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Great build. You could save even more by making the 2 end units stationary and they could hold the whole assembly up. No need to have them slide unnecessarily. Just a thought.
I would never have thought of that. Excellent improvement in many ways, more stable, easier to build shorter span for trolly track might not require metal tubing support.
Likely cheaper still to just have fixed wheels on the bottom for 2 units with front and back shelves and then 2 single sided units on each end. Resulting in 3 different openings of shelves either side.
I would put a little red cross in a white circle where the first aid kit is located. This will let other people know where the first aid kit is. This is a very smart design.
This is amazing! The commercial system is so cool, but also so insanely expensive. Something we did on a similar system was take a photo of each sliding-shelf, showing everything on it, and then printed it off and put it in a small picture frame attached to the shop-facing side of each shelf unit. Makes "looking" for stuff so much faster.
You see systems like this in many law offices where they need to store a bunch of records in a small space. You just need enough space to allow for however many different parts you want to access at once. In an extreme case, you only need an extra 4' or so of space on top of the physical width of the shelves.
Not sure how easy future replacement will be unless it is on the end he cut out. Now if he did a cutout about 1/3 into the track and spaced it to where he could bolt the cut out bit of Unistrut in place. Also if you don't have access to a welder for this job, It will be a pain with the 2x6s but, you should be able to bolt the two together. I also wonder if aircraft cable might be a mounting option instead of the additional plate for the slides.
@@saritshull3909 wire rope. Braided cables made from wire strands commonly used in aircraft, but also in rigging and lifting and non-aircraft machinery.
I have sliding hidden Trolly closet doors in 2 rooms. A 67 year rebuild is very much needed. and no one knows how. I will slay this drging door system... with Three trolleys with 3 doors stacked front to back in the Master bedroom. I did windows and doors for 5 years, of good learning opportunities. Final exam time.
His ole lady was letting him wobble around, working from a 2 step kitchen cabinet ladder, or Band directors ladder. She's tryin to off the poor guy. But what the heck she is a darn good videographer. Keep him around . He just showed me the need to secure my 3 new heavy storage shelves, I engineered. Wood with Available shelf build-up brackets @$ 35 per, per Rack of 3 shelves each + lumber cost. When you own 2 of every kind of tool...... You need Racks.
Have to say, Haxmeister...damned impressive! As an old time maintenance electrician, love that you used one of the best inventions ever, the conduit rack and trolley system! Well done, young man! Very well done! Always look forward to seeing what's happening in Hax-Land with you, your lovely wife and all the young Hax-Ladies. Keep the good times rolling! Take care, be safe and God bless!
Thank you for sharing. Nice build. The bloopers were par excellante! Throwing in the "clearly a two person job" was a nod to all of us who understood the ladder set up at first glance. I am a girl builder and my hubby is the camera man. P. S. Nice weld, there's a learning curve.
It looks amazing, what I would like to add is a 1~2" spacer between the cabinets to prevent the inevitable finger crush and to make them easier to open even with gloves
You could use overhead track for a gate for this too. It is substantially larger than uni-strut and uses larger bearings and trolley. It is also bare steel, so it can be welded without the galvanization needing to be removed. It might be cheaper too. I’ve used it to build a roll out system for a heavy bag. Super cool build.
Yup, I have a harbor freight foot switch on my drillpress for a hands-free kill switch. When using a dado blade on my rad saw, I push rather than pull to avoid the climb cut. Much better control.
Yesterday I was holding the wood to be cut in the left hand while "Danger Danger Cutting" with a heavy Craftsman cordless circular saw in my struggling old right hand. I didn't learn much working inEmergency rooms, "from the foolish tricks other carpenters keep trying". The Darwin Award crowd is who I run with.., only very infrequently.
I like the color coded shelves idea in the comments. I would also make labels to put on magnets, of what is on each shelf, onto a small steel plate on the visible side of the shelf. When you move a tool, move the magnet/label to the shelf.
I worked in hospital where they kept medical records in system similar to this. I had often thought how nice it would be to have my library in one. Now, it just might possible.
They do use it for libraries, usually for extended storage and not in the public where someone can do something stupid and get hurt. Look up Patterson Pope high density storages.
Nice build! ❤ A few suggestions, but still awesome as-is: 1) make the end shelves as the supports, possibly the open end having back-to-back shelves. 2) combine the two inner shelves as one, bc you don't need access to the back side. 3) put 1" bumper on top and bottom corners, so fingers don't get smashed when rolling to the next section. 4) use the exposed side area, for pocket storage, hooks, or additional shallow shelves.
During college, I used to work summers in a saw mill. They had a 24" pendulum (swing) saw which was terrifying as it was belt driven and the off switch was a couple of steps away. The guy who normally worked it has one bicep twice the size of the other, and a slip up could launch the saw blade at your chest, so you had to respect that saw. The radial arm saw I used had a rotating head and I would rotate it 90 degrees and run a gang blade to rip boards into 1" stakes for mine surveyors to use - The push stick was a broom. Amazingly I still have all my fingers!
The Levrack system is hard to beat in a professional setting but on the flip side the design is so awesome/easy to replicate for home/personal use at a smaller scale.
I have been listing over that rack system for a long time now, but I can not justify the price of it. I really like how it works and stores stuff, but again, price. Then you came along and totally found a budget DIY solution for something that works basically the same. The one change you made.....it's completely customizable to what you want. Thank you, sir! You're awesome and have earned yourself a new follower
Pretty cool. This type of system is commonly used in offices and schools. I was in the stock room at the school I teach at and thought a storage system like this would be pure gold in a shop. The one at my site was built in the late 50s. The six double sided shelf sections are 2 feet wide about 20 feet deep, 8 feet tall, all hard wood with adjustable shelves. They are supported by an overhead track, and two tracks set into the foundation which look like railroad track. They roll smooth as butter because back in the day, things were well built. The linear shelf space is insane.
That looks really great! Would be a good addition to my shop, so I'll definitely keep it in mind. The only two things I would add are: another 1x2 across some of the shelves to keep smaller stuff from falling out. You may open them slowly, but will your kids? And some handles on the outside to be able to move the shelves without the risk of pinching fingers.
I have used and cut many feet of " Uni-strut" in the HVAC industry, and never seen these trolleys, have I been living under a rock? Awesome video! I'm excited for the possibilities! Thank you!😀
I actually built my own Levrack-clone last fall! Mine is painted mint green. I was able to find 12ft 7k-lbs pallet rack beams and 2 uprights on Facebook Marketplace for around $200! Built the cabinets from birch plywood and used flat steel, angle steel, and nylon caster wheels to build the trolleys that hold the cabinets. Those channels you used would have been a lot easier! Thanks for the video!
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This build was a thing of absolute beauty. I would love a solution like this in my work space. I may have shed a little tear for myself knowing that my ADHD-ass would get 75% through this project and then watch it decay for a few years, taking up space and never achieving it's purpose. But this project was so well-documented, entertaining, and elegant that I think even I could build it, if I could finish it 🥲.
