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Like a pole barn my shop has wooden wall purlins spaced 3'6" on center. I lucked into some old retail shelving from a drug store. I used a metal butting blade in an old Sears $99 table saw to rip the stantions in two. If I was doing the job today I would most likely use a plasma cutter. I welded tabs to the split stantions 3'6" on center and screwed them to the purlins. Lots of good adjustable shelving for cheap. You can find this kind of shelving if you know where to look. Ask the manager of your local grocery if they have any excess or if if he knows where you can get some. It also comes up for sale at going out of business auctions. I have since made additional shelving for a friends shop and located more shelving for use in my shop.

Hey Bib...excellent idea with the shelving!

You can never have too many shelves!

Now I gotta go do some shopping!


By the way...drink much coffee?

All of my Good Homemaker books and magazines (from b4 I got hooked on cars) encourage economic & environmentally friendly use of items that are normally thrown away...YOU did that with all your coffee cans!!!

Uh, the only difference is that they would encourage the use of pretty floral shelf liner paper to cover the Folgers logo...I could come help you with that if ya want too color/pattern coordinate your shop he he he!!!

Originally posted by Bib_Overalls
Like a pole barn my shop has wooden wall purlins spaced 3'6" on center. I lucked into some old retail shelving from a drug store. I used a metal butting blade in an old Sears $99 table saw to rip the stantions in two. If I was doing the job today I would most likely use a plasma cutter. I welded tabs to the split stantions 3'6" on center and screwed them to the purlins. Lots of good adjustable shelving for cheap. You can find this kind of shelving if you know where to look. Ask the manager of your local grocery if they have any excess or if if he knows where you can get some. It also comes up for sale at going out of business auctions. I have since made additional shelving for a friends shop and located more shelving for use in my shop.

A variety store just a block from me went out of business a few years ago. I have the same shelving on a wall in the shop a wall in the attic, a wall in the router room and 4' wide free standing shelves they put on the ends of the isles in the Camaro room and the storage shed. I like the adjustability of the shelves when inventory/stuff changes.

Great idea on the shelving, Bibs. Friend of mine is remodeling his retail store, gonna go hit him up for the old display shelves. Just a note, Bibs, but it looks like I'm not the only one who drinks too much coffee !!!!!!!!! Best storage container known to man !!!!!!

Yeah those cans remind me of when I was little and would help my great grandfather in his cabinet making shop, he used to have millions of those things for the screws and everything. That's a good idea though for the shelves, we have some white wired kind and they suck because they have little tiny nails and fasteners that fall out of the wall if there's a bit of weight so you can't put much on them at all.