Thread: Timber rack

My suggestion's, you'll need more support arms as a 2m spacing will lead to sag in your stacked wood, Id have support every 600mm max.
And you may want some sections of the rack to have flat soild shelfs for smaller bits of wood.

Thanks for that Harry, I was thinking of puting in another 2 Aframes & using some 16mm MDF on a couple of the shelves for the short bits, but the good thing is, it's easy to change at this stage. I can see what you mean & I think your right, so back to the auto cad as they sort of say.

Steve

I have had a quick look on autocad & decided to take Harry's advice. I will have 6 A Frames & reduce the rack to 3 meters long. This will give me one on each end & 600mm Centres.

Thanks again Harry.

No worries Ticker, glad to be of help.

If you make it a bit over 1200 wide the top shelf could hold ply and mdf etc.

Echnidna,

I don,t have a lot of sheet material on hand as I live within about 20 mins of being able find a supplier of just about anything I need, but my problem is I like to recycle old timber & I have a growing pile of it. That said, I do have some offcut mdf, ply etc., But I was thinking that the center of the apex, nearly 2 meters high, would be good for that. Also, the bigger I make it, the more it will cost & cost is a factor because I need a band saw but my family insist on having 3 meal every single day. They just don't understand my needs.

Thanks anyway for your idea, I am interested in hearing all ideas', hence the thread.

steve

Dont Exit from the CAD Program and turn off the computer just yet.

Here is some more ideals.

First one, make a few cross section to for more wood. I even put some wood in there to show you..

Secound, here is a way to stor half sheet goods.. if you have access to sheet goods them you gonna need a place to place there cut offs.

And put wheels on it too, so you can roll it away from the wall and place stock in the middle..

he hehehe more thinking going on in your head.

G'day Terry, how you going mate. Nice idea, drawing in the timber. I like what you have sugested, & I like your mod to my dwg. What did you use to do that?

I plan to use the inside for sheet material, but I think I will just build the frame first & then decide on the internal layout.

I have costed the angle @ $7.30 / metre & I am looking at about 58.5 meters, so I want to get it right.

steve

Gidday ticky

Check out this one by Alexg............I reckon shes a cracker!!!

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ad.php?t=18075

REgards lou

Lou, Thanks for your input, all ideas' & comments are welcome.

I read the thread you sent me, very interesting. I am a boilermaker trying to be a wood worker Lou, & I am not all that fast at my woodwork. On top of that, I don't get a lot of time to enjoy my wood work, so I think I may stick to steel for this one as it is a matter of something I need to do as opposed to something I want to do.

Thanks any way mate, it was still very interesting reading & food for thought.

Steve

Lou,

I have revisited your sugestion of using Alexs' design, or at least a variation of it. I still like the idea of the 2m x 1m Apex that I started with, & for me at least, building with steel would be quicker & easier, but at $7.30 /metre, it was going to cost over $400.

I have decided to use my apex design but with 70 x 35 timber & some M&T joints. Even using twice the material, the cost will be about 75% less at around $120.

I have had to redo all my drawings, not finished yet, but I am not really ready to start this project as yet anyway.

I am so glad I decided to float this idea as I now have a much clearer idea of how I will build my new rack & what it will be built out of.

Steve

Gidday Ticky

I think you've just learn't what our forum's all about ................Well Done!!

Alex is a top bloke...........I'm sure he wouldn't mind if you PM him for some advise & feedback on 'Setup' & how his design is holding up!!!!

Keep us posted.......For me Alex's design I'll be one of my first projects for my new "Shed"

REGards Lou

Ticky,

It seems to me that building your rack out of angle iron is a far more expensive and time-consuming option than making it out of wood. See http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...?t=6605&page=1 (posts #9 & 10) for a rack which has served me very well and which was cheap and easy to build.

Rocker

hey Ticky.

The Pic above was just done with MS paint, I did not feel like turning on the laptop and using Aldus Photostyler 2a. If you where here in Kansas I think you would go crazy at my favorite store. It is called the Yard. It is a big scrap yard for metal. More aluminium them and other because of the 6 major Aircraft companies. but most sold at scrap prices.