxes falling out. Both work! 👊👍
Great content. consider adding a drawer slide tray at the bottom of your case unit it will give you somewhere to rest a case if you only need to get at a couple of screws. Finding a clear space on the workbench mid project to put a case down no chance. It also helps when refilling or organising your cases. The tray can then be pushed out of the way. I find it saves me time. Cheers John County Durham
You are my hero! ---- It's nice to see someone that doesn't fade their goofs! --- Just means you're human!
I started recording my projects so I'd have another excuse for my (many) errors. My hat's off to all the makers and content providers. It is quite a bit more challenging to make a simple project. Thanks, mate!
Hey - thanks for making these videos. :-) Im learning so much (and am nicking ideas for my workshop!). Watching this, in a split second, i just learnt a great tip i never thought of - heat the blade up a bit to remove a label! Mind blown!
Nice! I've done this with rabbets and also with drawer slides and shelves. The rabbets stick partly depending on temperature and humidity, so if I do this again I'll try the angle. I put some of my tools in larger boxes, incl systainers and the shelves with slides work well for that.
Great honest upload Andy. The fact that you can make a mistake(albeit because of the camerawork stuff) just gives us amateurs some hope. I’ve only used my biscuit jointer once so far it was a simple but sturdy 18 mm ply work storage box. The biscuits worked out perfectly because I watched your tutorial on Utube about referencing??
Great stuff mate.
Cheers David.
I like the angle idea better then most I’ve seen!
Inspired use of the metal angled strip. Just subscribed and already learned something, thanks.
Cheers for watching and welcome to the channel! 👍
When one puts a biscuit slot in the wrong place, one puts in glue and biscuit, then after the glue dries, trim off the biscuits, presto, a dutchman! Once fully hard, you can cut new biscuit slots, even overlapped. I have birchwood biscuits specifically for that purpose.
In anticipation of more boxes being added; because that is the way of the worksop warrior, I would have made this project more of a floor-standing cabinet and angled the slots slightly just in case of earthquakes lol!
Just ordered 4 Stanley boxes and need to make a rack....just what I wanted to see...thanks
Awesome stuff! My rack is still going strong - works great. Best of luck with yours! 👍
'OCD boxes' - love it, but one of the best things I did years ago in loft of our tiny east London house - totally against my nature but delayed heart attack by ten years 'cos I could find things!
Great video, I'm in the process of fitting out a small workshop and this is exactly what i was looking to build.
Also, hello from a neighbor, I'm from Houghton le spring :-)
Hello to Houghton le Spring! Done a few gigs there back in the day! 👍🛠
Love the organiser labelled broken promises lol 😂👍
Very nice. Would you care to share a cut list or measurements?
locks like a nice cleaver and cheap solution. I see its posted 2017, how is holding up after a few years?
Brilliant. Super simple idea. I think this may be my first project when I get set up in new workshop.
Thanks for sharing.
Great stuff! 👍
I’m pretty curious about the broken promises case. I feel I may need one also. Nice work!
Cheers - I think I had biscuits and dowels in there! 😀
I thought the same thing!
I liked your method of leveling it. Thanks for the project idea.
Cheers Michael - use it every day! 👍🛠
Building on of these as soon as possible. Great video. I'd move the top two to the bottom though, in case it tips off the wall! ;-)
I had to get a bigger box for the broken promises! 😂
I have 8 of them stacked up on one of my benches, now i know what to do with em (bin em) only joking, cheers for the idea.
Barry (West Kirby, Wirral)
Screwfix have a BOGOF deal on the FatMax Pro at the moment, works out at £10 ea for storage box. I got myself 10 of them so will be have a go at something like this, though I think I'll need to use 9 for "Broken Promises" ;)
Ha ha - yeah, the broken promises rack up... (pardon the pun) 😉
I like it. Please show us what's in the box of "lost dreams". 😉
Ha - I think it was a/v bits... I think. 😀
You like that dewalt biscuit joiner?
Thought you said no mechanical fixings.... what's with the nail gun?
Hi Andy. Just ordered the galvanised steel angle from Ironmongery Direct, Not bad @ £4.86 incl vat. I can see you're using 18mm ply, but what size biscuits are you using; #0, #10 or #20? Good luck at Makers Central next week
I normally use #20 unless I can't fit them in. 👍
Hi, Good project. I was wondering how you produce the labels for the plastic boxes and how do you get them to stick onto the plastic? I have trouble with labels not sticking to plastic. and falling off! Cheers.
I've popped a link to my label printer on here: gosforthhandyman.com/products-i-use/
(although I got it when it was on sale!) 👍
love your videos mate
That was fun and informative.👍
Looks great. Love your thought process along the way. What's the purpose of clamping the scrap wood when routing the sides at 14:25?
I think it was to get a bigger base for the router to sit on...
@@paulgreblick Definitely. Thanks!
Lovely job mate and a nice solution to all them fixings! What wood glue do you use?
Cheers buddy - Titebond 2.
Where do you buy your broken promises from. I'm all out and Screwfix keep delivering so they're no good.?
Lol - I've got plenty if you need any... 😂
Biscuits don’t provide structural support. They are for alignment only. Glue is where the strength comes from.
Biscuits also protect the joint from catastropic failure. 👍
Gosforth Handyman how so? I thought the same tel I broke the joint. Then did some research into. Glue is stronger then the wood. Glues is the strength you’re seeing not the biscuits.
If a glued joint fails it will completely fail. If a biscuited joint fails it will still be partly held together by the biscuits (see recent tests).
