Re: [Killietalk] base materials

[Kris Laats <thekrislaats at yahoo_com>]

Hey Phil,
I have those racks and the same problem as everyone else.  Do you think you could post a couple pics to the AKA gallery?  It would do my mechanically impaired self some good.

Thanks,
Kris
 
 

 
I had the same problem with a steel rack that had particle board shelves. 
The board sags in the center after awhile. I went to the hardware store and 
bought lengths of steel angle iron the same length as the shelves ( 4 ft in this 
case). The steel is "L" shape in cross section and perforated. I just cut 
about 1/4 inch of metal off of both ends of one side with a reciprocating saw. 
I then placed the metal bar under the particle board so that the long end 
rested on the shelf frame and the other side hung straight down, This created an 
I-beam effect. An additional benefit is that since the metal is perforated 
with large slots, I can hang all sorts of things from it( shop lights, air 
lines, water pipe, etc.) This metal is fairly cheap for the amount of strength 
you get--about$4-5 for a piece.

Phil

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