The idea of a new lumber storage rack has been revolving and evolving in the back of my mind for a while. To make it capable of holding medium to large slabs the current design is sizable - 0.9m deep, 2.0m tall, and 2.4m in length.
In my original post I was using Radiata Pine based on a design by Daniel Klauder. I'm now considering using Blackbutt Decking (65x19mm) to provide a thinner material and of course match the workbench. For a project this size around 100 linear meters of timber would be needed.
The main structural change to the design is the use of a second vertical post. This allows greater resistant to vertical pressure and spaced at ~165mm allows 150mm (6") ducting to be tunneled for dust extraction. In addition to this it will allow me places to mount electrical and lighting connections.
Any feedback welcome.
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| Inspiration for the project on Daniel Klauder's Blog. |
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| Another style rack from Julie's Blog. |
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Mine works great Daniel
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Thanks for the comment Julie. I remember seeing your blog post when you made it. The problem I have is that it needs to be free standing. Some people have suggested I then make it on casters... but I don't think this will be needed.
ReplyDeleteAhh, I missed that part! I think then that the strong looking "bench" you have at the bottom will be great to keep your rack strong.
ReplyDeleteThe only negative about mine is that I need another one. It holds a lot but you know how it is being a woodworker... the wood seems to multiply!