Bree
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For a long time I have had several hundred board feet of White Oak as well as some Maple, Sycamore,Ash, Hickory, Walnut, and Birch sitting on two pallets. I had some sitting on the floor as well. That doesn't count my exotic lumber and turning blanks.
You can't get at the lumber below the first couple of layers and you don't even know what the heck you have or its condition. So I decided that I needed racks.
After doing a bunch of research, a friend called me and told me that a local store was going under and giving away all their fixtures including their all steel cantilever gondola racks. Well a cantilever rack is what I wanted so I was off like a shot to scavenge, scrounge and score.
I got 3 units with end plates and lots of shelves including many 16"ers. I did some measurements and decided to use only 2 units with no end racks. I put inthe bottom base shelf, 3 rows of 16" shelves, a 14", and a 16" wire rack on top. Both sides symmetrical. I filled it with lumber as the PIC shows.
I also scored a nice slatwall unit from Rockler when they were remodleing a store. That was a freebie too. I am considering putting in standards bolted across the slatwall so the weight of my lumber and turning blanks is not on the slats. I am also toying with reinforcing the slats by putting a strip across the slat where the shelf brackets attach to prevent the MDF from ripping out under load. That is the cheapest way to get the biggest increase in load capacity I think.
The slatwall rack will hold my exotic lumber, turning squares, bowl blanks, burls, and other odd pieces. I will use the end unit and have shelves on the end. If I can find a good way to reinforce the slatwall, I will use 16" shelves with a bracket every 12".
Progress through scavenging!
:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
PS... Fooling with these racks and moving wood from here to there etc. is why you haven't seen any production from me lately other than this Sunday. The whole workshop has been a complete mess and my lathe was totally blocked by big sheets of plywood. But things are getting better!
You can't get at the lumber below the first couple of layers and you don't even know what the heck you have or its condition. So I decided that I needed racks.
After doing a bunch of research, a friend called me and told me that a local store was going under and giving away all their fixtures including their all steel cantilever gondola racks. Well a cantilever rack is what I wanted so I was off like a shot to scavenge, scrounge and score.
I got 3 units with end plates and lots of shelves including many 16"ers. I did some measurements and decided to use only 2 units with no end racks. I put inthe bottom base shelf, 3 rows of 16" shelves, a 14", and a 16" wire rack on top. Both sides symmetrical. I filled it with lumber as the PIC shows.
I also scored a nice slatwall unit from Rockler when they were remodleing a store. That was a freebie too. I am considering putting in standards bolted across the slatwall so the weight of my lumber and turning blanks is not on the slats. I am also toying with reinforcing the slats by putting a strip across the slat where the shelf brackets attach to prevent the MDF from ripping out under load. That is the cheapest way to get the biggest increase in load capacity I think.
The slatwall rack will hold my exotic lumber, turning squares, bowl blanks, burls, and other odd pieces. I will use the end unit and have shelves on the end. If I can find a good way to reinforce the slatwall, I will use 16" shelves with a bracket every 12".
Progress through scavenging!
:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
PS... Fooling with these racks and moving wood from here to there etc. is why you haven't seen any production from me lately other than this Sunday. The whole workshop has been a complete mess and my lathe was totally blocked by big sheets of plywood. But things are getting better!
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