[Shop-talk] Garden Tool Hangers

[Doug Braun]

IMHO, all those racks that attempt to hold your tools with some sort of friction or spring tension clip are useless.  The PO of my house had put up such a thing (most likely bought from Home Depot), and i got tired of having a rake or shovel come crashing down onto my head if I happened to brush against it while walking by.

I ended up getting a rubber maid rack that keeps the tools on the floor.
It's one of these:

  http://www.rubbermaid.com/Category/Pages/SubCategoryLanding.aspx?SubCatId=ToolSportsStorage&CatName=GarageOrganization

It sticks out a but more from the wall, but it it stores tools more efficiently, so you have a lot more garage wall free for other things.

If you really want to hang things, I would use large, sturdy hooks and/or big nails.  You may have to drill some holes in the handles of some of your tools.  You should be able to rattle and shake the hanging tools with no chance of anything falling down.

Doug

--- On Mon, 11/2/09, Rush <jdrush at enter.net> wrote:

> From: Rush <jdrush at enter.net>
> Subject: [Shop-talk] Garden Tool Hangers
> To: "Shop Talk" <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, November 2, 2009, 2:23 AM
> What are your favorite hangers for
> garden tools? I have the gray Suncast organizers http://www.suncast.com/productdisplay.aspx?id=169&pid=61,
> but they are too inflexible and take up a lot of wall space
> for the amount of tools they hold.
> 
> Jon