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  1. #1
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    Question Rack It garage shelving

    Love it? Hate it? Regret buying it? I need to get something as everything is lying on the floor of the garage and Rack It looks like a decent system. I'm not buying another flimsy unit that twists and wobbles.

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    I use some of this and it is good solid and easy to put together.
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    I've used it to throw together three four 1800mm work benches in my garage and it's quite solid. One is the galvanised stuff, and that seems a little thicker than the wrinkle-paint coated ones. Should be even more solid when I finish building ply cabinets into them.

    My only caveat about them as shelving units would be to think seriously if you decide to go 600mm deep rather than 400; to me, 600 deep shelves would provide sooooo much 'forgot about it' territory I'd end up with three times as much stored junk...

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    I've often looked at it but my impecunious state coupled with my parsimony leadsme to revert to my recycling and scroung habits.

    Couple of people I have talked to are very happy with it. The 400 tip is good'n.

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    I bought a couple of units for some friends as a 'first home warming' present and they are working great. No sign of rust after a few years (black paint) and I didn't get to put any insulation under the feet to keep them off the concrete floor. They have all sorts of stuff loaded on them & find the 600 depth very handy - for instance they can put camping gear behind the bottle rack plus I got the welded wire shelves rather than the MDF & things such as brooms and clothing can be hung from hooks thru both the uprights and the wire shelves. We had a look at the MDF shelves but they need extra braces which seem to pop loose at the slightest excuse and the wire lets dust and such just fall thru onto the floor where it is easy to sweep up rather than gathering on each shelf. If you put loose gear in plastic tubs - I've found the clones of the old Nylex 'fish' tubs to be the best - you can get at things relatively easily & nothing is left at the back to molder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bsrlee View Post
    … plus I got the welded wire shelves rather than the MDF & things such as brooms and clothing can be hung from hooks thru both the uprights and the wire shelves. We had a look at the MDF shelves but they need extra braces which seem to pop loose at the slightest excuse and the wire lets dust and such just fall thru onto the floor where it is easy to sweep up rather than gathering on each shelf. If you put loose gear in plastic tubs - I've found the clones of the old Nylex 'fish' tubs to be the best - you can get at things relatively easily & nothing is left at the back to molder.
    Thanks, good suggestion — I was leaning towards MDF, but tubs on the wire mesh makes more sense.

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    Quote Originally Posted by artme View Post
    I've often looked at it but my impecunious state coupled with my parsimony leadsme to revert to my recycling and scroung habits.

    Couple of people I have talked to are very happy with it. The 400 tip is good'n.

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