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Vic Smith

On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:29:59 -0400, wrote:

George writes:

On 9/10/2011 5:36 PM, HeyBub wrote:

Aside:
I'll bet with a sturdy board (say, 2x12) and a couple of metal studs driven
in the board (say, 1/2" apart) you could take something a bit heavier than
coat-hanger wire and bend up your own. Be an interesting (and possibly
rewarding) project.

Don't you ever tire of providing intentionally misleading , inaccurate
or in this case dangerous information to folks?

I don't think Heybub is trying to hurt anyone.

If I wanted free hanging shelves like this I might use some lengths
of chain attached with bolts.

There you go. Me too. But good chain is expensive.

I once made hanging shelves but I didn't want them moving around
so I used 2x4s.

They look good enough for some special purpose when the floor isn't
available, but when you compare hanging weight on a joist to putting
the weight on the floor, or on studs transferring the weight to a
floor, they seem a bad idea.
Maybe that's why it's hard to find them.
About 7 years ago I added 2 22' joists to my garage because they
skimped when it was built 50 years ago. Still averages about 3'
apart.
Put 5/8" plywood on about half of it to store stuff.
Had 6 tire/wheels stacked 2 high up there spanning 2 joists about 6-8'
out from the wall.
After about 3 years I noticed the joists sagging a bit under the
tires.
Took the tires down and put them on the floor.
Some joists aren't meant to take a lot of weight.
I'm no carpenter, but I can spot sagging joists.
Wait....maybe it was a neighbor who noticed the sagging.

--Vic