Garage tips. What devices can you make for your garage with your own hands? Workbenches, natural wood racks

Preface

Some motorists consider the garage a second home. Electrical wiring in the garage is important for comfort; it’s not difficult to do it yourself. We'll tell you how to install wiring and alarm systems and make all the necessary furnishings: shelving, shelves, workbench and hand press.

A garage press is assembled from scrap materials. No complex parts are needed; it is made practically from scrap metal scraps. We will need:

Two sections of channel, 80 cm long each, with shelf dimensions of 50x30 cm.
A piece of profile pipe with a diameter of 40 or 60 mm, 2.5 meters long.
Iron plate 8 mm thick, dimensions 250x250 cm.
Two corners, one of which is 300 mm long, with a cross-section of 50x50 mm, the second is 250 mm long, with a cross-section of 25x25 mm.
The hydraulic jack is the main mechanism of the press.
Two springs and bolts of different diameters for fastening. They are selected locally.

The base on which the press is located can be any plane, as long as it is strong and solid. Usually the press is installed on a workbench.

Homemade press on a workbench

First we make the side racks on which the entire mechanism rests. To do this, we take two sections of channel. From the bottom, for emphasis on each, corners are attached with the letter T. You can immediately make fastening points in them for subsequent installation on the base by drilling holes in four places on each edge. Then, using the same principle, a corner is attached to the upper part of the channel, and the pressing part of the press - a metal plate - is attached to it.

Now on the bottom of the support channels you need to make fastenings for the springs that return the press mechanism back. To do this, two holes are drilled and a bolt is screwed in from the inside. Then, using the same principle, the two upper fasteners are prepared on the underside of the pressure sheet.

Now all that remains is to make a stand for the improvised press. To do this, two profile pipes are cut, the length of which is slightly longer than the side supports from the channel. Connect them in such a way that they tightly grip the vertical posts of the press, but do not clamp them. A jack is installed under them, and holes are drilled in place for its fastening.

Improvised press on a stand

The homemade press is ready. For smooth movement, the side channel is lubricated with grease or oil. When the need arises to use it, the mechanism is installed on prepared mounts and the frame is tightened with bolts.

It’s easy to build an alarm system in the garage with your own hands; you don’t need any fancy “devices” for this. All that is needed is an old push-button telephone, a sealed contact, a spring switch, or better yet, a breaker and wires.

Do-it-yourself telephone alarm for the garage

The alarm is assembled as follows:

On your phone, you need to set up a one-click call and enter your number.
Then carefully disassemble it to connect the alarm wires.
If the “hang up” and “call” functions on the device are controlled by one key, then the first wire is soldered to it, and the second to the speed dial digit.
If these functions operate separately, then the third wire from the alarm breaker goes to the key.
If the button is used with two contacts, then they are soldered onto the call and dial function button.

Assembling a homemade garage alarm from a telephone

When making such homemade products, keep in mind that the breaker button will play a major role. It must be installed on the edge garage doors between their opening and closing parts. At the same time, it should be positioned so that rain and snow do not fall on it. And the phone needs to be hidden in an inaccessible place, for example, in the far corner of the rack you built. To do this, you need to solder long wires to the contacts in advance. When closing the garage, the breaker button is pressed by the garage door leaf, and at this time the alarm is in standby mode. When the gate is broken into or opened, the contact opens and the circuit signal is sent to the telephone, which will dial the entered number.

Remember that DIY projects like garage alarms require a certain amount of secrecy. You don’t need to tell everyone what a craftsman you are.

It is simply impossible without such structures as racks with shelves. You can put all the little things, spare parts, tools on them and attach a homemade press in disassembled form. To ensure that such homemade products fit into the garage space, first determine the location for their installation. They are usually constructed on one side of a wall or at the end of a room. The width must be calculated so that the car has Free access and the open doors did not touch the pillars.

To install shelving you will need:

block with a cross section of 50x50 mm,
sheets of chipboard or OSB for the construction of shelves,
iron corners and nails.

The base of the rack must be strong, because the considerable weight of the laid out tools presses on the shelves. Carry out all the calculations in advance and only then start working.

The basis of a homemade tool rack

The block is attached to the ceiling first. To do this you will need self-tapping screws plastic stoppers. Using a hammer drill, holes are drilled along a pre-marked line in increments of 20–30 cm. Plugs are installed in them and the block is attached to them with self-tapping screws. Then the plumb line determines the installation location of the lower bar. Both the top and bottom bars should be on the same horizontal line to keep the shelving level and strong.

Now you need to install the vertical posts. For better stability of a rack with shelves, they need to be fastened every 40–50 cm. They are fixed with nails, which are driven in using the “oblique hammering” method or using iron corners. We measure the distance from the top bar to the bottom and according to the size we prepare the vertical elements of the shelving frame.

