Metal storage rack build

[schurtjl]

Needed to get my metal off the ground of the shop, so I built this storage rack. Unfortunately I didn’t take as many pictures as I should have during the building process. Measures a little over 10’ tall. I used 3x7.5# I-beams for both the uprights and the arms. 2” square tubing lagged to columns in the wall, with pads welded to these, to which the uprights are bolted to. Before I welded on the arms, I bolted the uprights in place, marked each upright so they’d be put back in the same position, used a laser level to make a reference mark for the first arm, then measured from that mark for the rest of the arms. This allowed for floor variation, and as a result all the arms are at exactly the same height.

 

[bri_man57]

Looks like it came out well! Should be plenty strong. That's a lot or space for metal, what kind of work do you do?

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[mkat1951]

Looks good!


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[The Cobbler]

nice work!

 

[PugetDude]

Nice rack...

 

[schurtjl]

Looks like it came out well! Should be plenty strong. That's a lot or space for metal, what kind of work do you do?

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Shop is just for hobby work right now, getting it ready for hopefully some type of side business. At least that’s how I’ve justified it to the wife.

 

[jeepinerdeep]

That's sweet!

 

[lis2323]

Nice work[emoji481]


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[Robbie B]

Nice rack...

Damn!!! Beat me to it!

 

[930dreamer]

Nice fab work.

 

[txvwnut]

The fit and finish makes it look like a high dollar production built rack, well done.

 

[sberry]

The fab skills are excelent. There is something to consider that the view changes after you move in the place and its easy for a guy to have a vision of a bunch of new stock but longs turn to shorts in a hurry and a guy really needs to resist the temptation to order every size he ever seen. 20 yrs from now will have a few of those on the rack and have used dozens of others. I see it at every sale. Seen it with most shops guys move in to or it has some type of creep.
I would get some big wire baskets that sit on the floor where I could toss drops. Most new jobs I do today really the steel doesnt stay 20 for long. Never hits the rack.

 

[schurtjl]

The fab skills are excelent. There is something to consider that the view changes after you move in the place and its easy for a guy to have a vision of a bunch of new stock but longs turn to shorts in a hurry and a guy really needs to resist the temptation to order every size he ever seen. 20 yrs from now will have a few of those on the rack and have used dozens of others. I see it at every sale. Seen it with most shops guys move in to or it has some type of creep.
I would get some big wire baskets that sit on the floor where I could toss drops. Most new jobs I do today really the steel doesnt stay 20 for long. Never hits the rack.

That’s what this one is for . It’s since been painted.

 

[Jeff Ivers]

Needed to get my metal off the ground of the shop, so I built this storage rack. Unfortunately I didn’t take as many pictures as I should have during the building process. Measures a little over 10’ tall. I used 3x7.5# I-beams for both the uprights and the arms. 2” square tubing lagged to columns in the wall, with pads welded to these, to which the uprights are bolted to. Before I welded on the arms, I bolted the uprights in place, marked each upright so they’d be put back in the same position, used a laser level to make a reference mark for the first arm, then measured from that mark for the rest of the arms. This allowed for floor variation, and as a result all the arms are at exactly the same height.

Really nice job! Be sure to post a pic when it is all loaded up.

 

[sberry]

Yes, I like that.