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Pete W.:
Hi there, all,

I've mentioned elsewhere that I'm doing a few improvements to my workshop.  One of these is to mount some commonly used tools and lathe accessories on the workshop wall behing the lathe.

I have a couple of Wesco pump oil-cans and I'm sure that the Wesco product range used to include wall-mounting clips for their oil-cans.  A Google search for those clips didn't get any hits.

I don't want to use Terry-style tool-clips for the oil-cans.  Has anyone seen any of these clips recently? 

awemawson:
Rare Earth magnets are remarkably useful for such things. You can get them with a countersunk hole in the middle making mounting easy. Two in a vertical line work best for oil cans: ebay abounds with them.

flutedchamber:
I use conduit hangers.  They come in all sizes, up to 6 inch or more.  There is quite a range of adjustment so you can tailor it to your oil can size.  I even use them to hold my grease guns.  Any decent electrical supply store should have them for not much money.

Eugene:
Pete,

I hesitate to comment because I'm very much a novice at all this, but would there not be a hazard in reaching for tools or oil cans behind the lathe? You'd have to be very punctilious about stopping it before doing so. I had just this in mind when I was building my own tool storage cabinet(s), which are indeed on the rear wall but well to the side.

Eug

garym:
Hi Pete,

Screwfix do the spring clips:

http://www.screwfix.com/c/screws-nails-fixings/hose-tool-clips/cat840130

One of the first and best things I did when converting garage to workshop was to mount commonly used tools on the wall behind the bench.

edit: sorry I read it as "I want to use Terry clips......"

Gary

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