How To Hang Power Tools On Wall

Hang your tools on the hooks.

How to hang power tools on wall.

If you aren t familiar with the french cleat system it s pretty much just a piece of wood attached to the wall with the top cut at a 45 degree angle. Aluminum flat stock to length and bend them into l s. Do not attach the wood screws using the pre drilled holes of the pegboard. If they don t have hanging loops read on to the next section to find other ways in which to hang your tools.

The key to this project is a 4 ft long by pass sliding door hardware set about 15 at a home center you mount 1 4 in. We used square pvc pi. Plywood spacers in the roller hardware as shown. To help keep power tools and their cords if they have them organized i used wire shelves.

In this quick cuts video we show you our simple diy drill driver and angle grinder storage using space along one side of our workbench. Removing a section of the wire shelving will allow drills to fit. Pegboard onto it making sure to provide enough room 2 in to hang tools on the pegboard and still allow it to slide by the door in front. For example you can clamp a binder clip onto a canvas pouch then slide the binder clip over a peg hook.

The blade of the saws the end of the drill etc can fit right through the spaces in the shelves. Notch pvc pipes out to fit your power tools and mount to a wall or under a shelf. You ll instantly have an organized look and free up shelf space. Cut two pieces of 1 in.

Use larger diameter pipe for larger tools like circular saws. Find out more here. This diy tool storage option using pvc pipe fits that bill. Big hammers like ball peen and framing tools are tough to hang because of the head shapes.

The parts of the tools that prevent them from lying flat on a standard shelf eg. Wood screws at the top and bottom of each strip and in the center. The trick is to insert 1 2 in. Most tools will have some sort of loop at the top so that you can hang them.

Then you make individual hangers with a cleat on the back that is also cut at a 45 degree angle.