Subject: Re: Storing/Stacking scraps & extra lumber

From: [email-masked] (Carl Muhlhausen)
Date: 5 Feb 1997 21:04:10 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>,
Abacab <[email-masked]> wrote:
>Does anyone have any great concepts, inventions, or unproven ideas for the
>storing of lumber in the shop?  I was considering building a large
>multi-shelf unit to allow easy access and support of the wood, with doors
>to keep some of the dust off.
>

I built a storage rack out of 2x4s. I used doubled 2x4s for the vertical
supports and screwed them to the joists in the shop ceiling.
I cut a 3/4" deep rabbet out of the ends so they fit together
with the ceiling joist in the center.
Groan- time for ascii art I guess:

		   x x
		   x x
                   x x
		__ x x__
                | |x x| |
		| |x x| |
		|   ||  |
		|   ||  |

The vertical members are 16" apart. The horizontal members are
~2 ft long sections of 2x4 captured in dadoes in the vertical
members. The dadoes are about an 1/2" deep and 3" wide and fit
into notches in the horizontal pieces:

          |  ||  |
          |  ||  |
          | _||_ |
          | |  | |
          | |  | |
          | |__| |
          |  ||  |
          |  ||  |

	Vertical member front view

	 ___     _______________________
	|   |____|                      |
        |                               |
        |    _____                      |   
        |___|    |______________________|
        
        Notched Horizontal member side view.

I made the horizontal pieces about 2 ft apart.

The rack greatly improved organization in the shop and seems very
strong. It's currently holding a pile of wood.

I don't know why you'd want shelves or doors. The open structure
makes it easier to get at the wood and accomodate various lengths 
and widths of lumber.

>Also, what about the smaller scraps?  Although I'm a Canadian, and we
>perhaps don't have the deep rooted Yankee thrift, we don't like the idea of
>throwing pieces away that might come in handy (not to mention the higher
>tax rate we must endure for all the socialist programs many in our nation
>have become dependent on that we must pay for). :-)
>

Scraps are where my organizational system breaks down. I have various 
heaps. One heap is small pieces of nice hardwoods that could 
possibly, but most probably won't, be used for inlays, handles,etc.
Another heap is larger pieces, that could conceivably be turned into
small items - ring boxes etc.
Then there's a heap for jigs, scrap wood, and the fireplace.
Underneath each heap is (probably) a cardboard box.
I'm working on burning up as much as I can this winter, since
having some frugal New England Yankee blood in me, I can't
throw much of anything out.

Hope this helps.

Carl

Just say (Tm Patrick Leach): And then there's my box of used sandpaper
			     scraps......
>Kind Regards,
>Dan Hamill

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From: [email-masked] (David Meiland)
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 1997 13:35:17 GMT

Here's a slightly different way to do this: use 4x4 for your
verticals, about every three or four feet. Attach them to the wall or
to the ceiling joists as suggested below (to the side of joist is
fine). Then drill 1" holes into the 4x4s where you want the
horizontals, about 3" deep, and use lengths of 1" rigid electrical
conduit for the horizontals. The conduit I bought fit nicely in the
holes made by my 1" spade bit. I used a chalk line to get them level
and in line.

DM