18 tub 28 qt diy plastic rack for under $150....easy

[Steve-J]

Adam, thanks for the pics of the 41 qt tubs, the tubs I was planning on using are the sterilite 1960 and the only difference (besides the height) is an eighth inch greater width. How much extra clearance do you have when you slide the 41's in from the side? If i'm calculating correctly on the 24 inch shelf minus 5 inches for the posts there should be ample clearance but it's kinda hard to tell in the pics. . .

[adamjeffery]

more than enough room. lots of clearance on the 24 inch side and a couple inches on the 36 inch side
adam jeffery

[mtc07d]

That's exactly the same way that I built my rack except it only holds (8) 26qt tubs, I suppose I could always expand though. Your project came out great. I still haven't decided how to heat mine though, what direction are you going to go heat wise?


Mike

[Reakt20]

I wonder if the 18 inch shelf would work sideways for 41 qt. tubs. they are 35 bucks i think?? or would the legs be in the way?

[Reakt20]

Just letting you know, I'm about to turn up i-tunes on my computer and make this right now! Just got back from home depot!

[adamjeffery]

so how did it turn out man?
adam jeffery

[pbjtime8908]

i just got done building one of these yesterday. i could only find 18 in wide shelves and my 41 qt tub didnt fit in there so i had to cut the legs at the top of the shelve for the edges of the tub (it really looks kinda like a rail) and then a little bit of the edge on the back of the tub at the other legs. its pretty tight but i just see that as a security measure for her not to push the tub open.

i also did mine a little different, when i tried to glue the paneling on the bottom it didnt stick as there was only one or two places where the glue touched so i cut a 1x1 in piece of some sort of wood i had around and screwed that to 8 different places around the outside of the shelf. then i used 2 finishing nails per block to attach the paneling.

its not as pretty as gluing it but i also didnt have to leave it sit overnight and i trust screws and nails more than i do glue. but i wouldnt have had this idea without your thread so thnx for the writeup.

altogether my cost was 56 for the shelf, and 15 for the 4x8 panel. i had the screws, nails and flexwatt around the house already, and decided to go with belly heat. the supplies are cheapier and easier to find then melamine so ill be doing the rest of my racks this way.

[adamjeffery]

cool beans, post some pics up. you never know when your way might be able to help someone where mine cant. good job
adam jeffery

[pbjtime8908]

i already built the whole shelf but will be building at least one more next week and will take pics of where my way strays from yours. here are some pics of how i got the 41 qt done. yes i did melt the legs and tub away but i dont have a dremel yet although i will definitely get one to use for this next time. the third pic is where the back of the tub hits the legs and i melted the corner off which allows it to fit pretty square. you can also see how i screwed and nailed it in. its the first shelf that got put together so theres a gap but every other shelf i got to sit flush.

[Reakt20]

so how did it turn out man?
adam jeffery

Sorry, I forgot about this thread. It turned out great!! I only did one shelving unit because I don't have many snakes at the moment, but it holds temps fine and looks nice as well! I'll post pics maybe later tonight! Thanks for the idea!