Lumber rack/storage

[greenleaf]

Any body got any good ideas for a lumber rack. I've got a bunch sheet good scraps and a bunch of hardwood scraps from 1'-10' long. I need some ideas.
Thanks

 

[Acrobat]

I have a couple of the "Triton" timber racks and I must say they are beaut. Easily installed, cheap and adjustable and can take a good load. Well worth trying. BUT am not sure if they are available in USA or indeed anymore anywhere still, as Triton was bought out some time ago I think.

 

[dltflt]

Do you want to be mobile or stationary?

 

[alex946]

 

[jmarkflesher]

Conduit and cable troughs used in under ground electrical manholes. Straps are mounted to concrete or block or 2x4's in walls and come in 15" 24" 30" 55 1/4" 64 1/4" 70 1/4" and 81" lengths. You can use them individually or in any combination. Slots in straps are every 1 1/2". Arms that hook into straps come in 8", 12" or 16". This system will pull you're wall down before it drops your lumber. I always change my arms to accommodate the lumber at hand. I will look for the vendors when I'm back in my shop. Now you can get arms coated with a plastic type material. MARK   go to: hardware shelf supports/ brackets WOODTEK heavy duty lumber racks  www.woodworker.com

 

[jacko9]

Greenleaf, I attached 4x6 douglas fir timbers to my shop wall with mortises chopped into them and then used 2x6 popular as spars with 4"x4" pinned tenons.  The spars are 30" long and hold a lot of lumber without deflection.  Let me know if you want pictures of this system.

Jack

 

[Kristian]

A good idea is to incorporate some kind of length indication into your design. So that you will know the approx. length of your lumber before you reach for it.

This can be done for both vertical and horizontal storage.

A simple illustration to explain the concept:

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- Kristian

 

[Kev]

Good topic for me ... I'm storing timber under cover right outside the back door in one of our entertaining areas. I think my wife is getting close to choking me in my sleep if I don't move it soon [scared]

 

[rdesigns]

In a small shop, vertical storage has many advantages over horizontal, in my opinion. It's far easier to sort thru without the need to re-stack and rearrange. This applies to sheet goods as well as boards.