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Small Tool and General Supply Storage

Nothing beats cabinets for storing finishing supplies, locking up tools or stashing items that just can't be hung on the wall. When it comes to shop cabinetry these days, the name of the game is modular. Last summer, Craftsman unveiled a new line of modular cabinets intended specifically for organizing the shop. Among the options, you can buy floor-standing wall lockers, wall-mounted upper cabinets or rolling base cabinets equipped with adjustable shelving or drawers. All feature steel I-Frame* construction with tubular steel frames on the top and bottom to add rigidity. Side walls are punched with pegboard grids for even more storage and ventilation. The steel doors have 3" deep shelving and hang on zero-clearance hinges so the cabinets can be mounted flush to the wall or another cabinet without affecting door swing. For an integrated system, Craftsman

Craftsman offers a full line of floor-standing, wall-mounted or rolling base cabinets for storing virtually any small tool or supply in your shop. The cabinets are lockahle and have zero-clearance hinges for added convenience in tight spaces.

Rockler's Modular Shop Stands feature a universal design that lets you build up to 15 different sizes of shop stands. The legs and stretchers are all pre-drilled and even feature square holes to accommodate carriage bolts. The legs are heavy-duty 1/8" steel and are available in two lengths.

also sells 5' or 8' steel workbenches with l'^'-thick fiberboard tops. Rase cabinets can be stowed underneath the bench, and an optional steel pegboard back wall is available

for hanging the wall cabinets and other tools. See the new cabinet line in the 2004 - 2005 Craftsman Poiver and Hand Tools Catalog or by visiting the company web site.

For another unique take on modular cabinet storage, Tool Dock™ offers a full line of base cabinets with removable inserts on top. You can mount benchtop tools like miter saws, grinders, sanders or a drill press to the inserts to turn the cabinets into interchangeable tool

workstations. The inserts slide into racks for storing the tools when not in use. Tool Dock™ offers six different base units in styles that include a corner cabinet, a low-standing multi-station for table saw or planing applications, a router table, mobile station, tall tool rack and workbench. Each is made of 18-gauge steel with thick, fiberboard tops. The cabinets also have dust port openings. Visit the Tool Dock™ web site to learn more or find them in the Craftsman Power and Hand Tools Catalog.

If you need to take small tools and supplies with you, check out www.bucketboss.com to view the variety of Bucket Boss*⁹ bag and bucket organizers. ITiey're chock-full of pockets and pouches for storing hand tools and all the essential accessories, plus other tools in one place. Or, have a look at Rockler's nicely sized canvas tool bag.

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