Grain Shelf

[Keith]

So I'm thinking of building a grain shelf to store all the grain I have in 13L ice cream buckets. I'd like all the lids easily accessible so I can either just pull the lid off and scoop or pull the bucket out.

I'm not a woodworker at all. I was thinking of something along these lines. Has anyone build something similar that could support 400lbs of grain at any given time.

[Keith]

An idea of the bucket size.

[GuingesRock]

Looks like a good idea. Make sure the shelf is screwed to the wall so it doesn't fall forward onto anyone though.

Could you make one with a couple of stair risers?

[Keith]

I was thinking a librarian's ladder would be best.

[Jimmy]

I was thinking a librarian's ladder would be best.

Are you going to have your own grain librarian too?

[Keith]

I was thinking a librarian's ladder would be best.

Are you going to have your own grain librarian too?

I'll train one of the kids to measure grain.

[gm-]

I just bought some cheap garage shelfs at costco, works fine if I keep the heavy base grain bins on the bottom shelf and lighter stuff on the top shelf.

[GAM]

Those are not heave when full. step stool is fine.

Sandy

[redoubt]

Keith -- the shelves I used in our beer/wine storage closet (http://www.brewnosers.org/forums/viewto ... =41&t=5947" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) are rated for fairly heavy loads I think, depending on the model. They weren't very expensive, you can get them at Home Depot or Canadian Tire, and they were easy to put together. Shelf height is all adjustable so you can make it work for your buckets. Might be worth a look...

-Keely.

[Keith]

yea I looked at something similar. not sure I can have the back on those 4" lower than the front bracket. I'm wanting to have my lids labeled and easily accessible without sifting through all the buckets to find one.

[GuingesRock]

Some more ideas: https://www.google.ca/search?q=pail+rac ... k&tbm=isch" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[enduir]

As long as you have a couple of sturdy cleats screwed into studs, that sort of design will work fine. 3/4" plywood might be strong enough but to be safe I'd probably double up some 5/8". Shop grade is cheap and cheerful, you can add trim or edge-banding to pretty it up.

I would also add an extra support bracket or two under each shelf or have some other method of reinforcing them (use double-ply, bolt a metal strip across, etc.)

To make the sides I'd line them out with a framing square same way I make stringers.
You can drill two holes and run bolts through the square or tape on some stop blocks to make sure each shelf notch is identical.

To match the profiles perfectly, clamp or double-side tape your side pieces together and cut both at the same time. Straightforward cuts with a circular saw and you can clamp your square down as a guide (position adjusted for the width of the saw baseplate). I would maybe clamp a scrap piece of 1/4" ply underneath to help prevent tear-out.

[Celiacbrew]

Haha, I wrote out a design for you but in the time it took me to write it up enduir beat me to it. I was going a completely different direction and his is much closer to what you were asking for.

So I will just add that this is a sag calculator. It will let you know if your shelves need extra supports and lets you see how the different types of edging will affect the shelves.
http://www.woodbin.com/calcs/sagulator.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Also what do you have for tools?

[Keith]

Thanks gents. Tools aren't and issue. I'll rob my neighbors. and I'll look at the calc tool.