April, I always love your builds and am always impressed. However, one thing I would add (being in the safety business) is adding pins or some kind of lock so you can have a safety device just in case you hoist lets go or one of you many cable connections fails. What you've built is essentially a guillotine! It would be easy to add some pins that you could slide into the track just below the rollers (when it's in the up position) to stop the shelf if something fails, but you could pull them out before lowering it. We used to use bolts in the garage door track to lock garage doors in the down position to keep someone from opening them from the outside, so the same idea can work to hold the door/shelf up. I'm sure you could come up with something more creative!
You amaze and inspire me ever since I watched you insulate your garage at your old place. The one where he was gone and you did donuts in his car at the end. My goal is to get out of this house and have property where I can build a workshop half as big as yours. Thanks for the inspiration!
@@AprilWilkerson seriously April. Jeff talks about you as well over at DIY Home Renovations. How did you get started? I’m almost 64 and after I have had my house ruined by two contractors I was seriously going to go back to school or something so I could build myself. I do my own work but want to perfect it. I have always wondered if you worked for someone or are you the boss? All I have to say is Good for You!👍❤️
I saw that same garage video. Used to have a much older version of that same car, and would occasionally find myself doing donuts when I didn't want to be doing donuts.
Five years ago I watched you build a large staircase and I was thoroughly impressed. Fast forward to today and I'm even more impressed as you continue to amaze me with every build. Love your creativity and your passion for what you do. Can't get enough of you! Great build🤙🏾💯
This is a really good idea! If my ceilings were high enough, I'd totally do this! Although, looking at 3:13, your wire rope clips appear to be backwards (I'm hoping it was just a camera angle problem, but I looked at it on my large screen and they do appear to be backwards). They are supposed to crimp the "dead" side and the "saddle" needs to be on the "live" side. There's a saying with wire rope clips: "Don't saddle a dead horse". Having them crimp the "live" side will weaken the strength of the cable and potentially cause failure. Even if wire rope clips are set properly, the effective working load limit is reduced by 20%. You reduce it further by having them backwards. Also, they are supposed to be torqued to a certain amount when you first put them on, then again after taking load. I hope that all made sense. I'm more than happy to answer questions.
I've heard that about those clips, but I've also heard the preferred method is to unwind the strands and braid it back on itself when forming the eye. Tried it a few times with rope, and helped my dad do it a time or two with cable, and if you take your time the resulting eye looks like it 'grew' out of the end and will handle whatever load the rope or cable is rated for.
@@curtfatherree7474 that is one method. It depends on who you talk to or your application as to which method is preferred. One nice thing about that method vs the wire rope clips, is you retain its breaking strength/working load limit vs losing 20% with wire rope clips. Similar with compression sleeves. You retain the working load limit with compression sleeves. I tend to prefer the compression sleeves because it's faster and you still retain the strength, but it does cost more to have the tools.
April, I was always taught "never put your saddle on a deadhorse". Referring to cable clamps. Double check me but I believe ur clamps are backwards. The saddle portion should be situated over the "live" end or load side of the cable. If not correct the clamps can slip and fail if enough load is presented. That would be bad. Love your channel!
What a great idea to maximize your space. My apologies if someone has already mentioned this or if you did attach the wire rope clips properly. I come from the stage rigging industry and It looks like one of the wire rope clams was not on properly. The "U" bolt must be on the loose end (dead end) of the wire rope and the saddle of the rope clip needs to be on the live end of the thimble. The saying, in the stage rigging industry, to remember the proper way to attach rope clamps is "never saddle a dead horse".
Awesome shelf - the only cringe i have is seeing a "saddle on a dead horse" with the cable u bolts - always been taught to always have the u-bolt over the dead end (the dead horse) and the saddle on the active/load side of the cable - all to do with how it effects the tensile strength of the rope - not so bad in a low load situation but still a good habbit to get into
The back alone (without the shelves) would be a good place to mount a flat screen tv and have it rise up into an attic space or box high up on a wall. You could hide your tv when your not using it.
