sheet metal storage rack

[WeldTeach]

Anyone have any good ideas for a sheet metal storage rack. I've seen alot of them, but never one that knocked my socks off...

Pictures are good!

Thanks.

[lgjhn]

Anyone have any good ideas for a sheet metal storage rack. I've seen alot of them, but never one that knocked my socks off...

Pictures are good!

Thanks.

Well, it won't "knock your socks off", but I built a material handling rack where I balanced the sheetmetal on one side against the typical long stock on the other. Put it all on castors so I could roll it around in my shop as needed.
It isn't much, but it works great and its all mine.
You can see pics at the link below:

http://www.uniquefabs.com/gallery2/v/lgjhn/Stock+Matl+Holder/

[WeldTeach]

lgjhn,

I like your design alot. That would work out well for our HS shop!

Thanks!

[2112]

I probably won't ever need one of those, simply because i could never afford to fill it up!

[lgjhn]

I probably won't ever need one of those, simply because i could never afford to fill it up!

Well, I certainly can relate to that.....
I've been buying stock a little at a time and its slowly building up... Steel is super expensive these days. I pick up every junk trailer an/or piece of scrap I can find as well.

[lgjhn]

lgjhn,

I like your design alot. That would work out well for our HS shop!

Thanks!

Appreciate that.....
IF I had it to do it over, I'd probably put little bigger castors on it. It works fine as is with the smaller ones, but a larger set would help for easier rolling thru a door threshold, rough areas, etc....

[Klugger7214]

Very cool, defiantly goind to build one of those. What are those casters rated for?

[lgjhn]

Very cool, defiantly goind to build one of those. What are those casters rated for?

Not sure....I just went to Home Depot or Lowe's and picked up some small all-steel castors. I would guess they're probably 200# rating....maybe a tad less. Going to a larger set would obviously increase the rating.