I'm about (4) years late to the party here, oh well! Great mobil rack build. I can clearly see the thought you put into this, very well done... I draw inspiration from these kind of builds as I am very close to building my own rack system for the same reason all of us build these things, as in tripping over my excess lumber, scrap pieces, etc... The key word is " ORGANIZATION "... Bill on the Hill... :-)
Mobil shop is great. People forget they might want to remodel another building. Your rack should move to drveway for loading a truck. What brake do you have for sloped driveway? An anchor for earthquake as well in ceiling and wall. When all things on wheels. The other option is a pallet with walls and dividers for scrap. Use a pallet jack to move cpmponet units.
Heck, you used more lumber in making your rack than I have laying around waiting to be used in my entire (tiny) shop! lol But I know you were anxious to get that project out of the way so you could get your lumber in one location and sorted out. Great job there, Tim! Thanks for the video. Things are certainly looking up in your shop.
KSFWG Yeah, it took a bit of lumber to build this. I usually have a good amount of lumber acclimating in my shop ready for me to grab and work with... Glad to finally get it in one location. Thanks for watching!
As a 40 year woodworker i alway taught my helpers and employees to never get your hands in front of the saw blade .if you dont you are setting your self up for a hurt. Watch your vid ,count how many times your hand travels out in front of the saw blade. Be safe ! By the way i still have all ten of mine.
That's an epic wood rack! Nicely done. I thought the conduit would be to weak, but then I realized the weight dispersion over several means less weight on each individual pipe. Well done. Cheers! Chris.
Cool idea. I am hoping to get a new shop early this year and was planning to dedicate one end all to lumber storage, but I like this idea better. Thanks for the video!
"Actually" that is a very useful design and great build. Didn't know the conduit was that strong for just a 2" end mount? Really liked the way you lined up the dado cuts. Perhaps I missed it, but where will the full sheets of plywood go (after you replenish your stock)?
MRrwmac The 3/4" (internal diameter) EMT conduit is actually more like 7/8" in outter diameter... I drilled the holes 2 1/2" deep. They are holding the weight just fine. The full sheets fit on the back side of the rack. Once I get new casters on it, I'll probably show it in an update.
Looks good. With something that heavy, I probably wouldn't let it rest all the time on some flavor of plastic caster. I'd insert some removable rigid blocks under the frame.
I really like this design. I have some, hopefully, near future plans to double my shop square footage. I will be adding an addition. maybe I can do something similar then. I currently have a vertical sheet good storage that I need to redo. Great build!
+Glass Impressions I don't have much vertical space... Part of my ceiling is only 7' tall. I maxed out that height with this rack so I could barely move under that area with it. :)
Unless the wheels are all-steel, consider building such a thing to have fixtures to jack it up a bit to rest on blocks. Some wheels will get flat spots if you leave 3000 lb setting on them for months.
This is the best rack I have ever seen, Can't tell you how many times I watched your build. What an efficient use of space. I have a few questions (and apologize in advance if they been answered but I can't find them). 1) What material are you using, basic SPF 2x or douglas fir? 2) is that standard birch ply? 3) You mention bowing in your comments due to load. Where are you seeing the bow? 4) with the mdf for the plywood rack screwed to the verticals do you still think you need all the horizontal 2x4 bracing? I was going to eliminated 1 or 2 of them. 5) any problems with the 6 casters (not being on a perfectly flat area)? I was planning on only using 4 1000lb steel/urethane casters. Thanks in advance! Carl
+Carl K Tha K you for watching. 1) I used basic pine that is available in my local box store. 2) The plywood I used was TigerPly EDGE. It's a high quality Chinese birch that is comparable to Baltic birch. 3) I loaded probably well over a thousand pounds of lumber on it multiple times. It does bow a little, but not terribly. It's a toss up as to if it would be worth adding more weight to go with hardwood vertical supports... 4) You could remove some horizontal bracing, but I wouldn't trust the MDF to take on that extra stress. 5) Get heaviest duty casters you are willing to pay for! I upgraded to 5" metal casters with urethane tires and it is still crazy hard to move. I would probably recommend going with the largest solid metal casters you are willing to buy.