Here is a shelf I’m building that raises and lowers similar to yours. My shop is only 15x12 so every inch is important. I’m going to add wheels so I can unclip the shelf and roll it to where ever my shopsmith is at the time. Thanks for posting it inspired me to use my vertical space.
This is such a brilliant idea for using space that would otherwise be unusable due to where it is. Also not having to us a ladder to get to it is a massive bonus. 10/10
I am having a workshop built (SHORTLY), and I opted for single story, taller sidewalls (mainly due to continued inflated prices). I think I will love the wide open space, not quite as high as your building, but want to utilize the higher side walls for storage. As an "older" woman, finally getting space to do wood working, I also knew I don't want to climb a ladder to get to that storage! This seems like the perfect solution to add storage, but have it easily accessible! THANK YOU for another great idea!
WARNING - it looked like you attached the U-bolts to secure the ends of the steel cables where they double back on themselves without stripping the clear plastic off of the cable. I learned the hard way on a project where I setup a winch to hoist a deer feeder up/down that the U-Bolt connection REQUIRES stripping off the clear plastic coating on the cable back to where it doubles back on itself. If you don't strip the plastic coating off, it's likely that eventually the coating will slip off and everything will come crashing down. If you did and I just couldn't tell in the video, apologies for the abundance of caution. and all that said, the project was great and inspirational.
PS, I setup something similar to hoist my air cleaner up to the ceiling, then lower it when I need to change the filter. 12' foot ceilings are a blessing.
Girl, you are the younger more agile version of me for sure. I have no fear and want to try everything, and have. I can't physically do so many things now but it doesn't stop me from trying! I need a version of this for my garage so I'm off to my planning tablet
I used a small lift like that for a big light fixture that hangs in the entry with a tall stairway. It works for changing light bulbs or just cleaning the fixture. A whole lot better than a 30' ladder in a house
That is really cool and very useful. Would love a workshop with a high roof to do something like that, but definitely not needed in my current workshop, I can jump and bang my head on the ceiling.
By far your coolest shop project hands down. When U decide to put something on the archway header, U can put a pulley horizontally @ top Rt, & mount winch on ceiling or even run cable thru wall & install winch in the other room. Sweet.
If you like the project but don't want to deal with an electric hoist you could also get a hand crank one starting at around 25 USD to lift 600lbs and can get ones that lift 2500lbs for only 50 USD on amazon. My grandfather used a hand crank one to store his ladders above one of his cars in his garage since before I was born.
Thanks for the idea with the built-in wall shelf. I was wondering how to organize all my plastic bins. I can build a standalone shelving unit for them. Cool raisable shelf but I don't have room for that.
Love this idea great storage solution. Your mentioned riding the shelf wouldn't be OSHA approved, they also would not approve of the use of the ladder. That type must be use fully open and never in the closes position. Keep up the fantastic content and stay shop safe
Interesting idea. I would like to thank you sincerely for your videos. You have motivated me and I have finally dared to create my own UA-cam channel and upload my first videos.
It's a really cool storage solution for 18ft ceilings. Most garage shops do not have the height to utilize this unique shelf. Great idea! Just wishing I had the vertilal wall space.
That would be a great thing to mount power tools to like grinders, planers, tabletop drill presses......might want to make it from something more fire resistant
Awesome idea 👍 Will point out one thing just encase someone has never used thred lock before use the BLUE just like April did, as the RED is for a permanent lock and you will find it almost impossible to loosen without the use of a blowtorch.
It is a good idea. You can also add a fall restraint break mechanism for added safety. It shouldn't be too hard to do but you may need 2 of them depending on the weight of the unit and stored material. They can be pricey but I think worth the effort.
This is brilliant! I’d make one for my nuts/bolt collection. Metric on the back, standard on the front. The bins they are in consume a lot of real estate on my walls now. I built an elevator on a 30x30 platform similar to this to access my loft. My kids love riding up and down it.
