Woodpeckers parallel guide systainer mod

[fritter63]

For the OCD among us, Just received my PGS and spent a few minutes "fixing" the systainer storage.

1) I cut out under the brackets so that these 2x2 plastic boxes (containerstore.com) would fit for holding nuts and bolts

2) made slots for the "extra" parts.

3) drilled a vertical hole to store the hex key

Enjoy

 

[blaszcsj]

Awesome work! Totally doing this update to my box foam this weekend! Have you putting some small finger cut out for the rails in the hard foam as it is a little difficult to pull them out.

 

[Slartibartfass]

Nice job. I figure there will be a run on Container Store......

 

[Birdhunter]

Did you get the original or the updated connectors. If you got the updated connectors, do the work?

 

[rich024]

love it.  Do you happen to know the part number for the boxes.  I don't have a container store near me and could not find them on their website.  Thanks

 

[Slartibartfass]

Did you get the original or the updated connectors. If you got the updated connectors, do the work?

Still waiting.... I had ordered from Woodpeckers directly...

 

[blaszcsj]

love it.  Do you happen to know the part number for the boxes.  I don't have a container store near me and could not find them on their website.  Thanks

This is what I found on the container store site:

http://www.containerstore.com/s/gift-packaging/containers/boxes/small-clear-amac-boxes/123d?productId=11000251

 

[rich024]

Got it!  Thank you!!

 

[fritter63]

Did you get the original or the updated connectors. If you got the updated connectors, do the work?

I got the updated ones in the box (from Tool Nut), and they seem to be quite solid.

 

[Birdhunter]

Good news that the new connectors work! Woodpeckers said mine would ship next week.

 

[crampedshop]

Went to the Container Store to get the little boxes. They are available in tints. My OCD kicked in and I got the red  ones.

 

[copcarcollector]

Went to the Container Store to get the little boxes. They are available in tints. My OCD kicked in and I got the red  ones.

Oh geeze!!  ;D  Good thing I did not order the clear ones yesterday!

For those of us who have to order online:
http://www.containerstore.com/s/gift-packaging/containers/boxes/small-red-amac-boxes/123d?productId=11000248

 

[mculik5]

Love the plastic box idea! Thanks for sharing.

For what it's worth, I've found that the new attachment bars fit perfectly in the slot cut for the steel rods. It's a tight fit to get the steel rods flat on the bottom of the slot and next to each other, but when you do that, you can fit the new attachment bars on top of the rods (beveled edges to the top). Obviously, there is no left/right support, but if you don't want to try to cut small slots like those shown in the pics, this might work for you.

 

[fritter63]

Went to the Container Store to get the little boxes. They are available in tints. My OCD kicked in and I got the red  ones.

Oh geeze!!  ;D  Good thing I did not order the clear ones yesterday!

For those of us who have to order online:
http://www.containerstore.com/s/gift-packaging/containers/boxes/small-red-amac-boxes/123d?productId=11000248

Is that a Festool green car in your profile picture?  [cool]

 

[copcarcollector]

Is that a Festool green car in your profile picture?  [cool]

Mmmmmn... sort of! I bought it before the Festool addiction started --  Should this be moved to the 'swag' thread!?!?

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[Peter_C]

I went a different direction. Most important the issue has been resolved with the track connection. FWIW I like the silver parts against the red

My goal was to have the PGS pieces left together as much as possible. Function before form is my moto as that is what gets the work done. I found that by taking the top and cutting it apart, allowed the right side to become the left and the left side got flipped and moved to the right. The two lower foam pieces were also reversed. The glue holding them together was non existent. One hole got filled with foam and I cut out the track area for the stops I made, and drilled holes (Drill press at the highest speed setting) for the track joiners. I wanted to leave the end caps on the rods, so the two upper foam ends got cut off also.

Since the set also requires a #3 Phillips I took one of the included 1/4" drivers that come with Simpson structural screws, cut the top off, then welded a small piece of metal to the driver bit. A #3 bit pressure fits into the homemade tool with some masking tape to keep it there (It is actually a 1/4" driver not a bit holder, but it is FREE!). Another hole drilled on the right side of the Systainer stores the #3 Phillips.

One of the other things I did was to make a couple of stops out of some scrap aluminum left over after making a new front door sill. I haven't had a chance to fully test them over multiple setup and take downs, but my assumption is I can dial the stops in and instead of having to calibrate every time (Or marking the tracks) I can just butt them up and run em' with some consistency. If it works I need to make another set for my metric rails.

 

[Gwerner]

Has anyone who ordered direct from Woodpeckers received the new connectors? I find it odd that people who ordered through other vendors have received the new connectors and I'm still waiting for mine.

 

[Peter_C]

Has anyone who ordered direct from Woodpeckers received the new connectors? I find it odd that people who ordered through other vendors have received the new connectors and I'm still waiting for mine.

Yes! The new connectors were shipped direct from Woodpeckers, and I had ordered the PGS originally from Woodpeckers.

I believe many of the people receiving the parts are actually getting the entire kit at once. In other words Woodpeckers shipped complete orders first.

 

[Birdhunter]

Shipping out new kits with the re-engineered connectors makes good sense. My query to Woodpeckers got the reply that I was on the list to get the new connectors, but that they were back logged.

 

[lunchman]

Has anyone who ordered direct from Woodpeckers received the new connectors? I find it odd that people who ordered through other vendors have received the new connectors and I'm still waiting for mine.

I ordered directly from Woodpeckers and received my updated connectors yesterday.

I love the idea of altering the container to keep the connectors permanently attached. The less assembly needed, the better.