Now you need to install horizontal jumpers to support the shelves, but first you need to mark the places for their attachment. For this you will need a tape measure. From the floor, mark the distance to install the first row of shelves on the rack on each vertically installed block. Then measure the distance between each stand. We cut the bars to these sizes. Now they need to be secured. We insert one between the posts and secure it with screws from the end, two on each side. This way we install all the frame elements. Then, from the installed bars, the second row of shelves on the rack is marked with a tape measure. They are installed in the same way.

Installation of frame elements of a homemade rack

Before installation, it would be better to calculate in advance the number of shelves on the racks and assemble the frame according to the drawn-up drawing or diagram.

Having assembled the outer frame, all that remains is to secure the bars to the wall to install the shelves. A line is marked on the wall, at the level of each row of cross beams on the frame. Then building level The horizontal position is checked and the timber is attached along the entire length of the structure according to the markings.

All that remains is to make the shelves for the rack and install them. We measure the distance from the wall to the edge of the frame and from one vertical post to another. We cut according to the dimensions obtained chipboard sheet, install it in place and fix it on top with self-tapping screws for reliability. The same way we make all the shelves.

Doors are usually not made on shelves; you can hang a dark one fabric curtain along the entire length. That's all, the place to store the necessary things is ready. All that remains is to model a homemade workbench and it will be completed in the garage.

It is impossible to make homemade items in the garage without having a workbench at your disposal. First, its support is assembled from corners or a profile pipe. It is better to connect these parts by welding. But if this is not possible, then bolted fastening is allowed. But for this you will have to additionally mark the joints and drill holes. The convenient height of the finished workbench is 90 cm from the floor. This will make it more convenient to carry out work at the workbench. But for some it is better to repair while sitting, in which case the height of the workbench will be different. The dimensions and dimensions for each garage are different. And it’s better to decide on them before assembly.

Having assembled the base, we move on to making the tabletop for the workbench. Recommended thickness is 7–7.5 cm. Can be made from a single sheet of multilayer plywood 100 mm thick. If this is not possible, we will do it differently. Let's glue together a table top from several sheets of regular plywood. The standard thickness is 1 cm and in this case 7 pieces will be enough. Having decided in advance on the size of the workbench (its upper part, where the table top will be attached), we saw off the plywood along it. You can use PVA glue for connection, but better moment or BF. It must be applied to each sheet separately and after waiting for 3-5 minutes, connect all the sheets.

Making a workbench top from plywood

After this, the glued sheets must be laid on a flat place and pressed down on top with a heavy load; everything should remain in this state for 24 hours. In order not to cut each sheet of plywood to size, you can first glue them together, and then cut out the tabletop for the workbench from the prepared material.

Now you need to cut off an iron sheet for the top covering of the working surface of the workbench, on which all work will be carried out (metal 4–6 mm thick is required). For accuracy, it is better to place it on plywood and trace the outline with an awl or nail. Then cut the sheet with a jigsaw equipped with a metal file. The tabletop must be secured with bolts, having previously drilled holes in it and on the workbench. After assembling the workbench, you can make small shelves and cabinets with doors in its lower part. Any plywood or pieces of chipboard left over after making the racks will be suitable for this.

Iron sheet for workbench top cover

A variety of homemade products make the life and work process of a car enthusiast much easier. There is no need to look in the corners to see where everything is, all the details are in their place. A simple-to-assemble alarm system will reliably protect the garage from burglary or car theft.

An ideal garage should organically combine the functions of a reliable shelter for a car and a well-equipped place for performing various repairs and other work. There are a number useful recommendations By interior design garage, and you can make most of the necessary accessories yourself without spending money on their purchase.

Work on the interior arrangement of a garage involves the use of many different useful devices. Read the suggested instructions and your garage will become the most convenient and comfortable.

Usually in the garage you have to store not only the car, but also many tools and other accessories. To conveniently place all this, you need to equip the garage with racks, shelves, hooks and other similar devices.

The best option is a spacious rack. You can do it yourself. Fill in the remaining free space convenient shelves. There is nothing complicated in making them either. More detailed instructions you will receive next.

Get to grips with your tools. Arrange them according to frequency of use. The items you use most often should be stored in the drawers closest to the workbench. Store heavy equipment on the lower shelves of the rack; allocate space near the ceiling for spare tires - you will need them least often.

Secure the brackets

These devices will help you conveniently store replacement tires. Place the brackets closer to the ceiling, so the wheels will not take up useful space. For tires, buy large bags, or better yet, special covers to protect them from dust.

He's a workbench. The structure can be easily assembled with your own hands from boards and bars. You can attach a vice and other tools needed in the garage to the table. It is more convenient when the workbench is installed next to shelves and racks.

Organize your lighting system wisely

You will need several lamps: above the place where the car hood is usually located, above the desktop, in other important places in the garage. Ideally, the lighting system should be organized so that you can turn on all the lamps at the same time and each of them separately. An ordinary double switch will help you do this.

Install an outlet near your garage door and above your workbench.

Designate a place to store your work uniform. One shelf or at least a basic hook will be enough. Also provide a place to store work shoes and personal protective equipment.

