Thread: timber rack

Originally Posted by Ian007

Well after a bit of work my timber rack is finally finished and im happy to say it only cost $28.00 for the tek screws I used
made with the stuff I saved from going to the dump from packing crates

I got the design from a plan I think Rocker posted, thanks mate

Cheers Ian

Looks good. You've got more timber in stock than Bunnies

Cheers!

I have more timber to put in there, if I get much more ill have to build a second rack
Plus the sheet rack needs to be about 5 times bigger. :eek:

and this stuff cost a lot less than at bunnies

Cheers Ian

That rack looks really good. Do you have the link for the plans?

Hi Alfred, there was no plans.
I saw a picture on the BB that I found when I did a search for timber racks and then adjusted the plan to what I had.

My timber rack is 1200mm wide, 2000mm high and 2400 long
each shelf is 410mm x 387 and the top shelf is the full width of 1200mm
the center sheet holder is 200mm wide.
I made each shelf this size because i wanted to be able to store 90x90's 4 high and 4 wide so 16 in each shelf

Each bearer is 90x45 and rebated into the vert member.
vert members are 90x70
and the base members are 90x90

I used a 200x35 board for the bottom of the sheet rack and used 70x19 for the top rails as well as the brace's there those angled bits above the MDF in photo 3

hope that helps
Cheers Ian

Well done Ian
Been a few weeks now since you were trenching out those joins!

If these guys are impressed by your wood stack you should show them you collection of screws and bolts.

Studley

will (what looks like) radiata pine (treated or otherwise) support (over the long term) all that hard wood ? seems like a lot of wieght to support.

cheers

Thanks for the info Ian. Next project in line!

What a good design.

If I make the sheet bay a bit wider I can fit those slabs in too!

I have a bit of cypress about that should suit.

Well done.

Fantastic

Originally Posted by Alfred

That rack looks really good. Do you have the link for the plans?

Alfred,

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ight=Wood+rack

Rocker

Originally Posted by Zed

will (what looks like) radiata pine (treated or otherwise) support (over the long term) all that hard wood ? seems like a lot of wieght to support.

cheers

Hi Zed,

hope you can follow this

each shelf is .410mm x .387mm x 2.4 unit length = 0.380808 M3 per shelf section
(ie the total 5 shelves)

If I loaded timber that was 1500kg per M3 then the total weight i could put in each shelf would be 571.21kg

571/5(total shelves this weight is spread over) = 114.24kg per rack
this is the fully loaded rate to its max size, ie not a spare mm, not ever going to happen right. so working on those sums I will never ever over load this thing.

not counting the very top shelf because i figure thats for odds and ends anyway.
the weight shift should be a bit like this photo shows so it kind of balances itself out


Cheers Ian

well there you have it,
I was expecting to get on the BB tonight and see people picking my math to bits and saying silly stuff about my theory, but instead I have to reply to my own post :eek:

Go figure :confused:

Originally Posted by Ian007

made with the stuff I saved from going to the dump from packing crates

Maybe it's my Scottish heritage, but I reckon the fact you didn't have to buy the wood and saved it from becoming landfill is the best part.

Yep, well done Ian.

Bulli

Originally Posted by Bulli

Maybe it's my Scottish heritage, but I reckon the fact you didn't have to buy the wood and saved it from becoming landfill is the best part.

Yep, well done Ian.

Bulli

Scottish Heritage? that makes two of us then

Thanks

Cheers Ian