8 Easy Fixes for Messy Drawers

[@eibrahim]

Thanks!

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Appreciate the Super Thanks!

[@TheEdsousa]

Hi Brad I think you are the most organized carpenter with the cleanest work shop I have ever seen.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

It's a blessing and a curse :)

[@TheEdsousa]

@@Fixthisbuildthat I think so

[@caseythimm5522]

I almost didn't watch this because I didn't think I needed the custom foam inserts tier of organizing, but I'm glad I did. The 3d printing one with the brackets is my favorite because it can be changed up. Great video!

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Glad you got some good ideas!

[@opnorty]

I was setting up my new packouts and was thinking kaizan foam, but the price scared me away. I went to Harbir Freight and got some foam floor mats. A roll that was big enough to get 5 layers was about $10. Worked perfsct for a fraction of the cost.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Nice hack!

[@halomoua]

I did the same. Works perfectly

[@cdgarcia]

Hmm good idea 🤔

[@misterm7086]

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing that tip. And yes, Kaizan is crazy expensive.

[@Fusilier0]

I love how you used a 90 degree corner assembly jig/tool/thingie when assembling the wooden bins with pin nails. Quick, simple and a great little tip right there.

[@jsollowsphotography]

I'm a woodworker but I also love 3D Printing so the fact that you included a 3D option is wonderful! I'm doing that one!!

[@BlakePizzey]

One of the greatest video ideas - pulled together so many different videos and ideas into one. Thank you!

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Thanks! It was the video I wanted to find but wasn't made. So... 😀

[@BrickTamlandOfficial]

i like your results with the kaizen foam, i would also add some half circles on the handles so you can put your fingers into there and grab tools easier.

[@howardsmith5474]

Brad, thank you for taking a sponsor related to the industry

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

yup, those are my favorite kind and ones I try to do the most of!

[@illyrio]

This video solves many of my storage problems. Thank you.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

You're welcome!

[@billparrish4385]

Very nice! I can see many of these ideas making their way into my own shop storage, pretty soon in fact! And a tip, for those small parts bins with the really tiny things like small washers, I don't know about you, but my fingers have a hard time picking those small parts out of that corner space between the sides and bottom, forcing me to reach for the needle nose pliers, shop tweezers or something with a magnet. So I made mine scoopable, like a change bin in a cash drawer. It can be something as simple as ripping a small strip with a 45 degree bevel from a piece of scrap and gluing it into that bottom corner space of the bin. Or another option is to rip one-fourth of a piece of appropriate-diameter pvc tubing, then sand down the back/outside of the 2 cuts so that the inside curve feathers into the bottom and side of the bin. I've also seen a flexible pre-molded 'caulk' strip with adhesive backing that goes around the tub that could work. Or for that matter, some actual caulk would do the trick, and put whatever curve you want in it (of course, that wouldn't harden immediately, and its flexible consistency might itself trap some items). Anything really with a flat bevel or concave curve to fill the corner where the smaller parts can get trapped and hard to pick out, and has 2 edges that feather into the bottom and side of the box. Thanks again for the great video!

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Great tip! The 3D bins have chamfered bottoms which give them that feature already which is nice.

[@trudy-howardmarsh6317]

Really enjoyed this gave me some awesome ideas to make and now to print!

[@dadfixdit]

Great ideas! I used to have every drawer of my toolbox lines with foam and every tool had its own cutout. But man that took forever and when you added a tool it threw everything off. I never really wanted to get a 3D printer but now I’m going to start looking. Thanks Brad!

[@makernova8160]

I really like the way the kaizen foam drawer turned out! Looks really sharp (pun intended)!

[@cyberneticwarmachine]

Good video as always! I design custom foam interiors for drawers and flight case for a living. Fun to see it in your video. Organise all the things!

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

oh man, I bet you've done some cool ones

[@carjen121]

Nice to know how to organize tools. Thank you for all your tips💕👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@ModernHobbyist]

Those 3d printed bins turned out awesome, but I love the look of the Kaizen foam! I could see myself printing a bin that fills the entire drawer just so I could pretend to be this organized 😆

[@seanbrennan3675]

Those Bins from Alexandre are amazing. I have been using them for about a year now and have them every where

[@federicochini5093]

Ahahah really laughed out loud when you said that thing about Do it Yourself! All true! Let satisfactions keep us going!