Security questions

Substances such as gasoline, oil, etc. are stored in the garage. To store them, you need to allocate a separate cabinet or at least a shelf not far from the gate. Place a box of sand nearby and hang a fire extinguisher on the wall.

Each tool in the garage must have its own place, otherwise there will simply be no order in the room. For organization convenient storage things, assemble a homemade rack. Ready-made models are quite expensive, and do not always meet the needs of a particular person. Therefore, it is much more profitable and rational to make a rack “for yourself” right away.

Assemble the rack in such a way that it can withstand a load of at least 150 kg. In this case, the load on each individual section should not exceed 500 kg. The rack can be assembled from wood or metal. The design can be straight or angular.

As for wood, preference should be given to the most durable species such as oak, hornbeam, beech, etc. Everything before assembly wooden elements structures are treated with antiseptic impregnation. Thanks to this treatment, the wood will be more resistant to moisture and various bacteria and will last much longer.

If possible, plan and sand all frame elements with high quality.

Make shelves from plywood or chipboard. DVL and OSB boards are also suitable. The main thing is that the plate has a thickness of at least 4 mm. The higher the expected load on the shelves, the thicker they should be.

To give the shelves a more presentable look, it is recommended to paste them over decorative film or paint. Also, such processing will allow you to better get rid of contaminants in the future.

The simplest rack is made in several steps. Complete each of them in sequence. Various sizes will be given below. You can stick to them or change the dimensions at your discretion.

First step. Take a 9 cm wide board and cut it into several pieces of different lengths: 30 cm, 27.5 cm and 18 cm. From these pieces you will make spacers.

Second step. Take a board 19 cm wide and cut it into the required number of 36 cm long sections. From these sections you will make shelves for your rack.

Third step. Mark on the board that serves as the base the places for attaching the spacers. It is recommended to install spacers at a distance of 2.5 cm from each edge of the base. Glue the top spacer, then nail it to it top shelf with pre-fixed spacer. Do similar manipulations with the remaining spacers and shelves. The bottom brace is attached last.

Fourth step. Turn the rack over and tighten the spacers to the base of the structure using screws.

Fifth step. Handle everything thoroughly wooden surfaces sandpaper and apply a double coat of oil varnish. If you wish, you can cover the shelves with decorative film or decorate them with other material at your discretion.

Sixth step. Attach the shelving unit to the wall using anchor screws. Place fasteners under the lower and upper shelves.

Using this scheme, you can assemble a rack from the required number of sections. To strengthen the structure, place wooden blocks between the sections. This will contribute uniform distribution loads throughout the system.

If there is no space to install a full-fledged rack or, on the contrary, you have installed racks and there is little unoccupied space left, be sure to make several convenient and simple shelves for storing various accessories.

First step. Determine where to place the shelves. Accordingly, set the required quantity and optimal sizes products.

Second step. Prepare the required number of boards and fasteners in accordance with the plan drawn up at the previous stage.

Third step. Mark on the walls where the future shelves will be attached.

Fourth step. Armed with a hammer drill, prepare holes in the walls in accordance with the markings and screw dowels into them. It is best to use dowels with hooks - they will provide a more reliable fixation of the shelves.

Fifth step. Attach eye hangers to the board. When choosing a distance, refer to the markings on the wall. Use self-tapping screws to attach metal hangers. If you don't have them, you can get by with ordinary nails.

Metal shelves

Metal shelves for garage

Metal shelves

Sixth step. Fix the finished shelves in their intended places.

Remember: it is better to make several short shelves than one long one, which will break under the weight of the objects placed on it.

If you wish, you can do decorative finishing shelves, for example, cover them with film or paint them. Make sure the shelves hang level. A tool called a level will help you control this moment.

To make working in the garage as comfortable and productive as possible, assemble and install a workbench in a convenient place. With it you can repair both car parts and other household accessories. A homemade workbench has big advantage in front of a finished factory-made model - you can make a table of the size that you need.

Workbench assembly kit

Boards.
Bars.
Fasteners.
Plane.
Ties.
Tool for wood processing.
Wood glue.
Sandpaper.
Drying oil.

First step. Think it over optimal design workbench. The main elements of such a product are the underframe and the tabletop. The design also includes one or more clamping devices.

Second step. Assemble the tabletop. The best option is a tabletop made of 20 boards measuring 200x10x5 cm. Prepare grooves for stops measuring 2.5x2.5 cm in the 5th and 16th boards. Place the grooves in 25 cm increments.

Use glue and metal ties to connect the boards. Before gluing, the surfaces of the boards must be planed.

Third step. Plan the dry tabletop thoroughly. You should get a smooth, flat surface. Over time, the wood will shrink. You need not to miss this moment and tighten the nuts on the ties in a timely manner.

Fourth step. Make the legs. To do this, use high-quality blocks measuring 80x10x10 cm. Make grooves for the brackets in the front supports. The brackets will later be connected to the longitudinal beam. This type of beam is commonly used in the construction of window frames.