I don't think I would go with this purpose, but I always thought if there was enough ceiling height something like this would be great for a glue up wall. My thing was glue ups always ended up on the floor, table saw, work bench, anywhere there was room. Which meant everything else came to a stop because there wasn't any room left to work.
Great idea! Another idea would be to build multiple shelves to store lawn equipment in a vertical orientation. Build a platform that hoists the equipment using a lift to the required shelf and just roll off for storage. Just like a mini “Carvana” system.
You stole my idea!! 😮😊 I’m mostly confined to a wheelchair so I was trying to think of ways to use the upper parts of the wall. I have a small space and need to utilize all the space (and most accessible shops waste the upper walls). Your approach was similar to what I was thinking, but your implementation is much better. Since I had not implemented my idea yet, I will follow your approach. This is the second idea from your channel I’ve utilized to make DIYing easier: I mounted ToughBuilt bags to my wheelchair armrests.
This is incredible! Someone referred me here after I asked about creating a much smaller “pull down” shelf, but now I kind of want to build a warehouse full of these! Alas, I don’t have a warehouse… but I’m going to buy your plans just in case!! (And I would use the shelves similarly as you are.) thank you!
Good morning, April! What an awesome idea! I WISH I could use this in my "shop" area. Unfortunately, my basement is around 6' 4" tall. Thank the Good Lord I'm only 5' 9'' tall!😄 When you took that ride on the storage wall, if you had a green screen, you could have been the next flying Super Hero! Thanks for sharing another great video and project. Hope you have a wonderful, productive, prosperous week. God bless.
If she did that, she would not only have to climb a ladder instead of the stuff coming to her and she'd have to carry whatever she needed down the ladder, and the ladder would take up shop space and always be in the way. I think her solution is better.
Very nice job April. Can't wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep Making. God Bless.
Each of my cars has a spare set of tires and wheels. Every season I swap out the wheels, and then lift the heavy wheels overhead onto a tall shelf. My shop has 18' tall walls, the top part of which are unused.. If I could come up with a good way to store the wheels on a system like this, that could work great.
The only issue I have is the aluminum turnbuckle and the oak tracks. There is a chance for catastrophic failure at that those points with time and use. The steel eyes can pull through the aluminum buckle with too much weight or with common wear and tear. Steel all the way through would be safer. Maybe look at steel tracks used for farm doors instead. I find them at Tractor supply.
OMG!!! I'm disappointed I can only like this once!!! What a great idea and I'm ABSOLUTELY going to do something like this in my shop. I have 15' walls, so there's a ton of storage options for things that aren't frequently used! Thank you for sharing this and for your creativity!!!
I've been online since the dawn of the internet and I've been and avid DIY'er. Why am I just finding your channel? These videos are GEMS! I feel robbed YT 😡
Very nice design and use of the winch! This is ideal for use in almost any shop. Really a great idea! Thanks for sharing this one with us. Hope you’re doing great!
you done awesome job April and it's so cool and i do a lot of home improvement projects and woodworking projects but i always wanted to do a UA-cam channel but i am just camera shy a lot and i always wanted to do a project with you one day and meet you April i am from united kingdom
Those storage boxes! You said you store your electronics components in one box and it reminded me I have my electronics all over the place because my box is too small! So while I do want to know where you got them, I'm really more interested in HOW you chose it? Did you bring all your electronics stuff with you and then try to fit them into different boxes in the store? (lol)
Get the plans here!: wilkerdos.com/product/diy-rising-shelf-plans/
April, I always love your builds and am always impressed. However, one thing I would add (being in the safety business) is adding pins or some kind of lock so you can have a safety device just in case you hoist lets go or one of you many cable connections fails. What you've built is essentially a guillotine! It would be easy to add some pins that you could slide into the track just below the rollers (when it's in the up position) to stop the shelf if something fails, but you could pull them out before lowering it. We used to use bolts in the garage door track to lock garage doors in the down position to keep someone from opening them from the outside, so the same idea can work to hold the door/shelf up. I'm sure you could come up with something more creative!
Super cool! Just remember heat rises and those paint cans might overheat.
