I am continuing my effort to organize my garage/shop to make it easier to do projects and woodworking.  Today I made french cleat hanger above my workbench for a pre-cut 24"x48" pegboard. I also completed a little shelf to put the battery chargers on and get them thar darn things off my bench. 

 

The only reason I am posting is to provide an example of how I hung the pegboard.

I made a frame the size of the pegboard with the end pieces extending out of the top to provide a hanger for the pegboard from the french cleat.  Because the french cleat was higher than I wanted the pegboard I had to extend those pieces to make the pegboard low enough.

The frame is made out of 3/4" plywood 2" wide. The joints are butt joints with pocket screws and glue.  From the pictures below you may see that I braced the hanger with some corner braces.

 

Having most of my stuff on french cleats allows me to reorganize and move things.  I am glad I have done this because it has been really handy.

 

What did I learn:

• I should have drawn the project before I executed.; I wound up cutting the french cleat shorter than I wanted but I was able to accommodate the mistake. 
• I should have cut one more 2" strip to use as a spacer at the bottom of the pegboard which offsets the frame the thickness of the wall-mounted french cleat. I used leftover blocks as spacers. It works but not ask neat as I'd like.
• Using 2" strips as the frame results in the loss of two rows of pegboard holes on each edge.
• Look before you drill. When pre-drilling the holes to mount the pegboard to the frame I hit a pocket screw and destroyed my brad-point drill bit.
• Pegboard hooks and accessories use to come with an extra little nib on them to help hold them in place. Now they come with little plastic clips. DO NOT install the clips before you are certain you have the hook where you want it. The clips are a pain to get out.

 

SAFETY NOTE!

When ripping wood, hang onto that piece between the fence and the blade. I had a momentary lapse of concentration and a 2"x48" strip shot off the table saw like a missile. It missed the motorcycle by mere inches and done a number on one of the garage door pivot hinges. If I had been in front of it, I am guessing it would have hurt like the dickens.

 

Enjoy.

Edited January 21, 20179 yr by ACR_SCOUT
clarity

Looks Great!

 

Ain't hindsight wonderful 

 

I try to use push blocks/sticks for pushing that thin piece past the blade but some cuts make it difficult. Like you, I've learned to stand to the side of the blade.

31 minutes ago, lew said:

I try to use push blocks/sticks for pushing that thin piece past the blade 

 

@lew

The kick in the pants is that I had the push block ready, all I had to do was pick it up and use it.

I was once told that we all start out with two bags. One named luck, the other named experience. The object of the game is to fill up the experience bag before the luck bag runs empty.

 

Just now, ACR_SCOUT said:

The object of the game is to fill up the experience bag before the luck bag runs empty.

Never heard that one! Love it!!

What is that old quote? I think something like: Good Judgement comes from Experience. Experience comes from Bad Judgement

2 hours ago, ACR_SCOUT said:

If I had been in front of it, I am guessing it would have hurt like the dickens.

Not until you regained consciousness. Glad you, anyone else and the bike were unscathed. Thanks for the reminder about safe practices. Good for us all.

Nice looking system too.

" I am guessing it would have hurt like the dickens. "

 

Seriously....why i never like to have SWMBO or kids out in garage when i'm running stuff through the saw...and if they are i have to watch them AND the work like a hawk.

17 hours ago, ACR_SCOUT said:

 

Having most of my stuff on french cleats allows me to reorganize and move things.

  That a good idea.

17 hours ago, ACR_SCOUT said:

When ripping wood, hang onto that piece between the fence and the blade.

  I think this only takes one time for most of us to learn. For those who didn't learn the first time:

Experience is a wonderful thing, it lets us recognize a mistake when we make it again.

 

 

I can tell you for a fact that it does hurt like the dickens, to say nothing about the big black circle you have on your abdomen for a few weeks. You would only do this once!

12 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis, Jr said:

I can tell you for a fact that it does hurt like the dickens, to say nothing about the big black circle you have on your abdomen for a few weeks. You would only do this once!

VOE!

John

57 minutes ago, HARO50 said:

VOE!

John

VOE....