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

yeah, it's worth it for the good feels :)

[@giantthoraway7526]

An open source alternative to those bins is Zach Freedman's Gridfinity system - since it's open source there's tons of user created modules that fits all sorts of different things

[@MrBradaz111]

freedman was inspired by Chappel, but decided the world deserved it free

[@michelluccote]

@@MrBradaz111 And its been adopted by so many that you can find just about anything in Gridfinity form.

[@jeremyspecce]

I gotta tell ya, I didn’t love the idea of the 3D printed brackets at first but when I saw it come together it was pretty cool, and I love the easy adjustability of it.

[@lesliemc3043]

I dream of the day I can have a shop with enough room to be truly OCD organized! For now I do my best as I roll into the driveway. Blessed to have that option!😇

[@Author_Alyssa_Taylor]

Fix This Build That -- Thanks so much for uploading this. I saw an Entertainment Tonight episode years and years ago with Candi Spelling showing off her foam insert drawer for all her kitchen utensils. I had a serious crush on that...never forgot that. I always wondered, off and on, where to get that. Presto! Kaizen foam. I also see the Harbir Freight hack. Consider me a subscriber now! LOVE a man who's organized, a labeler and so clean in his shop!!! 😁

[@GrantOakes]

With the thin poplar strips I did something quite similar. I used 5mm luan floor underlayment and cut 3-1/2" strips and made slotted dividers to go under a hinged workbench top. The bottom of the 2X4's have a sheet of luan so there's a nice storage area under the top for screw guns, jig saw, batteries, drill bits, pocket hole jigs, table saw blades, glue, router bits, etc.

[@HeyItsBonnieBee]

Those kaizan foam cutouts are perfection!

[@mtbikerdan]

Great video! I have been using Alex's 3D printed bins both in the house and in the shop for a while now. They are easy to print and supper useful.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

yup, they are great!

[@Rusty_ok]

Made drawer. Dividers from a piece of 5” square vinyl fence post. Cuts real easy and accurate on the table saw. Does not use up much drawer space and you can make them any size/shape you want.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

I can't picture it, but sounds cool

[@scottcampbell96]

I suggest using a contrasting color (maybe green, in your case) as the base for the Kaizen foam. It makes it very obvious that a tool is missing.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Yes, that's a great idea!

[@mikescott8]

There are companies that make that type. Shadow foam on KZbin is an England based one. But I’m sure there are US based ones that would be cheaper shipping.

[@adrianscarlett]

For the foam cutouts I use eva foam interlocking tiles and cut them with a laser cutter. I draw around the tools on some graph paper then photograph it. Using the graph paper to scale the photo to the correct size, then grab the outline with inkscape. Export to svg and it goes straight in to lightburn.

[@justinhafner12383]

Laser cutter? What is this Star Wars?

[@billyblackie9417]

You will appreciate your achievement and open new ideas you think would work for you. That is a great idea for foam uses

[@Sunbeam4291]

This was awsome. Thanks for sharing.

[@HickeyTyson]

God I hate to say it but you actually made it bearable to watch an ad. Usually everyone changes their video to an ad then goes back to the video. I loved how you had the ad in the corner while you did some busy work, it made it interesting and so I didn’t just skip past that part of the video. Ps love the videos. Keep it up

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

thanks! figure we can make the ads valuable to even those that don't want to watch them :)

[@ZsOtherBrother]

Kaizan foam comes (free) with many electronic and other packaging. It's not always going to be the perfect size for the drawer, but cut and glue a few pieces together, and you're good to go. Also, you've mentioned how you can't stack the foam trays (04:09), but provided a way to do so at the end of the video: sliding trays (13:22). If you make your sliding tray so that it fits INSIDE the drawer, (sliding on thin strips fixed to the drawer's sides), then you could make more that will fit each into the next larger tray, creating a stack of nested sliding trays. Designed properly, this setup could allow the removal of several trays together, for easy access to one of the lower trays, and labeling at the top would make searching for an item quick and easy. Thanks for the video.

[@miketony2069]

Omg....foam. I've got to try this@ sooooo cool!

[@katana24]

your edditing makes a pleassure to watch your videos.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Thanks! We've really tried to step it up and Chris is doing an awesome job

[@rhroney1]

You are creative and efficient.