We run a small construction company, built our tiny house on some land, didn't have money for a garage so our shop tools are crammed in a trailer. I showed my husband what I want to build from one of your other shows - for our construction shop, pantry, even my closet. Only the shop and garage are just a dream for now so we are collecting the best videos for ideas when we can get it done :)
hope you didn't get sick after welding the strut to the tube. Welding galvanized metal requires good ventilation to prevent breathing in the vaporized zinc. It will make you feel terrible for a few days. Project looks great though. I'll be building something similar in the future.
Years ago I built 'stacks' at my flat, using barn door hanger fittings to turn Spur Steel-Lok uprights and bookend shelf supports into sliding shelves. Not as sturdy as this, but worked well for the space I had, and almost doubled the accessible storage I had for books. I now use that barn door hanger in my current garage to support hanging storage chains, in front of my main storage units, so I can just slide things out of the way and easily get to the units behind them. Again, it's made so much of my overflowing storage accessible again, getting stuff up, off the floor and out of the way of the shelves they were previously blocking.
The radial arm saw brings me back to my first year carpentry class in high school, back in '98 or '99, and the teacher warned us that the radial arm saw will kick back. He can hear when it happens, but for us whom are all deaf, we have to go by the feel. I was cutting some solid oak plank - maybe 12" wide I can't remember it's like a lifetime ago - and sure enough, the saw immediately tried to kick back, but because of his warning and my stance, I was able to prevent the saw from trying to chew up my hands or take out my shoulder as I was braced in anticipation of these kickback. When the saw kickback, my teacher immediately swiveled his head to check on me, and I nodded to let him know I got it.
Was the router that got a kid in my class(I was a kid too), routered the tip of his finger right off. Held it up, it shot blood in an arc, girl feinted... shop was cancelled for the day. Good times! Kid was trying to router a bevel on a wooden yoyo so hand routering a tiny 2 inch circle.
@@menchelke My teacher once relayed a story of this stupid kid who was trying to show off how strong he was by trying to stop a table saw blade with his hand. Tore up his hand. Ever since that instance, the shop teacher is the only one allowed to run the table saw.
@@trevorgreene5059 And I thought the yoyo story was stupid. Grabbing a saw blade doesn't even compute as to how a human being that dumb made it past childhood.
The kids in my 9th grade shop class surprisingly voted me Plant Manager, meaning it was my job to organize us into various roles to select a product to build, fabricate jigs and fixtures for the assembly line, and manufacture and sell the product. Part of my job was to appoint a Safety Officer and help him keep the other kids from becoming amputees. That kid probably had a more stressful job than I did, but fortunately nobody lost fingers that year and we sold a lot of product despite having a couple close calls on the band saw and the shaper/planer. We had a couple kids we had to watch a bit closely -- kids who leveraged most of their skills working on reefer pipes whenever the teacher wasn't looking. Unsurprisingly, these two fellows were in a continuous purple haze despite our 9AM start time. I do take credit for the fact that both of them still have two hands.
Did that drilling a hole in a blank switch plate for a truck. Pinched the plate between my finger and was running a step bit through it, plate slipped and I pinched the bit. Chew half my thumb to the base of my nail. My shop manager almost fainted in the office🤣 I had a vice a foot away.
Those rails and trollies have so many different applications! Plus, not having the casters frees up a little space underneath if you ever need it for material or something. Fantastic work and really appreciate the cost breakdown as well! You're killing it!
Brilliant idea! I've been looking at making something along that line, but couldn't decide on suitable hardware. That channel with trolleys is a game changer. An idea I came up with for small spaces: the structure could straddle a doorway so that no wall space is wasted for the access. The cabinets facing the doorway gap could hold stuff that would be needed for outdoors. The cabinets could also be hanging in front of the door when you want to provide extra security against intruders.
Whoa you could actually use the conduit and trolleys to make a barn style door too! I wonder if they make conduit that also curves so that your door could recess against weater stripping.
@@AttemptMade interesting idea. I've seen old-fashioned metal curtain tracks here in the UK, shaped like miniature I-beams, which are bent into a very slight double curve near the end so that curtains can overlap in the middle. Funny enough, those types of rails use little roller hooks that are in principle very similar to the trolleys shown here, except they straddle the single beam. I've considered using them for moving light containers. I'll have to re-examine that idea.
I have been using a radial arm saw for over 30years . It has been my dado cutter, planer, sander, table saw, miter saw, pin router, etc. lots of accessories for it on eBay. One thing you might try on dado cuts is bring blade out and lock it, slide board in behind blade, clamp board, start, then push blade towards rear. This always puts pressure against fence and helps keep blade from grabbing and trying to move forward and bind (as you demonstrated). Also, adding t-slot channel to saw table for clamping is a very good idea(especially if you take the time to use the clamps which I always do). Hold down clamps for radial saws are available on eBay. And lastly(saw this on another UA-cam channel) have a tourniquet at every saw. Great video btw.
I'm really glad I clicked the video! In the thumbnail for a bit I almost didn't because I was thinking there's no way I could ever build anything like that, not gonna bother.... But you actually came up with something awesome and do-able!
I'm sitting here trying to figure out weight specs to see if this would be a viable upgrade for the dozen overflowing book shelves that we are currently using
I love building things with strut! Its one of my go-to tools. They make double sections of strut. Similat to how you welded the things together, ao anybody could have that added stability off the shelf with no welding needed. You could have built the entire assembly from the struts if you had wanted to. They make attachments for all of that and there are strut nuts that make it a cake walk to bolt the entire assembly together and then you can easily take it down or modify it if you ever need to. They even have floor mounting plates like what you used to attach ypur 4x4 posts. Super fun to watch.
Exactly what I was going to say! And you could use the deeper version of the strut so you can bolt from the inside and the trolly can slide by the bolt head with clearance.
Where do find either double section or deeper strut? Home Depot has regular 12 gauge. I like the idea of bolting it to a 4x4. However, I am learning to weld so maybe I could go that route. Like the fixed end idea and also might put shelves on both sides of one plywood sheet with three trolleys.
Did your friend Travis tell you you could buy doubled-up strut channel? I think trippel is also available, ready made. a single, full-depth 12ga channel can itself span that distance with hundreds of lbs. Double or triple is all you need for strength. Also. Ditch the legs. The right side can hang from a header board on the wall. The left side can hang from the ceiling and tie to the wall for stabilization. Then you have no posts in the way; no holes in the flooring, and you could even add more shelves over time. just get longer strut than you need and let the extra hang out off the left side. When you want more shelves, just get more trollies and add them on. And until then its handy to have strut overhead when you're working anyway.
As far as the casters go, they make non swivel models that would work perfectly for this and never swivel for forward or reverse. For the welding, don't be scared of it. I'm self taught and used UA-cam to learn. Its an amazing skill to have and so useful. If you ever want to learn, reach out to me I'm Florida as well.
For thick pieces of wood, the ‘slightly smaller’ pre-drill for screws is great… Not so much for smaller pieces, and/or where there is a potential for the wood to split along the grain. Very apparent when repurposing pallet wood.
