Belt Storage Solution?

Mitchell Knives

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I'm in the process of setting up my new shop, and would like to come up with some sort of solution for storing belts. Simply hanging them from pegs hasn't been working very well.

I'm thinking that maybe some sort of spring tensioning system would be best. If nothing else, it would keep the belts from curling up and getting tangled together.

Anyone have any ideas on the best way to store belts?
 
Cheap hanger from HF, fits perfectly.
http://www.harborfreight.com/multipurpose-hanger-97718.html

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I'm thinking of building an enclosed cabinet just for the belts I use on handle materials. It's irritating to get steel dust on a nice piece of maple. :mad: For now I just keep them in plastic bags.
 
Unky, just think of it as an excuse to go the hardware store :D. Buy a good 6' ladder and you'll have it the rest of your life. It's one of those things that's real easy to put off... then one day you need it and you'll be annoyed you don't have one. Get more PVC than you think you need, too... it can come in handy for all sorts of things.

Mind you this is all easy for me to say because I'm not paying for it...
 
I like this one, only problem is that I would need to store a step ladder to reach the belts because I am only 5'8" tall:(

Well I wouldn't think you have to fasten them just on the ceiling. You could probably make a couple "L" brackets and fix the PVC pipe to a wall. that way you could go horizontal or vertical. Bet you're crafty enough to make a locking slide bracket that the "L" bracket fits into, then you can keep them taught so they don't sag. Know what I mean?
 
I have a serious problem with the belts doing the cork screw thing , probably because of all the moisture here . So I just picked up a broken refrigerator for free . Wired it to run the light and fan . Put in a renewable silica cannister to control the moisture . I now keep my belts in there rolled up as they come to me . When I use one , just roll it back up and put it away . The only problem is that the frig has filled up fast , now with all my woods and sheets of sand paper also . They are all dry though .
 
Here's my solution....and old pot rack that I made years ago. Made some new hooks for it, suspended it from the ceiling so it rotates. All I do is spin it to the belt I need, grab it, and go back to grinding.

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Unky, just think of it as an excuse to go the hardware store :D. Buy a good 6' ladder and you'll have it the rest of your life. It's one of those things that's real easy to put off... then one day you need it and you'll be annoyed you don't have one. Get more PVC than you think you need, too... it can come in handy for all sorts of things.

Mind you this is all easy for me to say because I'm not paying for it...

Well I wouldn't think you have to fasten them just on the ceiling. You could probably make a couple "L" brackets and fix the PVC pipe to a wall. that way you could go horizontal or vertical. Bet you're crafty enough to make a locking slide bracket that the "L" bracket fits into, then you can keep them taught so they don't sag. Know what I mean?

I am working on something, but my little shop space is tiny, the ceiling ins the only available space right now:p Once spring comes I am moving the whole works out to the garage. Just need to get power out there and some insulation. I do like the sliding rack idea though:thumbup:
 
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