LS1FJ40
SILVER Star
Last year I built some shelves in my garage for storage. They sucked. I normally overbuild things but I cheaped out and cut corners. It wasn’t very useful and was more in the way than anything.
Since I am tearing apart and rebuilding my spare 1FZ-FE motor for my 93 space is an even greater commodity.
So I tore down the old shelves and scrapped them. Saved the 2x lumber and ditched the 1/2” plywood.
New shelves are 3/4” BC plywood with 2x4 framing. They are very stout. 24” depth from the wall. Spaced 18” between each shelf in order to fit my storage containers. I use two different types of containers. The big black containers are for light storage. The grey containers are for heavier items.
I wanted an elevated work bench that was taller than my other work bench. So I placed it at 42” height. This enabled me to carry the shelf at the perpendicular at the same height. It also enabled me to store my table saw underneath and out of the way.
I made the work bench 36” deep and used the 12” drop off for a shelf above the bench. I used the remaining 24” drop off to rip it down to 16.5” and made a back wall between the work bench and 12” shelf. This gives me a solid surface to mount to.
The work bench will get 1/4” melamine overlay as a “sacrificial layer”.
Of course, I started this project on Christmas Eve eve. As I was just getting in to it my 14 year old Makita 18v impact wore out. I had been planning on adding another one but just hadn’t gotten to it. Well, I was forced to. I really hadn’t noticed how much my old one had worn down. She’d been a good tool and she still works. Just doesn’t have the torque she used to. She won’t get scrapped. Will look at rebuilding it.
I will be adding on to the shelves on the right. Another 8’.
This was all part of my inventorying and organizing of my Land Cruiser parts. I had bins and bins of parts but didn’t really know what all I had. (A lot). Now it will be easier to find and plan accordingly.
Since I am tearing apart and rebuilding my spare 1FZ-FE motor for my 93 space is an even greater commodity.
So I tore down the old shelves and scrapped them. Saved the 2x lumber and ditched the 1/2” plywood.
New shelves are 3/4” BC plywood with 2x4 framing. They are very stout. 24” depth from the wall. Spaced 18” between each shelf in order to fit my storage containers. I use two different types of containers. The big black containers are for light storage. The grey containers are for heavier items.
I wanted an elevated work bench that was taller than my other work bench. So I placed it at 42” height. This enabled me to carry the shelf at the perpendicular at the same height. It also enabled me to store my table saw underneath and out of the way.
I made the work bench 36” deep and used the 12” drop off for a shelf above the bench. I used the remaining 24” drop off to rip it down to 16.5” and made a back wall between the work bench and 12” shelf. This gives me a solid surface to mount to.
The work bench will get 1/4” melamine overlay as a “sacrificial layer”.
Of course, I started this project on Christmas Eve eve. As I was just getting in to it my 14 year old Makita 18v impact wore out. I had been planning on adding another one but just hadn’t gotten to it. Well, I was forced to. I really hadn’t noticed how much my old one had worn down. She’d been a good tool and she still works. Just doesn’t have the torque she used to. She won’t get scrapped. Will look at rebuilding it.
I will be adding on to the shelves on the right. Another 8’.
This was all part of my inventorying and organizing of my Land Cruiser parts. I had bins and bins of parts but didn’t really know what all I had. (A lot). Now it will be easier to find and plan accordingly.
Since when has Lowes sold Makita?
