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quick and cheap pegboard cabinets.

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#1 ·
I know these aren't for everyone, but they are exactly what I needed.
I just made these to push the pegboard out away from the wall so that I would not have to reach up leaned over the workbench I jsut built. I was just trying to get some usable space in my ever-messier shed. they are 2' x 4' at the face. Fairly easy to build and cheap. I think I spent about $75 combined to build both. The real trick to getting the heavy 4 foot doors to hang solid with all the weight was the bracing in the upper hinge corners. I just used a magnet clasp top and bottom to get them to stay shut. I also used nuts behind the screws to push the board out a quarter inch so I don't lose use of any peg holes. I really like them, and it added a bunch of space. Plus, it was built on the ground and hung up fast and easy. Anyway, maybe a good fit for someone else. I put some before and afters to give an example. Not done organizing yet, but getting there. I am attaching a few close pics in case someone else is interested in something similar.

Anthony.
 

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#7 ·
That's right Icky,
We have to believe, or we'd never get started. Just remember grasshopper, one can be one with his space, and a doughnut without a hole is just a danish. This reminds me of the times I often sit and wonder, what makes that frisbee appear to grow bigger and bigger.....and then it hits me!
Mike Hawkins;)
 
#5 ·
nice work

consider putting a [piece of something] screwed to the bottom of the cabinets to hold up the doors so they won't get pulled down over time. it might help to take some of the strain off the hinges while the doors are closed.
 
#6 ·
Thanks for the response. Yeah, I thought about it, I just didn't want to be trying to lift them over it every time. I figured, real doors can get pretty heavy and have no other support, so I should be able to do the same. I have 1 more hinge to add as well. I guess time will tell. Right now I am just happy to have a place for stuff.
 
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