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   Jfrostjr | Dec 31, 2007 05:17pm | #1

   This works for me. I line the bottom with UHMW plastic for easy slip in and out.

   Frosty

   "I sometimes think we consider the good fortune of the early bird and overlook the bad fortune of the early worm." FDR - 1922

   
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   tc5 | Mar 25, 2008 07:36pm | #9

   Question for Frosty--------

   In the foreground of your first photo IMG2705 there looks to be a saw horse with a hinged board on it. What is that? Is that some kind of a sheet-loader-onto-table gizmo? Can you show us close-up of that?

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   Jfrostjr | Mar 25, 2008 09:39pm | #10

   No, it is not a "sheet-loader-onto-table" gizmo! It is a "sheet-loader-onto-sawhorses". And what makes you think I would make a GIZMO? Thingamajig, or maybe a whatchyamacallit - but not a gizmo. (That sentence really challenged the spellchecker!)Seriously, it is just two pieces of 1 x 4 with a hardware store angle bracket on the bottom. They are hinged to the sawhorses so that, when the plywood is rested on the angles, it can be tipped down on the horses easily for cutting. Low tech, low cost, works great!Frosty"I sometimes think we consider the good fortune of the early bird and overlook the bad fortune of the early worm." FDR - 1922

   
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   tc5 | Mar 25, 2008 10:56pm | #11

   Excellent Frosty!

   That's a keeper.  Thanks for sharing.

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   forestgirl | Dec 31, 2007 06:29pm | #2

   I like Frosty's set-up, but my wall space wouldn't permit it.  After using a cart for several years, which was very hard for me to push around, I went to vertical storage in a little-used, deep, otherwise awkward corner next to some tall cupboards.  It's got dividers that come out from the studs to help sort the PW and scraps by size.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   
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   Don01 | Dec 31, 2007 06:48pm | #3

   How about not storing it at all - at least not full sheets. I have never found any personal satisfaction in heaving 4 X 8 sheets of anything around. I equate it to shoveling snow, which at twice a day since Xmas, has me very unimpressed right now.
   Develop your cut list in advance and ask your supplier to do the grunt work. Most will.
   Keeping a couple of full sheets on hand "just in case" is a waste of space. Base your inventory on what you will realistically need in the very near future - depending on how close you are to your supplier.

   Don

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   Bradbird | Jan 15, 2008 11:41pm | #5

   Donald,

    

   Not everyone is as good as you with just in time inventory. Got it Tuffness? They are simply asking what to do if they already have it. Not what to do in the future ok buzzy. If we need inventory wizardness we all will call Donny. I bet your house is full of useless crap like old lamps and stinky blankets you kept from when your mommy filled up your new little love nest when you got married. Sorry about all that lovely forest girl. Keep up the posts. Donald, do you buy just the correct amount of bread per sandwich? Do you buy two buns at a time per meal? Does anyone have canoe blueprints? Hit me back...

    

   Talk atcha later,

    

   bradbird

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   GDH2 | Jan 15, 2008 07:05am | #4

   Ditto Don01... sort of... Big Box stores will give you 1 or 2 cuts free - pretty accurate, and the finished edge on the cut may not be as smooth as you might produce. But it sure makes life easier.

   My personal preference when I can arrange it and the weather is permitting, I like to pull the sheets out of the back of my van (24" high) directly onto saw horses and cut them precisely using my EZ saw system. I find I can get precise cuts with perfect finished edges. I then stack the pieces in the assembly area (I've already prepped the storage area). At that point I have accomplished two important major achievements - I have saved myself the hassle of moving and storing the sheets, I've cut the wood outside making the sawdust outside, and my project is now well underway! (I have a HUGE problem of procrastination on starting projects).

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   benhasajeep | Jan 17, 2008 04:18am | #6

   The just in time may work for some, or if no room the only way.  But for those who dont have the time to go to a suplier that often a storage solution is necessary.  Or like me, I will buy extra so need to store some. Also probably a bit cheaper as well (gas alone nowadays has to be considered). 

   I don't go overboard though.  I probably only have about 7 full sheets of different material.  Only thing I have more than 1 sheet of is probably 7/16 osb.  I live about 20 min from 3 different supliers so I don't mind going fairly often.  Most of the time due to lack of planning I will make a couple trips.

   Anyway I keep large / full sheets on short edge by a door way in a dividing wall between my shop and the rest of my storage building.  Works out good as with sheets on short edge by the door.  The space needed to slide them in or out of the rack is always clear / not wasted space that I have to keep clear just to use the rack.  For smaller pieces I made a rolling 3'x3' cart that I keep by the large rack.  If I am making alot of sheet good cuts.  I will roll the cart over so clean up is easier / faster.  Also safer as the floor is not cluttered.

   Long story short.  I keep mine on short edge in a convient spot.  Probably only 8' sqft of floor space used for full sheet rack.

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   Don01 | Jan 22, 2008 07:58am | #7

   Lou,
   In the latest FWW #196, Methods of Work Bill Pratt outlines an idea for a swinging rack for storing clamps and other tools. The idea of having the sheet material stored out of the way, but in a place where you would be unlikely to obstruct access with other material or machinery seemed like a good one. Of course the rack, standoffs and hardware would have to be able to handle the weight of the sheet goods.

   Don

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   campinhappy | Mar 25, 2008 05:29am | #8

   I just finished my workshop and what I did was create a 18 inch "loft" at one end by running 3 2x6x12 across the end of one end of the workshop (in line with the 16" studs) and shizam I have a 12 foot by 4 foot area with about 18" vertically.

   My workshop (12x20) also has a loft for household (her stuff) storage.

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   ROYINRI | Mar 28, 2008 11:18pm | #12

   I have a free standing, 5 shelf flat storage rack for various wood species.  It is 12' lang and 30" wide.  I was haveing a storage problem with plywood storage and utilized the side of the free standing rack mentioned earlier.  I installed a 12" wide shelf on the side of the rack approximately 36" off the floor and put a open slat railing system on the front.  The sides are open and it is easy to store or remove full sheets from one end.  The open slat railings allows me to access smaller, (1/4 sheet) pieces from the front of the rack.  The rack allows me to put machines in front of it because of the height off the floor.  I put it to use about two years ago and have found it aq great way to keep the wood off the cement floor and readily available.

    

    

    

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   gvpencheff | Mar 31, 2008 03:47am | #13

   My shop is in one half of a two car garage so space is at a premium.  I built a roll around cart for my sheet goods that parks behind the table saw.  It accommodates about 6 3/4" full sheets and tons of cut offs.  Six 3" casters makes it relatively easy to move on a smooth concrete floor.