You amaze and inspire me ever since I watched you insulate your garage at your old place. The one where he was gone and you did donuts in his car at the end. My goal is to get out of this house and have property where I can build a workshop half as big as yours. Thanks for the inspiration!
Aw thanks!
@@AprilWilkerson seriously April. Jeff talks about you as well over at DIY Home Renovations. How did you get started? I’m almost 64 and after I have had my house ruined by two contractors I was seriously going to go back to school or something so I could build myself. I do my own work but want to perfect it. I have always wondered if you worked for someone or are you the boss? All I have to say is Good for You!👍❤️
Awesome project April! Just one question, How you make sure this line is even? Thank you!
I saw that same garage video. Used to have a much older version of that same car, and would occasionally find myself doing donuts when I didn't want to be doing donuts.
When April laughs we laugh
Thanks!
Five years ago I watched you build a large staircase and I was thoroughly impressed. Fast forward to today and I'm even more impressed as you continue to amaze me with every build. Love your creativity and your passion for what you do. Can't get enough of you! Great build🤙🏾💯
Thanks! And thanks for still being along for the ride.
This is a really good idea! If my ceilings were high enough, I'd totally do this! Although, looking at 3:13, your wire rope clips appear to be backwards (I'm hoping it was just a camera angle problem, but I looked at it on my large screen and they do appear to be backwards). They are supposed to crimp the "dead" side and the "saddle" needs to be on the "live" side. There's a saying with wire rope clips: "Don't saddle a dead horse". Having them crimp the "live" side will weaken the strength of the cable and potentially cause failure. Even if wire rope clips are set properly, the effective working load limit is reduced by 20%. You reduce it further by having them backwards. Also, they are supposed to be torqued to a certain amount when you first put them on, then again after taking load. I hope that all made sense. I'm more than happy to answer questions.
I've heard that about those clips, but I've also heard the preferred method is to unwind the strands and braid it back on itself when forming the eye. Tried it a few times with rope, and helped my dad do it a time or two with cable, and if you take your time the resulting eye looks like it 'grew' out of the end and will handle whatever load the rope or cable is rated for.
What Mike said, and please do go back and re-torque the cable clips. You will be amazed at how loose they get after loading.
@@curtfatherree7474 that is one method. It depends on who you talk to or your application as to which method is preferred. One nice thing about that method vs the wire rope clips, is you retain its breaking strength/working load limit vs losing 20% with wire rope clips. Similar with compression sleeves. You retain the working load limit with compression sleeves. I tend to prefer the compression sleeves because it's faster and you still retain the strength, but it does cost more to have the tools.
@@mikejohnson7882 Is the tool for compression sleeves anything like the hydraulic tools they use for crimping wire connectors?
@@curtfatherree7474 Similar. There are both manual (more for the smaller sizes) and hydraulic tools (for high volume or larger sizes).
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April, I was always taught "never put your saddle on a deadhorse". Referring to cable clamps. Double check me but I believe ur clamps are backwards. The saddle portion should be situated over the "live" end or load side of the cable. If not correct the clamps can slip and fail if enough load is presented. That would be bad. Love your channel!
That turned out really cool.
Bench top tools like a drum sander, bandsaw, buffer that I need but don’t use often.
This raising and lowering shelf system is outrageous! I loved watching you put it together.
Thanks for sharing this video with us.
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a great idea to maximize your space. My apologies if someone has already mentioned this or if you did attach the wire rope clips properly. I come from the stage rigging industry and It looks like one of the wire rope clams was not on properly. The "U" bolt must be on the loose end (dead end) of the wire rope and the saddle of the rope clip needs to be on the live end of the thimble. The saying, in the stage rigging industry, to remember the proper way to attach rope clamps is "never saddle a dead horse".
Wow, your mind is Awesome!!!!! Absolutely Love the way you work through problems!!! ❤
Thank you so much!!
SO CLEVER!!!!
