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General Forestry => Sawmills and Milling => Topic started by: Satamax on July 22, 2019, 05:02:49 PM

Title: DIY cantilever rack?
Post by: Satamax on July 22, 2019, 05:02:49 PM
Have you ever made your cantilever rack for storing wood? 

I wondered if a welded one, out of I beams would be safe enough. 

Thanks a lot guys. 
Title: Re: DIY cantilever rack?
Post by: jmouton on July 22, 2019, 09:16:38 PM
not yet satamax,   but i have wanted to buildne for all my concrete form boards,,   just have a big and long i beam on ground and then your upright on an angle back then your shelves ,  and the connect them togather  with re rod on diagonal  , so they dont fall over sodeways ,,,,,
Title: Re: DIY cantilever rack?
Post by: JRWoodchuck on July 23, 2019, 12:07:34 AM
You would have to keep up on painting it or it will stain your Tamarack that you mill. If you don't care about stain I don't know why it wouldn't work. Really depends on how big your I beam is and how much wood you want to stack. 
Title: Re: DIY cantilever rack?
Post by: Satamax on July 23, 2019, 01:09:53 AM
Over here, most people use stuff like this. 

Light ones have a 700 pound per arm rating. Heavy ones, the usual ones are 1 ton per arm. 


(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/19153/Single_Sided_Shed_4.jpeg?easyrotate_cache=1563858577)
 
Title: Re: DIY cantilever rack?
Post by: YellowHammer on July 23, 2019, 08:18:56 AM
Those racks are really nice, I would only be concerned if a homemade one didn't have the proper welds.  Otherwise, I think they would work well.
Title: Re: DIY cantilever rack?
Post by: Southside on July 23, 2019, 01:43:27 PM
Not sure if you would have the same options there but here a hardware store distribution center closed up last winter and I bought 20 sets of the racking you are talking about.  22' tall for $200 each.