Originally Posted by hills
Lightweight big box store cheapo metal shelving works pretty well for organizing the shop. It's the kind you assemble yourself. I picked mine out of the metals pile at the transfer station so there was no cost and time lost assembling them. The units are about 2'6" wide x 5' feet tall. The shelves are about 12" deep. The best depth for a shelf is generally 16" but pickers can't be choosers.
They're a bit wobbly, but they firm right up if you run a couple of 2" drywall screws through the uprights somewhere up near the top of the shelving unit. The idea is to catch a stud and fasten the shelving unit firmly to the wall framing behind the sheetrock.
The best thing i've found for boxes are the " banker's box " at the office supply store. They go under different names but they're basically cardboard boxes used to store files like in a file cabinet ? These are low cost and about the right size for the volume of boards that i'm doing. It's generally time to ship a load when these ones fill up.
It's different strokes for different folks but this might be a low cost starting point for organizing your shop in the beginning. It can always grow as your operation expands.
Yea I currently have the $14 ikea metal shelves that used to be in my house. I have like 10 of them lining one wall of my garage but they are neither tall enough or deep enough to hold the big plastic tubs. But they are filled with smaller cardboard boxes for the other items. I am sure I will find some good shelves in the trash here pretty soon
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