Shop Orgs I liked from the vid: Rolling trash bin, clamp table, remedying horizontal surface syndrome increase floor space, shop chems in enclosed storage cabinet, PVC wall mount for gun grip type tools, 6" compact tape measurer, rubber mats on all tops to protect from dust, ZIPTIE PIPE ORGAN, amazon diamond files, scotch brited wood handles for grippier screwdriver.
Sorry about your friend, I've inherited a lot of tools to de-rust and organize as well and completing it helps with the grief for sure.
I came across this video purely by chance and have poured over it, pausing quite often to look up different tools and items you showed. This video has a lot of good tips and hacks and products that I didn't even know existed. I was extremely interested in your hardware organization as we, too, have a ton of hardware to go through and sort and figure out how to store. I totally believed you when you said it took about a year and a half to go through all of it...maybe that's why I've been procrastinating on tackling this project. If you ever make changes to your shop, I would be interested in seeing what you do. You should keep the videos coming and show the different projects you work on. Also, you mentioned you had recently hollowed out that plastic red Tekton case. I'm curious how you went about doing that and what it looks like inside now ? Thanks for taking your time to give a tour of your shop!
Fun fact: Costco sells large clear plastic totes in 3 packs, (11.25 gallons) and smaller ones in 4 packs. I appreciate your wire shelving system but if you decide that certain things would be better "stacked", I found those costco totes a revelation because the price is fair.
Last time this guy post was 10 years ago and he sound pretty much the same, I mean the amount of tools he had is insane I guess mechanic bought fabricator burns.