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Article: Shop, reborn: remaking a cluttered work area into a showpiece with diamond-plate pegboard, a heavy-duty workbench and rolling tool storage.(DIY HOME: WORKBENCH PLANS + MORE HOT WATER + CHOOSING PLIERS)
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- Popular Mechanics
- Article date:
- March 1, 2009
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When I first set up my basement workshop nearly 15 years ago, I didn't have much time or money to invest, so I just banged together a 2 x 4-and-plywood workbench and mounted a sheet of perforated pegboard to the wall.
This rudimentary layout served me well over the years. The work bench provided a large surface on which to build projects and fix furniture, and the pegboard kept dozens of hand tools neatly organized and readily accessible.
Eventually, though, the system became overloaded. The workbench got buried under an impenetrable pile of old tools, half-done projects and stacks of lumber. The pegboard ran out of space ...