Gosforth Handyman what test? I’m curious now. I’ve seen the opposite is true. If I’m wrong then I’d like to know.
ua-cam.com/video/dxwFP4WHS4o/v-deo.html 👍
Hi, you did this a couple of years ago now, how has it held up with all that weight?
Absolutely fine! Still going strong. 👍
What kind of biscuits do you use? Jammy Dodgers or Custard creams? ;)
I've just inherited my dad's old tools and screw boxes so this looks like something I could try my hand at! Thanks!
Gotta be Custard Creams! 👍
Biscuit shelves would of been slick, would the hold the weight?
Andy What screws did you use to attach the angle to the sides
That's a lot of effort for a shelf! Wouldn't last long in my van lol
Love the channel
I am going on my own from January..been in IT business for 12 years..Sick of dealing with idiots :D rather be digging holes for rest of my life 🤣🤣🤣
Fantastic! I was in IT for 17 years. Likewise, I'd rather unblock drains. 👍😂🤞
Hey, where do you get you materials (mainly wood) from??
Great video im an hvac tech. I have a stupid question. Why do you need a biscuit tool. Can you screw or nail plywood together to make the box. What is the advantage.
Mainly alignment but it adds a certain amount of strength too - plus no screw / nail holes to fill. 👍
Your saying no screws. Use nail gun?
Yup can just biscuit / glue / clamp if the project needs it.
We’re ocd boxes from screw fix ?
What screws did you use for attaching the rails
Nice work sir, I need to build one of these. Where did you get the metal strips?
Cheers bud - think I got the rails from ironmongery direct.
Could you please give us more details about those metal pieces..what gauge? what kind of metal? Here in the U.S. I found something similar on HomeDepot's site..Type in "Metal Slotted Angle" and it looks a little like what he's using. You want something strong obviously. I'm so glad I found this video because the version I was going by had wood shelves and it was pretty bulky, creating a large gap between organizer boxes.I'll have to try metal strips since it's strong and thin. Thanks!
Laurie Clarkson Can you please advise the model # or whatever info I could use to get the same metal you got from HD....if you found that it worked alright? Of course...that’s important to know .... please & thank you!
The rails I've used are 23.5mm x 23.5mm x 1m lengths of galvanised angle steel. The steel is 1.2mm thick.
Talking of weight - and such storage can be very heavy, which affects decisions about where and how you support it. Dropped my box of 300mm SDS drill bits and chisels yesterday. That was a crash! Box smashed. Not wearing safety boots but missed toes, fortunately
What are the sides cut down to? Measurements
Do you know the dimensions of them storage boxes mate. Looking to incorporate them into a project. Cheers
I think it's these ones www.stanleytools.com/en-us/products/storage/tool-boxes/organizer/sortmaster-junior/stst14022 👍
Here's a collection of them on Amazon: www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=SortMaster%E2%84%A2+Junior
I’m very pleased to see mistakes in your video . Everything get perfect in all videos DIY or woodworking in UA-cam...and i’m just fed up with that . 😁
Oh, if you want mistakes you've come to the right place! 😂👍
Thanks for making this video. I'm off to the DIY store to get me some plywood and metal L-channel! Quick question, what's the drill bit holder you use in your impact driver?
No worries! It's a Wera Rapidator - link on here: gosforthhandyman.com/products-i-use/
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I wonder if he sells plans to make the broken promises that go in the broken promises box?
You must have figured out by now that a router should be used in one direction only so that the bit cuts into the wood and doesn’t act like a wheel. It might be a good idea to make a note of that in your video so people avoid making that mistake.
This is made from aluminum from HomeDepot Canada
Schluter Schiene Satin Anodized Aluminum 1/2 in. x 8 ft. 2 in. Metal L-Angle Tile Edging Trim
Hi, What glue is that?.
Hi Andy,
Would you consider making something like that out of MDF? (Actually, that would be a great topic for a video - when to use MDF, and when to use plywood... I'm wondering about the same question for making workshop cabinets).
Also, do you think aluminium angle bar (e.g. www.amazon.co.uk/STORMGUARD-09SL0131219-Angle-Aluminium-1219mm/dp/B077YWBM9X ) would do an adequate job instead of the steel ones? Lighter and cheaper - but would it be strong enough? Cheers, Ian
Hi mate. What wood have you used to line your walls?
18mm ply on the unpainted walls, MDF on the painted walls. 👍
@@GosforthHandyman Cheers! Your ply looks completely different to the stuff I just bought!! I thought yours was pine or something looking at the grain. I know it sounds really dumb but is it a special kind? 😂
No, but B&Q sometimes stock really nice ply! 😀
👍👍👍👍
What plywood did you use, as I need to make one of these
18mm softwood ply (7 layer). 👍
Gosforth Handyman thanks, I will probably use either dowel joints or pocket screws as I don't have a biscuit joiner, great video just watched it again.
I'm going to call them OCD boxes from now on.
_. . . broken promises . ._ : P
.. whatever do you store in that box?
Ha ha - it was biscuits. 😂👍
No mechanical fixings whatsoever. .. uses nail gun. Haha! But seriously lovely job and you have inspired me to build same unit for my little shed. Well done. Subbed.
Cheers, ha ha I know but they're just for alignment - honest! 😀🛠
glad i never made those mistakes ...... lol
Nice idea but that metal strip isnt that cheap, thats maybe $100 easy in metal.
Weird! I think metal is cheaper in the UK - £2.20 a strip over here. 👍
Home Depot has it for about half of the price on Amazon Prime, probably shipping is factored in. Still cheaper in the UK. I'll probably look for it when I shop at the recycling center here if I decide to try it.
Biscuit machine and nail gun.
steel angle Code 899088
Broken promises, whats in there?
Broken promises ? Lol