This build was awesome! 🤩 It could even serve for different things depending on dimensions. A pantry or a closet would be great. If you're creative, you could have something like that in a bedroom as the base of a loft bed and use two fixed units on the ends and set one side up as a desk/work area with the shelf immediately behind one end as a bookcase and file cabinet. The two on the opposite end could be a dresser/shelf plus hanging closet storage. Then any extras in the middle would be general storage. Perfect, compact solution for a studio apartment, tiny home, small bedroom or perhaps a shared kids room. So many possibilities! 😁👍
I'm a 43 year old guy with hair down to my rear end (gonna be donating it this summer! figured I'd grow it out one last time...) ANYWAY... That radial arm saw reminded me of last weekend! I was using my little craftsman drill press and a little bit of my hair "snuck" out of the bun I had it in while I was countersinking a few holes... I was just eyeballing it, and was being careful to not cut too deep, and when I went to blow the dust off so I could see, that little bit of hair went with it, wrapped around the chuck and yanked a nice little handful right out of my head by the time I could hit the stop switch! YEEEEOUCH!! I had a lump that felt like a half a golf ball on the top of my head for the next 2 days... First time I've had that one happen! Could've been waaaaaay worse, too, as it pulled my head in towards the machine, and it DEFINITELY would've kept grabbing more. I'm SO DAMN glad it wasn't! Guess I'm saying that to say: ALWAYS have an "escape plan"! Whatever you're using, make absolutely sure you're VERY familiar with how to turn off the machine, or what else to do, depending on the situation If I didn't know exactly where the switch was on that drill press, it could've been an absolute disaster. For real. Be careful out there everyone!
WOW I wish I could make one or more of these. These would work for a pantry or tool organizer or sewing room storage and the list goes on and on. Awesome!!
oooOOOooo...sewing room! I have a craft room (aka spare bedroom) with a walk in closet that I have to pack up during the holidays so that the bedroom can be used for guests. Now I'm brainstorming a smaller version for inside that closet!
@@lyndabuchholz1216 my husband literally got a job offer yesterday that means we will move AGAIN (move #36 coming right up, lol) and I'm SO going to keep this in mind!!
YOU... Remind me of John C. Reilly. I really like this project. I want to build my own. Next time keep an eye out for pallet racks. I see places toss used ones that are mostly good all the time. Stay safe. If you are ever in Georgia and need an assist, let me know.
excellent video as usual! if you wanted to forego the welding all together, you could always make the cabinets longer and get some rigid fixed non-swivel casters to put on the bottom and then just connect that top rail to another 4x4 wood post instead of welding. although then you wouldn't get to play with a welder :P
Almost every time I have seen one of these storage rack systems installed in an office, the moving shelving units are attached at the top, like your design but they also have non rotating casters running in something like an aluminum channel located under the moving shelf. They would have a channel at both the front and back. This then lets the moving shelf support its weight on the casters running in the channel, while the upper railing is there to keep the shelf from tipping over while moving side to side.
Great build! Thanks for sharing. If I copy this idea, I think I’ll put a square bead about 80mm inside the back of each unit, and mount my backing sheet to that instead of the outer frame as you have. This will create a cavity on the rear of each wall to hang more gear, but remain flush with the frame. Shelves with back wall one side, and pegboard wall on the other side. I hope that makes sense.
We had the same idea! I need to make hangin trolly system.. however definitely clean off the galvanized coating before you weld.. sweet build tho! Glad to have found the channel
I grew up with, and still own, my father’s under powered 1950 Dewalt radial arm saw. Table saws scare me much more. If the saw stalls, push the trolly back to the start and try again - but more slooowly. Keep your fingers out of the blade path and you should be safe especially if you never do a rip cut, which can only be safe if you push the material so the blade is NOT climbing - opposite of the rip.
Loved your video.. Especially loved the part about using Unistrut. It is a great "out of the box" option for building. I used galvanized Unistrut for my fence posts.. They were way cheaper than metal fence posts & just a little more expensive than 4x4 wood posts
I have never seen this system, but a few years ago, I thought up pretty much this exact concept myself. I have been wanting to build something like it and your video gives some great pointers if I ever do decide to make such a thing. I'm not a woodworker and don't have the tools to make one, btw. But I'm good at figuring out stuff. One change I might make would be to make less sliding shelves but making them wider and put the backing in the middle of the shelf, thus making each sliding shelf double as two (shelves on the front and back). Great job and I love the vibrant colors.
FINALLY!!!!!! ever since I saw levrack and some other high density pull out or sliding shelves, I've been searching for a diy option for over a year. Never been satisfied with my own ideas on how to accomplish it, so this is awesome for me to build just as you do or tweak slightly for my own use.
I want that sign behind you about doing today what others won’t so tomorrow I can do what others can’t! I see a Cricuting session in my near and dear future 😊😊😊
I watched this last night, and it intrigued me so much that I had to watch it again ten hours later. What a great idea! this can be used for my stand alone pantry ! I am so excited! Thanks for the idea!
Love the rollercoaster of emotions. Damaging the ceiling, probably feeling stupid and thinking "oops'' to your wife, then trolling her a bit later, already knowing there was a victory there, followed up with a clear sigh of relief and achievement. Makes me feel like I could do it myself.
Just a thought that may have been mentioned already, but you could add to the back side of your back panels for hanging additional items. Much like how you can utilize in inside of cabinet door to hang things that when door is closed is using the space at front of your cabinet.
It's not that great, you need to slide them everytime you need a simple tool and remember in which rack they are. Just fill a wall with all your stuff and done, costs nothing and you can see all the tools, if you want them hidden, use a sliding carpet, lol. Costs 50$ instead of 1500$
@@crocop2o12you apparently missed the point this is storage not a work bench or common use tool wall. It takes tons of shelves and compacts them into a tidy collapsible area. And you’ve obviously never been to a library because they use a very similar system usually for their stacks and research materials that aren’t used as often. Just look up library stacks.
I’m glad to see you using hearing protection even when hammering. There is no return from Tinnitus. This was a really nice build. It gave me a lot of ideas. Thank you!
UA-cam just showed me this as I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out how to expand my bookshelf space without taking up additional wall space. Had not encountered strut channel before today, but it's perfect for a DIY compact book shelving system. I'll definitely be planning a couple of these to enhance my very limited space.
And the end shelves fixed as they don't need to move. Additionally, at the open end you can put another, unmovable unit back to back with the end unit.
I've installed a bunch of moving shelf systems like these in convenience store drink coolers. The end shelves are fixed with the center ones moving side to side on trolleys and fixed casters on the bottoms. They were wire racks so that air could flow through for the drinks. But I really like your shop design you have here. I need to make one for my shop now!
For the Radial Arm Saw safety wise I recommend rigging up a Foot Pedal On/Off Master Switch. Like a speed pedal on a sewing machine then your hands are free to do with what you want. We've rigged in foot pedal switches on radial arm saws, table saws and on drill presses in our shop before.
