A Big Rack

[scannon]

The latest project in the shop is just about finished. I installed 24' of 10' high, 24" deep commercial shelving on the South wall of the shop. Its all up and mostly loaded with a couple of shelves for the future accumulation of stuff. The uprights are fastened to the wall near the top with 3/8" lag bolts. I think it will take about an 8.0 on the Richter scale to bring them down.

 

This will clear up floor space in the shop as I was using the space between the bays to store stacks of tires, shelving for parts and just plain junk. It also makes the place look less like a disorganized flea market.

[bsimon]

Ooooh, nice rack!

[S1Steve]

Nothing like a nice big rack !!

[Off Road SHO]

I absolutely love big racks too! The only thing I like more than big racks is the ability to use a pallet jack under them. Almost all the things in my shop are on wheels or can be picked up with a pallet jack. If you take your bottommost supports and move them up, you can store heavy, seldom used tools, under the first shelf. Kind of like you've done with the saw.

 

You can also mount some short flourescent shop lights on the underside of the first shelf if it's up around 7' and have a nice well lit work space; even though it looks like your shop is better lit than most.

 

Nice shop, BTW. What do you do for a living? Mechanic work?

 

Tom

[BusaNostra]

Is that where you keep your 7?

The one on the rack & covered.

How did it fits in the rack?

[scannon]

 

You can also mount some short flourescent shop lights on the underside of the first shelf if it's up around 7' and have a nice well lit work space; even though it looks like your shop is better lit than most.

 

Nice shop, BTW. What do you do for a living? Mechanic work?

 

Tom

 

I have a pair of 4' light fixtures earmarked to go above the saw and the press brake. There are already 14 of them in the shop. The translucent panels above the rack let in enough light that I don't need to turn on the lights until the sun goes down.

 

I'm a retired aerospace engineer although in the late 60s I worked as a mechanic in a Chevrolet dealer and several service stations, back when you could actually get your car worked on them.

 

Is that where you keep your 7?

The one on the rack & covered.

How did it fits in the rack?

That is a Miata pedal car that I painted to match my Miata. I converted it to remote control using a Honda sunroof motor to drive it.

[BusaNostra]

That's pretty neat!!!

I like your yellow Flyin' Miata ...looks like elan.