Shelving advice

[welkman]

Hello,

I would like to weld up some shelving to hold my stock and heavier motor parts in the workshop. They would be 2-2.5m high by 3m long and roughly 0.8 m deep. What would you recommend in terms of construction, reinforcement etc? I am going to stick weld them together as I havent done much since I got my R Tech 250 and fancy giving the stick mode a go. Fresh vacuum packed electrodes are on the way.

 

[winchman]

I would look at ready made second hand to be honest. If you are a company you must mark any racking etc with a safe working load so if it was home made and untested and you had an accident it could cause no end of issues. Oh and it might be cheaper!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/racking-bay-/282259509389?hash=item41b7fa508d:g:GhEAAOSw5cNYLilV
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-BAYS-HE...018977?hash=item28249de361:g:7FsAAOSwA4dWNPQK
Try local scrap places too

 

[Arclikeharrypotter]

The idea of used or off the shelf racking makes sense to me. Bolt less racking a good place to look. But if you're insistent on making one yourself then maybe draw up a plan, consider how much weight you need each shelf to take and then work out what you're going to need. Be careful as this could soon become very heavy quickly.