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  • scobeyr

    Plywood/lumber storage cart

    Does anyone have images or plans for a plywood/lumber storage cart, or know where I could find them? I'm looking for ideas and was told that I'd find something on this site. Any information would be appreciated.
    Thank you.
  • Pappy
    The Full Monte
    • Dec 2002
    • 10453
    • San Marcos, TX, USA.
    • BT3000 (x2)

    #2
    Do a search on the site. There have been several posted.
    Don, aka Pappy,

    Wise men talk because they have something to say,
    Fools because they have to say something.
    Plato

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    • cabinetman
      Gone but not Forgotten RIP
      • Jun 2006
      • 15216
      • So. Florida
      • Delta

      #3
      Try here and here for some ideas.
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      • poolhound
        Veteran Member
        • Mar 2006
        • 3195
        • Phoenix, AZ
        • BT3100

        #4
        Try this one built by Loring. I have most of my lumber on fixed racks but if I were to build a mobile one I would use this as my base design.

        http://www.bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=36800
        Jon

        Phoenix AZ - It's a dry heat
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        • radhak
          Veteran Member
          • Apr 2006
          • 3061
          • Miramar, FL
          • Right Tilt 3HP Unisaw

          #5
          I always wanted to go this route, but have to yet find a plywood sheet expensive enough to justify the 'cart' :

          It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
          - Aristotle

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          • docrowan
            Senior Member
            • Mar 2007
            • 893
            • New Albany, MS
            • BT3100

            #6
            Wood Magazine has a plan for one that I intend to build. The link appeared in the google image search that cabinetman posted. I'll cut mine down to about 53 inches long instead of the 96 inches called for in the plan, however. I only buy full sheets as needed and I don't want to crowd my shop when I don't have any on hand.
            - Chris.

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            • brubakes
              Forum Newbie
              • Jan 2009
              • 61
              • Medina, OH
              • Sears 315.228110

              #7
              Originally posted by radhak
              I always wanted to go this route, but have to yet find a plywood sheet expensive enough to justify the 'cart' :

              no matter how many times I see that picture I still crack up every time.

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              • Tom Clark
                Forum Newbie
                • Jul 2007
                • 92
                • Deming, NM
                • Powermatic 66 w/48" sliding table

                #8
                My wood rack is not on wheels, but could have been. Maybe you will at least get an idea or two from this photo.
                Attached Files

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                • scobeyr

                  #9
                  Thanks for all of the replies!

                  I'll share what I also find later.

                  Radhak,

                  OMG. Please tell me that picture isn't real.

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                  • fastfoodkills
                    Forum Newbie
                    • Jan 2008
                    • 89
                    • Saugus, CA
                    • BT3000 bought in Y2K; Replaced w/ Steel City cast iron 3 HP

                    #10
                    Tom - that's a nice setup. How deep is the storage system? Also - what kind of saw is that? I see it has a really solid looking SMT.

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                    • Tom Clark
                      Forum Newbie
                      • Jul 2007
                      • 92
                      • Deming, NM
                      • Powermatic 66 w/48" sliding table

                      #11
                      Originally posted by fastfoodkills
                      Tom - that's a nice setup. How deep is the storage system? Also - what kind of saw is that? I see it has a really solid looking SMT.
                      Since sheet goods are 8'long, that is how long my rack is. That also makes it convenient to store lumber.

                      The saw is a late 80s Powermatic 66. I found the sliding table I wanted at the Atlanta woodworking show, and bought a used PM that it would fit on. There are nice ones available today, but this is the first one I saw that would cross cut 48".
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                      • fastfoodkills
                        Forum Newbie
                        • Jan 2008
                        • 89
                        • Saugus, CA
                        • BT3000 bought in Y2K; Replaced w/ Steel City cast iron 3 HP

                        #12
                        Thanks - the rack is also much bigger than I had expected. At a glance, I thought it was for 1/2 sheets or Baltic Birch 5x5's. Very nice!

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                        • jbc77
                          Forum Newbie
                          • Dec 2004
                          • 11
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                          #13
                          Here is another

                          http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...79gg96WTZfv2hQ

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                          • BerniePA
                            Established Member
                            • Nov 2007
                            • 377
                            • San Tan Valley, AZ
                            • Grizzly 0575

                            #14
                            Originally posted by jbc77
                            This is very similiar to the one I had in Arizona and the one I just built a couple of weeks ago. I made mine 66" long and used 1 sheet of 3/4" and 3 sheets of 1/2" in order to save money. I made it so that the bottom and the shelves were made from the 3/4" and everything else was 1/2". My thinking was that the shelves and the bottom were where the stresses really were and everything else was kind of braced by every thing else. Time will tell, so far it is working out well.
                            Bernie

                            Owww -- That spinnin' thang hurt!!

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