I have the same-ish casters on my lumber rack of about the same size as yours...love the rack, hate the casters. Did you put 6 casters on or just 4? Do you have a link for the new casters? I need to find something new myself.
Curt Walkins I used 6 4" casters in the build video. I ordered 6 Grizzly 5" casters part number G8173. Just ordered them today... So I guess I'll see how they are when I get them. I almost went with the 6" version even, but just didn't want it to be so tall. It is already going to add 2" to the height.
I had the same problem with close quarters fastening while building some shelves recently using pocket holes. I had to buy a cheap right-angle drill chuck from Home Depot. Got the job done. It's a good accessory to have in inventory anyway. Cheers! Chris.
Nice build. Just found you on here and subscribed. I'm looking to build the same thing, maybe not quick as long but will follow your design. Nice video and instruction. God Bless and keep it up.
+Mark Perry Awesome! Be sure to use good strong casters under it. Possibly even solid metal ones so they don't squish and get you stuck like mine did at first. After I loaded about 900lbs of plywood on the back + all the lumber, it didn't go anywhere on those smaller casters. Now I have 5" ones. It's still hard to get it moving, but it'll move.
How mobile did this cart end up being? Our lumber rack is wall mounted, and we are planning to build a sheet good cart. Your design might make more sense for our single car garage, if it's mobile enough
It is mobile, but once you have it loaded down, it's hard to get started moving with the casters I have because of the urathane compressing. Might be best to get all metal casters and it may roll easier.
The lumber rack side I think has 22“ long EMT pieces and can store 8' long lumber. I'd have to go out and measure them again, it's been a while since I built it.
Besides changing the casters is there anything else you would change now that you have used it for a while? how is the conduct holding up, I worry that being hollow it could bend where it leaves the wood support, it seems that would be the week spot. Great design though, lots of capacity that's for sure. Also did you do a drawing or just plan it out in your head!
+Wolfgang Greystoke The conduit is holding up great. You'd be surprised how much weight that can take. It might have been better to use wider center vertical supports. Maybe 2x8 instead of 2x6. If I used a hardwood like Maple instead of Pine, they wouldn't have any problems at all... I have mine LOADED down with a couple thousand pounds of hardwoods. It's handling it, but you can tell that there is a little bowing happening. Also, I later put handle holes in each of the top storage bins giving me a lower area to grab and pull the thing around. I recorded doing these things, I just never did get around to making a video about the "updates" I made to it. I will try to do that sometime soon after the holidays.
+WoodworkingManiak Thanks for the feedback! I'm a contractor and I need to do something like this. Right now I've got piles and stacks all over the shop. Conduct is much cheaper than galvanized pipe.
This system with metal tubes, it´s exactly what i was looking for. Just one thing. DONT USE MUSIC. You dont need it and some times it´s displeasing. Greetings
Awesome project! Not to judge your engineering skills but gravity and weight is a mother. I would rather opt to have the handles at the ends, here is why. I am always afraid of stooping lower and pulling something that is way over my head, any weight over my head and my pulling on something that looks like it weighs over 500+ pounds is not safe. By having the handles at the ends I can pull as hard as a want and not worry about all that wood crashing down on me it will fall to the sides and me being out of the way is safer in the long run. A kid could use that handle as an invite to move the cart.
+John Wayne Yes, I'm not going to disagree with you, but leverage is key... Loaded up, this weighs well over 3000lbs! It's much easier to get it moving from a lower point. Handles on the end would be ok as long as they were also low. I upgraded to 5" solid metal casters that have small urethane tires. It's not bad, but it would be best with even larger casters. I'm limited on ceiling height in my shop and wanted to get the most storage out of the cart as possible. I'm not moving it often where I have it located now.
