First off have great volunteers! Then GO VERTICAL! Hang everything. Use pallets for workbenches and shelves. Don't be afraid of creative uses of materials - conduit is a cheap and functional material.
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Wheel storage - overhead! Note the custom bent hooks, J-hooks reshaped on vise with mallet, we got good at making those
Bike rack made from 2x4 A-Frames and conduit. Rafter hooks had to be bent crossways to line up, another task we got good at, put it in the vise and turn using a handlebar.
A couple of classic 3-speeds, hanging. Not shown: our Park Tool Set, via a grant from Park Tools. Stand, full pro set of tools. Also a bunch of Aldi $30 workstands in our shop, and scavenged and donated tools. A nice set of Pedros wrenches, too!
We have office / meeting space across the hall from the shop, where we do classes. The shop is mainly ReCycle, where we fix/donate bikes and run a 15hr Earn a Bike program. Open for fixing donated bikes Tue Thur evening and Sat morning. Sat afternoon open shop for volunteers. Bike Walk Wichita is all volunteer led, volunteer driven, open to anyone who wants to help. Our LAB classes and donations cover most costs, we run a lean organization. Scavenge, re-use, be creative, but most of all make everyone feel welcome. (PS it's not really about bikes, it's about connections. Retired judge sharing shop space with homeless family, great fun to see the connections, the sharing of knowledge, of our stories, ourselves.)
Jack Murphy
Jack@BikeWalkWichita.org