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    Quote Originally Posted by warrick View Post
    I was lucky enough when my wife's old company closed up shop I was able to get one of the mobile display racks from the store

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    Used display racks, both mobile and fixed, are available very cheaply from shop fitting business. Retailers constantly upgrade, and cannot have tatty displays.

    However, I agree with Derek, floor space in most workshops is too valuable to have mobile racks. Racks belong on the wall, and accessible.

    And they should be carefully arranged to optimise wall storage space.
    • racks for long sash clamps should be near the ceiling - no point wasting inaccessible space above the rack. And you hold the other end of the clamp to insert it into the rack,
    • racks for 800 - 1,000 mm clamps should be at waist height so you do not waste lower space, and do not have to bend over to rack clamps.
    • other clamps should be between these two rows.


    Cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by derekcohen View Post
    RB, I find that space is cramped enough without making it more so with mobile clamp racks, etc. As a result, I use wall spaces to house my clamps - spaces where nothing else can go. These must be accessible, so not behind anything.

    Let me know if you want photos.

    Regards from Perth

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    I don’t have an issue with space, it’s a 35x18 metre industrial concrete tilt up unit I’m in, no fixing to walls. And with multiple areas for for gluing up, the rack needs to be mobile. But thank you for your input.

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    Quote Originally Posted by riverbuilder View Post
    I don’t have an issue with space, it’s a 35x18 metre industrial concrete tilt up unit I’m in, no fixing to walls. And with multiple areas for for gluing up, the rack needs to be mobile. But thank you for your input.
    I withdraw what I just said ... in your case only Riverbuilder. Envious of your space.

    For the troglodytes those dimensions are 115 x 59 feet - sounds even bigger, that way.

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    I would put a sheet of plywood vertically on wheels and use a french cleat system to hang the clamps from. Maybe two sheets with some framing between them for strength would be better. It would need a wide wheel base to prevent tipping when clamps are used and it becomes heavy on one side.
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    Been thinking, RB, with the amount of space that you have it is almost mandatory that most things are on wheels, or at least slides, otherwise you will have a lot of carrying to do.

    Still think that you should check out your local shopfitters. They are constantly replacing good display units and shelves, try to sell stuff off cheaply and then send it to landfill.

    A mate uses a "surgeon's trolley" in his shed. It is a seven draw unit by Elfa - bought from Howard Storage - with wheels and a pine top. Tools for a day's jobs in the drawers, chisels laid out on top like scalpels, and power tools in the bottom drawer. Works great. Versatile; drawers come in 1, 2, 3 and 4 rack heights.

    Trolley.jpg

    I tried it in my workshop but it did not work so well as the floor was too rough and uneven. Now serves as a printer stand in my study.


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    Exactly why I’ve just built my two new benches on wheels, roll them here and there. Trolleys for materials are designed and will be made once I’ve finished this steel fabrication job that is currently sitting on my lower work deck here at home.

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    Hi RB

    Here's a photo of my version of the "surgeons trolley" - identical to my mates - but repurposed to my stduy. Couldn't post it yesterday as camera battery was flat!

    Trolley - Study.jpg


    Cheers

    Graeme

    PS: Does anyone know how I can get the picture to stand up?

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