Awesome shelf - the only cringe i have is seeing a "saddle on a dead horse" with the cable u bolts - always been taught to always have the u-bolt over the dead end (the dead horse) and the saddle on the active/load side of the cable - all to do with how it effects the tensile strength of the rope - not so bad in a low load situation but still a good habbit to get into
The Overhead Storage unit is a great idea. Now, if I just had a high ceiling in my shop. My next shop will have those high ceilings.
Great idea as usual but you might want to check your cable clamps to be facing the right direction. Remember to "never saddle a dead horse".
The back alone (without the shelves) would be a good place to mount a flat screen tv and have it rise up into an attic space or box high up on a wall. You could hide your tv when your not using it.
April is SMART!!!
Pretty slick!
Here is a shelf I’m building that raises and lowers similar to yours. My shop is only 15x12 so every inch is important. I’m going to add wheels so I can unclip the shelf and roll it to where ever my shopsmith is at the time. Thanks for posting it inspired me to use my vertical space.
My favorite part is when you and Jacob take turns going up and down on it. So Fun April!!! 😆😂😉
This is such a brilliant idea for using space that would otherwise be unusable due to where it is. Also not having to us a ladder to get to it is a massive bonus. 10/10
Yes! I just love it!
So great idea. The best part of the week to watch your awesome videos. Thanks once more for this great video
Aw, thanks! Glad you like them. Thanks for watching.
Great video, this seems like a fun built in addition to its usefulness. I love how you crack yourself up.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
I am having a workshop built (SHORTLY), and I opted for single story, taller sidewalls (mainly due to continued inflated prices). I think I will love the wide open space, not quite as high as your building, but want to utilize the higher side walls for storage. As an "older" woman, finally getting space to do wood working, I also knew I don't want to climb a ladder to get to that storage! This seems like the perfect solution to add storage, but have it easily accessible! THANK YOU for another great idea!
Really cool April, awesome job! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Ok that’s by far the coolest thing you ever made. Great job!
WARNING - it looked like you attached the U-bolts to secure the ends of the steel cables where they double back on themselves without stripping the clear plastic off of the cable. I learned the hard way on a project where I setup a winch to hoist a deer feeder up/down that the U-Bolt connection REQUIRES stripping off the clear plastic coating on the cable back to where it doubles back on itself. If you don't strip the plastic coating off, it's likely that eventually the coating will slip off and everything will come crashing down. If you did and I just couldn't tell in the video, apologies for the abundance of caution. and all that said, the project was great and inspirational.
PS, I setup something similar to hoist my air cleaner up to the ceiling, then lower it when I need to change the filter. 12' foot ceilings are a blessing.
Very ingenious use of space... absolutely brilliant... Bravo... Kudos... Well done... God bless...
Girl, you are the younger more agile version of me for sure. I have no fear and want to try everything, and have. I can't physically do so many things now but it doesn't stop me from trying! I need a version of this for my garage so I'm off to my planning tablet
I used a small lift like that for a big light fixture that hangs in the entry with a tall stairway. It works for changing light bulbs or just cleaning the fixture. A whole lot better than a 30' ladder in a house
That was great. I'm surprised you didn't paint it. Paint cans are usually in the way for me also. Thank you.👍♥️
That is really cool and very useful. Would love a workshop with a high roof to do something like that, but definitely not needed in my current workshop, I can jump and bang my head on the ceiling.
By far your coolest shop project hands down. When U decide to put something on the archway header, U can put a pulley horizontally @ top Rt, & mount winch on ceiling or even run cable thru wall & install winch in the other room. Sweet.
This was amazing. Great video
Now that was hilarious 😂 😃
It really was! Thanks for watching.
I never miss your channel. I built some of your saw horses & they are still in good shape. Thank you
If you like the project but don't want to deal with an electric hoist you could also get a hand crank one starting at around 25 USD to lift 600lbs and can get ones that lift 2500lbs for only 50 USD on amazon. My grandfather used a hand crank one to store his ladders above one of his cars in his garage since before I was born.
Thanks for the idea with the built-in wall shelf. I was wondering how to organize all my plastic bins. I can build a standalone shelving unit for them. Cool raisable shelf but I don't have room for that.