3k Lbs! WOW! Scary! The cart is awesome and I am also limited in height so anything I build I have to be aware of the limitation of width and height to get out my basement door when I move.
like the cart. I built a large roll around cart and used it for 12 or so years. they get very heavy over time. as to the casters, you should go at least to 5 or 6 inch (8" would be better) casters and I would get 800-900 capacity casters. you want to change those casters only once:>)
Russ Veinot I ordered 5" metal casters rated for 600lbs each. Those are going to raise the cart 2" higher than it is now, and I have low ceilings... So that's as large as I'll be able to go. I did later find some that were the same size rated for 1000lbs. But they cost twice as much. Hopefully the ones I ordered will last.
The awesome part is when showing cutting the datos looking through the little window you can't see the chippers so the small bit of wood left just vaporized into thin air
+Scott Haun (haunmade) Not really sure how much. I don't think the limitation is the EMT in this design. I thing it's the pine supports that the EMT is held by. If I used a hardwood like Maple, it would then be more like the EMT being the limitation... But I have hundreds of pounds on them with no issues so far!
Great build. One safety issue though. You are blocking access to your electric panel. Even thought the cart is moveable, placing anything within 36 inches in front of the panel is a code violation. If you need quick access in an emergency you might have a problem.
P Lemieux I was waiting for someone to notice that! My design actually is for the cart to tuck in and slide next to the clamp cabinet. Once I have the better casters on it, I will be able to do that much easier and it then slides just passed the electric panel. ;)
@@WoodworkingManiak My comment sounds more harsh than I intended, sorry about that. I realize I'm an old geezer and musical styles are so wide and varied you could never satisfy everyone! What I intended was to congratulate your project - and try to be a little humorous about the music. I'm binge watching videos on lumber racks because I need to build one for my shop. Your design is excellent. I will probably implement some of your ideas. So, again I apologize for the negativity - It was unintentional!
Wow!!!--It looks like a lumber yard in there with a store in the background--very impressive!!!!!
+Tim Davey I do like to keep a good supply of lumber on hand... Also, no woodworker can ever have too many clamps!
That should serve you well! It's funny how one shop project motivates us to keep doing shop projects, and so on and so on.
Stone and Sons Workshop Yes! So much more work I have to do in my shop. And I'm excited to continue!!! :)
I'm about (4) years late to the party here, oh well! Great mobil rack build. I can clearly see the thought you put into this, very well done...
I draw inspiration from these kind of builds as I am very close to building my own rack system for the same reason all of us build these things, as in tripping over my excess lumber, scrap pieces, etc... The key word is " ORGANIZATION "...
Bill on the Hill... :-)
Having some storage for all of this sure makes a big difference.
Turned out very nice Tim!
Nick Ferry Thank you! I'm excited to continue setting up the rest of the shop now that I've cleared up the space.
That is HUGE! Turned out great. Can't wait to see how your shop turns out. Thanks for posting.
woodworker 631 It's coming along... Finally getting some floor space to work with.
Mobil shop is great. People forget they might want to remodel another building. Your rack should move to drveway for loading a truck. What brake do you have for sloped driveway? An anchor for earthquake as well in ceiling and wall. When all things on wheels. The other option is a pallet with walls and dividers for scrap. Use a pallet jack to move cpmponet units.
Heck, you used more lumber in making your rack than I have laying around waiting to be used in my entire (tiny) shop! lol But I know you were anxious to get that project out of the way so you could get your lumber in one location and sorted out. Great job there, Tim! Thanks for the video. Things are certainly looking up in your shop.
KSFWG Yeah, it took a bit of lumber to build this. I usually have a good amount of lumber acclimating in my shop ready for me to grab and work with... Glad to finally get it in one location. Thanks for watching!
As a 40 year woodworker i alway taught my helpers and employees to never get your hands in front of the saw blade .if you dont you are setting your self up for a hurt. Watch your vid ,count how many times your hand travels out in front of the saw blade. Be safe ! By the way i still have all ten of mine.
Good job brother
Thank you
That is some serious lumber storage. Great job making it mobile.
Make Crazydays It sure made a difference in my shop.
