Steel rack

[Scrambled]

Hi all-

I finally got aggravated enough by stepping over and around steel laying on the floor.

I decided to build a steel rack, here is the start of it.

It is 18 feet long, 20 feet tall. Has 8 shelves.

Here is a picture.

Steve
http://web1108.ixwebhosting.com/Pictures/IMG_3743.HEIC

[85cj7boy]

Your link doesn't work for me.

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86cj7boy- Apple strikes again! The new OS changed the picture format from a .jpg to a .hirc. I am trying to figure this out. Sorry about that.

Steve

[Scrambled]

Try this link.

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Link works.

[85cj7boy]

Thumbs Up!!! Looks great

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Steel rack is complete. Got all the anchors in and the 2x2 x 1/4 angle iron x bracing in.


Steve

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/...B9F19459DA.jpg

[Rastus]

Very Nice.. :)

[Bray D]

Good work. I struggle with material storage right now. Everything is on one rack and I have to dig through the pile whenever I need something. It works for now, but it's something that needs to change soon.

Do you work with round stock often? Any concerns with it rolling off of the racks?

[CarterKraft]

Hell of a job. That should last a while.

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Bray D -

We are thinking on mitering the I beams on the shelf for the pipe. We are thinking about adding a 5 degree slope to the shelf. This way the pipe rolls back to the posts.

Hope that makes sense ??

Steve

[stock93]

If you want to pile tubing up, you may want more than 5 degrees. We did 15 degrees on our steel rack. Sometime tubes on top will still push the very bottom tube uphill. You could always ad a small foot to the end of the i beam or even better make a removable stake.

[entropy]

Do the removable pin in the end (even a welded on stop) you'll be glad at some point that you did!

It is really loud . . . when a near 20' long piece of tube gets pushed off the end of the tube/shelf. . .
Really loud!!!

[Scrambled]

We were looking at the rack today. If I cut the last 4 arms off—to 36 inches, then I can use the very top position in the rack. I have bundles of metal decking that I use for dumpster gates.


I did find a problem with my design. My arms are 5 foot long and the forklift forks are 4 foot. I can’t get the stuff in the back. Oops.

Time for longer forks!


I think we are going to do a removable pin for the pipe rack.

Steve

Steve

[mfs]

damn that thing is huge! 20' tall wow. i would like to redo my tube rack so it doesn't take up any floor space. i like that but i think i would use the bottom 6' or so to store stuff.

[Pop Alexandra]

Wow. Now that looks sturdy. Great job, mate!
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Alexandra from Forklifts Rental