** My Garage Shelves Just Got Smarter (and WAY Cooler) **
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- čas přidán 27. 01. 2024
- Almost three years ago, I designed and built what I called "Smart Garage Shelves." I was trying to solve a problem of better storage systems in my small garage where every bit of space mattered. I was tired of the clutter and wanted smarter garage shelves. I wanted smarter storage solutions.
Little did I know that this project and video would become my number one video on my channel. We have since moved from Texas to Montana and instead of a small new garage I have an average size and what used to be a 40 year old unfinished garage.
In this video as part of my "Dream Garage" playlist, I have created and built Smart Garage Shelves 2.0!
I have made several changes that improve what where already great garage shelves. In this video I give you 7 reasons why Smart Shelves 2.0 are smarter than the original smart garage shelves. I also then give you the details of how they are built.
These shelves are not meant to hold heavy objects, but rather lighter, common things for around the garage like WD40, quarts of oil, power steering fluid, etc.
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Shallow shelves are awesome for storage like that - I made a cabinet (roughly 4ft wide, 5ft tall) with double doors. Shelves in the cabinet back, and inside the doors. None of the shelves are deeper than a spray can (+ ~1/2"). Put a few heights for 'normal' and tall cans.
Now, NOTHING can end up in front of another! I simply open the doors and find the can I need... no routing about, pushing things around finding what I need! I actually save money by not re-buying something I already had and just couldn't find it. I keep a dixie cup on a shelf too for putting the nozzles of empty cans after cleaning them.
As they say: THIS! ⬆
Super idea.
What I really like is that I keep some plywood pieces around just to have on hand. ....those pieces can sit for months on end without being needed. At this very moment I have loose plywood pieces being moved from one end of the garage to the other as they are always in the way.
We had a similar garage interior and finally painted the ceiling and walls white. What a difference it made for us!
Great idea! I'd like to see it on a dual Trolley track (like a pocket door). This would allow you to add say a garden tool organizer, peg board, etc behind it, and still have full access.
You did a great job Sir, and I enjoyed you building these shelves. Your garage is turning out to be very organized, clean and an ideal space for you to work in. I hope you are well. 🇨🇦💝🇺🇸👍
Two small things I think would make it slightly better. The initial bolts that came through the ceiling would have nuts and washers on the bottom making them very secure to the 2x4. The second would be a thread locker on the couplers. This would stop the threaded rod from pushing the bolt up and also allow you to thread the rod into the coupler from the floor and eliminate the use of a wrench to hold the coupler as you thread the rod.
I know this is nitpicking and would not be necessary but small things like this can make a job go much smoother.
Absolutely no need for nuts and washers. On the bottom side, the shelves aren't made from helium. They aren't going to lift
@@jasonmorehouse3756 I was thinking more about movement or lifting during assembly or future disassembly. I know after the shelves are in place they would not be necessary. But I tend to overbuild things because I have friends who can sometimes be like a bull in glass house....
Google Sammy’s threaded rod anchors GST-20
Nice design, I like the continuous improvement mindset. With the cost of real estate now days it’s important to maximize space. 👍
Nice and thanks for posting, gives me some ideas. I could add my 2 cents about what I'd have done differently but that wouldn't be fair, given the absolute mess that is my garage. LOL. Luckily, my wife is a patient saint.
That chamfer tool is going to be a must purchase, thanks for sharing and awesome shelving too.
The channel “Silver Cymbal” reviewed that same chamfer tool and he loved it.
Yes, MDF stands for medium density fiberboard, and it's heavier than 7 ply cabinet grade. But what's even lighter and simplifies the process is 1×6. No ripping is necessary. I'm not sure about the cost but time is money. And providing 3 feet for the garage repairman is not necessary either as they only need to be able to get a hand or drill in the space. All of it is accessible from the inside of the track. I have installed nearly 100 garage doors, so I know.
Oh, I'm using this idea. BTW on the smaller threaded rod you can just nick off the leading part of the thread at the very top and a nut will start fine. I used to cut tons of it and we would use the cutters on our wire strippers to chop off that top 1/8 of thread and a nut starts fine. Was cutting with a portaband saw though
I like you're thinking, and execution
. Thank you for your time and effort.
Boy, ...at first glance I thought this was just another, "just because you can doesn't mean you should" kind of video. The kind that people reach for just to get current content produced. BUT... the longer I watched, the more application this design has for MY situation. I especially love that you made the valence "cubby" up there for things like MORE threaded rod, or fishing rods, dowels, pipe, etc... The fact that the bottom struts are tightened up on the threaded rods and against the cubby- not just hung there- I envision that, though the shelf will rock a bit, it shouldn't rock a LOT. The rear-size ladder and plywood space? Very nicely thought out! Mounting it off the exterior (front) wall was genius, too, for longer stock storage, or, in my case, the often-needed 500W LED spotlight to sit on its tripod! Someone who doesn't store plywood or has a place for their ladders: they could box in the back with end-accessible shelves for longer stock, too. Good ideas Scott, and nice execution! Way to think outside the box for everything in the box we end up stuffing full of things!
