[TheForge] Rack for Stock

[Jerry Smith]

Frosty,

2 x 4 wooden. 

I have various diameters of 10 foot lenghts of rebar,
6 to 12 feet lengths of bar stock from 2 x 1/8" on up
6 x 1/2. Various other length of metal, plus some
plastics like pvc pipe.

Yes I have lift capacity. I would prefer horizontal
storage. 

Jerry


--- Jerry Frost <akfrosty at mtaonline.net> wrote:

> 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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> it ain't real.
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> 
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> 
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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
> >
> > 
> 
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