[@mikesimmons7539]

Very good & lots of information . Thanks for sharing .

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jaredevildog6343]

This video makes my OCD happy !

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

😀

[@simmuborgir3337]

Very nice organizers. Especially the 3D printed ones👍🤘

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

thanks!

[@jaylazer941]

The Anycubic i3 Mega S is an amazing 3D Printer. I hope you‘ll have a lot of Fun with it👍🏽 I have the same one, and I am loving it 😍

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

had it for about two years now and it's been wonderful

[@williamellis8993]

Great ideas, Brad. Now I have to convince my son-in-law to print some bins for me. Take care. Bill

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Buy him an extra spool of filament and he'll jump on it 😀

[@LHarris3000]

Im definitely AR. Thanks🤓

[@joemed6222]

Great ideas!!! It’s always fun to see what you’ve got for us. I definitely want to try out the 3D printer. Great job as always 🤙🏻

[@rhettdunn8788]

I’ve been using Alexander’s bins. They are awesome.

[@sddiymakeitworthit7512]

Excellent tools ⚒️ storage 👍

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Thanks 👍

[@crazyjazz222]

Love the brad-kets (heh) idea.

[@pancua978]

I was building a Fantastic case to get a 3D printer to Mr Pan until you showed the table saw workaround. Thanks a lot, Brad! ;)

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

lol, just go ahead and skip past that part

[@shihster88]

What was the spray on the saw blade

[@AlohaCraw]

I won’t lie, the bins at the end convinced me to go all in on 3D printing. Pray for me lolol

[@DrSnarkticon]

@4:51 - Could you also use You Nails for the poplar?

[@AmandaRPatterson]

Nice vid! I love organization videos. Thanks

[@BobMuir100]

You do keep ‘em coming…….idea after idea! Gosh I wish I had both the space and tools ohh and the talent! Great stuff Brad (we have not been introduced is that OK?) I enjoy your videos Bob England

[@BestLittleStudio]

Bob, I have faith in you that you can make do with the space you have, I am pulling for you.

[@okay43342]

Man, that last one... Did not even occur to me, genius!

[@terrymakin4726]

Reatideas as usual really appreciate your ideas & you aharing them

[@CisnerosShop]

The miter box and the 3D printer have the same link. Thanks for the info

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Sorry, updated 👍 amzn.to/3i6bAYO

[@garynicoletti7182]

I walk away with many jewels of information after watching all of your videos. Do you feel that the AnyCubic i3 Mega S 3D printer is more than adequate for what you need to fabricate or do you recommend the AnyCubic MEGA X?

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

I've been happy with it so far. The build plate is a bit smaller for some large stuff I've wanted to do. So the Mega X would help. But Mega S is a good starter

[@garynicoletti7182]

@@Fixthisbuildthat Thank you for your quick response! What software do you use with your 3D printer system?

[@bigsparky65]

Very nice ideas, I really like those clips you .are with the 3d printer

[@Rossco242424]

Just learned that my kirkland putter from costco came with a bonus of about $15 worth of free kaizen foam! That must explain why I could not bring myself to throw it in the bin. Great video.

[@wolf1066]

I appreciate the honesty that the DIY version is more expensive and more time consuming than just buying some plastic organisers from the store.

[@wolfman75]

Cool!!!! Thanks Brad!!!! 😎👍😃🤘

[@MakewithJake]

Great use of the 3D printer!

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

tryng to find great uses in the shop

[@sabemajeen]

Excellent video

[@marthinmoshasijupitersiaha3089]

Save me a lot of money with diy

[@queens.dee.223]

Such cool ideas. Thank you! It would be a lot less simple, but you could stack the Kaizen foam. Sandwich the tool between two foam layers, spray-adhesive the top foam to some 1/8" sheet good, repeat until you get to the top layer of foam. You could do nylon rope handles to lift each layer out. And you can also skip the adhesive depending on how you design each layer.

[@gremlin591002]

You should do a full review of your 3d printer. What was easy, what challenges getting it started? Etc.

[@cswatson4823]

So nice. Thanks

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Thanks!

