Since French Cleats are ruling my life right now (in the best way), I used the plywood to mass produce French cleat supports for my MDF pieces. I just held the wood in place and shot it with the brad nailer a few times. Goodânuff for me! I intentionally left that little gap between the front of the support arm and the MDF, mostly because I didnât want to measure all 11 pieces and it worked out as a handy little hook for plastic bags (trash can wherever you are), zip ties, cables, etc.
^ the ryobi display lasted like a week, I ended up moving everything around (glorious French cleats).. makes for a fun pic though lol.
And the car stuff! Most of the Ryobi shelves were later added to this area to hold all my car shit. Pro tip: Buy tools at HF, buy car parts off Amazon, learn how to do the work from YouTube, and save thousands per year in vehicle maintenance! You also get cool scars on your knuckles and can be the person thatâs like âya I do my own car work, itâs nbd reallyâ #worthit
shelves look good. super simple and very practical. how long did it take you to cut the cleat parts?
I get my parts off rock auto, but Iâm with you on most of that. Bloody knuckles is a car game afterallâŚ
one observation: donât see a torque wrench, but I do see the giant battery impact so you must be one of âthoseâŚâ you know the ones who believe 3 ugga-duggaâs will do it. I use the torque wrench for head bolts, or other rarely removed items, but the impact is a favorite. My HF chicago corded impact is now about 20 years old and its outer housing is cracked so Iâm eyeing the nice green one to match my cordless set⌠I probably could have justified it when I did the clutch job in november, but didnât think about it then.
Nice. I have been considering a french cleat section on one of my walls. I tend to move things around a lot and that sure seems pretty easy once you have the basic parts.
Try Amazon next time, legit half to a third the price of even Rock Auto, itâs insane. I try to avoid Amazon as much as I can, but the savings are just stupid on car parts. Entire suspension for my Accord is half the price of Rock Auto and itâs all the same iron and rubber, itâs kind of like electric guitars nowadays where youd have to go out of your way to make a shitty one in a factory lol.
Detroit Axel brand on Amazon is surprisingly legit, and it even ships from 8 Mile Rd in Detroit! another brand TRQ makes top tier tutorials on YouTube and sells their parts cheap as well.
I keep my torque wrench in a case, what heathen wouldnât protect such a finely tuned instrument Plus I live in the rust belt, you ainât getting any bolts off these 20 year old Hondas without a big boi!
Thank you!! Itâs been a little while so Iâm not sure, settings were something like 15 mm/s, 6mm DOC, 10k RPM, no finish pass via 1/8â single flute V1E bit so probably 10 mins each leg, if not less? Also I meant to have this quote up top first, but thatâs mobile posting for ya lol
French cleats and CNC shelves are awesome, but I turned an old desk top into a ridiculously sturdy shelf with some 2x4s! Just slice up some scrap on the miter saw, pilot holes and construction screws, bada bing! All the heavy bulky car stuff I only use on special occasions is all up and out of the way, and I was able to repurpose the 5 shelves the same stuff was occupying before
To the local plywood store and harbor freight!
Plus I live in the rust belt, you ainât getting any bolts off these 20 year old Hondas without a big boi!
