[TheForge] Rack for Stock

[Jerry Frost]

2x4. . . Wood or steel?

How do you want to store the stock? Wait, you said 
"inventory" what size, shape, etc. is it? Raw material, 
finished product, components, or?

If raw materials like, steel, lumber, pipe, or other 
long pieces:

Do you have head room to rack it vertically or do you 
need to go horizontally?

Do you have lift capacity to put it up high or does it 
need to stay within arms reach of the floor?

If components or finished products:

What size, how many, how heavy and how handy do they 
need to be?

How organized and how flexible does the storage need to 
be? (For instance if it was for components in a run of 
product you may need the 24" widgets at the start of 
assembly, the 5lb. 3lb and 9lb. whotozots in the middle 
and the left handed quoop shell binders at the end. 
Then another job comes in and you have to put the micro 
squabbles first with the moop bufners in the middle and 
the floating fibbets overhead well before you get to 
the riftrut snugger.) this kind of flexibility calls 
for simple shelving with different bins so it can be 
reconfigured easily.

With more info and I'll be able to be more creative. 
<grin>

Frosty (who's thinking of this very thing for the new 
shop.)
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From: "Jerry Smith" 
<jerry_smith at anvilsandinkstudios.com>


> Folks,
>
> It has finally happened, I have a bunch of 2 x 4 that
> aren't ear marked for a project.
>
> The work table I was going to build suddenly was
> replaced by a nice commerically made table that was
> given to me.
>
> So any one have pictures or a plans for place to keep
> the inventory?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jerry
>
>