I think you'd be amused if I went into the kitchen right now and took a photo of the knife drawer, where I have collected the 7 nearly identical pairs of scissors my wife has bought over the years because she keeps losing them.
When I was about 16, I thought I was alone in the house, and I heard something out in the garage. I ignored it, thinking I was just hearing things. Then I heard it again, so I crept over to the door (glass like that, but with a curtain on the inside). I peeked through the curtain, and this gorilla head suddenly pops up, and I nearly crap my pants while staggering backwards. My dad said the look on my face was absolutely priceless. Yeah... thanks pops.
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What a handy man you are! Unbelievable work and love the color choices that you picked! You should make a schematic or plans for this storage unit and sell the plans on your site for $10 to $20 dollars! Anyway, great job on this project and keep up the funny and entertaining videos!
Very cool. Love the color and the sliding action. Looked like a lot of work, though. I just put together a Seville 18" deep x 72" high x 36" wide cabinet with 4 shelves on HD castors for my garage, at $220 (Sams Club). 5 of them is $1100 plus tax. Another option to consider. It took a minute to assemble, but it is very sturdy and could stack up the same way. Each would have their own locking doors too. I may look into that as I am very tight on space as well. Inspiring project!
This is so cool with such a phenomenal design, I absolutely LOVE it! Also, I was reading your description area and at the end where you state, "f I can do it so can you! I want you to know that you can accomplish anything you set your mind to" -- this just speaks volumes on so many different levels to me! Nowadays, you don't really ever see such kind and inspiring statements like this from creators and I want to let you know that I appreciate this so much :). The world needs more kindness, inspiration, and people like you! Loving your videos so far, I'm just in awe with the things you've built, they are phenomenal! 😃✨
Decades ago when my Grandfather taught me to use his Radial Arm Saw, he told me always PUSH through your cut. You bring the saw out in front of your work, then PUSH it towards the back. This prevents issues like you experienced. Also, a taller fence minimum of 1 inch thick would benefit you as well.
Yeah they're giving radial arm saws away on Facebook marketplace. Incidentally, pallet racks are popping up pretty cheap too, but I think the 4x4s look better.
Absolutely been looking for something like this for my garage and sports equipment. You did an excellent job and thank you for posting such a well done video. Even UA-cam did thier job by bringing this up on my feed.
A foot pedal seems more safe but bopping a button with your forehead sounds more fun. Perhaps have both. Also, use a switch in the pedal that requires it be depressed to engage.
@Haxman thanks for the lessons...I've been "racking" my brain for ideas when making my workshop. I don't have a lot of upper body strength due to health issues...I've been trying to think of a system to move heavy items from floor to working surfaces and back safely...those strut channels will certainly help. I recommend you add handles or finger slots on the ends to avoid getting your fingers jammed in between. Don't worry about mistakes...it's an opportunity to learn and grow. When you freestyle you will make mistakes once in a while! I should put that on a t-shirt...lol.
Great video. One comment, might have been mentioned before... On a radial arm saw always push cut. That is pull the blade toward you, insert the wood and align, then push the saw through the wood. That avoids the climb cut and is much safer (and less scary).
These wouldn't make very good systems for a doctors office, they would weigh too much, I build storage systems for a living on a massive scale and they all run on tracks in the floor so they can take the weight, if your interested in looking then check out Bruynzeel storage systems.
@@mediocreman2they still use this system to store equipment and supplies in some respiratory therapy departments in hospitals. Some libraries also use shelves like these for books.📚
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curious if you put a stopper at the end so the tracks don't fall out when you slide the shelves over?
Great build. You could save even more by making the 2 end units stationary and they could hold the whole assembly up. No need to have them slide unnecessarily. Just a thought.
That’s true. It would save a couple hundred dollars.
I would never have thought of that. Excellent improvement in many ways, more stable, easier to build shorter span for trolly track might not require metal tubing support.
@@HAXMAN Each sliding unit could also have shelves on both sides, cutting the trolley cost in half.
Likely cheaper still to just have fixed wheels on the bottom for 2 units with front and back shelves and then 2 single sided units on each end. Resulting in 3 different openings of shelves either side.
@@ErikTroyer Great idea! And possibly some very low profile track to keep them aligned side to side.
I would put a little red cross in a white circle where the first aid kit is located. This will let other people know where the first aid kit is. This is a very smart design.
This is amazing! The commercial system is so cool, but also so insanely expensive. Something we did on a similar system was take a photo of each sliding-shelf, showing everything on it, and then printed it off and put it in a small picture frame attached to the shop-facing side of each shelf unit. Makes "looking" for stuff so much faster.
You see systems like this in many law offices where they need to store a bunch of records in a small space. You just need enough space to allow for however many different parts you want to access at once. In an extreme case, you only need an extra 4' or so of space on top of the physical width of the shelves.
Frankly, for the work and equipment involved, paying the price for the commercial system is more feasible.
I would mount the first aid kit on the outside of the cabinet. When you need it you don't have the time to look for it.
Great build.
Putting the trolley in after welding is actually an improvement. If one goes bad in the future you can more easily replace it.
Not sure how easy future replacement will be unless it is on the end he cut out. Now if he did a cutout about 1/3 into the track and spaced it to where he could bolt the cut out bit of Unistrut in place. Also if you don't have access to a welder for this job, It will be a pain with the 2x6s but, you should be able to bolt the two together.
I also wonder if aircraft cable might be a mounting option instead of the additional plate for the slides.
@@nickm9102what do you mean by aircraft cable?
@@saritshull3909 wire rope. Braided cables made from wire strands commonly used in aircraft, but also in rigging and lifting and non-aircraft machinery.
I think it would be mich easier if stud mount were detachable on one side.
I have sliding hidden Trolly closet doors in 2 rooms. A 67 year rebuild is very much needed. and no one knows how. I will slay this drging door system... with Three trolleys with 3 doors stacked front to back in the Master bedroom. I did windows and doors for 5 years, of good learning opportunities. Final exam time.
Shout out to the wife for being the patient camera woman! Most underrated thing of the episode. 😅
Not to mention putting on a gorilla suit.
His ole lady was letting him wobble around, working from a 2 step kitchen cabinet ladder, or Band directors ladder. She's tryin to off the poor guy. But what the heck she is a darn good videographer. Keep him around . He just showed me the need to secure my 3 new heavy storage shelves, I engineered. Wood with Available shelf build-up brackets @$ 35 per, per Rack of 3 shelves each + lumber cost. When you own 2 of every kind of tool...... You need Racks.
Proper outfeed support at the table saw? Scary to watch.
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Have to say, Haxmeister...damned impressive! As an old time maintenance electrician, love that you used one of the best inventions ever, the conduit rack and trolley system! Well done, young man! Very well done! Always look forward to seeing what's happening in Hax-Land with you, your lovely wife and all the young Hax-Ladies. Keep the good times rolling! Take care, be safe and God bless!
Thank you very much Jim!
You forgot the gorilla!
