[TheForge] Rack for Stock

[Bob Willman]

	I used short pieces of angle iron 6 or 7 inches long welded to
vertical pieces of angle iron at an angle of about 20 - 30 degrees. The
vertical pieces reach from the work bench to the floor and are fastened to
the underside of the bench but rest on the floor. There are enough vertical
pieces spaced far enough apart to support whatever lengths of stock you have
to store. The lengths of steel are place on the short pieces and slide down
the angled pieces to rest against the vertical pieces. A lengthy explanation
for a simple support rack. 


Bob Willman
Bowling Green, Ohio
The Eagle's Anvil
WB8NQW

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jerry Smith
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 10:22 PM
To: Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Rack for Stock

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.)
> -------------------------------
> If it ain't forged
> it ain't real.
> Wrought iron is.
> The FrostWorks
> 
> Meadow Lakes, AK.
> 
> http://www.artmetalradio.com/
> 
> 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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