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Re: [TowerTalk] rack for aluminum tubing

To: Jeff Blaine <KeepWalking188@ac0c.com>, Towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] rack for aluminum tubing
From: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 22:16:42 -0700
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I use the bent steel tube "L shape hang all"  from Harbor Freight screwed to studs.  On every other stud, these are strong enough to handle a few 20' lengths of steel structural shapes.

Grizzly also sells a rack system that needs to be bolted to the wall.

Unfortunately, my shop walls are mostly taken and the tube frame storage building has no studs, so in it I thread tubing into the wire rack shelving available from Costco. Two 4' wide shelves spaced to handle 16' lengths and 6 shelves allows a lot of storage of my aluminum farm.

Short pieces go into a 3' x 3' x 2' plywood bin I made and subdivided with 3/8" rebar.  Of course a lot of it will telescope into a couple sizes smaller. I also use HD 5 gal buckets with used cardboard mailing tubes for short steel stock.  I cut a scrap plywood round to go inside so the bottom doesn't get punched out.

Grant KZ1W

On 9/23/2018 17:19 PM, Jeff Blaine wrote:
Looking for ideas on a rack system to hold aluminum tubing.

I have reciently put up a building and have a length of wall for
it but can't think of a great way to organize the tubing.  Like to build some
sort of wood rack(s) thing that would serve the purpose.


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