Fifth step. Assemble the base of the table from two frames and fasten it to the supports. Assemble the frames from 10x5 cm boards. Use a tenon joint. The frames are directly cut into the table legs to a depth of 2.5 cm and bolted to them. Attach a sheet of plywood to the bottom frame. A sheet 1 cm thick will be enough.

Sixth step. Attach the sides and back to the table supporting walls. To make the walls, use chipboard or plywood 1 cm thick. Build a convenient cabinet with a hinged door on the left of the table.

Seventh step. Connect the workbench top to the top frame using bolts. It is recommended to prepare the holes for the bolts in advance - this will make connections faster and easier. Tighten the bolts so that their heads are recessed into the wood.

Eighth step. Make a miter box. This device will help you in the future to cut workpieces at the required angles. The miter box is assembled from wooden strips 2 cm thick. Attach the finished miter box to the table using stoppers.

Ninth step. Treat your homemade workbench with drying oil and varnish. Let the paint dry and you can start using the table. If necessary, install a vice or, for example, a circular saw on it. At this point, focus on your needs.

Video - DIY garage accessories

It’s rare that a garage is used exclusively for storing a car, but even one over time acquires a bunch of home-made products necessary for its maintenance. Often it is the garage that serves as a home workshop for its owner. What should you fill it with to make the life of the car owner easier and, of course, save on car repairs and maintenance.

We will talk about homemade products for the garage and home handyman that you can make with your own hands.

The very first thing, in my opinion, that needs to be created in the garage is a place to store all kinds of small items and tools. These can be racks or shelves that will fit well into the garage interior and help put things in order. They can be built from wooden planks or metal corners, which were left with you during the renovation or construction of the house.

And with the help of magnets you can easily tidy up small parts.

A garage is very useful for storing garden supplies, if space allows, because... not always on suburban area There is a special room for such things. The photo below shows how easy it is to do this using strips and hooks.

It is also convenient to store tourist and Sports Equipment(after all, not everyone has extra space in their city apartment to store bicycles for the winter).

The following devices on the ceiling save a lot of space in the room:

And most importantly, tires have a special place in the garage. Real home craftsmen can easily make tire holders with their own hands.

And if there is welding machine, then such holders can be constructed from metal corners.

It saves space and keeps the garage clear of clutter. And you can safely create masterpieces in making homemade products for repairing and servicing your car.

Stands and mini-overpasses in the garage

A jack is a standard tool included with a car, but it is strictly prohibited to carry out even minor work under the bottom of the car when it is hung on a jack. And sometimes it is necessary to lift its entire front or back part.

In this case, you can’t do without goat stands.

Sometimes the stands are made in the form of mini-overpasses that the car runs over.

Except general requirements listed below, important element For such stands there is a travel limiter at the front of the structure.

It doesn’t matter what they are made of, but the requirements are the same:

stable wide support;
safety margin for the design weight of the vehicle;
minimal gaps between moving elements for height-adjustable stands.

The video shows the simplest coasters with a drive-in:

Very often, just such a homemade product is not at hand in the garage during repairs that do not require the involvement of service specialists.

After all, they are used to remove not only bearings from the shafts, but also gears, and they will also help press out and press in silent blocks and so on.

A factory-made bearing puller is quite expensive, but making this device yourself is not so difficult:

Even if you don’t have welding, and you need a puller urgently, you can clamp an elongated nut with stops between the strips of the puller body from the video. Or use a power plate design with drilled holes, as in the photo, where the nuts can simply work against the stop and without welding. But it’s also useful to have a small welder that can secure such elements in the garage.

Homemade welding from a microwave transformer for the garage

This is one of the most suitable transformers for conversion into a welding machine. The primary winding in it is standard, only the secondary is altered. Moreover, the wire can be used thinner than in the video offered to you, but preferably with a cross-section of 8 - 10 mm:

The number of turns simply increases. Transformers from low-power microwave ovens produce welds with a power of 0.5 kW, a current of about 250A and an output voltage of about 2V. They are capable of welding 2 sheets of steel with a thickness of 1-1.5 mm.

Such devices can be doubled, increasing the power ratings.

But it is not necessary to saw the housing - you can saw off the protruding turns of the secondary winding and take it out, and simply drag the new wire through the resulting windows.

Also, it is not at all necessary to place the electrodes opposite each other. You can place them side by side, with a gap of 2 - 3 mm. With this device you can weld the wing to the body and do much more.

You just need to modify the holder a little and make it removable.

And for small things, this version of mini-welding using a standard car battery is quite suitable:

Compressor from an old refrigerator in the garage

Despite its apparent weakness, it is a fully functional unit. With its help, you can pump up the tires and, with a little modification, paint the car. It is no weaker than most car compressors powered by a cigarette lighter, but unlike them, it can operate for a much longer time.

