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Post by ken6881 » Mon Oct 03, 2016 7:43 am

We just bought a new house with a 30x40 shop and trying to find some storage and layout ideas to make best use of the space. Would like to figure out a good way to store tubing and 4x8 sheets of steel.
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Re: New shop, storage/layout ideas

Post by PDM » Mon Oct 03, 2016 8:17 am

I like an A-frame rack like what's on window/glass trucks. Plate stood up on one side, tube stacked on arms on the other, and shorter drops on shelves in the middle. I would put it in between the doors so you can unload a trailer on both sides.
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Post by ken6881 » Mon Oct 03, 2016 8:22 am

The only issue with that in the garage is they put the doors too close together here is a picture from the front. Image
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Post by Dave1965 » Mon Oct 03, 2016 8:45 am

dang, nice looking place out there!

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Post by ken6881 » Mon Oct 03, 2016 8:49 am

Thanks. We like it. We had to pay up for location and school district but I think long term it will be worth it. Working on getting hunting/target shooting rights to the corn field behind it. I have spoken to the farmer in the past but need to call him up and get an official okay on it.
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Post by ken6881 » Mon Oct 03, 2016 8:54 am

And I think I am going to like the neighbor he is a state cop which had me a little worried never know what side of the fence they might be on but I was loading trash up the previous owner left at 6 am and he walked over helped me for about 20 mins and said were going on vacation this week if anyone try's to get in just light them up with an ar. Maybe I can get him to bring over some select fire lowers I would like to shoot my 300 blk full auto suppressed.
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Post by Rem700 » Mon Oct 03, 2016 8:57 am

Congrats on the new place!

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Post by Wyldman » Tue Oct 04, 2016 1:59 am

Wow, some guys have all the luck! Great new house and good nieghbors, too!

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He is in the narcotics unit.


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Re: New shop, storage/layout ideas

Post by son of liberty » Tue Oct 04, 2016 7:31 pm

Im building a 30x48 as we speak. I would put a leantoo on the side and store all your metal there.
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Re: New shop, storage/layout ideas

Post by richief » Tue Oct 04, 2016 11:57 pm

I built a sheet metal rack by fabbing a 8' long framework on casters, 1/4" hot roll plate on top of frame, 5'-1" x 1" round tube welded vertically to plate at ends and mid point, 1/4" plate on top also welded to tubing, use 1" channel at bottom, between uprights so when sliding thin sheets in they don't cross over to adjacent slot. Make as wide as you need, and space tubes roughly 4" apart, cross brace the 6 outboard tubes. Gives you multiple vertical slots to slide 4'x8' or 5'x 10' sheets into, by type and, or gauge. Can be rolled around loaded with a few tons, and picked up w forklift if needed. Two guys can flip up and load a skid of 30 sheets of 1/8" into one slot, and if 4' wide gives nine slots and takes up footprint of one skid, inventoried easily, and moved for cleaning, rearangement, etc..

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Post by ken6881 » Wed Oct 05, 2016 2:49 pm

richief wrote:I built a sheet metal rack by fabbing a 8' long framework on casters, 1/4" hot roll plate on top of frame, 5'-1" x 1" round tube welded vertically to plate at ends and mid point, 1/4" plate on top also welded to tubing, use 1" channel at bottom, between uprights so when sliding thin sheets in they don't cross over to adjacent slot. Make as wide as you need, and space tubes roughly 4" apart, cross brace the 6 outboard tubes. Gives you multiple vertical slots to slide 4'x8' or 5'x 10' sheets into, by type and, or gauge. Can be rolled around loaded with a few tons, and picked up w forklift if needed. Two guys can flip up and load a skid of 30 sheets of 1/8" into one slot, and if 4' wide gives nine slots and takes up footprint of one skid, inventoried easily, and moved for cleaning, rearangement, etc..
A picture would be awesome. I like the idea of it being mobile so you could roll it out for more work space.
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Post by ken6881 » Wed Oct 05, 2016 9:26 pm

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Post by richief » Thu Oct 06, 2016 1:33 am

Sorry no pic, I built it in 1991 for a precision sheet metal shop I ran, Used it 15 yrs then went to shipyard, then moved to ky, but its still being used by the company. That description is detailed enough for you to sketch a working drawing. I dont have acad on my ipad lol, but when I get home later this month, if you can view a dxf I can draw it for ya, just remind me if interested.

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Post by ken6881 » Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:20 am

No you don't have to draw it. Your description was good I just thought of you had a picture it would be handy.

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Re: New shop, storage/layout ideas

Post by PDM » Thu Oct 06, 2016 8:18 am

richief wrote:I built a sheet metal rack by fabbing a 8' long framework on casters, 1/4" hot roll plate on top of frame, 5'-1" x 1" round tube welded vertically to plate at ends and mid point, 1/4" plate on top also welded to tubing, use 1" channel at bottom, between uprights so when sliding thin sheets in they don't cross over to adjacent slot. Make as wide as you need, and space tubes roughly 4" apart, cross brace the 6 outboard tubes. Gives you multiple vertical slots to slide 4'x8' or 5'x 10' sheets into, by type and, or gauge. Can be rolled around loaded with a few tons, and picked up w forklift if needed. Two guys can flip up and load a skid of 30 sheets of 1/8" into one slot, and if 4' wide gives nine slots and takes up footprint of one skid, inventoried easily, and moved for cleaning, rearangement, etc..
That sounds great for handling a lot of sheet/plate. You could still load heavy plate with a grip. I might make a version of that with half plate and half arms for tube instead of an A-frame. I don't need as much storage these days anyway.

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