I have some of the plastic ones as well. They slowly (and permanently) sag if you put anything even remotely heavy on them. The extra money for the metal racks is money well spent.
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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?
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My wife likes these for the garage and shed...
HEJNE 3 section shelving unit, softwood, 230x50x171 cm (901/2x195/8x673/8") - IKEA CA
HEJNE 3 section shelving unit, softwood, 230x50x171 cm (901/2x195/8x673/8") HEJNE storage system is sturdy and strong enough for even the heaviest loads in your garage, basement or attic. Keep the solid wood untreated or stain, paint or wax as you like, to make it more personal.
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Yep I'd buy the wood before plastic that's for sure.
The only reason I have the plastic ones is because I happened to be passing a place one day that had 6 or 8 of them outside for free at the end of someones driveway. Couldn't pass that up. But I only use them for light stuff now.
The only reason I have the plastic ones is because I happened to be passing a place one day that had 6 or 8 of them outside for free at the end of someones driveway. Couldn't pass that up. But I only use them for light stuff now.
The last house came with a bunch of those in the garage including corners. They work well for normal garage stuff. If you have really heavy or large things not so well. You only have a few feet clear between posts so their can be a lot of dead space if you want everything in bins. I brought them here and cut them down to make a two layer shelf in the mezzanine. I have some pieces left over you are welcome too if you want them (probably not enough to construct a whole unit, but some corner shelves and other miscellanous components).My wife likes these for the garage and shed...
HEJNE 3 section shelving unit, softwood, 230x50x171 cm (901/2x195/8x673/8") - IKEA CA
HEJNE 3 section shelving unit, softwood, 230x50x171 cm (901/2x195/8x673/8") HEJNE storage system is sturdy and strong enough for even the heaviest loads in your garage, basement or attic. Keep the solid wood untreated or stain, paint or wax as you like, to make it more personal.
When assembling garage shelves, try to leave the bottom shelf up at least a few inches. When you inevitably drop something or get critters in the garage, that both lets you find them and clean up the (*&& without dismantling the shelf.
Thanks for the offer. Right now IKEA isn't allow for pick up so only $60 delivery fees. At that price I can get the solid metal HUSKY ones for the same price and just pick them up. The heaviest thing I need to place somewhere is the tires. Nothing else really heavy in the garage right now.
I just make a tower of snow tires. If you try to put eight wheels on shelves you use whole shelving unit. I normally just stick it in the back corner of the garage, but I needed to move it around last winter so I put it on some moving dollies so it was quick and easy to relocate and only used a few sq ft of floor space.
So today I ordered all softclose hinges for the kitchen cabinets , 60 of the darn things. They are the old Hettich pattern euro hinge, not the Blum which is so much better and cost a lot less, but at least its only 60.
All new maple drawer boxes are being made and they will be fitted with Blum undermount soft close slides.
We are planning to rebuild the deck when it warms up, taking out the ugly pressure treated and installing a Trex deck. The custom steel railings to match the existing rails on the house wont be cheap, but good design lasts longer than ugly design because you dont rip it out in three yrs.
All new maple drawer boxes are being made and they will be fitted with Blum undermount soft close slides.
We are planning to rebuild the deck when it warms up, taking out the ugly pressure treated and installing a Trex deck. The custom steel railings to match the existing rails on the house wont be cheap, but good design lasts longer than ugly design because you dont rip it out in three yrs.
We're moving next week into an empty, unfurnished house.
With all the furniture stores closed, we're going to be in our sleeping bags and camp chairs for dog knows how long.
With all the furniture stores closed, we're going to be in our sleeping bags and camp chairs for dog knows how long.
I too have been working away in the kitchen. Got the rest of the drywall work over the sink done, painted, and the lights reinstalled. Done.
Lots of the little annoying trim pieces are now in and done.
Reconnected the disposal properly at last versus the "pull the cord out from under the sink and stick the bare wires into the nearby receptacle method I'd been using when needed.
I'm at about 98% done now versus 95% a few days ago. Wife is happy.
I keep thinking about doing the same...but we have a LOT of deck in our back yard across 3 different levels. Next year maybe - getting quotes from our window and door guy on a new patio and front door instead for this year.
Lots of the little annoying trim pieces are now in and done.
Reconnected the disposal properly at last versus the "pull the cord out from under the sink and stick the bare wires into the nearby receptacle method I'd been using when needed.
I'm at about 98% done now versus 95% a few days ago. Wife is happy.
I keep thinking about doing the same...but we have a LOT of deck in our back yard across 3 different levels. Next year maybe - getting quotes from our window and door guy on a new patio and front door instead for this year.
Forgot to mention....I needed a saw for all the fine trim work. Bought one of these little critters from Lowes and it's AMAZING. Simple, but does a great job, even ripping 4 foot long trim pieces etc. Works great for scroll type work as well. And takes standard Jigsaw blades that easily swap out in mere seconds.