The main problem with the direct use of this compressor is the presence of a thermostat in its connection diagram as part of the refrigeration unit. It should be disabled:

And here is the installation of a car filter on the outlet hose fine cleaning that catches oil droplets is ineffective; it is better to use more powerful filters with sedimentation tanks for this purpose. The starting relay should be used as standard. The compressor is powered by 220V, which makes it connected to the mains, but in a garage it is a very useful device.

To inflate the wheels, you should put a gun with a pressure valve and a pressure gauge on the outlet hose, because this little thing can create pressure up to 16 atm.

And if you plan to use such a compressor to carry out small painting jobs, then you cannot do without a receiver.

Anyone can play his role. sealed container, capable of withstanding a pressure of 4 - 7 atm, into which 2 threaded or comb fittings can be inserted. Installation of a pressure gauge in such a system is mandatory.

You can also use a car wheel or even a camera as a receiver. A more stationary version of such a receiver is shown in the video:

But you don’t have to spoil the disk, but make the system simpler.

The pumping hose is connected to the system through a spool, and on the outlet branch there is a mechanism for shutting off the air in the paint sprayer.

Of course you can use and .

But in this case, a shut-off valve should be installed in front of it. But the wheel can also be inflated with a mechanical pump; with a small air flow, such pressure will be sufficient.

The simplest devices for recharging the battery

Having a full-fledged car charger is good, but sometimes it’s quite expensive, especially since cheaper devices can also perform its function. So, a laptop charger can handle a full charge of a car battery with a capacity of up to 75 ampere-hours.

Moreover, there is no need to make any alterations, but simply plug in a 12-volt 55-watt car lamp into the circuit and periodically monitor the battery charge level with a multimeter.

When the indicator reaches 13 - 13.5V, you should stop charging - the battery is fully charged. In addition, it is extremely important not to confuse the polarity. This use of the adapter does not harm it at all.

In general, without any modifications, they handle the charging function quite well charging device for 12-volt cordless power tools, and most of them also have LEDs indicating that the battery is fully charged.

An old computer power supply can also slightly recharge a dead battery to a level sufficient to start the car. It has an output voltage of 12V, and to fully charge it needs to be up to 14V, but minor modifications can provide this voltage.

Tire mounting and balancing - homemade products for the home craftsman

Creating devices for independent tire mounting and balancing in your garage is realistic, and will allow you to constantly save quite a lot of money. And you don’t need a lot of equipment for this:

universal machine for tire mounting;
balancing device.

Some craftsmen take apart the functional parts of a tire changing machine, but in a garage it is better to combine them, on the contrary.

You will need a paw with a lever for tearing the tire off the rim and a stationary stand with holes for mounting the rim and a central stop pin. The disk can be mounted different ways, but since you most often have 1-2 cars for personal use, it makes sense to make the mounts for specific wheels. The easiest way would be to drill holes for the bolts locally. The number of levers for removing and installing a tire on a disk can be large, or you can get by with just one – double-sided.

This is exactly what the home master did in the video:

Of course, it would be more convenient to attach such a machine to the base, but on the other hand: when assembled, it will not take up much space in the garage, but will perform its main function anyway.

And yet we don’t trim wheels as often as they require balancing. According to the rules, it should be done at least every 10 thousand kilometers, but this procedure at a service station is quite expensive and therefore few people maintain the established frequency. And its quality does not always meet our expectations, because complex computerized machines are even more expensive to set up and maintain, and the running gear of our cars suffers as a result.

There are 2 types of balancing:

static;
dynamic.

The jigs for both are not complicated, but you will need a good turner and a quality bearing for one of them. Static balancing is often sufficient if you mostly drive at speeds no higher than 120 km/h. You need to turn a hub to secure the wheel of your car, it is advisable to do this with one fastening of the part or subsequently carefully balance it by drilling blind holes in the right place.

And the process of static balancing is clear from the video:

The listed accessories for the garage, which are not difficult to make with your own hands, are not the only ones of their kind; there are a lot of other homemade products that simplify the “garage” life of a home craftsman. If you share your options for such devices with us, we will be sincerely glad.

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For a true car enthusiast, the garage is a second home. Or even the first one. Therefore, everyone tries to take its arrangement and equipment seriously. The functionality of every square centimeter of space is also very important. This will allow you to work in a spacious room, and tools and spare parts will be stacked and arranged correctly and in perfect order. As for the arrangement in everyday life, we won’t talk today, but today we will try to save on equipment.

What should be in the garage

In principle, there is no such device that cannot be bought. True, not everyone has the opportunity to spend tidy sums on purchasing Bosch equipment; by the way, it is useful to look through catalogs with Bosch or Intertool or Interskol equipment. The young but playful company Jonesway and the same company, repainted from green to brown, Ombra, have great experience and capabilities in this regard.

The catalogs contain a sea of excellent working equipment, devices and universal pullers, mandrels for all occasions and, of course, tools that are difficult to look at without a stingy man’s tears. But the cost in catalogs is unreasonably high, as for a private owner. Service stations, of course, are in more favorable conditions, they earn money with equipment and God himself ordered them to have best tool. Otherwise, such a master is worthless.

