Lumber Storage System
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| Lumber storage is always a problem in a shop. This shelving
system is uniquely designed to make maximum use of space and has the
tremendous advantage of being a front-loading system.
A. The wall straps, in lengths of 24" and 55",
are hot-rolled steel with flanges 3/16" thick and corner sections
over 1/4" thick. The 24" strap has an offset tail that
lets you fasten it with the top bolt of the 55" strap. The
shelf adjustment holes are 1-1/2" apart. Both the brackets
and the wall straps are hot-dipped galvanized steel. Made in Canada.
B. to D. The brackets, made from #7 gauge steel (3/16"
thick), are nearly impossible to bend. The 18" bracket will
support a 300 lb load at the tip. That means that it will hold a
600 lb load evenly distributed along its length. Four brackets would
hold 2400 lb of lumber – over one ton. The shorter brackets
will support even more because they are of the same gauge steel
and the moment arm is shorter. In short, the practical limitations
of the system are the strength of the wall that it is attached to
and the method of attachment.
A storage system can be designed in a variety of ways, but a practical
method for a small shop is to use 10" or 14" brackets
for lower storage with
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| 14" or 18" brackets at the top to store short pieces. For good
lumber storage, you should not space the wall straps more than 3' apart;
2' is ideal. A system for lumber up to 12' would therefore include a minimum
of 5 wall straps, and as many brackets as you need. Made in Canada. |
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| E. For attachment directly to poured concrete
walls, we recommend Hilti bolts. They install readily and have great
strength. For stud walls, suitably sized lag bolts (e.g., 3/8"
x 3-1/2") are used. Installation instructions are included for
stud and concrete walls.
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24" Wall Strap, ea.
17K20.02     |
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$12.90 |
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55" Wall Strap, ea.
17K20.01  |
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$26.50 |
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18" Shelf Bracket, ea.
17K20.07 |
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$15.80 |
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14" Shelf Bracket, ea.
17K20.06 |
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$10.60 |
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10" Shelf Bracket, ea.
17K20.05 |
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$8.20 |
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Hilti Bolt, 1/2" x 2-3/4", ea.
17K20.09 |
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$1.95 |
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