The reason that I ask is I think I have a plan to solve a lot of my storage problems. I'm planning to build a freestanding unit that will be 8 ft tall. It will be 3 feet wide and seperated into 3 sections.
-The center section will be hollow and about 10" wide. This will hold full size sheet goods.
-The left section (10" wide) will have 3 shelves at the top accessible from the left side. The bottom of the left side will have 5 shelves (more 4 ft long horizontal tubes running front to back) that will be accessible from the front to store long items like Dust collection pipe/hose, mid-length pipe clamps, and lumber cutoffs.
-The right section will be 2 sets of shelves. The shelves accessible from the front will be about 15" x 15" and 1.5 feet high each. The back shelves will be accessible from the sides and will be about 30 inches wide and 15 inches deep. I may leave some out to allow for a hanging cabinet or something like that.
The reason I'm asking about other people builds is because I plan to make this out of 3/4" melamine MDF. My estimate is that this will require 6.5 sheets of plywood. Unfortunately, if home depot's website is right (and I think it is), The unit will weigh in at just over 600 lbs, not counting all the stuff I want to put on it. I'd really like to hear your thoughts. I wish I have a sketch-up diagram or something, but hopefully my explanation is clear. Thanks all!
-The center section will be hollow and about 10" wide. This will hold full size sheet goods.
-The left section (10" wide) will have 3 shelves at the top accessible from the left side. The bottom of the left side will have 5 shelves (more 4 ft long horizontal tubes running front to back) that will be accessible from the front to store long items like Dust collection pipe/hose, mid-length pipe clamps, and lumber cutoffs.
-The right section will be 2 sets of shelves. The shelves accessible from the front will be about 15" x 15" and 1.5 feet high each. The back shelves will be accessible from the sides and will be about 30 inches wide and 15 inches deep. I may leave some out to allow for a hanging cabinet or something like that.
The reason I'm asking about other people builds is because I plan to make this out of 3/4" melamine MDF. My estimate is that this will require 6.5 sheets of plywood. Unfortunately, if home depot's website is right (and I think it is), The unit will weigh in at just over 600 lbs, not counting all the stuff I want to put on it. I'd really like to hear your thoughts. I wish I have a sketch-up diagram or something, but hopefully my explanation is clear. Thanks all!