Stained glass has its own set of tools and materials. My wife has accumulated many pieces of coloured glass, grinders, patterns and a kiln. I made her a rolling storage unit Feb.3rd 2016 and she has out grown it, so it is time to make another larger unit.
I have a plan, drawn by Eva to fit a particular space in her work area.
I'm about half way through building the shelving unit. Designing storage for glass must always account for the weight of the sheets and pieces of glass. Once this unit is filled with 12 by 12 sheets of glass it will be carrying 100's of pounds. To insure the shelves can carry the weight without twisting or sagging it is framed in 2 by 4 lumber,
with 3/4 inch shelving. The 2 by 4s are left over from construction work at our kid's house so much of the lumber requires attitude adjustment with clamps before it can be screwed together. Since this unit sits in the back of the basement and will be soon covered with glass and gear its minor eccentricities can be ignored, mostly.
Once this unit is installed it will enable Eva to work much more comfortably and to enjoy even more making her projects.
Interestingly this unit is being built without a table saw, I used my circular saw, (Jan 23rd 2017) to cut some of the plywood to size. It needed set up which makes it slower than using a table saw, but...the result was good. I really can see a shop without a table saw. Getting rid of my table saw will free up serious floor space. Space is always at a premium in a small shop, you can see that I am building the shelf unit in the family room for lack of space in my shop.
cheers, ianw
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