Thank you for sharing. Nice build. The bloopers were par excellante! Throwing in the "clearly a two person job" was a nod to all of us who understood the ladder set up at first glance. I am a girl builder and my hubby is the camera man. P. S. Nice weld, there's a learning curve.
It looks amazing, what I would like to add is a 1~2" spacer between the cabinets to prevent the inevitable finger crush and to make them easier to open even with gloves
You could use overhead track for a gate for this too. It is substantially larger than uni-strut and uses larger bearings and trolley. It is also bare steel, so it can be welded without the galvanization needing to be removed. It might be cheaper too. I’ve used it to build a roll out system for a heavy bag. Super cool build.
Put a foot paddle switch on the power cord. This will enable you to cut the power without using your hands. Helpful for lots of tools.
Yup, I have a harbor freight foot switch on my drillpress for a hands-free kill switch.
When using a dado blade on my rad saw, I push rather than pull to avoid the climb cut. Much better control.
Yesterday I was holding the wood to be cut in the left hand while "Danger Danger Cutting" with a heavy Craftsman cordless circular saw in my struggling old right hand. I didn't learn much working inEmergency rooms, "from the foolish tricks other carpenters keep trying". The Darwin Award crowd is who I run with.., only very infrequently.
I’m a 62 year old woman and love the videos you make em easy and enjoyable to watch. Plus you are a lucky man to have a beautiful family.
I would never do this. But watched the entire video because it was entertaining and educational.
I like the color coded shelves idea in the comments. I would also make labels to put on magnets, of what is on each shelf, onto a small steel plate on the visible side of the shelf. When you move a tool, move the magnet/label to the shelf.
I worked in hospital where they kept medical records in system similar to this. I had often thought how nice it would be to have my library in one. Now, it just might possible.
I like that idea!
Exactly 👍
They do use it for libraries, usually for extended storage and not in the public where someone can do something stupid and get hurt. Look up Patterson Pope high density storages.
Nice build! ❤
A few suggestions, but still awesome as-is:
1) make the end shelves as the supports, possibly the open end having back-to-back shelves.
2) combine the two inner shelves as one, bc you don't need access to the back side.
3) put 1" bumper on top and bottom corners, so fingers don't get smashed when rolling to the next section.
4) use the exposed side area, for pocket storage, hooks, or additional shallow shelves.
During college, I used to work summers in a saw mill. They had a 24" pendulum (swing) saw which was terrifying as it was belt driven and the off switch was a couple of steps away. The guy who normally worked it has one bicep twice the size of the other, and a slip up could launch the saw blade at your chest, so you had to respect that saw. The radial arm saw I used had a rotating head and I would rotate it 90 degrees and run a gang blade to rip boards into 1" stakes for mine surveyors to use - The push stick was a broom. Amazingly I still have all my fingers!
The Levrack system is hard to beat in a professional setting but on the flip side the design is so awesome/easy to replicate for home/personal use at a smaller scale.
I have been listing over that rack system for a long time now, but I can not justify the price of it. I really like how it works and stores stuff, but again, price. Then you came along and totally found a budget DIY solution for something that works basically the same. The one change you made.....it's completely customizable to what you want. Thank you, sir! You're awesome and have earned yourself a new follower
Thank you!
Pretty cool. This type of system is commonly used in offices and schools. I was in the stock room at the school I teach at and thought a storage system like this would be pure gold in a shop. The one at my site was built in the late 50s. The six double sided shelf sections are 2 feet wide about 20 feet deep, 8 feet tall, all hard wood with adjustable shelves. They are supported by an overhead track, and two tracks set into the foundation which look like railroad track. They roll smooth as butter because back in the day, things were well built. The linear shelf space is insane.
That looks really great! Would be a good addition to my shop, so I'll definitely keep it in mind. The only two things I would add are: another 1x2 across some of the shelves to keep smaller stuff from falling out. You may open them slowly, but will your kids? And some handles on the outside to be able to move the shelves without the risk of pinching fingers.
...pinching fingers or, smearing the cool paint job!
I have used and cut many feet of " Uni-strut" in the HVAC industry, and never seen these trolleys, have I been living under a rock? Awesome video! I'm excited for the possibilities! Thank you!😀
I actually built my own Levrack-clone last fall! Mine is painted mint green. I was able to find 12ft 7k-lbs pallet rack beams and 2 uprights on Facebook Marketplace for around $200! Built the cabinets from birch plywood and used flat steel, angle steel, and nylon caster wheels to build the trolleys that hold the cabinets. Those channels you used would have been a lot easier! Thanks for the video!
As soon as I saw him attaching the Unistrut to the beam I thought use pallet racking and bolt the Unistrut to the beams. No welding required.
Woodworking, Yoda, bright colors, and last but not least, a sense of humor!!! :) Love it :)
10:18 When lifting something that's too heavy for your ladder, you should put one end on the structure 1st. We do it all the time with garage headers.😊
This build was a thing of absolute beauty. I would love a solution like this in my work space. I may have shed a little tear for myself knowing that my ADHD-ass would get 75% through this project and then watch it decay for a few years, taking up space and never achieving it's purpose. But this project was so well-documented, entertaining, and elegant that I think even I could build it, if I could finish it 🥲.
30 seconds in, I had to press the Like button. Storage will always be (for a lot of us DIYers and semi-pros) the sinews of the war.
We run a small construction company, built our tiny house on some land, didn't have money for a garage so our shop tools are crammed in a trailer. I showed my husband what I want to build from one of your other shows - for our construction shop, pantry, even my closet. Only the shop and garage are just a dream for now so we are collecting the best videos for ideas when we can get it done :)
hope you didn't get sick after welding the strut to the tube. Welding galvanized metal requires good ventilation to prevent breathing in the vaporized zinc. It will make you feel terrible for a few days. Project looks great though. I'll be building something similar in the future.
If you do get sick, make sure to drink a lot of milk.
you should also save money by getting the green painted version over the galvanized
Kinda concerning his welding instructor didn't mention anything about it
Looked like it might have been crappy chrome instead of galvanized. The yellow smoke and crappy welds would be an instant give away.@@GreenlandRobot
Years ago I built 'stacks' at my flat, using barn door hanger fittings to turn Spur Steel-Lok uprights and bookend shelf supports into sliding shelves. Not as sturdy as this, but worked well for the space I had, and almost doubled the accessible storage I had for books.
I now use that barn door hanger in my current garage to support hanging storage chains, in front of my main storage units, so I can just slide things out of the way and easily get to the units behind them. Again, it's made so much of my overflowing storage accessible again, getting stuff up, off the floor and out of the way of the shelves they were previously blocking.
The radial arm saw brings me back to my first year carpentry class in high school, back in '98 or '99, and the teacher warned us that the radial arm saw will kick back. He can hear when it happens, but for us whom are all deaf, we have to go by the feel. I was cutting some solid oak plank - maybe 12" wide I can't remember it's like a lifetime ago - and sure enough, the saw immediately tried to kick back, but because of his warning and my stance, I was able to prevent the saw from trying to chew up my hands or take out my shoulder as I was braced in anticipation of these kickback. When the saw kickback, my teacher immediately swiveled his head to check on me, and I nodded to let him know I got it.
