On 9/20/2011 12:56 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
kansascats wrote:
Another option I'm testing --

-- drill a "properly sized hole" about 2.5" deep into a 2x (angle the
holes just a bit)
-- screw those to the wall studs (24" oc)
-- put 1/2" blackpipe (or 3/4" EMT) that fit snugly into those holes

Earlier someone had a photo of this idea. That was my original plan,
3/4" EMT that is 2.5" deep in the wood and extending 12" out of the
wood, seems to be able to support over 100#

The challenge is drilling the right size hole. Plan to get some
spade bits and grind them to the right size (OD of pipe/EMT)

The risk is the pipe pulls out of the hole when moving lumber
around.

I don't want the brackets themselves to take-up a lot of space. 1/2"
black pipe, or 3/4" EMT is ideal.

The idea is not to be able to store 100s of board feet of material,
but to get the bit I have off the floor and easily viewable and
sortable.

Not so sure I'd trust this plan. In order to get a 2.5" deep hole into a
2xAnything, you'd have to drill into the 1 1/2 edge. Start piling any
amount of weight, especially 12" out from the hole, and I'd be quite
concerned for the hole giving out.

The plan I showed him is TWO tubafors face glued with a 3" deep hole
drilled for each pipe. (http://jbstein.com/Flick/PipeWoodRack.jpg) The
pipe will not pull out, and while mine is attached to a concrete block
wall, I would think attaching them to studs would work fine.

My plan isn't a plan to me, I build it over 20 years ago and it's still
hanging lumber just as it did on day one. I don't have a clue where I
got the idea for it, it was pre-internet. I built it because I had a
source for free pipe, so it was super cheap, and easy to build. I was
pretty sure it would work when I built it, 20 years later, there is zero
doubt.

This rolling lumber cart is 100 times better though, it does it all in a
little space, but it still takes floor space.

(http://jbstein.com/Flick/LumberCart.jpg)

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Jack
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