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sheet good cutoffs
Storing sheet goods isn't all that bad. A PITA but not too bad. I
generally buy enough for a project (2-20 sheets) and lay them flat on the floor on 2x4s. However, I am inevitably left with some nice, less than full sheet pieces of various sizes. No immediate use for them but I *know* they'll be handy someday. Until "someday" comes, they are leaning against various walls. I try to organize them by size but it is a mess so my question is... How do you folks store all those cutoffs from sheet goods? -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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On Dec 1, 4:25 am, "dadiOH" wrote:
Storing sheet goods isn't all that bad. A PITA but not too bad. I generally buy enough for a project (2-20 sheets) and lay them flat on the floor on 2x4s. However, I am inevitably left with some nice, less than full sheet pieces of various sizes. No immediate use for them but I *know* they'll be handy someday. Until "someday" comes, they are leaning against various walls. I try to organize them by size but it is a mess so my question is... How do you folks store all those cutoffs from sheet goods? Stacked against the wall organized by thickness and or size ;-) I like the idea behind this but I don't have 9' of wall space to waste. http://www.rd.com/familyhandyman/content/18207/#two |
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"dadiOH" wrote in message news:xoc4j.742$RB.314@trnddc03... Storing sheet goods isn't all that bad. A PITA but not too bad. I generally buy enough for a project (2-20 sheets) and lay them flat on the floor on 2x4s. However, I am inevitably left with some nice, less than full sheet pieces of various sizes. No immediate use for them but I *know* they'll be handy someday. Until "someday" comes, they are leaning against various walls. I try to organize them by size but it is a mess so my question is... How do you folks store all those cutoffs from sheet goods? I have a small wood rack that hangs from the ceiling above the garage door. it is wide and long enough that a full sheet of 5 x5 and or 4 x 8 plywood will go in easily. The rack is about 8-9" tall. I try not to keep over 2 full sheets of 3/4" at any time to keep the weight down. Typically I have several pieces of 1/4 and 1/2". Smaller than 1/3 sized sheets lean against a wall behind my roll out equipment. |
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"dadiOH" wrote in news:xoc4j.742$RB.314@trnddc03:
Storing sheet goods isn't all that bad. A PITA but not too bad. I generally buy enough for a project (2-20 sheets) and lay them flat on the floor on 2x4s. However, I am inevitably left with some nice, less than full sheet pieces of various sizes. No immediate use for them but I *know* they'll be handy someday. Until "someday" comes, they are leaning against various walls. I try to organize them by size but it is a mess so my question is... How do you folks store all those cutoffs from sheet goods? A cardboard box that a office chair came in holds most of them. It's wide and narrow (about 30" by 10"), so it holds most the plywood cut offs I have pretty nicely. A simple wood box (or frame) 4' wide could do the same thing. As long as you keep it no more than about 85% full you can "flip through" the sheets like a book. Puckdropper -- Wise is the man who attempts to answer his question before asking it. To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm |
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On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:25:01 GMT, "dadiOH"
wrote: How do you folks store all those cutoffs from sheet goods? If they are small enough (20"x20") to fit on a metal shelf next to my table saw, they go there. Larger stuff goes back on my rack. When the shelf overflows, I purge it to the trash. I build jigs, clamping fixtures, and get test victims for tool setups from the shelf. Since I build a decent amount of one-time use jigs and patterns, the shelf rarely gets purged. Stuff less than a photograph goes directly to the trash. |
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On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:25:01 GMT, "dadiOH"
wrote: Storing sheet goods isn't all that bad. A PITA but not too bad. I generally buy enough for a project (2-20 sheets) and lay them flat on the floor on 2x4s. However, I am inevitably left with some nice, less than full sheet pieces of various sizes. No immediate use for them but I *know* they'll be handy someday. Until "someday" comes, they are leaning against various walls. I try to organize them by size but it is a mess so my question is... How do you folks store all those cutoffs from sheet goods? I built a lumber rack years ago from plans in ShopNotes. It is built using 2x4s with slightly slanted holes where iron pipe fit. The (optional) bottom half is a triangular swing out (riding on a rubber wheel with hinges on the other side like a door) compartment capable of holding several full 4x8' sheets. I keep my larger sheet cutoffs there. What I find a problem is storing curved cutoffs. |
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On Dec 1, 5:25 am, "dadiOH" wrote:
Storing sheet goods isn't all that bad. A PITA but not too bad. I generally buy enough for a project (2-20 sheets) and lay them flat on the floor on 2x4s. However, I am inevitably left with some nice, less than full sheet pieces of various sizes. No immediate use for them but I *know* they'll be handy someday. Until "someday" comes, they are leaning against various walls. I try to organize them by size but it is a mess so my question is... How do you folks store all those cutoffs from sheet goods? -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it athttp://mysite.verizon.net/xico I built a rolling rack that'll hold around 10 full sheets of 3/4 standing on their side, with room in the "sidesaddles" for the resultant mess of cutoffs. See it here in the workshop folder: http://tomeshew.spaces.live.com/ Tom |
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On Dec 1, 4:25 am, "dadiOH" wrote:
Storing sheet goods isn't all that bad. A PITA but not too bad. I generally buy enough for a project (2-20 sheets) and lay them flat on the floor on 2x4s. However, I am inevitably left with some nice, less than full sheet pieces of various sizes. No immediate use for them but I *know* they'll be handy someday. Until "someday" comes, they are leaning against various walls. I try to organize them by size but it is a mess so my question is... How do you folks store all those cutoffs from sheet goods? -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it athttp://mysite.verizon.net/xico I don't have any great tips to add, but this seemed a good place to share your frustration about scrap storage. At an avg cost of $1.08/ sq ft, those cut-offs are too pricey to throw out [initially] but there are only so many fillers, blocks, jigs, test cuts, and push sticks I can use. So, when the need for space in my tiny shop exceeds my thriftiness, those pieces become pricey land fill. The problem extends to hardware, too. I'll have ten screws or a pound of nails or something left over from a job, and they go into a container. Then the containers stack piling up...dozens of different cans, boxes, bins and jars filled with a few odds and ends. Too nice to throw out, too few to be of use. Keep posting, guys/gals...there are some packrats reading these boards hoping to detect a glimmer of light at the end of a REALLY cluttered tunnel :0) |
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On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 06:03:01 -0800 (PST), tom wrote:
On Dec 1, 5:25 am, "dadiOH" wrote: Storing sheet goods isn't all that bad. A PITA but not too bad. -snip- dadiOH I built a rolling rack that'll hold around 10 full sheets of 3/4 standing on their side, with room in the "sidesaddles" for the resultant mess of cutoffs. See it here in the workshop folder: http://tomeshew.spaces.live.com/ Tom My compliments on your rather impressive work. The woodworking section photos showed some very nice work, down to even the pool ball triangle. Renata |
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On Dec 3, 9:30 am, Renata wrote:
On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 06:03:01 -0800 (PST), tom wrote: On Dec 1, 5:25 am, "dadiOH" wrote: Storing sheet goods isn't all that bad. A PITA but not too bad. -snip- dadiOH I built a rolling rack that'll hold around 10 full sheets of 3/4 standing on their side, with room in the "sidesaddles" for the resultant mess of cutoffs. See it here in the workshop folder: http://tomeshew.spaces.live.com/ Tom My compliments on your rather impressive work. The woodworking section photos showed some very nice work, down to even the pool ball triangle. Renata Thank you! Perhaps I should update the site. Tom |
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