Was the router that got a kid in my class(I was a kid too), routered the tip of his finger right off. Held it up, it shot blood in an arc, girl feinted... shop was cancelled for the day. Good times! Kid was trying to router a bevel on a wooden yoyo so hand routering a tiny 2 inch circle.
@@menchelke My teacher once relayed a story of this stupid kid who was trying to show off how strong he was by trying to stop a table saw blade with his hand. Tore up his hand. Ever since that instance, the shop teacher is the only one allowed to run the table saw.
@@trevorgreene5059 And I thought the yoyo story was stupid. Grabbing a saw blade doesn't even compute as to how a human being that dumb made it past childhood.
The kids in my 9th grade shop class surprisingly voted me Plant Manager, meaning it was my job to organize us into various roles to select a product to build, fabricate jigs and fixtures for the assembly line, and manufacture and sell the product. Part of my job was to appoint a Safety Officer and help him keep the other kids from becoming amputees. That kid probably had a more stressful job than I did, but fortunately nobody lost fingers that year and we sold a lot of product despite having a couple close calls on the band saw and the shaper/planer. We had a couple kids we had to watch a bit closely -- kids who leveraged most of their skills working on reefer pipes whenever the teacher wasn't looking. Unsurprisingly, these two fellows were in a continuous purple haze despite our 9AM start time. I do take credit for the fact that both of them still have two hands.
Did that drilling a hole in a blank switch plate for a truck. Pinched the plate between my finger and was running a step bit through it, plate slipped and I pinched the bit. Chew half my thumb to the base of my nail. My shop manager almost fainted in the office🤣 I had a vice a foot away.
Those rails and trollies have so many different applications! Plus, not having the casters frees up a little space underneath if you ever need it for material or something. Fantastic work and really appreciate the cost breakdown as well! You're killing it!
Brilliant idea! I've been looking at making something along that line, but couldn't decide on suitable hardware. That channel with trolleys is a game changer. An idea I came up with for small spaces: the structure could straddle a doorway so that no wall space is wasted for the access. The cabinets facing the doorway gap could hold stuff that would be needed for outdoors. The cabinets could also be hanging in front of the door when you want to provide extra security against intruders.
Whoa you could actually use the conduit and trolleys to make a barn style door too! I wonder if they make conduit that also curves so that your door could recess against weater stripping.
@@AttemptMade interesting idea. I've seen old-fashioned metal curtain tracks here in the UK, shaped like miniature I-beams, which are bent into a very slight double curve near the end so that curtains can overlap in the middle. Funny enough, those types of rails use little roller hooks that are in principle very similar to the trolleys shown here, except they straddle the single beam. I've considered using them for moving light containers. I'll have to re-examine that idea.
I have been using a radial arm saw for over 30years . It has been my dado cutter, planer, sander, table saw, miter saw, pin router, etc. lots of accessories for it on eBay. One thing you might try on dado cuts is bring blade out and lock it, slide board in behind blade, clamp board, start, then push blade towards rear. This always puts pressure against fence and helps keep blade from grabbing and trying to move forward and bind (as you demonstrated). Also, adding t-slot channel to saw table for clamping is a very good idea(especially if you take the time to use the clamps which I always do). Hold down clamps for radial saws are available on eBay. And lastly(saw this on another UA-cam channel) have a tourniquet at every saw. Great video btw.
I'm really glad I clicked the video! In the thumbnail for a bit I almost didn't because I was thinking there's no way I could ever build anything like that, not gonna bother.... But you actually came up with something awesome and do-able!
I need this for books. Home library here I come.
It’s standard in all major libraries.
I'm sitting here trying to figure out weight specs to see if this would be a viable upgrade for the dozen overflowing book shelves that we are currently using
I love building things with strut! Its one of my go-to tools.
They make double sections of strut. Similat to how you welded the things together, ao anybody could have that added stability off the shelf with no welding needed.
You could have built the entire assembly from the struts if you had wanted to. They make attachments for all of that and there are strut nuts that make it a cake walk to bolt the entire assembly together and then you can easily take it down or modify it if you ever need to. They even have floor mounting plates like what you used to attach ypur 4x4 posts.
Super fun to watch.
Thanks! Good to know.
Exactly what I was going to say! And you could use the deeper version of the strut so you can bolt from the inside and the trolly can slide by the bolt head with clearance.
Too many tools and work for older folks. Perhaps prebuilt heavy duty storage shelves on wheels…back to back like this!
Where do find either double section or deeper strut? Home Depot has regular 12 gauge. I like the idea of bolting it to a 4x4. However, I am learning to weld so maybe I could go that route. Like the fixed end idea and also might put shelves on both sides of one plywood sheet with three trolleys.
Unistrut Buffalo Supplies is where I bought mine, they have everything. Be careful welding galvanized unistrut, the zinc vapor is really bad for you.
Did your friend Travis tell you you could buy doubled-up strut channel? I think trippel is also available, ready made. a single, full-depth 12ga channel can itself span that distance with hundreds of lbs. Double or triple is all you need for strength.
Also. Ditch the legs. The right side can hang from a header board on the wall. The left side can hang from the ceiling and tie to the wall for stabilization. Then you have no posts in the way; no holes in the flooring, and you could even add more shelves over time. just get longer strut than you need and let the extra hang out off the left side. When you want more shelves, just get more trollies and add them on. And until then its handy to have strut overhead when you're working anyway.
Great idea in building down from the ceiling without legs. Which greatly reduces your cost.
I was thinking the same thing
Just sent this to my husband. Our garage has been in need of a good storage space and organization for a looong time. Thank you for sharing this!
Awesome! Thanks
All husbands hate this man
@@DavidLee-cw6ci 🤣
@@RedWolfRun careful what you ask for though, don't be surprised if he tells you ok but he'll need to buy $4000 worth of tools to build it!
And, if you like it, why not give making it a try on your own?
As far as the casters go, they make non swivel models that would work perfectly for this and never swivel for forward or reverse. For the welding, don't be scared of it. I'm self taught and used UA-cam to learn. Its an amazing skill to have and so useful. If you ever want to learn, reach out to me I'm Florida as well.
3:05 You definitely want to go a little smaller as the friction of forcing the woods fibers apart is part of why lags hold so well. 😊
I imagine the compressed wood might add a little tensile strength as well.
For thick pieces of wood, the ‘slightly smaller’ pre-drill for screws is great… Not so much for smaller pieces, and/or where there is a potential for the wood to split along the grain. Very apparent when repurposing pallet wood.
no evidence of this, and
the fastener mfrs don't recommend it.
