I have 40 sheets of MDO to paint. I want to paint 10 at a time. I was wondering if 3 1/2 foot 2x4's screwed down to 2 verticle 2x4's (like arms sticking straight out) would each hold a 4x8 sheet? I would bolt the verticle 2x4's to the ceiling. I seem to remember a few posts about drying racks but none of them tickled my fancy.
Anyone out there with some ideas? Wall space is not available, and I can't have the panels spread all over the shop.
Posted by pierre (Member # 1462) on :
Sorry. Can't answer this one. This is the one that was deleted.
Posted by Ken Henry (Member # 598) on :
Hi Dave. Here's an idea you can use as a temporary drying rack, and I hope that it'll help you out. If you have a 24' ladder, split it into 2 sections. Each section will easily support 3- 4 x 8's if they're laid crossways on the ladders. The panels have to be placed so that they straddle the ladder sections at 90 degrees and balanced so that the centre of each panel is directly over the centre of the ladder rungs. If you can get a 2nd ladder, split it, and stack each section about a foot apart, this should give you space enough to dry 12 panels. You could use the 2x4's floor-to-ceiling to support the ladder stack.
Hope this helps you out of your temporary space crunch.
Posted by Ron Helliar (Member # 398) on :
[ July 03, 2003, 10:39 PM: Message edited by: Ron Helliar ]
Posted by Pete Kouchis (Member # 343) on :
Dave,
I sent you an e-mail with a sketch attached of my drying racks. I would have posted it here, but to be honest, i don't know how and never took the time to find out. If it makes sense, feel free to post it for all to see.
Posted by Ron Helliar (Member # 398) on :
By the way, 40 sheets of mdo preprimed coated out with oracal intermediate would set someone back about an hours worth of time. And the way I've seen the grain raising under the paper on mdo lately the vinyl would outlast the sign use.
Ron
Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
Sounds like some good ideas already from people with actual experience, But for what it's worth I can picture something inexpensive out of conduit & ropes. 4 ropes hanging down w/ conduit sized loops every 4 inches. Two 4-1/2' conduits 7 feet apart. Anyway good luck, If Pete's idea looks good post it for us all if you can.
Posted by Joe Rees (Member # 211) on :
Dave, here's what I have made before that worked great. You need two of course, alternate sides while loading to keep balanced. Holds lots of sheets!
We used 6' lengths of pipe as I recall. In theopy, the pipes could be removed for storing the racks. That never really happened though, preferring to have it always ready for production. They sure came in handy for panels of all sizes and even things like banners. Over time the pipes got a little wobbly, making load balancing even more important. But this rack was strong and regularly held it's full capacity. Might work for you.
[ February 22, 2002, 05:52 PM: Message edited by: Joe Rees ]
Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :
I have a drawing at the shop of the most economical, industructable, strongest, lightest,drying racks you can ever own. They take no more than 32 sqaure feet to stack 25 sheets of material anysize from 18"X 24" TO 4'x 20' sheets (so I'm sure it will work for 4'x8' sheets.
Actually I know it will I have been using this system for over 25 years...and wouldn't do it any other way.
Did I mention you can coat out all 40 at one time using this method and never ocupy miore than 64 square feet?
Interested? drop me your fax number and I'll send it to you. (anyone that wants them)
I'd send it right now but the drawings are at the shop...incidently I will have these drawings and others on "neat stuff" I have built available at Fred's Letterheads...March 8-9-10 OKC
[ February 22, 2002, 08:46 PM: Message edited by: Monte Jumper ]
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
Monte, I'd like to see your rack. I emailed you to say that but it came back.
Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :
Rick...we have a new e-mail
jumperz@prodigy.net
Send along your fax number and I will send it to you tomorroww.(I'll be in the shop about 1pm)
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