Garage Door Rollers and Track for Roll out shelf?

[samsn4]

So in my position, my garage is a small 6x8 enclosed trailer for now. I'm wanting to build a slide out shelf to one side (about 2x6ft). I know there's a $500 solution to this, I'm trying to find the $50 solution. My thought is to lay garage door track horizontally and build a shelf with the rollers on bottom to create a slide out shelf. Any thoughts or "I've tried it, it don't work" ?

 

[akdiesel]

samsn4,
I too was trying to keep my budget low when building my shelf system but you will end piece milling your system together and not be too far off from a decent price if you just bought good drawer slides.
I have 6 tray slides on 200# sliders that are full extensions. Trays support my DEWALT table saw, a rigid tile saw, and so on. They are 30” x 45” approx. made out of 14 gauge sheet metal.each tray with the drawer slides was about $150.
Plus if you need more weight support simply stack them.

 

[gnpenning]

How do you plan to support it when it's open?

What will keep the rollers in line with the track when you go to close and not let them slide out of the whatever you use for a holder when on a angle?

What do you plan to use for a stop when opening?

How much weight do you plan to carry on it?

Bearing rollers that even HF sells or full extension slides would be a better choice imho.

 

[samsn4]

How do you plan to support it when it's open?

What will keep the rollers in line with the track when you go to close and not let them slide out of the whatever you use for a holder when on a angle?

What do you plan to use for a stop when opening?

How much weight do you plan to carry on it?

Bearing rollers that even HF sells or full extension slides would be a better choice imho.

You had to think ahead, didn't you. lol

I think you both have the idea of just going with whats already out there.

 

[Lynden]

You could probably make it work using bearings and aluminum (or steel) tubing.

https://www.sunnyskyz.com/blog/494/...t-And-Going-To-Make-Truck-Owners-Very-Jealous

https://www.instructables.com/id/TRUCK-BED-DRAWERS/

https://www.google.com/search?clien...+pickup+bed+storage+drawers&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8