[@mlk4343]

great vid! you should make a review of your 3d printer, seems affordable just wondering about pros and cons

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Plenty of good vids out there on it from people who know what they're talking about

[@charleselkins4546]

What did you spray on your table saw blade and why did you do it? Thanks.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

check 9:53

[@imad16]

شكرا شكرا شكرا لك على المعلومات القيمة

[@Sidious6460]

Are you just spraying lube on the table saw before you use ? Do you do that each time ?

[@hby7768]

what nail gun are you using at 10:29?

[@SuperWingman69]

Brad, thank you for always providing your viewer’s/fellow maker’s great content! Suggestion… let’s rename your pin nail bin “Mini - Me” nails🤣. Keep up the great work and thanks again.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Mini-me nails....brilliant

[@efaure2008]

Great content!

[@susyqscraftylife2422]

Can you share the table saw dust collection hood thats over the blade?

[@TheOystei]

I would recommend you look into Gridfinity, it's inspired by chappels system, but both improved and open source.

[@fanat1c]

I was really impressed with the 3d prints. Does anycubic work fine for those kind of prints? What settings and nozzle did you use?

[@MrDoublh]

Just came across this video, don't have a 3d printer, but I am interested in purchasing those 3d brackets that you made where can I get a set

[@videosforstudentscolleague884]

Do you recommend the i3 printer? Do you use the basic unit?

[@danielfaupl520]

What was the wd40 on the saw blade for? What does it help?

[@RWAllen-jx8gi]

I wish I had seen this, like last Thursday... I was finally able to cut 1 straight line this morning.

[@schlenbea]

"Why would you buy a ready-made product when you can spend twice as much money and infintley more time on doing it yourself?!" 😂 😂 this hit me. It's so true.

[@Im4realtryme]

Looking good! Now I can see I'm going to have to start another hobby just to get organized 😂😂

[@davidgreen437]

I've been wanting a 3d printer so I think I'll try this one

[@qzll333]

How do you make the screw stay hidden? Like 4:51

[@david2go13]

Great ideas! What software do you recommend for the Anycubic? The Autodesk Fusion sw is very expensive and is not available for a one time purchase. Any other cheaper alternatives for someone who would only be using occasionally. I would want something compatible with plans that I might purchase. Thanks.

[@sorel030]

Try Tinkercad

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Fusion is free for a personal license. Shapr3d is good for the iPad

[@david2go13]

@@Fixthisbuildthat Thanks. I didn't see the free personal license. It does have some limitations but at this point I don't have enough 3D printing experience to know whether they would be a problem, such as with purchased plans.

[@MariniProduction2021]

Nice video 😁

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

thanks!

[@MCsCreations]

Excellent work, Brad! Thanks for all the tips! 😃 It's just weird to see you using... Brad nails. 🤔 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Thanks, MC! They are my favorite :)

[@johnlake2086]

Where can I buy those divider clips, I need them for several tool boxes ?

[@ashleychamberlain4183]

Do you think the kaizan foam would hold hot wheels if attached to a wall? My kid needs storage and I could cut out space for each car. I'm not handy lol

[@grahortarg9933]

Twice as much money and infinite amount of time to do it ourselves - exactly! :)

[@aaronalquiza9680]

9:41 HA! Took me a couple of seconds to get that!

[@MarshallLoveday]

Your notched dividers is exactly what I did on some of our kitchen and bathroom drawers, only I used 1/8 hardboard instead - VERY inexpensive.

[@beaverbuilds3984]

Good job

[@katiedotson704]

I wasn’t expecting a discussion on messy drawers. Have you tried Imodium AD?

[@jtfisrtbuild947]

I just built my shop its 20x40 wanted to know if you would recommend the best dust collector

[@lesg9604]

The 3D printed brackets to me, would act as a clamp. Cut pieces to fit, add glue, press into 3D printed part, and once glue dries you could essentially remove the brackets and have a solid enough, no fastener, drawer organizer. The parts themselves are reusable in this application.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

yep, that could definitely work too if you didn't want to change the spacing down the road

[@matthewkeller4398]

Should of gotten the long reach sharpie. Is is pretty awesome.

[@TheIntern83]

Can any of those WD be used on the bar of a sliding miter saw?

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

I would use the dry lube on that!

[@shehzadkhan7710]

amazing...

[@benhowarth9994]

What’s the make/model of the pin nailer you use on the 1/4” ply?