8 power tool storage ideas

We love this DIY drill station because it organises your chargers as well as your tools.

Drill-drivers are one of the most useful tools in a DIYer’s collection, so much so that many own more than one. That often results in a bewildering array of batteries and chargers that end up cluttered and tangled.

This simple storage solution organises your drill-drivers and chargers for an affordable price. It requires only a single sheet of plywood.

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This ingenious workbench showcases a nearly magical way to double your power tool storage: a bench top that flips upside down! Bolt your bench-top power tools to each side of the work surface. That way your tools not in use are automatically stored, safe and sound.

We love the high quality of this build, and it’s peppered with clever small details. Casters make it mobile, while the pegboard cabinet backs provide easy customisation. The side cabinet offers storage for a narrow-base bench-top power tool, like a drill press. The outfeed roller safely supports longer materials.

Most intermediate DIYers can tackle this project over a weekend.

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Here’s another workbench with built-in power tool storage. Its L-shaped design provides space to store all kinds of power tools, and the open-faced sides are good for timber and sheet goods. It’s a great solution as shown. If you have more power tools to store than timber, consider converting the front to cabinet doors.

The straightforward design makes this project beginner-friendly.

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Pneumatic tools require storage for air hoses as well as the tools themselves. This simple air tool storage project gets tools and hoses off the workspace floor while offering cubby storage for fasteners and spare couplings. Best of all, you can build it with parts you probably have lying around.

Attach a large bucket to your wall. Pop in a 20mm plywood shelf/divider, and you’re done! Wrap your hose around the bucket like a garden hose, and slide the tools and accessories into the bucket.

This is another docking station for your drill-drivers and other pistol-grip power tools. This one is wider with PVC “holsters” for your tools. Consider adding a power strip to make charging easier.

This should take a few hours to build.

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This high-capacity rolling cabinet can hold a ridiculous number of power tools.

The initial design shows storage for more than a dozen, from routers and drills to circular saws and nail guns. And that’s just the front side! Spin the cabinet around on its casters, and the other side holds just as much. And because it’s DIY, you can easily customise the storage bays to accommodate your specific tools.

This project should take an intermediate-level DIYer two to three days to complete.

This DIY tool storage project uses pegboard in a particularly clever way, as integrated sliding doors. The pegboard lets you keep drill bits, router bits, sanding disks and all kinds of other power tool accessories within easy reach. You’ll need a set of by-pass sliding door hardware and a single sheet of pegboard.

A good project for beginners, there’s a trick to it: Leave a gap between the doors so tools won’t jam up the slide. Fifty millimetres should be enough for thin tools.

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This is a no-frills option for storage and transport around a job site or large property. If you’ve got a lot of land, you know getting power tools out to a project can be a pain. The traditional rolling tool storage solutions we’ve looked at so far only work on the smooth surfaces of a garage or workshop floor.

Make this simple tool storage/carrier with an existing wheelbarrow and simple materials. Use a plywood sheet for the box and any dividers, and scrap timber for bottom-side cleats. (The cleats keep tool carrier in place while at an angle.)

This is a great build for DIYers who want a simple, direct solution to storage and onsite transport.

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Source: Family Handyman