Garage mechanic's wish list

Still worth making sample list what should be in the workshop, and then choose from it yourself. Here's what everyone would like to see:

A lathe, small, but with a minimal set of functions. Naturally, you won’t be able to make it completely yourself if you don’t have a strong and accurate frame. The price from a Chinese manufacturer will be no less than 23-28 thousand rubles. It is dangerous to buy domestic ones - many factories simply assemble equipment from Chinese components.
Drilling machine. A useful thing when you need to perform precise drilling or minimal milling work. You can make them, and they are inexpensive. A stand for a drill costs 3,000 rubles if you buy a ready-made one, and a fully functional drill costs 20-30 thousand.
Hydraulic Press - irreplaceable thing, if you have to deal with shrinkage or pressing out of bushings, sleeves, bearings. It is built on the basis of a hydraulic jack.
Emery. Necessary thing. Threading a tool, sharpening a drill, adjusting a part to size, sharpening a spatula or knife is a universal device, so it’s better to buy a high-quality sharpener, which can cost 3-4 thousand, depending on the options. And the options can be quite useful. For example, a flexible sleeve for turning a sharpener into a full-fledged drill for grinding or manual milling.
Racks, shelves, boxes for storing tools and accessories.

This should be an approximate set additional equipment, not counting welding, two or three grinders and two or three drills and screwdrivers of different power.

Homemade devices

Universal homemade machine can become an elementary stand for an angle grinder. Applications - a lot, made from anything, even durable wooden frame. it will become useful in cases where it is necessary to process a small part carefully and with both hands, without clamping the part in a vice. Of course, this design has limitations, but as a small grinder or cutting machine, it will work perfectly.

We do not indicate the sizes; the designs and sizes of grinders are different. The photos show the essence of the device, and it is not difficult to assemble. It’s worth working on attaching the grinder to the frame so that it can be quickly and securely fastened and quickly removed. This device is especially valuable for angle grinders with adjustable speed.

As a base we use a sheet of chipboard of suitable size, which is fastened with hinges, as in this design, or with latches, or you can use a screw fastening.

Drawing of a small lathe, which is presented, may be useful for those who occasionally have to deal with turning work, but there is no point in buying a tabletop one. This project, of course, will not satisfy those who need high accuracy and high spindle speeds, but it is suitable for minimal turning work. Instead of a spindle made from an M10 bolt shown in the drawing, use a ready-made spindle or a drill chuck.

Designed for processing wooden and plastic parts, the diameter of the part is up to 50 mm, and the length is up to 200, but can be revised if necessary. If we take it as a basis, then replacing wooden base for any rolled metal, we get something similar desktop machine for metal turning.

Various small items are often folded in plastic buckets and boxes in the form of a kind of assortment. Therefore, finding the right small tool, drill or nut is quite problematic. Jars for mustard, mayonnaise and other products with metal or plastic cover, which is firmly attached to the can.

For organization easy access you’ll have to sort through everything, separate the cutlets from the flies, the 10-point bolts from the 6-point nuts, and sort everything into jars. The covers are screwed to shelves or any horizontal surface, and now finding the necessary fasteners will not be difficult.

Magnetic containers can be used for horizontal storage of loose fasteners. Convenient thing. The fasteners will not fall apart, they are always visible, and containers can be arranged as space requires. The main thing is to fix the thin magnetic tape in the right place, and glue large metal washers to the bottom of the containers themselves.

More creative ideas, which come to the minds of inventive craftsmen regarding the organization and storage of tools and accessories, we have shown in the photo. Use your imagination and reinvent the wheel. And your garage will be the ideal place for comfortable repairs of your favorite car.

A garage is more than just a place to park a car. It is also a workshop, a place of relaxation, and a club of interests. Therefore, the arrangement of the garage should be convenient and thoughtful. You need to place a lot of things in a small area, and they should be convenient to use. Homemade products for the garage will help with this. What people don’t do with their own hands. From the elementary shelf to complex device. You can make all this yourself. But you need to know how. Several ideas for modernizing a garage and a plan for their implementation are in the article.

Homemade garage: ideas for arrangement

Setting up a garage is a long process. You won’t be able to do everything right away. You have to constantly modernize, change, and create something new. In this case, they mainly use homemade products for the garage. It requires less money and is also a pleasure - making the right thing out of garbage is worth a lot.

Tire and wheel storage

Every car owner is faced with the problem of storing out-of-season “shoes” for the car. Where to put the tires is a sore point. In general, the way tires are stored depends on whether they are mounted on rims or not.

So tires with rims can be hung or stored lying down - in the form of a stack, stacking them one on top of the other. To hang tires, you can use luggage straps, chains, or a metal cable with a diameter of 4 mm or more in a polyethylene sheath. Fasten the belts to the ceiling, wall, or beam located above.

Another affordable way- drive pins or hooks with a small bend radius into the wall. The distance between the hooks is slightly larger than the diameter of the tires. The length of the pins should be such that they do not protrude beyond the tire. You can fill them almost to the ceiling so that the wheels fit.

