Oh, now that i have the ShopBot, I need some nice space conserving apparatus to hold 4 x 8's and then some. I might build a rack, but is it better to store stuff vertical or horizonal? I might even buy a heavy duty panel cart like the ones you see at the lumber store. I like the rolling around factor. I could roll it out of the shop when I need the extra room. But it would have to have a cover because of the rain. I also want to make sure all of the panels are easy to access.
Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
I made a 4'x8' frame with some 4x6 beams and a 4x8 sheet of plywood. Under each corner, I put a heavy duty wheel. Topside, I bored 3/4" holes through the plywood into the beams underneath. I bent sticks of 3/4" steel conduit with a pipe bender into two 90 degree bends and drove them into the holes. I have all my substrates; maxmetal, coro, mdo, hdu etc, standing up, held by the conduit 'rails' and can easily get to any piece I need, and can roll it out of the way when needed,
[ November 18, 2012, 05:22 PM: Message edited by: Wayne Webb ]
Posted by DianeBalch (Member # 1301) on :
Wayne Could you post a picture of it, especcially the rails?
Diane
Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
Sorry, I forgot to bring a camera today. The cross braces(small rectanglesabove the wheels) are set in from the ends 18" on center. I used 5" fixed wheels on one end and swivel ones on the other. I bent the 3/4" conduit and drove it into the holes in the cross braces.
I also fastened plywood underneath between the cross braces and the ends(not shown) and this strengthens the frame/undercarriage and ast the same time makes a little "shelf/pocket" at both ends for storing small pieces of substrate.
[ November 19, 2012, 10:35 AM: Message edited by: Wayne Webb ]
Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
Ah, so it's about, say four foot tall? Very interesting.
Posted by Kelly Thorson (Member # 2958) on :
I have something somewhat similar to Wayne's only it has no plywood shelves, just three curved metal uprights. I find it takes a lot of space, you need a lot of clearance to get the boards out and even with big wheels, it gets really heavy to move when I have it loaded. With only three partitions I find it hard to get sheets out when it is fairly full as well. I'm planning on replacing it with an upright one with lots of partitions. The one disadvantage of the change will be I will have no place for any 10' substrates, so I'll likely just stand them against the wall behind the unit.
Posted by Curtis hammond (Member # 2170) on :
im goona find one of those home depot steel carts somewhere. They expensive but they worth it. I built one foe with wood, but it isnt gooan make it much longer. ITs got over 800 pounds on it
Posted by Lori Wilcox (Member # 8042) on :
Alicia, here's mine - first photo shows the construction framework, it uses a car jack and a tamper to hold the substrates. When you want a board, unscrew the carjack, grab a panel, and re-tighten.
We use this mainly for our Coroplast storage, our aluminum panels are stored upright with eye hooks on each side and a strap to keep them from falling or slooping. We plan to build one of these for aluminum also.
We love it! Slat wall, storage of scraps to the left of it, storage on top - best use of space.
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