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Default simple, cheap lumber rack

On 9/11/2011 4:55 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
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For lumber racks, unistrut can't be beat. Cuts with a hacksaw and
plenty of fittings are available. Three 8' verticals lagged to the
studwall; use steel L's[*] with 1/2" bolts and strut-nuts to add 16" horizontal arms
cut from the unistrut.

scott

[*] such as unistrut p1026 or p1325 or p1290. The 1290 bracket will
bear a heck of a lot more than 100#.


Other than cost...the single bracket is about $15/ea...w/o the unistrut
and associated hardware. It's good, but not inexpensive.

In the barn I took a bunch of old angle and some plate and welded up
some gussets to do same thing of scrap on hand. At cost of even used
steel these days, even that would add up quickly if had to buy the
material. Of course, even the lumber route these days ain't exactly
free...

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