I was looking for a compact table saw. Entirely happy with this instead.
I was looking for a compact table saw. Entirely happy with this instead.
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Interesting, I have never used a table saw with a jig saw blade. I'm hoping there are some blade guides/bushings/bearings in that big arm and it isn't just a guard?Forgot to mention....I needed a saw for all the fine trim work. Bought one of these little critters from Lowes and it's AMAZING. Simple, but does a great job, even ripping 4 foot long trim pieces etc.
It’s just a guard. To be honest I never installed it.
There’s a ball bearing guide at the bottom edge of the blade that holds it against pressure as you’re pushing into the blade.
Nothing else really necessary - no such guides exist on a regular jigsaw either of course, which this is basically just a glorified inverted version thereof, with a table.
There’s a ball bearing guide at the bottom edge of the blade that holds it against pressure as you’re pushing into the blade.
Nothing else really necessary - no such guides exist on a regular jigsaw either of course, which this is basically just a glorified inverted version thereof, with a table.
The arm looked too beefy just to be a visual obstacle. I was hoping for some support to avoid blade deflection issues when you turn. Obviously, you dont "need" that guide, but it could help.
That saw is cheap, small amd light enough that it wouldnt be bad to have one kicking around for strange projects. More than once I have had saws clamped upside down to sawhorses which is obviously not ideal on a number of levels.
We had a lot of deck at last years house, 16x40, 10x12, also three levels , this one at 12x12 is just a landing off the kitchen. Its ugly and has to go. That and my company is the distributor of Trex in Ontario and its bad form to have an ugly deck LOL.
Wife thought she wanted glass rails, I cant imagine cleaning the dof nose prints daily.
My life would be incomplete without a table saw. or two.
My latest aquasition is a Makita track saw. For anybody that ever had to cut a sheet of plywood, a live edge slab or build a deck that hasnt experienced a track saw? its a game changer.
Wife thought she wanted glass rails, I cant imagine cleaning the dof nose prints daily.
My life would be incomplete without a table saw. or two.
My latest aquasition is a Makita track saw. For anybody that ever had to cut a sheet of plywood, a live edge slab or build a deck that hasnt experienced a track saw? its a game changer.
I am developing a hate for decks so far replaced since last year the PT with trex on 30x 20 and a 60x40 one left a 25x30 should be done this weekend. Also have not had any time off due to the virus yet.
What is this TREX deck you're all talking about? I need to do some research as wife wants some type of 'composite' material instead of wood as she's worried it'll warp and not look nice in a year. I agree, but I'm not aware of too many options.
I still like wood, but trex can work really well. Be careful with the bbq, I know people that have dropped hot metal and melted it but otherwise it should be good until you want something different. If going with trex, do a damn good job on the framing (vycor over joists etc). It would suck to have to pull up a pristine deck to fix rotten framing underneath.
Tell me about it. B/w work from home, kids, and projects around the house I'm ready to go to site for 3 months at a time.
todays TREX is a far site better than two decades ago when launched. The modern is a plastic polymer encalsulated product , so you have no mold, mildew issues and it is color fast. The dark colors do get hot in the sun, so consider exposure. Stainless steel clips are availble so you can have a clean surface installation, the clips hook into the edges.
Its the industry leader, there are less expensive products but in this case you really do get what you pay for.
I will never use CDN pressure treated (yes its different from US product) or cedar (we cannot get coastal grown cedar anymore in my yard again, it just doesnt last or look good long enough.
Its the industry leader, there are less expensive products but in this case you really do get what you pay for.
I will never use CDN pressure treated (yes its different from US product) or cedar (we cannot get coastal grown cedar anymore in my yard again, it just doesnt last or look good long enough.
The only time I had an issue with blade deflection was when I was ripping a 4 foot 2x4 down it's entire length which face it, really is beyond what it's designed for. But, I needed some more 2x2 to secure trim panels on and had run out of what I had. Doing the whole "order online and then wait 2 days for Home Depot to fill the order" thing wasn't in the cards. But I did have lots of 2x4's. I had a tiny bit of blade deflection when I hit a knot but when I slowed down it came right back in line again.
Everything else I did with it including cutting a clean rectangular hole for a switch in the middle of one of the trim panels (4 tight turns) had zero deflection issues even in the 3/4" material.
I'm super duper pleased with it. The attachments aren't industrial grade, but they're serviceable. Came with 4 or 5 blades including a metal, several wood, and even a ceramic tile blade. Super light with a built in carrying handle on it's side as well.
I watched a few reviews on Google before buying it and one of the videos was a contractor who actually swears by one of these for even his line of work simply because it's compact enough you can carry and use it anywhere (including inside a house, easily, especially if you're using the vacuum attachment to catch the mess), you can swap out the blades in literally seconds, and it's just downright handy.
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