Bolt to the wall material storage rack

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I've been tripping over a pile of conduit for a couple months. Decided to make a quick storage rack. The arms we cut at a 15 degree angle. The gussets were cut two at a time and are about 3x3.The supports are lagged into some support beams. Now I have a little more space in the shop  Attached Images
Reply:I will copy your idea as soon as I acquire "wall".  Good job!http://www.youtube.com/user/c599209/videos
Reply:I like it. I've got a similar setup hanging on the wall behind my welding table.Yours is a lot nicer. I like those gussets. If I ever need to rebuild mine, I'll make it more like yours!
Reply:Originally Posted by forhireI've been tripping over a pile of conduit for a couple months.
Reply:Originally Posted by forhireI've been tripping over a pile of conduit for a couple months. Decided to make a quick storage rack. The arms we cut at a 15 degree angle. The gussets were cut two at a time and are about 3x3.The supports are lagged into some support beams. Now I have a little more space in the shop
Reply:Here is my storage on the left wall.  The BEST way to store the steel, it was layed across the floor for the longest time, then like many others i got fed up and built the racks.
Reply:Boy, I feel like I way over killed my new racks!3x3x1/4 angle with 1x1x1/8 angle forks. I loaded it and then hung my big boned arse off it and yanked. Not a bit of flex. Mind you I keep quite a bit of inventory.200amp Air Liquide MIG, Hypertherm Plasma, Harris torches, Optrel helmet, Makita angle grinders, Pre-China Delta chop saw and belt sander, Miller leathers, shop made jigs etc, North- welders backpack.
Reply:If you have a single row brick wall and put a series of brackets like forhire did, would/could the wall come down with a bit much material loaded?Been wanting to build one for a log time, but this question keeps me from doing it.I dont want a free standing, a-frame unit as i dont have the room.I have some 100mmX50mmX6mm that i was going to run from top to bottom to brace the wall and brackets off that.Maybe with legs and a few degrees layback angle???Last edited by LarryO; 10-13-2011 at 03:29 PM.
Reply:Larry there's a lot of questions that would need to be answered to give you a definative answer on that. Type of block they used, how thick, how well laid, whether it was grouted or not, how long the wall was and how tall and so on, not to mention exactly how the wall brackets were designed and how they were anchored to the wall.. Mick's unit would be one answer that would greatly relieve many of those issues. The steel upright would take the majority of the load, and the shop wall would just need to help keep it vertical. You also often see heavy "feet" on many of these sorts of cantilever racks. Usually they look like an over sized shelf bracket at floor level that helps resist the unit wanting to tip over when under load. Attached Images.No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:Thanks Mick and DSW, i'm now gonna set it up like Mick's but with slightly bigger feet and will extend the feet back to the wall.  Maybe not quite as much leanback but it will have some back angle.Now i just need to clean the garage enough to get to the wall and build it.Will post pics when im done