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CD Rack
Cut the bulb end off a scrapped chrome faucet supply pipe. The 3/8" outside diameter pipe can be bent by hand into a C-shape, and tied to a vertical support. You can store abo... Read More
Type(s): Organizing Tool
Tags: tip cd rack

Wire Spice Rack
A simple spice rack at the workbench can organize smaller bottles of glues, solvents, lubricants, etc. With less than a dollar's worth of hardware they'll mount to the gar... Read More
Type(s): Organizing Tool, Tip
Tags: work+bench spice+rack

Gorilla Rack Workbench (GR 2102 B)
At $99, the Gorilla Rack Workbench is the best workbench that I have found for the price. This model is much higher quality then similarly priced workbenches found at Home Dep... Read More
Comments: 1
Type(s): Organizing Tool
Tags: organization, workshop, workbench

Nail Polish Meets House Paint
Sometimes a tool comes along that’s so ridiculously simple, but makes such a huge impact on how you go about your business. Qwikie Paint Pots are such a wonder-widget. Ba... Read More
Comments: 2
Type(s): Organizing Tool
Tags: housepaint storage

3M Dual Lock Reclosable Fasteners
Similar to hook-and-loop (velcro) but much stronger, this self-mating fastener relies on hundreds of tiny interlocking mushroom heads to form its bond. With five times the ... Read More
Comments: 1
Type(s): Art Supply, Electronics/Gadget, Household Product, Office Supply, Organizing Tool, Raw Material
Tags: hook+and+loop fastener dual+lock 3M velcro hook loop

Boblbee Megalopolis backpack
I'm hard on gear. I drag my Power-Book, iPod, and digital camera everywhere I go. So over the years I've gone through a lot of bags and packs for storing gear. The one pa... Read More
Type(s): Office Supply, Organizing Tool
Tags: bag pack protect

Tools in a jumble?
Try using a big carabiner as a cool means to store your box-end wrenches. The beener keeps all the sizes in order (or more precisely, you can keep them in order on the beener... Read More
Type(s): Organizing Tool, Tip
Tags: carabiner wrenches wrench tool+clip

CountyComm Bail Out Bag
I’m a guy that thinks he might actually need a voltmeter at lunch. Backpacks are the old stand-by for such gizmo hauling, but they tend to get disorganized and are storag... Read More
Type(s): Organizing Tool
Tags: gadget bag

Stylish Leg Purse
Doesn't everybody want a secret pocket on their person to store useful gadgets? Having just watched a sleep-inducing cigarette procured from a garter-case in The Spy Who Loved... Read More
Type(s): Organizing Tool
Tags: leg purse hands+free

Sharpie Mini
I, like most women I know, have used the venerable black Sharpie for many wardrobe fixes – scuff marks and bleach splatters, are no match for the queen of permanent marke... Read More
Type(s): Art Supply, Household Product, Office Supply, Organizing Tool
Tags: sharpie mini