Thank you so much for your comment. They have served me well. They don’t rock much. You have to really try to wedge something in too tight to get them to move. I am a projects guy so I use the cubby for pieces of wood and conduit that I don’t want to throw away.
Awesome design, awesome tutorial build video…!
Thank you sir.
Great idea, never thought to hang a shelf in front of the stored sheet goods.
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing this project!
Flapper wheel on your grinder works great for cleaning up the ends of cut threaded rods.
THanks for the details
Pretty neat idea
I always just roll the threaded rod against the side of the metal cutting blade to achieve the chamfer. Easier and cheaper. I hung HVAC duct for years.
Yeah only problem with that is you wanted a chamfor on there where he obviously didn't, he wanted a camphor lol
What a great idea thanks for sharing.
Awesome job
The thing people forget about MDF is, it's very porous. Obviously all wood is to some degree, but MDF must be painted or otherwise sealed to prevent it from warping or getting stupid heavy from ambient humidity.
Pretty brilliant idea. However for the amount of trades that I do I'd need about 400 of these in my garage. Sometimes I wish I didn't know how to do as much as I do so I had more storage space. But again, this is pretty cool.
Fantastic video sir.
Awesome thank you ❤
That's a great idea
I'm with BruceLyeg on this, Great Idea!
That little bit of space is all that is needed to store away those one of a kind things....that are always looking for a home.
Those chamfer tools work well. I have 3 different brands, and they all do a good job. A bench grinder will also do a good job but takes longer.
A word of caution when cutting small or round material on a miter saw. Space the fence out 2-3" with scrap board so that the blade is cutting on the down and back stroke not the up and back stroke. The blade can lift the material and create binding or make round material spin and bind. Wood miter saws run at 4000 to 6000 rpm and steel saw run at 1000 to 1500 rpm. Check for compatible speeds for saw blade be for use. Running a fiber blade faster than rated speed can have unintended resalts.
I use threaded rods all the time. You are over thinking the problem. just file off the burs with a small file.
Maybe so.
@@ScottsGarage17 I did not mean that in a "your doing it wrong" I just mean there is a way cheaper way to get the results. Your way looks better so if its a display piece your way is better. I also really enjoy your videos I learn a lot from them.
I like this shelving idea. Using wood glue would be a lot more effective. Screws alone wouldn’t be stable. Particularly on the backside. Preventing sagging.
I especially like the method of hanging it from ceiling.
The tensile compression was what finally made it make sense.
Initially I thought it was suspended at the top. Which, if the only things on the shelves was lightweight items, which would eventually become heavier, seemed fully dependent upon the threads of the rods.
But as I saw you having the bottom be 2x4s, I thought that it would swing.
The tightening of the bottom nuts makes it very firm.
But the cubby is a large wasted space. Leaving the forward side open add many more cubic feet of space, and it’s still a solid ‘foundation’ if built properly.
The true best thing is the fact that flat materials can be easily moved in and around.
My garbage is forever semi concealed by the stockpile of plywood as I work or between projects and the plywood is always leaning against something and forever in my way.
If you’re in a pinch or have threads that the chamfer don’t work on, just hit the end after cutting with a flap wheel on a grinder. It cleans up the edge easily and lets you rethread again too
When you waved your arm behind the shelves I about fell out of my chair.
the sped up footage sounds like you're on a Formula 1 track sometimes. Haha, love the design and great video! Keep up the good work.
I thought they were hungry cats outside.
Looks great and different, thought you were going with a french cleat when I first seen it.
A bastard cut file is all you need to debur the all thread… a couple of passes while rotating the rod and you’re good.
Pretty cool. I think I'd like to do this but replace as much wood as possible with other materials. Probably superstrut for the very bottom (conveniently right next to the threaded rod at the store), but i guess probably not much other than wood is valid for the rest.
Another good way to get rid of burs on the threaded rods is a bench grinder pass it thru the wire brush
A fine grit bit attachment on a drill, fine grinder stone on grinder, a metal file, plenty of ways to get it without buying a single use tool.
@@STV-H4H Absolutely
11:00 I would have locked those bolts to the 2x4 with another set of washers and nuts from the underside. It was unclear how you kept them from spinning when attaching the rods.
I would have reinforced the weight bearing ability of the bottom shelf. 7 paint cans on that shelf and any other thing would probably put a strain on the rabbets. Otherwise this is a great build. I''ll steal the idea :)
I cut 1/2 inch threaded rod at work all the time with a portable bandsaw, or worst case, a hacksaw. Might have to kiss it with a file, if I'm having a bad day.
It’s pronounced “Ch”amfered as in “Cheese”. Just sayin’.
That was making my eye twitch.
Nah you guys are inbred. Chevrolet, chevron, chef, chandelier, chamfer, chassis.
They're French words so they're pronounced the French way, just like I know you pronounce Arkansas and Kansas differently because you respect the French heritage
Thank you for pointing this out. I now see that any content of this video is useless because of this issue. I'll move on to a video that can help.