This build was awesome! 🤩 It could even serve for different things depending on dimensions. A pantry or a closet would be great. If you're creative, you could have something like that in a bedroom as the base of a loft bed and use two fixed units on the ends and set one side up as a desk/work area with the shelf immediately behind one end as a bookcase and file cabinet. The two on the opposite end could be a dresser/shelf plus hanging closet storage. Then any extras in the middle would be general storage. Perfect, compact solution for a studio apartment, tiny home, small bedroom or perhaps a shared kids room. So many possibilities! 😁👍
Awesome, I'm stealing this in the future. Only critique? Add rubber bumpers so you don't mar the paint job between the racks.
Just Wow. Your vision and problem solving. The best storage system made affordable. Brilliant Job.
Best youtube channel for men and fathers hands down ❤
Thank you very much! That means a lot to me.
It does seem entirely nonghey for sures ...
I'm a 43 year old guy with hair down to my rear end (gonna be donating it this summer! figured I'd grow it out one last time...)
ANYWAY... That radial arm saw reminded me of last weekend!
I was using my little craftsman drill press and a little bit of my hair "snuck" out of the bun I had it in while I was countersinking a few holes... I was just eyeballing it, and was being careful to not cut too deep, and when I went to blow the dust off so I could see, that little bit of hair went with it, wrapped around the chuck and yanked a nice little handful right out of my head by the time I could hit the stop switch! YEEEEOUCH!! I had a lump that felt like a half a golf ball on the top of my head for the next 2 days...
First time I've had that one happen! Could've been waaaaaay worse, too, as it pulled my head in towards the machine, and it DEFINITELY would've kept grabbing more. I'm SO DAMN glad it wasn't! Guess I'm saying that to say: ALWAYS have an "escape plan"! Whatever you're using, make absolutely sure you're VERY familiar with how to turn off the machine, or what else to do, depending on the situation
If I didn't know exactly where the switch was on that drill press, it could've been an absolute disaster. For real.
Be careful out there everyone!
WOW I wish I could make one or more of these. These would work for a pantry or tool organizer or sewing room storage and the list goes on and on. Awesome!!
oooOOOooo...sewing room! I have a craft room (aka spare bedroom) with a walk in closet that I have to pack up during the holidays so that the bedroom can be used for guests. Now I'm brainstorming a smaller version for inside that closet!
@@lisawallace3124 I like that idea. One to remember if I have to move!
@@lyndabuchholz1216 my husband literally got a job offer yesterday that means we will move AGAIN (move #36 coming right up, lol) and I'm SO going to keep this in mind!!
YOU... Remind me of John C. Reilly. I really like this project. I want to build my own. Next time keep an eye out for pallet racks. I see places toss used ones that are mostly good all the time. Stay safe. If you are ever in Georgia and need an assist, let me know.
So a library book archive shelf unit. Nice.
You are my favorite person! This old grandma loves you and your beautiful family.
excellent video as usual! if you wanted to forego the welding all together, you could always make the cabinets longer and get some rigid fixed non-swivel casters to put on the bottom and then just connect that top rail to another 4x4 wood post instead of welding. although then you wouldn't get to play with a welder :P
I hugged this video. So much appreciation, We NEED this in our basement. Thanks,!
What a great storage idea. I’m always improving my garage/Man Cave and would love this in there.
Almost every time I have seen one of these storage rack systems installed in an office, the moving shelving units are attached at the top, like your design but they also have non rotating casters running in something like an aluminum channel located under the moving shelf. They would have a channel at both the front and back.
This then lets the moving shelf support its weight on the casters running in the channel, while the upper railing is there to keep the shelf from tipping over while moving side to side.
I didn't know I needed this for my shop, but now I do. Going to borrow your idea and make several changes to make it work for me.
Great build! Thanks for sharing.
If I copy this idea, I think I’ll put a square bead about 80mm inside the back of each unit, and mount my backing sheet to that instead of the outer frame as you have. This will create a cavity on the rear of each wall to hang more gear, but remain flush with the frame. Shelves with back wall one side, and pegboard wall on the other side. I hope that makes sense.
We had the same idea! I need to make hangin trolly system.. however definitely clean off the galvanized coating before you weld.. sweet build tho! Glad to have found the channel
Yeah zinc fumes are no bueno.
@@BenNawrath def not my friend
the channel can be bought painted rather than galvanized. But your warning should be heeded.
That combo of storage space and organization potential hits so hard.
I grew up with, and still own, my father’s under powered 1950 Dewalt radial arm saw. Table saws scare me much more. If the saw stalls, push the trolly back to the start and try again - but more slooowly. Keep your fingers out of the blade path and you should be safe especially if you never do a rip cut, which can only be safe if you push the material so the blade is NOT climbing - opposite of the rip.
Loved your video.. Especially loved the part about using Unistrut. It is a great "out of the box" option for building. I used galvanized Unistrut for my fence posts.. They were way cheaper than metal fence posts & just a little more expensive than 4x4 wood posts
Very clever on the fence!
I'm glad that you had your friend show you welding. You're obviously very capable and you shouldn't let this be something that holds you back.
I have never seen this system, but a few years ago, I thought up pretty much this exact concept myself. I have been wanting to build something like it and your video gives some great pointers if I ever do decide to make such a thing. I'm not a woodworker and don't have the tools to make one, btw. But I'm good at figuring out stuff.
One change I might make would be to make less sliding shelves but making them wider and put the backing in the middle of the shelf, thus making each sliding shelf double as two (shelves on the front and back).
Great job and I love the vibrant colors.
Additionally, fix the end shelves as they don't need to move and put another shelf at the back of the open end.
I still have my dad’s craftsman radial arm saw. It is connected to 240V, and NEVER stalls like that.
FINALLY!!!!!! ever since I saw levrack and some other high density pull out or sliding shelves, I've been searching for a diy option for over a year. Never been satisfied with my own ideas on how to accomplish it, so this is awesome for me to build just as you do or tweak slightly for my own use.
Oh my, this will be shared with two men who need to see this!
Love this idea for crafts too!❤️
I want that sign behind you about doing today what others won’t so tomorrow I can do what others can’t! I see a Cricuting session in my near and dear future 😊😊😊
Very exciting to see a new Haxman video release when battling insomnia at 1 am! As always great work 👍🏼
Thanks! Sweet dreams
I watched this last night, and it intrigued me so much that I had to watch it again ten hours later. What a great idea! this can be used for my stand alone pantry ! I am so excited! Thanks for the idea!
Awesome! Thank you!
Love the rollercoaster of emotions. Damaging the ceiling, probably feeling stupid and thinking "oops'' to your wife, then trolling her a bit later, already knowing there was a victory there, followed up with a clear sigh of relief and achievement. Makes me feel like I could do it myself.
Just a thought that may have been mentioned already, but you could add to the back side of your back panels for hanging additional items. Much like how you can utilize in inside of cabinet door to hang things that when door is closed is using the space at front of your cabinet.
As well as empty space above top shelve where you added the metal plate.
I'm 72 and I wish I had a man or son -- or woman or daughter or anyone -- to make this for me! Great job! 👍
It's not that great, you need to slide them everytime you need a simple tool and remember in which rack they are.
