Wood Rack, A Crazy Idea

[golfandwoodnut]

I had a dream of a new way to make a wood rack. In fact I thought I could sell this idea. Make it out of PVC Pipe, with a metal roof, or a fiberglass roof. I put this one together. It cost alot more than I thought (probably close to $100, but once I got started, I couldn't stop), after you buy all the fittings and pipe. It is lightweight, and I think it will work. But I think I will chaulk this one up as an experiment that I will use. I was going to load it up with good wood like Locust or Oak, but I figured since the shoulder season will be coming up that I might as well get rid of some branches first. Oh well, you gotta dream.

 

[4acrefarm]

looks nice I built some with 2x6 uprights and metal roof holds 2 rows 8 feet long 6 and 7 feet high (pitch) = about 1 cord. My goal is to stack wood once then bring it in to be burnt. Not there yet.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Good idea but PVC is easy to work with but it will break really easy in cold weather. Probably best to stick with building a rack with wood rather than PVC.

 

[woodsmaster]

I think It's a good idea but would work better with steel pipe the pvc seems to realy be bowed out on the ends and may break.

 

[golfandwoodnut]

We will see how it holds up, I was trying to come up with a lightweight idea, I even thought about designing one that you could put over your stacks and make it moveable so that instead of restacking you could just move the shed. A kind of moveable shed. I think with more heave duty PVC it may work. But for expense just wolminized lumber is the way to go.

 

[savageactor7]

I like the simplicity of it but it needs to be beefed up some.

 

[golfandwoodnut]

I like the simplicity of it but it needs to be beefed up some.

Your are right, the white PVC is stiffer, or if I would go with the 4 inch pipe it would be really stong, I was thinking that would be the way to go on a moveable wood shed, but the cost does add up. As Woodmaster said the metal pipe would also be a good idea.

 

[KB007]

If you're worried about bowing at the ends, throw a piece of rebar into the tubes, stop it from breaking under the weight.

 

[golfandwoodnut]

Interesting, I could actually put rebar in as I did not glue the uprights. The pipe does seem pretty flexible so it might hold up but the rebar is a good idea.

 

[firefighterjake]

Hehheh . . . we're a pretty sad lot aren't we . . . we get bored stacking all of our wood in the straight rows . . . move on to Holtz Mietes and now we're building experimental racks to store our wood.

On a serious note . . . I think this idea could work with some tweaking . . . rebar in the pipe, thicker pipe, etc.

 

[WoodPorn]

If you made that w/schedule 40, you may be sorry when it gets really cold. It is a great idea but I would think you're gona want schedule 80 at minimum.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Well how about putting in some tees, say, every 3 feet. This would allow you to put in crossbars and would stop the bowing. I still think winter would be rough on it.

 

[golfandwoodnut]

I think the roof and the base will be OK, if the side pieces give me a problem I did not glue them in so I can pop them right out and replace with schedule 80 or rebar or make an adjustment. It was an experiment and I learned alot. It also helps on my plumbing skills. What do you guys think of a moveable shed that would cover 8 foot of pallets? I thought that would be a neat idea instead of loading a wood shed you could move the shed. I would use heavy duty pipe for it, but I thought it was another interesting idea.