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   notagain | Jan 18, 2006 11:02pm | #1

   http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=3931

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   pjmcgarvey | Jan 19, 2006 03:57am | #3

   I have seen that Woodcraft one, looks nice actually, but not looking to spend too much. 

   If it costs more than the lumber on it, then I'd have a problem...

   Thanks for the suggestions.

   PJ

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   mccarty12 | Jan 19, 2006 03:13am | #2

   I went to a local ironworker and he made me a real strong lumber rack for $450.00 about 4 years ago.

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   harrisdog43 | Jan 19, 2006 07:03am | #4

   Take some black iron pipe and some 2x4s. Drill holes at a 5-7 degree angle that will accept the pipe after cutting it off to about 14". Screw the 2xs to the studs with something really strong (I used 4" GRK fasteners).

   I'd say that my pipes are about 12-14" apart. I've heard of guys using 10' conduit, but my experience is only with the black iron pipe. 

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   pjmcgarvey | Jan 19, 2006 04:57pm | #6

   "Take some black iron pipe and some 2x4s. Drill holes at a 5-7 degree angle that will accept the pipe after cutting it off to about 14". Screw the 2xs to the studs with something really strong (I used 4" GRK fasteners)."

   This is kinda how the local hardware store did it, now I'm thinking it might be a good idea, depending on how easily/cheaply I can get the pipe, cut it, drill the holes.  I might even go up to a 2x6 for extra strength. 

   Is that black pipe easy to cut with a metal recip saw blade?

   Thanks!

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   harrisdog43 | Jan 19, 2006 10:39pm | #9

   It was easier than doing it by hand using a new hacksaw blade...but the thinwall conduit was even easier when I used the same cutter that I use for copper tubing. I did not use the conduit for my rack, but according an article I read somewhere, its shape makes it incredibly strong. The pipe sure wasn't cheap though.

   john

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   Karl | Jan 19, 2006 07:32am | #5

   My rack is called a "rack-it". It has been outstanding over the last ten years. The most ambitous load it carried was two 35 foot telephone polls on a twenty mile trip. I did bend the rear crossbarr loading them with a come along but not bad enough anyone else has ever noticed.

   They make a std rack, a forklift loadable rack and one that works with camper shells. I see them on used on craigslist regularly for as little as a hundred dollars. I think I paid three hundred fifty ten years ago.

   Great racks and unbreakable. Check them out.

   Here is one on craigslist

   http://www.craigslist.org/nby/for/126373738.html

   
   

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   Edited 1/18/2006 11:34 pm ET by karl

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   DaveRicheson | Jan 19, 2006 05:36pm | #7

   Pick up the last issue of Fine Woodworking, or maybe the one before the last. There is an article on shop lumber storage in one of them. The author built an adjustable rack out of 2xs and plywood.

   I'll look it up tonight when I get home if you haven't come across it by then.

    

   Dave

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   pjmcgarvey | Jan 19, 2006 06:00pm | #8

   Here it is, but I can't view it:

   Lumber Storage SolutionsShopmade racks and carts keep material organized and accessibleby Andy BeasleyThe centerpiece of Andy Beasley's lumber storage system is a horizontal rack along one wall of his shop. Combined with shopmade carts and a storage rack for sheet goods, Beasley's system allows him to store a lot of heavy material while taking up little space. Following the author's step-by-step instructions, readers will be able to customize an efficient system that will help turn a chaotic shop into an efficient one.

   From Tools & Shops Winter 2005/2006 (#181), pp. 66-69Purchase back issues

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   DanH | Jan 19, 2006 11:09pm | #10

   FWIW, I've got a large dolly in the garage with a sort of A frame built on it (like a glass truck) to hold sheet goods. Stick lumber is "stacked" in the middle of the "A".

   This thread brings up the idea that I could add shelves in the middle and organize that stack a hair better.

   If ignorance is bliss why aren't more people

   happy?