Clutch47 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Picture from September. Building my last shop, and this post is about the high shelf I'm putting along the back wall just above those windows. It will be 40' in length and around 28" deep. Built 7 of these from 2x2 thin wall square tubing and leftover 2x1/4 flat cold rolled. My friend wanted to do the welding this time and he added the round tubing pieces. They will be bolted to the 6x8 posts that are behind the steel panels. Dropped them all off at my friends powdercoat business today. I've been doing business with him for 26 years. It's a super busy time of year for him.. he's working 7 days a week now. He did 400+ race car frames LAST year. We agreed on the best matching sample as compared to the Ford blue oval on his grille. http://www.custommetalcoating.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBrother-84 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Wow, that is strong support! I suppose you plan to put some load on this 28" inches shelf... Don't forget to strongly anchor the supports to the wall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 What are you going to do with a shelf that deep? 'Stuff' gets lost at the back.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutch47 Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 What are you going to do with a shelf that deep? 'Stuff' gets lost at the back.. Agreed. I'll have 20" of available height in back and 31" in front so my plan is to be able to put parts in specific hard plastic storage containers and not have them hanging over. I may put a light trolley or track along the ceiling with an electric winch overhead to help lift things up there too. Time will tell. The bottom side will provide lights above my work bench and an easy place to mount and hide air lines overhead with drops at each end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Agreed. I'll have 20" of available height in back and 31" in front so my plan is to be able to put parts in specific hard plastic storage containers and not have them hanging over. I may put a light trolley or track along the ceiling with an electric winch overhead to help lift things up there too. Time will tell. The bottom side will provide lights above my work bench and an easy place to mount and hide air lines overhead with drops at each end. For totes -endwise- with a library ladder it makes total sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutch47 Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 For totes -endwise- with a library ladder it makes total sense! My thinking almost exactly. The library style ladder might not fly. We shall see. I have to be very careful doing everything as effects from a hemorrhagic stroke 7 years ago left me with wacko balance and a left side impairment that is kinda like having a smart half and a dumb half. My dog takes total advantage of my dumb side when we rough house.. 🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 My thinking almost exactly. The library style ladder might not fly. We shall see. I have to be very careful doing everything as effects from a hemorrhagic stroke 7 years ago left me with wacko balance and a left side impairment that is kinda like having a smart half and a dumb half. My dog takes total advantage of my dumb side when we rough house.. 🤣🤣 I'm glad to see you've come back so well! They tried putting me on ssris a few years ago. I had vertigo and nausea like you couldn't believe, even after 6mo. Ladders, or behind the wheel of a vehicle, are not good places to be. 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutch47 Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 I'm glad to see you've come back so well! They tried putting me on ssris a few years ago. I had vertigo and nausea like you couldn't believe, even after 6mo. Ladders, or behind the wheel of a vehicle, are not good places to be. 😳 I connected with a very unconventional neuro-physical therapist that helped me incredibly. I tell her she saved my life. She does vertigo treatment and I've seen her fix people in 3 visits. Hopefully you've gotten a handle on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essmaker Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I'm glad to see you've come back so well! They tried putting me on ssris a few years ago. I had vertigo and nausea like you couldn't believe, even after 6mo. Ladders, or behind the wheel of a vehicle, are not good places to be. 😳 I love the light in the shop. Looks like you're going to have a great place to spend time. The strength of your shelving...you'll be able to use it to anchor a engine chain fall 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I connected with a very unconventional neuro-physical therapist that helped me incredibly. I tell her she saved my life. She does vertigo treatment and I've seen her fix people in 3 visits. Hopefully you've gotten a handle on it. Yeah, I stopped taking their mind control drugs. I don't get vertigo or the kaleidescope visuals any more. I also don't feel like slaughtering everyone I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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