Garage Shelves

[AggieTJ2007]

Here you go Eric. I started the thread for you

I use these shelves. (http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100095394&N=10000003+90401+502362)

They seem to work well except I had to wrap a rachet strap around the one that the axle sits on to keep the spreaders from bending and letting the shelf fall through

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f124/CreightonRea/IMG_1613.jpg

[Sharpe]

Why didnt you put the axle **** closer to the bottom? :laughing:

Oh and BTW I have those same shelves covered with ammo at my mom's house, they are suprisingly sturdy.

[rockfrawg]

mine

http://69.154.65.6/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=976&g2_serialNumber=2

mind the junk

it said 500lb limit...i think i've got that on the bottom shelf (NP205 and a pair of heads)

[AggieTJ2007]

Why didnt you put the axle **** closer to the bottom? :laughing:

Oh and BTW I have those same shelves covered with ammo at my mom's house, they are suprisingly sturdy.

because then it is too hard to get too

[jerryg79]

i gave karl a shat ton of full metal shelves that i scavenged from global, they are nicer then the ones with the mdf that sits on top of 4 pieces of steel.

[uglyota]

here's what I plan on building, but 2'x16'x8' tall, I like the idea of using a dado on the uprights
http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/infshe/infshe3.html

[AggieTJ2007]

look nice, seems like a lot of work. I had some that I build out of wood I pulled out of the dumpsters at A&M when all of the freshman through their lofts away

[jerryg79]

Probably need some diagonal cross braces at least on the ends. My workbench shook all over before i put them on and it was more heavily reinforced than those.

[JB]

Cheap plastic shelves from Home Depot. Lightweight, easy to move around. It could handle alot more weight than I have on them. Maybe not axles, but they are plenty sturdy and inexpensive

[rockfrawg]

how does all the stuff not fall off???

[JB]

Got these from an old Advance Auto display....
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/644679/fullsize/img_0780.jpg

Super sturdy. I actually have bench weights on the bottom shelf. The wheels are nice too.

[bburris]

I have the Lowe's version of the one Creighton posted. They're made by Edsal so I figured they'd be pretty decent. I got mine this weekend on sale for Father's Day and they're already loaded. I'm working on my work bench this week so I'll post a picture of it when I finish the rebuild.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=101933-1281-CR4824&lpage=none

[AggieTJ2007]

wouldn't suprise me if they aremade by the same people

[JB]

Is the wood on those shelves very chemical resistant. Aren't they particle board? Had some at the shop I use to work at and if any oil or chemical spilled, they became very weak.

[mudtoy67]

Built this a few months ago. Pretty cheap and took 2 hours to build. Each shelf is 2x8 with 1/2" plywood sheet. For a little extra sturdiness, I used masonry screws to secure it to the wall.

I didn't build a shelf on the bottom (like the one above mentions). I figure why build a shelf when there's a nice floor already there?

[bburris]

Is the wood on those shelves very chemical resistant. Aren't they particle board? Had some at the shop I use to work at and if any oil or chemical spilled, they became very weak.

The box said the shelves are chemical resistant. I'm taking that with a grain of salt and figured that by the time I move into a bigger garage I'll just replace them with some 3/8" plywood or thicker MDF.

[bburris]

Here's mine in the corner of my garage.

[jerryg79]

I cleaned out 3 storage units/and the entire office at Global, after 10 years of banker's boxes full of files sitting on them and being taken on and off, the mdf/steel ones were all rickety while the more heavy duty all steel ones were still going strong.

But like brett said im sure they are fine for a couple of years.

[bburris]

For a $75 shelf I figured I could make decent shelves when it becomes necessary.

[jerryg79]

Is the top half separate from the bottom? That is what the problem was on most of them.

[uglyota]

nice BDR, that's exactly what I want to build, but twice as long

the last little shelving unit I built like that I definitely built the bottom shelf too low, I think next time I am going to go for 2 inches taller than a 5-gal bucket

[DRAGOONRANCH]

how does all the stuff not fall off???

anit-grav plating???












































I keel myself. http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/DRAGOONRANCH/GIFS/chairfall.gif

[Sharpe]

I didn't build a shelf on the bottom (like the one above mentions). I figure why build a shelf when there's a nice floor already there?

Water damage. I used to have my ammo stash sitting on the floor of my mom's water heater closet at her house (its the entire area under a staircase so there's plenty of room). It has a bare concrete floor but after a year or so I noticed that the boxes of my bottom layer of ammo were sticking to the floor like they had gotten wet, but as far as I know there hadnt been any standing water down there. I guess it was just condensation or something but since I elevate the ammo off the floor and onto shelves it hasnt been a problem since.

[mudtoy67]

I guess it just depends on what you're using the shelves for. In my case it didn't make sense since all I'm storing is car parts/junk.

I had the same thing happen with ammo once, though it didn't help it was next to the wall for the water heater.

[Broncocustom]

I have one of the metal / particle board shelves from Lowes that works good. For the heavy / large items I have shelves made out of 1 1/2" gal. pipe. with 3/4" plywood (gift from El Paso).

[uglyota]

finally got a pic of the shelves I built for my basement. I like this design, the plywood adds a lot of rigidity

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_BtG9ElGqcd4/SYZkl7uoPKI/AAAAAAAAAio/ludMXXbVMhc/s576/IMG_0671.jpg