That's an epic wood rack! Nicely done. I thought the conduit would be to weak, but then I realized the weight dispersion over several means less weight on each individual pipe. Well done. Cheers! Chris.
Cactus Makeshop Yep, weight dispersion is key. I debated on having them stick out 22" like that, but it's working out just fine.
That is huge, great addition to your shop!
Matt Williams Makes such a big impact on space in my shop!
Cool idea. I am hoping to get a new shop early this year and was planning to dedicate one end all to lumber storage, but I like this idea better. Thanks for the video!
+Woodworker MD Glad to be a help. Be sure to use good quality large casters. This thing get heavy fast. :)
"Actually" that is a very useful design and great build. Didn't know the conduit was that strong for just a 2" end mount? Really liked the way you lined up the dado cuts. Perhaps I missed it, but where will the full sheets of plywood go (after you replenish your stock)?
MRrwmac The 3/4" (internal diameter) EMT conduit is actually more like 7/8" in outter diameter... I drilled the holes 2 1/2" deep. They are holding the weight just fine. The full sheets fit on the back side of the rack. Once I get new casters on it, I'll probably show it in an update.
Dude. You went straight HAM on that thing. Wildly huge and just as awesome - well done!
+n8guy Thank you.
Looks good. With something that heavy, I probably wouldn't let it rest all the time on some flavor of plastic caster. I'd insert some removable rigid blocks under the frame.
I really like this design. I have some, hopefully, near future plans to double my shop square footage. I will be adding an addition. maybe I can do something similar then. I currently have a vertical sheet good storage that I need to redo. Great build!
+Glass Impressions I don't have much vertical space... Part of my ceiling is only 7' tall. I maxed out that height with this rack so I could barely move under that area with it. :)
WOW! Amazing! I love how you go all out and get 'er done.
Heavyboxes And yet still so much more work to get done...
That is an awesome lumber rack! Great job!
Johnny Dyer Sure glad to finally have it done.
Wow. Thats a beast of a cart.
David Bishop I think it's going to get the job done. But I've already run out of room on it... Guess I need to keep less wood on hand. :/
You have quite the lumber stash, Tim.
Slowvannah Farms Always rotating in lumber as I use it...
Unless the wheels are all-steel, consider building such a thing to have fixtures to jack it up a bit to rest on blocks. Some wheels will get flat spots if you leave 3000 lb setting on them for months.
TIM,,,YOUR A MANIAK!!!;) good idea for the arsenal of lumber u have.
Joe basementwoodworking Thank you sir. It's working out pretty well for my shop.
WoodworkingManiak sure looks that way!:) shop looks really good too btw!
That thing is awesome, Tim! Nice job!
Braxton Wirthlin Thank you sir!
I SOOOO NEEED this! Been putting racks up on the wall but not easy to get to.
ljbobb1 Maks a big difference having this cart.
Very nice. Awesome cart.
CMR Woodworks | Chris McDowell Thank you! Now to move on to more shop organization!
This is the best rack I have ever seen, Can't tell you how many times I watched your build. What an efficient use of space. I have a few questions (and apologize in advance if they been answered but I can't find them). 1) What material are you using, basic SPF 2x or douglas fir? 2) is that standard birch ply? 3) You mention bowing in your comments due to load. Where are you seeing the bow? 4) with the mdf for the plywood rack screwed to the verticals do you still think you need all the horizontal 2x4 bracing? I was going to eliminated 1 or 2 of them. 5) any problems with the 6 casters (not being on a perfectly flat area)? I was planning on only using 4 1000lb steel/urethane casters.
Thanks in advance!
Carl
+Carl K Tha K you for watching. 1) I used basic pine that is available in my local box store. 2) The plywood I used was TigerPly EDGE. It's a high quality Chinese birch that is comparable to Baltic birch. 3) I loaded probably well over a thousand pounds of lumber on it multiple times. It does bow a little, but not terribly. It's a toss up as to if it would be worth adding more weight to go with hardwood vertical supports... 4) You could remove some horizontal bracing, but I wouldn't trust the MDF to take on that extra stress. 5) Get heaviest duty casters you are willing to pay for! I upgraded to 5" metal casters with urethane tires and it is still crazy hard to move. I would probably recommend going with the largest solid metal casters you are willing to buy.