Love this idea great storage solution. Your mentioned riding the shelf wouldn't be OSHA approved, they also would not approve of the use of the ladder. That type must be use fully open and never in the closes position. Keep up the fantastic content and stay shop safe
I meant my riding on the shelf would not be OSHA approved. :) Thanks for watching.
I love your videos April.❤😊
Thanks!
Interesting idea. I would like to thank you sincerely for your videos.
You have motivated me and I have finally dared to create my own UA-cam channel and upload my first videos.
Awesome! Enjoy the process and thanks for watching.
This design is so much better than putting shelving on the inside of an overhead garage door!
You are so much fun to watch. And you are really good at this stuff.
Thank you! I'm glad you are enjoying my channel. Thanks for watching.
Absolutely perfectly logical for any sane person😊!!
As an artist I would use it for my paints, mediums, resins. It’s beautiful I love it. !😊😊
Great idea! Thanks for watching.
👍👍 I’ll probably do something similar for a lumber(s) rack of my new shop.
It's a really cool storage solution for 18ft ceilings. Most garage shops do not have the height to utilize this unique shelf. Great idea! Just wishing I had the vertilal wall space.
That would be a great thing to mount power tools to like grinders, planers, tabletop drill presses......might want to make it from something more fire resistant
Awesome idea 👍 Will point out one thing just encase someone has never used thred lock before use the BLUE just like April did, as the RED is for a permanent lock and you will find it almost impossible to loosen without the use of a blowtorch.
It is a good idea. You can also add a fall restraint break mechanism for added safety. It shouldn't be too hard to do but you may need 2 of them depending on the weight of the unit and stored material. They can be pricey but I think worth the effort.
Now April, THIS IS SO COOL, BRILLIANT, And just an all around awesome job & ideal!! Your rocking it girl!! 🙌👍
Thanks so much!!
This is brilliant! I’d make one for my nuts/bolt collection. Metric on the back, standard on the front. The bins they are in consume a lot of real estate on my walls now.
I built an elevator on a 30x30 platform similar to this to access my loft. My kids love riding up and down it.
I don't think I would go with this purpose, but I always thought if there was enough ceiling height something like this would be great for a glue up wall. My thing was glue ups always ended up on the floor, table saw, work bench, anywhere there was room. Which meant everything else came to a stop because there wasn't any room left to work.
Very cool 😎 love this idea
Oh my great project idea. Loved the “hanging weight test”. Laughed like crazy.
👏🏻WOMAN POWER!
That’s so awesome, wish I had a shop big enough.
Totally BRILLIANT idea !
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
16 seconds in and all I can say is I want LAYERS OF SHELVES 🤣🤣
Great idea! Another idea would be to build multiple shelves to store lawn equipment in a vertical orientation. Build a platform that hoists the equipment using a lift to the required shelf and just roll off for storage. Just like a mini “Carvana” system.
Wowsers!!! I am so going to do this in shop. Thanks and keep up the great work.
Great! I'm glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching.
You stole my idea!! 😮😊 I’m mostly confined to a wheelchair so I was trying to think of ways to use the upper parts of the wall. I have a small space and need to utilize all the space (and most accessible shops waste the upper walls). Your approach was similar to what I was thinking, but your implementation is much better. Since I had not implemented my idea yet, I will follow your approach. This is the second idea from your channel I’ve utilized to make DIYing easier: I mounted ToughBuilt bags to my wheelchair armrests.
This could easily be turned into a freight elevator for a shop or garage with storage on the upper level. Great idea.
Great idea April as always, Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
Very smart April 👍🏽
I'd always wanted to use the old library rolling-ladder style shelves for my workshop. But this does have the advantage of staying on the ground.
I wouldn't get past hoisting myself up and down. Looks like way too much fun lol
This is incredible! Someone referred me here after I asked about creating a much smaller “pull down” shelf, but now I kind of want to build a warehouse full of these! Alas, I don’t have a warehouse… but I’m going to buy your plans just in case!! (And I would use the shelves similarly as you are.) thank you!
