28qt black melamine rack.....A sneak peek

[GHOST_584]

very nice work!

I thank you.

[Jonas@Balls2TheWall]

That looks great!

[jason_ladouceur]

looks good.
what brand of tubs did you use? I just build a few 28 qt tubs using sterilite tubs and the shelf’s needed to be 16 1/8" x 22 7/8" to accommodate the tubs. even without taking into consideration the saw curf that's almost 30 3/4 square feet for 12 shelves and a sheet is only 32.

[GHOST_584]

I used the Sterilite 1655 28 qt tubs. A sheet of melamine is
49 x 97. Shelves are 16 3/16" wide.

[jason_ladouceur]

I used the Sterilite 1655 28 qt tubs. A sheet of melamine is
49 x 97. Shelves are 16 3/16" wide.

so 33 square feet then. I typically have to trim them back to 48 x 96 to eliminate chipping on the edges though.

[SquamishSerpents]

any idea when the DIY is coming? i'm anxious to build!

[bigmike76]

very nice workmanship!
great job..

[mr.spooky]

A+ !!!!!!! those look great. whats the aproxamate cost per build??
thanks
spooky

[jben]

Nice, waiting for the write up.

[GHOST_584]

Thanks everyone. I finally have a few days off from my job coming up so I hope to kick out some more work on them.

Don't have all the materials for the racks yet (such as the heat tape) so can't put a final cost on them. The cost of the entire project will be included in the how to tho.

I have been working on them both at the same time, since I now have all the material cut to size I will probably concentrate on one at a time as I really need to get one finished. I have a few females that are getting a little large for their current tubs!!

Once I have one completed I will work on posting the "how to", but can't give a definite thread date. As I said I usually only have a few hours a week to work on them what with my job and all the animals to tend to every day before work.

Thanks again for all the kind words.

Larry