Firstly, I am completely new to woodworking of any sort (apart from one semester of woodworking classes in highschool a lifetime ago of which I remember zip!) and access to only the most basic tools:
So basically, fair warning, dumb questions below :)
We have a small single car garage, internal dimensions 2900 x 5100mm x 2450mm. We reverse our hatchback sized car into this garage and so we want to install some storage shelves to get everything up off the ground.
The plan is to store a few 50L storage tubs on a top shelf which may be loaded up with a fair bit of weight. Then install a second shelf lower down which will not be as deep - this shelf will be for random bits and bobs. The thinking here is that the top shelf can be relatively deep as it will above head height. The second shelf will be shallower so there is still some room to move around the garage even with a car parked in there.
I want to replicate something similar to the cantilevered shelves shown at http://ift.tt/1EU9bTE
A few people have installed shelves based off the above original design like http://ift.tt/1EU9e1I
The original designer also has a video of the shelf install https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhnVvcLsp-8
Now the dumb questions...
The above plans are based on framing sized timber available in America. The sizes used are 2x4's for the main support posts, 4x1's for the two outer cantilever supports and 2x2's for the inner cantilever supports.
I've had a look through the DAR undressed pine timber available from Bunnings/Masters and the closest equivalent sizes are,
90mm x 45mm for the 2x4s
90 x 30mm for the 4x1s
42mm x 42mm for the 2x2s
Now ideally the middle cantilever support (the 2x2's equivalent) should be the same width as the 2x4 equivalent. That is, ideally I want 45mm x 45mm...
First option, is it possible to easily get 45x45mm pieces? They do not seem to be readily available.
Second option, I assume Bunnings/Masters could cut down a single 90x45 piece in half for me. But by the time you lose a bit of material for the blade thickness, this might end up close enough to 42-43mm width anyway... Or is this the way to go?
Third option, does it actually matter if the middle support is narrower then the main post support?
The two exterior supports are only nailed/screwed to the middle support at the cantilevered end, not at the base support end. It would mean the two exterior supports are having to bend 1mm in at the far end but surely this doesn't matter?
I've attached some plans I've done up using the timber available from bunning
- Bosch 1500W 184mm Ciruclar saw - http://ift.tt/1AbLVoO
- Ryobi Workbench - http://ift.tt/1AbLVF2
- A bunch of wood clamps, a decent straight level, basic other tools
So basically, fair warning, dumb questions below :)
We have a small single car garage, internal dimensions 2900 x 5100mm x 2450mm. We reverse our hatchback sized car into this garage and so we want to install some storage shelves to get everything up off the ground.
The plan is to store a few 50L storage tubs on a top shelf which may be loaded up with a fair bit of weight. Then install a second shelf lower down which will not be as deep - this shelf will be for random bits and bobs. The thinking here is that the top shelf can be relatively deep as it will above head height. The second shelf will be shallower so there is still some room to move around the garage even with a car parked in there.
I want to replicate something similar to the cantilevered shelves shown at http://ift.tt/1EU9bTE
A few people have installed shelves based off the above original design like http://ift.tt/1EU9e1I
The original designer also has a video of the shelf install https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhnVvcLsp-8
Now the dumb questions...
The above plans are based on framing sized timber available in America. The sizes used are 2x4's for the main support posts, 4x1's for the two outer cantilever supports and 2x2's for the inner cantilever supports.
I've had a look through the DAR undressed pine timber available from Bunnings/Masters and the closest equivalent sizes are,
90mm x 45mm for the 2x4s
90 x 30mm for the 4x1s
42mm x 42mm for the 2x2s
Now ideally the middle cantilever support (the 2x2's equivalent) should be the same width as the 2x4 equivalent. That is, ideally I want 45mm x 45mm...
First option, is it possible to easily get 45x45mm pieces? They do not seem to be readily available.
Second option, I assume Bunnings/Masters could cut down a single 90x45 piece in half for me. But by the time you lose a bit of material for the blade thickness, this might end up close enough to 42-43mm width anyway... Or is this the way to go?
Third option, does it actually matter if the middle support is narrower then the main post support?
The two exterior supports are only nailed/screwed to the middle support at the cantilevered end, not at the base support end. It would mean the two exterior supports are having to bend 1mm in at the far end but surely this doesn't matter?
I've attached some plans I've done up using the timber available from bunning
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