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  1. Newsgroups: rec.woodworking
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!indetech!cirrus!john
  3. From: john@cirrus.com (John Wishneusky)
  4. Subject: Re: Lumber storage rack
  5. Message-ID: <1992Nov17.021028.2903@cirrus.com>
  6. Sender: John Wishneusky
  7. Organization: Cirrus Logic Inc.  Fremont, California
  8. References: <Bxq9vA.MvI@world.std.com>
  9. Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 02:10:28 GMT
  10. Lines: 106
  11.  
  12. In article <Bxq9vA.MvI@world.std.com> rdc@world.std.com (Ralph D Clifford) writes:
  13. >
  14. >     I have decided that the time has come to build something to store lumber
  15. >on.  Since I don't currently store my lumber flat, too many pieces end up
  16. >warped.  I would be interested in any solutions to this problem you'all have
  17. >used.
  18. >
  19. >     I have approx. a 4' by 12' spot in my basement to store the wood.  The
  20. >basement is dry for a basement -- I've never had any water problems, even in
  21. >wood in contact with the basement floor.
  22. >
  23. >     My initial idea is to build platforms out of 2x4 covered with 3/4" ply.
  24. >I would want the front edge of the platform open, however, so I'm not sure
  25. >2x4s would be sufficient.  What size lumber should be used to span a distance
  26. >of approximately 12 feet?  Additionally, are 2x4 legs sufficient, or should I
  27. >use larger wood?
  28. >
  29. >     If you don't have ideas directly related to my project, does anybody have
  30. >a table indicating how much weight various sizes of lumber can support?
  31. >
  32. >     Thanks in advance.
  33. >
  34. >
  35. >-- 
  36. >Ralph Clifford
  37.  
  38. The following ascii graphic depicts one of 4 "bents" I used to create a
  39. lumber rack occupying a 4' x 8' area.  This is an end view of my rack.
  40. The bent consists of 2 x 4's and 2 x 2 uprights joined by 1 x 4's and
  41. shear panels made of scrap plywood.  The panels double as sides to 6
  42. front loading bins for storage of cut-offs up to 3 or 4 feet long.  
  43. These 1 x 4's and panels are all bolted together with
  44. 1/4-20 carriage bolts.  The 1 x 4's are doubled, one on each side of
  45. the 2-by uprights.
  46.  
  47. These bents were joined in a row front to back by 8' plywood shelves
  48. which were screwed into each 1 x 4.  In addition, I screwed 2 diagonal
  49. braces into dado's in the backs of the 2nd row of 2 x 4's.
  50.  
  51. I wanted to use space efficiently and provide storage for long lumber,
  52. cutoffs, sheets of plywood, angle iron, conduit, pvc pipe etc.  Long
  53. pieces must be loaded from the end so there must be an aisle or space
  54. at one end of the rack.
  55.  
  56. I've had this rack nearly full of hardwood lumber and cutoffs.
  57. For the amount of material it'll store, I think the material cost is
  58. fairly modest.
  59.  
  60. John
  61.  
  62.    7 foot tall by 4 foot wide "bent" for lumber rack
  63.    X's indicate locations of 1/4-20 carriage bolts.
  64.  __                                        __           _
  65. |  |                                      |  |         | |
  66. |  |                                      |  |         | |
  67. |  |                                      |  |         | |
  68. |  |        for long lumber               |  | moldings| |
  69. |  |                                      |  |         | |
  70. +--+--------------------------------------+--+---------+-+
  71. |X |                                      | X|         |X| <- 1x4
  72. +--+--------------------------------------+--+---------+-+
  73. |  |                                      |  |         | |
  74. |  |      side of front-loading bin       |  |         | |
  75. +--+--------------------------------------+--+         | |
  76. |X/|   /    /    /    /    /    /    /    / X| "sticks"| |
  77. |/ |  /    /    /    /    /    /    /    /|  |  pipe   | |
  78. |  | /    / bin side & shear panel /    / |  |  tubing | |
  79. |X |/    /    /    /    /    /    /    /  | X|         | |
  80. +--+--------------------------------------+--+         | |
  81. +--+======================================+--+---------+-+ <- plywood shelf
  82. |X |                                      | X|         |X|    screwed to
  83. +--+--------------------------------------+--+---------+-+    1 x 4's
  84. |  |                                      |  |         | |
  85. |  |      side of front-loading bin       |  |         | |
  86. ++++--------------------------------------+--+         | |
  87. |X/|   /    /    /    /    /    /    /    / X|         | |
  88. |/ |  /    /    /    /    /    /    /    /|  |         | |
  89. |  | /    / bin side & shear panel /    / |  |         | |
  90. |X |/    /    /    /    /    /    /    /  | X|         | |
  91. +--+--------------------------------------+--+         | |
  92. +--+======================================+--+         | | <- plywood shelf
  93. |X/|   1 x 4 on each side of upright      | X|         | | <- 1x4
  94. +--+--------------------------------------+--+         | |
  95. |  |                                      |  |         | |
  96. |  |                                      |  |         | |
  97. |  |                                      |  |         | |
  98. |  |       end loading area               |  |         | |
  99. |  |        for long lumber               |  |         | |
  100. |  |                                      |  |  4 x 8  | |
  101. |  |                                      |  |  sheet  | |
  102. |  |                                      |  |  good   | |
  103. +--+--------------------------------------+--+ storage | |
  104. |X/|                                      |X |         | | <- 1x4
  105. +--+--------------------------------------+--+         | |
  106. |  |                                      |  |         | |
  107. |  |                                      |  |         | |
  108. |  |                                      |  |         | |
  109. |  |       end loading area               |  |         | |
  110. |  |        for long lumber               |  |         | |
  111. |  |                                      |  |         | |
  112. |  |                                      |  |         | |
  113. |  |                                      |  |         | |
  114. |  |                                      |  |         | |
  115. +--+--------------------------------------+--+---------+-+
  116. |X |                                      | X|         |X| <- 1x4
  117. +--+--------------------------------------+--+---------+-+
  118.