More like “sh” if you want to be technical on the pronunciation
I was thinking it retracted up into the attic above the garage.
Are these 'Smart' shelves using any home automation like the term 'Smart' conventionally means? I didn't see if the retract or have motion controlled lighting.
I'm a patreon member and I can assure you that these shelves fully integrate into my home automation system. Members only. I see that you are truly a Member.
Sounds like these are more the 'traditional' kind of smart. Meaning they're smart in real time and don't have to wait for a response in the cloud from China.
@@partonkevinyou certainly have the ‘member’ mentality, maybe tool is the proper term.
How much play/ wobble is there? I'd guess I'd want to brace it against the back wall. I bump into things.
Not much at all. If I really push on the bottom I can get them to move. They don’t wobble at all opening and closing the garage door.
I would say that since they are threaded rods, they are more Ridgid. If it was rope or would swing like crazy.
For the love of God, it's chamfer not camphor FFS
I know right! Next, he’ll be saying shit like this is mines or axe him a question..
Easy Hermione! 😂🤭
Chamfer your wood, camphor your chest 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wow someone is easily triggered 😳
The assembly of the shelf box is good but the overall hanging/ mount idea is over engineered as they say. A simple screw to wall or French cleat system would suffice. The only benefit I see of your design is stacking sheet goods behind. Credit to you on your video and demonstration.
Are you related to the My Pillow 2.0 guy ?
@3:46: That's 3' 6"?
put a nut on the all thread before you make your cut then back it off over the cut.. done
What makes them smart?
What is the cover on the garage doors?
Might be for sound or insulation
On my garage door I used insulation foam sheets inserted into each panel. Along with the insulation and double 5/8” drywall in my garage, I can have a planer and the dust collection both running,, and not worry about neighbors or family at even 2am.
100dB in garage and about 60 10ft from garage door measurement, and less inside my living room. A shared wall.
Don’t understand why you hung it from the ceiling. Does it swing/wiggle when any contact. Why would it not be anchored to the wall? Seems like the space behind it would have very limited use and be pretty much wasted space.
The shelves don’t swing. I am a projects guy and I don’t lie throwing cutoff pieces away. I will fully utilize the space behind the shelves scrap pieces of lumber and plywood.
I don't understand why I have seen this comment a few times. If you guys can't understand construction, then why are you watching these kind of videos? Why tf would it swing? Did he attach it to a door hinge? There is probably more support in the shelving unit he made than the garage walls...
Assuming this is an "old" garage, what is the ceiling joist sizing? Most modern day garages have trusses where the allowable loading is only sheet rock. How much weight is being hung from the ceiling just?
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Content starts around 2:0
I wonder if only 2 rods would be sufficient.
For the weight, yes, but not for rigidity. If you don't want yourselves to wobble you would want four attachment points
fixed location non-automated storage is not smart storage, this is just a hanging shelf.
additionally, knocking off the burrs from the threaded rod can be done with simple sandpaper, either by hand or your power tool of choice, including a normal drill or handheld rotary tool (i.e. dremel)
I know it is notpicky but the word "chamfer" is pronounced like "champ-fer" not "camp-fer". You say is as if the H was silent somehow. I had to go look it up and the standard way to pronounce that word is the hard "ch" sound as in choo-choo or chosen or change, etc. I dont know why it made me wince every time you said it wrong. LOL Otherwise, fantastic idea and video!
Another way, not as easy, to chamfer the end of the rods, is to use a belt sander.
Hold the rod at 45 degrees, and grind the chamfer on, rotating by hand...
Would have been cooler if they retracted into ceiling.
3:31
What makes these smart?
So just regular shelves
Wafer Board “1/4😂
I don't understand your joke
c-ham-fer say it back fast 5 times
I’m trying to figure out what’s actually smart about them….
@destroy43…me too! 21mins and don’t understand any of the smart reference.
5/8 ... 23/32... "Americans" will never realize how dumb their system is.
Not sure whats smart about shelves
So sliding shelves? Whats smart? Is there no tech involved? Meh, not smart at all lmao.
This design is not smart. As a mater of fact, it looks dangerous.
I agree this isn't smart. It is just a simple design. However, what makes it dangerous?
Because it's hanging from the ceiling with no other apparent support. Too much weight or bang into the side of it and it may come down. A child or pet underneath at the time is going to get hurt. @@Itsdirtnaptime
But it's held up by metal rod(s). It is also screwed to the ceiling. I don't think he plans to hang much more than 300 pounds on that. I used cap head screws to hold metal parts down at work. Cutting requires way more force than this would apply to the threads of those thread all bolts. I think you (like others on here) are not giving wood and metal the respect they deserve.
Why take the risk? What is the benefit from hanging from the ceiling as opposed to just setting it on the floor? Blowing out dust from underneath or storing plywood behind it? There are better and simpler ways to get the same result. @@Itsdirtnaptime
For it to come down and crush Fluffy, Mitze or Jeff four connections need to fail. That is sorta like worrying that 2 nuts affixing a light fixture to the ceiling above your head will both snap off at the same time.