Jig Storage

[oldman_pottering]

How do you guys store your jigs ?

I have a few home made jigs which mainly just get stuck wherever they can ( they are NOT pieces to be proud of) but recently I bought an Incra Miter Express which generally lives on the TS but at times needs to be removed and it basically just gets leant against the bottom of the TS but I would prefer to find a better option.

[Von]

Inspired by others on this forum, I'm diving into french cleats so I can make custom holders for tools, jigs, clamps, etc. Small stuff goes up on a wall of slats and a single slat about waist high holds sleds and larger jigs.

[JohnG]

For a while I was just stacking them up on a cheap plastic shelving unit I had, but the jig I needed was always on the bottom of the stack. So I am in the process of installing some metal shelf tracks and brackets so I can have a lot of short height but deep shelves to store my jigs, templates, and miter gauges.

Right now I just have some old pine boards as the shelves while I figure out what width, depth, and height I’ll want for each of the shelves.

I do like how others have hung theirs on the wall from a peg or custom hanger, but I don’t have much wall space available so horizontal storage is best for me. 

[legenddc]

I haven't built these yet, but this is my plan: 

 

Please post if you come up with another idea for the Incra Miter Express. Like yours, mine just gets leaned against something and inevitably gets in the way.

[oldman_pottering]

Thanks for all the ideas, I do currently have a french cleat 'system' and think a re organise is the way to go. I didn't want to drill holes in the Incra sled and cutoff panel but maybe it's what i need.

This is the $hit show I'm dealing with at the moment. Keep in mind my shed is not a dedicated woodwork area though 

[Von]

On 12/28/2023 at 3:21 PM, oldman_pottering said:

Thanks for all the ideas, I do currently have a french cleat 'system' and think a re organise is the way to go. I didn't want to drill holes in the Incra sled and cutoff panel but maybe it's what i need.

This is the $hit show I'm dealing with at the moment. Keep in mind my shed is not a dedicated woodwork area though 

 

Looks familiar :-)

For my sleds, I usually drill two 3/4" holes in the corners on one side of the sled and then use french cleats holders similar to what legenddc posted above to store them. If you didn't want to drill holes in the sled, you could probably make some sort of j-shaped holder that hangs from the cleats and holds the sled from below.

[oldman_pottering]

On 12/29/2023 at 8:24 AM, Von said:

Looks familiar :-)

For my sleds, I usually drill two 3/4" holes in the corners on one side of the sled and then use french cleats holders similar to what legenddc posted above to store them. 

was thinking of doing the same, the sled and the little cutoff panel will need holes in them, I guess its not a big deal

[Coop]

My sleds slide out from the side of a cabinet but could be built to lift up and out if mounted on the side of a wall. 

[oldman_pottering]

On 12/29/2023 at 1:07 PM, Coop said:

My sleds slide out from the side of a cabinet but could be built to lift up and out if mounted on the side of a wall. 

That looks very neat, how do the sleds fix to the cupboard ?

[Coop]

On 12/29/2023 at 2:11 PM, oldman_pottering said:

That looks very neat, how do the sleds fix to the cupboard ?

They are just crude slides that screw to the side of the cabinet where the top of one supports the bottom of the other.

[oldman_pottering]

On 12/31/2023 at 11:05 AM, Coop said:

They are just crude slides that screw to the side of the cabinet where the top of one supports the bottom of the other.

thanks mate

[Coop]

Living in Texas, first time to be called “mate”! Love it! Gotta tell my wife! 
My pleasure! 

[oldman_pottering]

On 12/31/2023 at 12:19 PM, Coop said:

Living in Texas, first time to be called “mate”! Love it! Gotta tell my wife! 
My pleasure! 

First times the best time, glad you loved it...............it's a very common term here