Very sweet lumber rack! Good job dude!
+Carb IV Thank you! It sure gets good use in my shop.
From my experience, larger casters always roll better.
Very nice. Thanks for the video!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
Great work. Hey what's the song playing throughout? Love it, very cinematic!
Thanks for the video mate I love it keep it up thanks for helping others .
+Ujoey54 Thanks for watching!
That is massive. Awesome lumber rack.
+Angie Overton It's working out pretty well for my shop. Made a lot of room :)
very nice job my friend keep posting
vag vagosfp Thank you!
Very nice. I need to build a similar one.... probably less massive. I like the use of the EMT.
+Curtis Keller I'm always needing more lumber storage...
A really good solution. Very nice.
***** Thank you! Big difference in my shop.
Nice Tim, look like it will be very useful
+DesertBum WoodWork'n Sure will. Cleared a lot of space in my shop too.
I have the same-ish casters on my lumber rack of about the same size as yours...love the rack, hate the casters. Did you put 6 casters on or just 4? Do you have a link for the new casters? I need to find something new myself.
Curt Walkins I used 6 4" casters in the build video. I ordered 6 Grizzly 5" casters part number G8173. Just ordered them today... So I guess I'll see how they are when I get them. I almost went with the 6" version even, but just didn't want it to be so tall. It is already going to add 2" to the height.
Good project, good video work, good documentary, and very well built. Nice job. I'm now a subscriber.
+Jack De Haan thank you!
Digging that music!!! Can you pass along the bands or groups?
I had the same problem with close quarters fastening while building some shelves recently using pocket holes. I had to buy a cheap right-angle drill chuck from Home Depot. Got the job done. It's a good accessory to have in inventory anyway. Cheers! Chris.
Cactus Makeshop Yeah, Those accessories are handy to have for sure!
Nice build. Just found you on here and subscribed. I'm looking to build the same thing, maybe not quick as long but will follow your design. Nice video and instruction. God Bless and keep it up.
+Mark Perry Awesome! Be sure to use good strong casters under it. Possibly even solid metal ones so they don't squish and get you stuck like mine did at first. After I loaded about 900lbs of plywood on the back + all the lumber, it didn't go anywhere on those smaller casters. Now I have 5" ones. It's still hard to get it moving, but it'll move.
How mobile did this cart end up being? Our lumber rack is wall mounted, and we are planning to build a sheet good cart. Your design might make more sense for our single car garage, if it's mobile enough
It is mobile, but once you have it loaded down, it's hard to get started moving with the casters I have because of the urathane compressing. Might be best to get all metal casters and it may roll easier.
@@WoodworkingManiak Cool sounds like it will work in our space. What are the dimensions height wise, and front to back - roughly?
I think I made it 44" x 97" and 75" tall if I remember correctly...
@@WoodworkingManiak and all of the wood I assume is within the 44" width?
The lumber rack side I think has 22“ long EMT pieces and can store 8' long lumber. I'd have to go out and measure them again, it's been a while since I built it.
Besides changing the casters is there anything else you would change now that you have used it for a while? how is the conduct holding up, I worry that being hollow it could bend where it leaves the wood support, it seems that would be the week spot. Great design though, lots of capacity that's for sure. Also did you do a drawing or just plan it out in your head!
+Wolfgang Greystoke The conduit is holding up great. You'd be surprised how much weight that can take. It might have been better to use wider center vertical supports. Maybe 2x8 instead of 2x6. If I used a hardwood like Maple instead of Pine, they wouldn't have any problems at all... I have mine LOADED down with a couple thousand pounds of hardwoods. It's handling it, but you can tell that there is a little bowing happening.
Also, I later put handle holes in each of the top storage bins giving me a lower area to grab and pull the thing around. I recorded doing these things, I just never did get around to making a video about the "updates" I made to it. I will try to do that sometime soon after the holidays.
