Rockler announced their Lock-Align drawer organization system back in August last year, and have now expanded the system with several new useful accessories.
Two of the new accessories stand out as being especially versatile additions to the Lock-Align system – a new wall bracket that allows the Rockler bins and boxes to be mounted a wall or other vertical surface, and a Lock-Align drawer liner that increases your options for laying out a drawer.
Lock-Align Wall Brackets
The new wall brackets feature the same locking profile as the drawer trays, allowing you grab a tray from a drawer and hang it on the wall. Up to five standard Lock-Align bins can fit on a single bracket.
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- 19-11/16″ length
- Supports up to 5 standard-sized Lock-Align bins
- Durable plastic construction
- Pre-drilled at 16″ on center for easy mounting to studs
- Can be mounted to a wall or the edge of a work bench
Lock-Align storage bins are sold separately.
Price: $10 for a 2-pack
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Lock-Align Drawer Liner
These cut-to-size drawer liners provide more flexibility to organize a drawer and can be used with other Lock-Align accessories. Each liner measures 13″ x 23″.
The liner is made from a durable and pliable synthetic rubber material, and features the same grippy pattern as Rockler’s Lock-Align trays, which prevents items from sliding around in a drawer.
A grid pattern molded into the underside serves as a cutting guide, for trimming the liner to fit your drawer.
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Price: $15
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Other New Rockler Lock-Align Accessories
Rockler is also introducing:
- 56801 wide bin: $8 each
- 55321 standard trays: $10 for 2 (similar to what’s in the starter kit)
- 51034 4-way divider bins: $8 for 2
Existing Products:
First Thoughts
I am encouraged that Rockler is expanding this line, as there’s room in the market for more drawer organization systems, especially at this price point. Hopefully this is a sign that the system has been well received and they will continue to expand the line.
I particularly like the idea of the drawer liner, which gives you more flexibility to store large items in a drawer. Until now you would have been limited by the the 7-5/8″ width of the wide tray.
Personally I’d like to be able to buy a long roll of the liner so I can cut multiple pieces for my tool box’s 23″ x 23″ drawers and bring the cost down further by buying in bulk. If they offered something like that, I would definitely buy a roll and give the Lock-Align system a try.
Steven B
I love these sort of things and applaud Rockler for attempting this, but this these are terrible! They are so ugly and impractical.
Each of those grooves is begging to get dirty. Even if you keep your shop pristine, never have sawdust flying or grime on anything you put in drawers, and can get past the hideous look of these products, wall mount + drawer mount just isn’t that impressive. So many companies have done this before and done a much better job. If they produced a really good toolbox for these, I would at least feel ambivalent. I would be willing to pay these prices and maybe even deal with the ugliness if I could move the bins easily from a drawer to a toolbox in which they fit perfectly.
This is very expensive, limited in functionality, ugly, and fragile, and ultimately impractical.
Really, I just use cheap plastic drawer bins or Stanley parts organizers…both work much better, are easier to clean, and much cheaper and much more heavy duty than this. I like the concept, but the execution is just poor.
Seamus
For at least the wall organizer, just google French cleat parts bin and make your own out of scraps. Works great and costs virtually nothing
evadman
my toolbox is 30 inches deep. That liner looks really cool, but it’s too small 🙁
ktash
I’ve been lining some drawers with the rubbermaid grippy waffle weave stuff. This is the stuff you use to keep sanding pieces from moving around, etc. It does not stay in place, but bunches up and slides. It looks like the Rockler liner is stiffer and wouldn’t do that, so I might try it at some point. Next time I’m in their store I’ll see what it looks like in person.
Vards Uzvards
When I saw this drawer liner the first time, immediately thought of this Lego baseplate: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075QRYDFB/ And with Lego bricks one can partition a drawer in any way he likes, with color coordination and what not 🙂
Drew M
Long ago, at a previous employer, I screwed some DIN rail to the wall and hung bog standard Akro-mills bin boxes off it.
This looks like a proprietary and less interesting alternative to an industry standard product.
Frank D
$10 for two little bins? $8 for a bin? ….
Gee wiz.
Doresoom
I like the concept Rockler has with these, but it would have to be 75% off its current price for me to seriously invest in it. Or at least 50% off for me to even consider it.
I guess someone is buying them at this price though, since they’re expanding their offerings.
RCWARD
Would somebody really pay those prices?
Carl
“If it’s Rockler, it’s gotta be expensive”. Honestly, I’ve never seen anything in their catalog that can’t be sourced cheaper, most times lot’s cheaper.
Obviously they have a large enough customer base that don’t price comparison or comprised mostly of lottery winners and retired bankers/stockbrokers.
Construction Carl
Great system, it works well. As for cost, well, I read a lot of complaints. It’s not made for them. Guys into Festool, Powermatic, Snap On, have nice shops, want the best, those are the guys buying this. You can buy a Toyota or a BMW.,both get the job done….it’s Rockler! ( Woodpecker or any other high end company)
If you want the alternative, cheaper storage solution , there are plenty of other solutions. Always funny, the guys complaining the most, usually smoke a pack a day, drink or waste money on other items without blinking.
Stuart
Joe, please refrain from insulting other commentors.
Complaining about price, or defending it, is one thing. It’s something we expect, and everyone is allowed to share their views. But please don’t denigrate others for their opinions, that’s uncalled for.
As for the price, it’s not necessarily limited to “guys into Festool, Powermatic, Snap-on, with nice shops.” A lot of Rockler’s branded products are problem-solvers that meet a common and established need.
There are some areas, work and hobby alike, where I can plan out and build a custom solution, but it’s time-consuming or distracting to do so. Let’s say a wood turner wants to better organize their tool box. The Lock-Align system might fit their needs. Maybe a different solution or pieced-together assortment of products might work as well or better. But some people want a quick solution.
Having more options is always a good thing. And if this is the price Rockler needs to set to be be able to design, make, and market their tool storage accessories, so be it. For those that it’s a little too pricey for, it could at least serve as inspiration for a shop-made solution.
Jeremy Schmidt has a great video that shows a DIY solution that should perform a little like Rockler’s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcXzeI0cOlM
But, some woodworkers and hobbyists might not have the tools to make that, and those that do might not have the time.
If you want chocolate cake, you can make it from scratch, you can buy a mix, or you can buy it ready to eat. Shop solutions are the same way.
fred
Even having the tools and skill needed to make custom storage solutions – you might consider a commercially available alternative. I’ve made more benches, bins, cabinets etc. for my home shop than I would have ever considered doing for my businesses. We might have attempted to duplicate or create from scratch the Vidmar, Lista , rotabin and other commercial storage we had in our shops and workout centers – but more often than not when we needed to expand we bought rather than made our own from scratch. With jigs it was different – as we custom made almost all of what we needed. Its just a balancing act – to decide where to commit your resources. This is not meant as an endorsement for this particular Rockler product – but just to second the thought that Rockler. Woodcraft and others seem to fill a niche by providing readymade alternatives.
Jose
Awesome! I have a messy tool box, well some drawers that need organizing. So may i say to rockler ” shut up and take my money!”