Tires without rims can only be stored standing up. Special shelves are made for them. They are usually welded from profiled pipes. 20*20 mm, maximum 30*30 mm. You can also use a corner. It is inconvenient to weld a round pipe, but cross members can be made from it - the tires fit and hold better in this case.

The width of the shelf is 4 times the width of the tire, plus a margin of 10-15 cm for some freedom. The height of the rear wall is slightly higher than the outer diameter of the wheel. The design is simple = from the side it resembles right triangle. Having it, welding such a shelf will not be difficult.

A shelf for storing tires is an excellent homemade product for the garage. This is a factory option with a completely inhumane price tag. But you can borrow an idea - the crossbars can be rearranged depending on the size of the tires... you never know. A shelf for tires in a garage with limited space. No tires - you can fold the shelf

Such shelves are usually hung on the wall. But the place must be chosen so that light does not fall on the rubber - this will deteriorate it. Not the most complicated DIY projects for the garage, but very useful.

Workplace

Probably the largest number of homemade projects for the garage is related to the equipment of the workplace and tool storage systems. Moreover, this is not the only way to solve this problem. First of all, you need to decide where it will be located workplace. There are three options:

The entire width of the far wall. If the garage is of sufficient length and it is possible to “steal” about 1.5 meters. The advantage is that everything is located compactly, at hand, and does not interfere with walking along the car. The disadvantage of this solution is that you have to carry tools far away if work is carried out outdoors.
Tabletop and many drawers. The main thing is to remember where everything is
Along one of long walls. This arrangement is chosen if the garage is wide but not long enough. It makes sense to place the table and workbench to the left of the entrance - on the driver’s side. But this is not critical. The disadvantage of this arrangement of the workplace in the garage is that you have to move with some caution, but it is more convenient to bring/take out tools outside.
The main thing is to place the tools correctly
Occupying one of the corners. This is an intermediate option. Moreover, one of the sides can be made longer, the other shorter.
Placing a desktop in the corner of the garage and placing a sofa next to it is not a solution to the problem. Occupying two adjacent sides is a great idea.

A table or workbench for a garage is made of boards and covered with plywood. Inexpensive, quite reliable. If you have a welding machine and verification skills, you can weld a frame from a corner or profiled pipe. Again, it is better to sheathe it with moisture-resistant plywood. The result is a smooth, abrasion-resistant surface. You can, of course, use it, but the laminating layer is quickly damaged.

To prevent the space from wandering around, you can install shelves or make drawers under the countertop. Boxes are more convenient, but making them is still a hassle. It is quite possible to make shelves and put boxes made of plywood on them. Also suitable plastic boxes and baskets. But the walls must be thick.

There is, by the way useful idea— make a rack for storing tools from used canisters. Find ones that have the handle on top. Then everything is simple - one of the sides is cut out and in the future this canister is used as a box.

It is not necessary to make a whole rack - it’s still difficult to remember where and what is located. But you can use the same principle to make drawers for shelves. By the way, you can stick inscriptions or pictures on the ends (with pictures, identification is faster). Such homemade projects for the garage bring satisfaction - create useful thing out of the trash - a pleasant feeling.

Tool storage

The most difficult task— organize tool storage in the garage. We need to make sure that everything is in order, but at the same time, is at hand and in sight. Moreover, closed boxes are suitable only for very organized people who always put the taken item back in its place. Otherwise, you will constantly rummage through drawers, forgetting where everything is. There are several ideas for convenient storage of small items and tools. These are very simple DIY projects for the garage.

An ordinary metal mesh will help to quickly solve the problem. A reinforcing mesh made of 2 mm wire, a 10 cm cage, is suitable. Attach it to the wall, bite off some rods, bend them, make hooks, crossbars, etc. out of them. You can buy special hooks that are attached to the mesh (available in stores that sell retail store equipment), ordinary double-sided hooks, which you can buy or make from wire, are also suitable.

A grid on the wall is a way to quickly organize tool storage

It is convenient to store screwdrivers on a special shelf. Take a board or plywood, 10-15 mm thick. The board must be sanded well so that there are no splinters. Then drill holes of different diameters in one or two rows in the plane. If the board is wide enough, you can make larger holes for chisels or even hammer handles. Clean all the chips again. Now we need to come up with a wall mount. You can use a regular bracket. Screwdrivers, chisels, and other similar materials are inserted into the holes. Convenient, fast, everything is in sight.

There is also useful homemade products for the garage, which allow you to organize storage hand tools. Pliers, pliers, wire cutters, etc. placing it conveniently is problematic. Can be hung on a net. It’s convenient to remove, but not to hang. But there is a simple solution - attach a narrow board and put the tool on it. To make it sit comfortably, grind down the board on one side. When cut, it should look like an isosceles triangle.

