Setting up Shop Again

[bigtiller]

I think I would attach some 2x4's on the flat to the wall and put plywood over the metal. Then just start hanging stuff to they plywood

I like your idea Eddie but I'm not ready to cover up the tin with plywood just yet. Maybe after some of the "new" wears off.

 

[prichard]

I like your idea Eddie but I'm not ready to cover up the tin with plywood just yet. Maybe after some of the "new" wears off.

Do you have any extra tin? Maybe you could make a frame for a piece and mount it out a bit from the wall panel. Screw to that. Later you could move or remove if desired and leave just a couple holes where it was.

 

[bigtiller]

Fire extinguisher goes next to the man door out. This puts you between the fire and the way out.

I’d get out pencil and graph paper and lay things out until you find something that works.
The only thing I’ve really attached to the walls is shelves I make. Everything else is attached to those.

I have two 10 lb powder and a 2.5 gal. water extinguishers out there, the shed is 75' long. They will probably get screwed to the wall but boy, it's going to hurt if I do it anytime soon.

 

[bigtiller]

Do you have any extra tin? Maybe you could make a frame for a piece and mount it out a bit from the wall panel. Screw to that. Later you could move or remove if desired and leave just a couple holes where it was.

The cutoffs were scraped and the extra sheets were hauled off. I didn't even get a sample for future paint matching.

 

[bigtiller]

That shop just begs for pallet racking!

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I put the first shelf at comfortable working height and use as a shop table, the second level about 6.5 foot high. I use 3/4 plywood plus a sheet of MDF for the work surface. I've got about 15 sections set up like this, and that's a lot of work benches.

I bought a bunch off CL, usually for about $50/upright and $15/beam, but some at $10 for an 8.5 foot section with 6 beams and one upright.

I have read of people getting them for scrap price also.

They are easy to put together, easy to move. Then I hang things like brooms, extension cords, coat hooks on the ends of the racks.

Don't store on the floor.

I have had pallet racking in the back of my mind since the shed was built 4 years ago. I'm sure some will make it's way in there. I'll just have to make a plan to get the most use with all of the various sizes. I wish my tractor could lift higher than 6'. Going up would free up some floor space also.

How deep are your racks?

 

[aczlan]

Could you cut up some of the cross bars and weld them together to make 10' pieces?? If you cut four of them at the 5' mark (rights and lefts) and weld the splices you would end up with two 10' and two 6' cross bars.

I have considered it. I don't trust my welding quite enough to do butt welds like that, I might end up doing that with some angle iron spliced over the joint to spread the load a little.
Realistically, we have another barn that we are looking at converting from an animal barn to a equipment storage shed this summer, so the hay equipment will probably end up there.
If that happens, I will be able to get away with 8' wide sections of pallet racking.

Aaron Z

 

[mopardude318]

wow, very nice shop! I'm not particularly fond of metal buildings, I prefer stick frame, which is what I'd like to do maybe this summer for mine, although it is more expensive!

For your size shop I like the pallet rack idea mentioned above.

 

[TractorGuy]

How about a heavy duty mobile clothes rack with some tool holders and hooks added?

Or just something like this for tools with handles.

 

[npalen]

Might suggest some double sided portable racks on good casters that can be easily relocated when rearranging in the future. Maybe a framework of 2x4's standing on edge with 4'x8' plywood screwed to each side with a pair of casters spaced apart a couple feet at each end. Then you could nail and screw to your hearts content.
Mark outlines of the various items hung on the racks so you can readily tell when something is missing.

 

[bigtiller]

I just ordered some 90 lb horizontal pull force magnets with a hook. It seems like a good starting point. Eddies idea is still floating around in my thinking, as well as the pallet racking.

When a dab of white calking would cover any nail hole, I am beginning to wonder if I am over thinking this. It has been entertaining though.