wtnhighlander Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Am I the only one that just leans the boards against the wall, vertically? I tried wall racks, but it was always a royal pain to get stuff on & off. I guess I have more headroom than most, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 I wish I had the height to store vertically. My basement shop has 7'6" ceilings. So horizontal it is.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 10 minutes ago, Jfitz said: I wish I had the height to store vertically. My basement shop has 7'6" ceilings. So horizontal it is.... Hope you have nothing hanging down from the floor joists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 it's 7'6" to the bottom of the joists. There are some pipes etc below the joist level, but not a lot and not by much. The most egregious item is my Jet air cleaner, but it's not terrible. I just double checked and it's 7'8" to the bottom of the joists. So maybe I can store vertically after all! (not...) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted February 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 thanks for all the help and thoughts on this guys! Sorry I should have specified a little bit more. I am in a 2 car garage and as awesome as a rolling cart would be, I need all my lumber up on the walls. So for the walls it sounds like I can get the prebuilt wracks and just put them in closer spacing to make them stronger or build a solution like Jay or Mark have done. I will most likely do every other stud, if not every stud for support and then toss a 1/2" sheet of plywood on it for a bottom support for all the small pieces. Now another question I have is there a weight limit I should try not to surpass overall on the weight of the wood and the wall? I dont want the wall to collapse haha. I doubt I will ever have thousands of pounds on there, but maybe for a few days or a week or 2 I may get kinda close if I have a big project come up and just have not gotten to the wood to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmotjr Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 On 2/26/2017 at 8:15 AM, C Shaffer said: The problem is "most." "Most" is wrong. In fact, that cart is in line with the scrap cart at the cabinet shop where my dad works. I am with most, and don't want anything that big in my garage or I could not work while it rains. I'd need sunny weather to wheel it out first. I think that is why wall racks are such a big topic in these forums. I'm in the opposite boat, I'm in a rented space where I cannot mount a rack to the wall. I do have enough space for a cart like that, so I will be going in that direction. I don't think any solution is wrong, just there is the a best solution for each situation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 The latest Woodcraft Magazine had an interesting idea for a relocatable lumber rack. It doesn't roll around but, any rack loaded like the one in the pic wouldn't very well. It has a series of elevator bolts for leveling and stability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted February 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 That is an interesting rack there ... not sure how functional it would be though trying to get to that back side and a piece of wood on the bottom. No easy way to pull it out from what I see. Plus looks like it takes up about 5-6 ft of space, which in my garage would be a deal breaker. I could see this in a big shop where you didnt have to jam it up on the wall though. That would be a nice solution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 On 2/26/2017 at 4:09 PM, Eric. said: That's exactly why it's better up on the walls. Got to have a free wall to put it on first. The ceiling isn't 96" high, The main duct work drop another 12" The Sapele itself is 16' long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldvogel Review Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Grizzly had theirs (identical I believe) on sale for 29.99 this week Got em in 2 days Here's how I'm using mine Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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