Just fill a wall with all your stuff and done, costs nothing and you can see all the tools, if you want them hidden, use a sliding carpet, lol. Costs 50$ instead of 1500$
Could the hanging shelves be 2 sided? Then you could have fewer to move around but the same amount of storage
Thank you cheap Chinese stuff
@@crocop2o12you apparently missed the point this is storage not a work bench or common use tool wall. It takes tons of shelves and compacts them into a tidy collapsible area. And you’ve obviously never been to a library because they use a very similar system usually for their stacks and research materials that aren’t used as often. Just look up library stacks.
Trust in yourself, You can do it.
I’m glad to see you using hearing protection even when hammering. There is no return from Tinnitus.
This was a really nice build.
It gave me a lot of ideas. Thank you!
Sorry. I couldn't hear you.
1300 is still pricey but this one seems worth it. This may be my favorite one of your projects.
UA-cam just showed me this as I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out how to expand my bookshelf space without taking up additional wall space. Had not encountered strut channel before today, but it's perfect for a DIY compact book shelving system. I'll definitely be planning a couple of these to enhance my very limited space.
@@benjaminmiddaugh2729 I’m glad it was useful!
How many of you saw the trunk monkey? Good build. only recommendation is the center shelves can be 2 sided.
And the end shelves fixed as they don't need to move.
Additionally, at the open end you can put another, unmovable unit back to back with the end unit.
I've installed a bunch of moving shelf systems like these in convenience store drink coolers. The end shelves are fixed with the center ones moving side to side on trolleys and fixed casters on the bottoms. They were wire racks so that air could flow through for the drinks. But I really like your shop design you have here. I need to make one for my shop now!
Well done! The old "it's upside down" gag was hilarious.
For the Radial Arm Saw safety wise I recommend rigging up a Foot Pedal On/Off Master Switch.
Like a speed pedal on a sewing machine then your hands are free to do with what you want.
We've rigged in foot pedal switches on radial arm saws, table saws and on drill presses in our shop before.
LOL "I can never find my rollers so I go out and buy one every time". No truer words have been spoken -- and it goes beyond rollers for me too.
I think you'd be amused if I went into the kitchen right now and took a photo of the knife drawer, where I have collected the 7 nearly identical pairs of scissors my wife has bought over the years because she keeps losing them.
I have used my local highschool's welding class to help me with projects. They got practice and I got my project done.
LOL! The gorilla peeking through the door at the end was funny!
When I was about 16, I thought I was alone in the house, and I heard something out in the garage. I ignored it, thinking I was just hearing things. Then I heard it again, so I crept over to the door (glass like that, but with a curtain on the inside). I peeked through the curtain, and this gorilla head suddenly pops up, and I nearly crap my pants while staggering backwards. My dad said the look on my face was absolutely priceless. Yeah... thanks pops.
Why have I just now discovered this channel?! Watched the garage makeover video and this one back to back. You've got your self a new subscriber sir! Proud to be number 605 thousand... something.
That would make an amazing bookcase for someone who has a lot of books and not a lot of room... like me.
Most Excellent Idea!
What a handy man you are! Unbelievable work and love the color choices that you picked! You should make a schematic or plans for this storage unit and sell the plans on your site for $10 to $20 dollars! Anyway, great job on this project and keep up the funny and entertaining videos!
The Haxman has returned. Greetings, fellow Floridian!
What about Texas! Lol
It's all about us Floridians today bud.
North FL, the real Florida, checking in.
@@matthewthompson7012 what do you mean, que tu no puedes hablar Español?
even the gringos speak Spanish here in the South.
@@matthewthompson7012 Would that be commie Tallahassee, or commie Jacksonville? Perhaps commie Gainesville?
Very cool. Love the color and the sliding action. Looked like a lot of work, though. I just put together a Seville 18" deep x 72" high x 36" wide cabinet with 4 shelves on HD castors for my garage, at $220 (Sams Club). 5 of them is $1100 plus tax. Another option to consider. It took a minute to assemble, but it is very sturdy and could stack up the same way. Each would have their own locking doors too. I may look into that as I am very tight on space as well. Inspiring project!
I need this for the library
Afaik that is their original purpose. Called a compactus.
This is so cool with such a phenomenal design, I absolutely LOVE it! Also, I was reading your description area and at the end where you state, "f I can do it so can you! I want you to know that you can accomplish anything you set your mind to" -- this just speaks volumes on so many different levels to me! Nowadays, you don't really ever see such kind and inspiring statements like this from creators and I want to let you know that I appreciate this so much :). The world needs more kindness, inspiration, and people like you! Loving your videos so far, I'm just in awe with the things you've built, they are phenomenal! 😃✨
HOA's are something that should not even be legally allowed.
Decades ago when my Grandfather taught me to use his Radial Arm Saw, he told me always PUSH through your cut.
You bring the saw out in front of your work, then PUSH it towards the back. This prevents issues like you experienced.
Also, a taller fence minimum of 1 inch thick would benefit you as well.
Yeah they're giving radial arm saws away on Facebook marketplace.
Incidentally, pallet racks are popping up pretty cheap too, but I think the 4x4s look better.
Absolutely been looking for something like this for my garage and sports equipment. You did an excellent job and thank you for posting such a well done video. Even UA-cam did thier job by bringing this up on my feed.
Pro Tip: It took longer to edit this video than build this cabinet. Great job on both!
Oh man, I am 100% doing this in my garage. This is absolutely amazing
When you've got one hand on the saw and the other on the wood, your nose suddenly becomes very useful.
Put a red mushroom kill switch you hit with your forehead.
Could probably relocate or add a kill switch that could be activated with a knee or foot.
A foot pedal seems more safe but bopping a button with your forehead sounds more fun. Perhaps have both. Also, use a switch in the pedal that requires it be depressed to engage.
Your nose also suddenly gets very itchy
@Haxman thanks for the lessons...I've been "racking" my brain for ideas when making my workshop. I don't have a lot of upper body strength due to health issues...I've been trying to think of a system to move heavy items from floor to working surfaces and back safely...those strut channels will certainly help.
I recommend you add handles or finger slots on the ends to avoid getting your fingers jammed in between.
Don't worry about mistakes...it's an opportunity to learn and grow. When you freestyle you will make mistakes once in a while! I should put that on a t-shirt...lol.
Ah, the old compactus. it's been around for generations but mostly used in the commercial/corporate environment.
Great video. One comment, might have been mentioned before... On a radial arm saw always push cut. That is pull the blade toward you, insert the wood and align, then push the saw through the wood. That avoids the climb cut and is much safer (and less scary).
You know that you're building a filing cabinet system that's in every doctors office. 😊
Exactly!
These wouldn't make very good systems for a doctors office, they would weigh too much, I build storage systems for a living on a massive scale and they all run on tracks in the floor so they can take the weight, if your interested in looking then check out Bruynzeel storage systems.
*was. Nobody uses those today.
@@mediocreman2yep, everything is digital now. The only paper files are old hard copies
@@mediocreman2they still use this system to store equipment and supplies in some respiratory therapy departments in hospitals.
Some libraries also use shelves like these for books.📚