+WoodworkingManiak Thanks for the feedback! I'm a contractor and I need to do something like this. Right now I've got piles and stacks all over the shop.
Conduct is much cheaper than galvanized pipe.
This system with metal tubes, it´s exactly what i was looking for.
Just one thing. DONT USE MUSIC. You dont need it and some times it´s displeasing.
Greetings
+José Antonio Eguren Sanchagarre Thanks for watching and for the input.
Awesome project!
Not to judge your engineering skills but gravity and weight is a mother.
I would rather opt to have the handles at the ends, here is why. I am always afraid of stooping lower and pulling something that is way over my head, any weight over my head and my pulling on something that looks like it weighs over 500+ pounds is not safe.
By having the handles at the ends I can pull as hard as a want and not worry about all that wood crashing down on me it will fall to the sides and me being out of the way is safer in the long run. A kid could use that handle as an invite to move the cart.
+John Wayne Yes, I'm not going to disagree with you, but leverage is key... Loaded up, this weighs well over 3000lbs! It's much easier to get it moving from a lower point. Handles on the end would be ok as long as they were also low. I upgraded to 5" solid metal casters that have small urethane tires. It's not bad, but it would be best with even larger casters. I'm limited on ceiling height in my shop and wanted to get the most storage out of the cart as possible. I'm not moving it often where I have it located now.
3k Lbs! WOW! Scary! The cart is awesome and I am also limited in height so anything I build I have to be aware of the limitation of width and height to get out my basement door when I move.
+John Wayne Yeah, it can hold some crazy weight.
That Lumber rack is bigger tan my whole woodworking shed.
+John Fithian-Franks it's a beast of a lumber rack and I still ran out of space for more lumber. Had to put up 2 more Racks on walls.
like the cart. I built a large roll around cart and used it for 12 or so years. they get very heavy over time. as to the casters, you should go at least to 5 or 6 inch (8" would be better) casters and I would get 800-900 capacity casters. you want to change those casters only once:>)
Russ Veinot I ordered 5" metal casters rated for 600lbs each. Those are going to raise the cart 2" higher than it is now, and I have low ceilings... So that's as large as I'll be able to go. I did later find some that were the same size rated for 1000lbs. But they cost twice as much. Hopefully the ones I ordered will last.
Great idea!
+J K Thank you!
The awesome part is when showing cutting the datos looking through the little window you can't see the chippers so the small bit of wood left just vaporized into thin air
Yeah, that was a fun shot.
Great channel Tim! Keep it up! Subscribed. :) Douglas
+RetroWeld Awesome Douglas, great to hear. Thanks
any idea how much the EMT can hold?
+Scott Haun (haunmade) Not really sure how much. I don't think the limitation is the EMT in this design. I thing it's the pine supports that the EMT is held by. If I used a hardwood like Maple, it would then be more like the EMT being the limitation... But I have hundreds of pounds on them with no issues so far!
Great build. One safety issue though. You are blocking access to your electric panel. Even thought the cart is moveable, placing anything within 36 inches in front of the panel is a code violation. If you need quick access in an emergency you might have a problem.
P Lemieux I was waiting for someone to notice that! My design actually is for the cart to tuck in and slide next to the clamp cabinet. Once I have the better casters on it, I will be able to do that much easier and it then slides just passed the electric panel. ;)
This would have been a great video if it weren't for the music in the background.
Sorry, cannot please everyone with the video style. Thanks for watching though.
@@WoodworkingManiak My comment sounds more harsh than I intended, sorry about that. I realize I'm an old geezer and musical styles are so wide and varied you could never satisfy everyone! What I intended was to congratulate your project - and try to be a little humorous about the music. I'm binge watching videos on lumber racks because I need to build one for my shop. Your design is excellent. I will probably implement some of your ideas. So, again I apologize for the negativity - It was unintentional!
No problem. I'm happy to hear from any of my viewers. I hope my design helps you make your design fit your shop.
Thanks for sharing! Great video, but the music is quiet annoying