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12th August 2020, 08:16 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Wood racks
Finally got around to building a wood storage rack for my growing collection of "one day I'll use this" timber.
Made from construction grade radiata. Ran it through the thicknesser to remove rounded edges (and blue colouring) and then laminated together to create thick, interconnected pieces. Probably over-engineered, but it's carrying a significant weight. The arms are angled at 3 degrees.
I filled it with the timber I had sitting on the floor. This means that I don't need any more timber, or I need more rack storage.
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cheers,
ajw
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12th August 2020, 08:35 PM #2
What type of masonry bolt did you use to attach to the brickwork and were they in the joints or into the brick?
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Cheers
Ray
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12th August 2020, 08:36 PM #3
You got it all off the floor which is good that means you have an air flow around the lowest pile .It makes it tidy & accessible in different piles on your racks .
Johnno
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13th August 2020, 12:06 AM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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like most people, i do enjoy a good rack
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14th August 2020, 09:22 AM #6
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14th August 2020, 10:51 AM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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MM, according to the guy at Bunnings, this timber isn't chemically treated. He said the blue paint/wash is to identify the structural grade of the timber. It doesn't have the appearance or smell of chemically treated timber, but I'm no expert. I ran it through the thicknesser to get rid of the blue paint/wash so it wouldn't rub off on other timber, and to get better glue surfaces.
The racks are simple enough to make, and have given me back some much-needed floor space. Worthwhile doing if you've got a lot of timber sitting around the place.
cheers,
ajw
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14th August 2020, 05:36 PM #8Woodworking mechanic
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“Blue pine has been treated with synthetic pyrethroids to resist borers and termites. The treatment is usually water-based, and better for the environment than many other treatments”
”H2 'Blue' is used in areas south of the Tropic of Capricorn, while H2 'Red' is used north of the Tropic of Capricorn as additional protection against a ferocious local termite. H2 treated pine is specially treated to protect against borers and termites and is suitable for interior, above-ground use only.”
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14th August 2020, 05:55 PM #9
With advice like that from the "trained person in red and green" you have to wonder what some people have unwittingly let themselves in for and been given potentially lethal advice
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Ray
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