Conduit Tool Holder

[Mark J]

I have been meaning to share this tip for a while.  I hang small tools, particularly saws, from conduit using small rare earth magnets.  But on this wall the conduit is behind the drywall . 

Scratched my head for a while, did not want to mount a myriad of hooks, and flat steel bar stock is WOW expensive.

Then I looked at actual conduit.  Score!  I was able to buy a 10' length and 3 mounting brackets for less than $10, including sales tax. I used screws I had and mounted to studs.  Et voila!  And conduit is actually better than flat stock as the curvature makes it easy to remove the magnets.

 

 

[Mark J]

We were discussing French cleats in another thread and it got me thinking about a conduit solution.  This may not be a great idea, but I'll put it out here for your evaluation.

Take a length of conduit, let's say 1/2", but you could use 3/4" diameter.  Use one mounting bracket for each stud.  Interpose a small piece of 1/2" thick ply or lumber between the bracket and the wall.  Using long screws attach the brackets, spacers & conduit to the studs.  You now have a length  of conduit standing proud of the wall.

Next step is to make some hooks to hang things on the conduit rail.  One idea is drill a hole the size of the conduit in a piece of 3/4 ply or some 4/4 lumber.  The distance from the edge of this hole to the edge of the wood should be a bit less than the distance from the wall to the conduit.  Now cut the wood in two right through the middle and you have two hooks for the conduit.