Good morning, April! What an awesome idea! I WISH I could use this in my "shop" area. Unfortunately, my basement is around 6' 4" tall. Thank the Good Lord I'm only 5' 9'' tall!😄
When you took that ride on the storage wall, if you had a green screen, you could have been the next flying Super Hero! Thanks for sharing another great video and project.
Hope you have a wonderful, productive, prosperous week. God bless.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.
Super.It's probably the only such idea in the world.
Very nice great job! I like this idea 💡
Glad you like it!
Brilliant!
Awesome idea you always think up cool projects
Thanks!
Could have also done a high shelf with those sweet rolling library ladders!
If she did that, she would not only have to climb a ladder instead of the stuff coming to her and she'd have to carry whatever she needed down the ladder, and the ladder would take up shop space and always be in the way. I think her solution is better.
What a fun great project. Thank you and enjoy!
Love it! I love that you stopped and had some fun too not everybody does that. It's important to be a little goofy sometimes
Yes! Life's too short to not have fun! Thanks for watching.
Very nice job April. Can't wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep Making. God Bless.
Each of my cars has a spare set of tires and wheels. Every season I swap out the wheels, and then lift the heavy wheels overhead onto a tall shelf.
My shop has 18' tall walls, the top part of which are unused.. If I could come up with a good way to store the wheels on a system like this, that could work great.
Jacob missed a great time to walk away while you were up at the top.
Great project there April!
The only issue I have is the aluminum turnbuckle and the oak tracks. There is a chance for catastrophic failure at that those points with time and use. The steel eyes can pull through the aluminum buckle with too much weight or with common wear and tear. Steel all the way through would be safer. Maybe look at steel tracks used for farm doors instead. I find them at Tractor supply.
As always, thank you :)
I am going to use this ideal to raise my sheep up. So that I can service their feet.
Great idea! Although be sure to put a rail so they don't fall. I'm glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching.
Very sweet thanks
It looked like you had the saddle of the bulldog grip on the tail end of the wire rope and I believe it should be on the load side.
Wow I had never seen that requirement. Thanks for the comment. Now I have to go check the overhead garage platforms I put in.
OMG!!! I'm disappointed I can only like this once!!! What a great idea and I'm ABSOLUTELY going to do something like this in my shop. I have 15' walls, so there's a ton of storage options for things that aren't frequently used! Thank you for sharing this and for your creativity!!!
Great! I'm glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching.
Your really my inspiration...cool staff
I've been online since the dawn of the internet and I've been and avid DIY'er. Why am I just finding your channel? These videos are GEMS! I feel robbed YT 😡
Aw thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying my channel. Thanks for watching.
Very nice design and use of the winch! This is ideal for use in almost any shop. Really a great idea! Thanks for sharing this one with us. Hope you’re doing great!
Thank you very much!
look so fun. it's an interesting idea 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😍
you done awesome job April and it's so cool and i do a lot of home improvement projects and woodworking projects but i always wanted to do a UA-cam channel but i am just camera shy a lot and i always wanted to do a project with you one day and meet you April i am from united kingdom
Awesome 👍 Job OMG
Thats insane!
super tres style 🤓🤓💪💪❤❤
It’s not just any shelf, it’s a Wilkerson shelf .😂
Very clever. Got me thinking about new storage possibilities for my shop. Your ideas are very inspirational. Thank you !
Wonderful! I'm glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching.
Those storage boxes! You said you store your electronics components in one box and it reminded me I have my electronics all over the place because my box is too small! So while I do want to know where you got them, I'm really more interested in HOW you chose it? Did you bring all your electronics stuff with you and then try to fit them into different boxes in the store? (lol)
lol.... I had JUST said "OSHA would not approve" .. and then you said it ... great timing there ^_______^
VERY CLEVER 💡AND PRACTICAL 🧐 APRIL …IF I WASN’T RETIRED, I WOULD USE IT 😊👍💚💚💚