More simple idea for storing cordless tools, chargers and spare batteries for them. Make a shelf as in the photo above. In the lower part, cuts of different formats are made, and the upper parts are used as regular shelves. The idea is that everything is in one place, quickly taken out/installed in place. These garage DIY projects will make your workspace comfortable. It will be easy to maintain order.

Homemade carriers for the garage

Even with very good lighting in the garage itself or on the street during the day, under the bottom of the car, visibility is very low. To illuminate the front of the work, portable lamps are used. These are the simplest DIY projects for the garage. With them you can begin the epic of arranging and equipping your garage space.

In the very simple version This is a socket attached to a wire and can have a small shield with a hook attached to it. This is such a simple thing. The light bulbs used are ordinary ones - incandescent or economy ones with a standard socket. Everything is not bad, except that these light bulbs break very often, you need to figure out how to hang them so that they shine in a specific place. In general, the design needs improvement. There are several modification options.

Unbreakable lamp socket

This lampshade is from plastic bottle perfectly protects the fragile bulb of an energy-saving lamp. Can also be used LED lamp, but incandescent will not work - it heats up too much. The design is simple - a cord with a plug and a cartridge at the end.

The main task is to find a plastic vessel with walls made of translucent milky plastic of medium thickness. Transparent will not work - it will not scatter light, too thin walls will not save the lamp from impacts. After you have found a suitable vessel, some small change remains:

Everything is simple, but such a lamp allows you to brightly illuminate exactly the desired area, the rest of the space is filled with even light that does not hurt the eyes.

Carrying LED Recessed Light

The simplest and most common homemade products for the garage are portable lamps. Without them, it is inconvenient to work not only in, but even just on a workbench. Need a flat built-in LED lamp, which can be switched on at 220 V. These models are called “tablets” because of their shape. You also need a cord with a plug and a piece of plastic window sill to install the lamp. The window sill piece should be larger in size than the lamp. You choose the specific sizes yourself. The next steps are:

That's it, the homemade carrier is ready. This option is for floor installation. The movable leg allows you to change the angle of inclination. To make it turn over less, you can attach a couple of weights inside the body (in its lower part).

Attach the carrying cord to the ceiling

Convenience comes from little things, and very simple homemade products for the garage help with this. For example, you can remove the cable from a portable lamp that always gets tangled under your feet. Carrying is usually done with a cheap cable. It is not the most flexible, does not fold well, and its coils on the floor get under your feet. In general, it is inconvenient to use. You can protect yourself and carry it by hanging the cable from the ceiling. The solution is simple but very effective.

You can make this “suspension” to the ceiling for carrying with your own hands in an hour

Two anchors with a ring at the end.
Cable tie.
Clamp clamp.
Metal cable. The length depends on the size of the garage - it needs to be from one wall to the other.
Steel/plastic rings or steel wire and a piece of pipe to make these rings.
Carrying with a long cable - its length is approximately double the length of the garage.

The cable is stretched along the long side of the garage. It’s more convenient - not far from the “working” wall, where the workbench or other equipment is located. A little work:

Well, that's all. You can use it. With such a device, the carrier can be carried to any end of the garage without the cable getting tangled or caught. Convenient, takes little time.

DIY garage compressor

A compressor is needed in any garage. And, by the way, this is not the most difficult homemade product for the garage. Low-power garage compressor for inflating tires and other small work You can make it yourself from scrap materials. For example, from a compressor from a refrigerator. For this you will need:

refrigerator compressor;
a sealed cylinder with thick walls (you can use a fire extinguisher flask or a small gas cylinder);
safety valve 8 atm;
pressure gauge;
fitting;
oxygen hoses with couplings (select the length based on the size of your spare parts);
base for the compressor - a thick board or piece of plywood will do.

In order not to pump any nasty stuff into the tires, it is advisable to also install a filter to separate oils, dust and other contaminants. The diagram of a homemade compressor is shown in the photo.

The compressor must have a starting device. We plug it into the network, see which tube the air is sucked into, and mark it. You can put a car filter on it - clean air will be pumped in.

We assemble an oil separator receiver from a cylinder and a safety valve. To do this, we cut two fittings into the cylinder - for air inlet and outlet. We place a safety valve on the inlet hole and connect the compressor outlet to it using an oxygen hose.

We install another automobile oil filter at the outlet of the oil separator receiver to completely remove the oil. We connect the filter to the pressure gauge, and from it comes a hose, which is connected to the tire through the appropriate adapter.

Assembly is complete. But in order to carry this device comfortably, everything needs to be secured in some way. You can weld the frame to size, attach wheels and a handle for easy transportation. One of the compressor options for inflating wheels is described in the video. There is no receiver, but its functions are performed by an oil filter. You can do it this way, but with a receiver the design is more reliable.

Since the compressor in the refrigerator is low-power, it may take a long time to inflate the tires. You can make it more powerful by installing two compressors that will start simultaneously. Accordingly, the pressure will build up twice as fast. But such an installation requires a more robust security group. Such homemade products require a little more equipment, since the circuit is still more complicated.