3 Tier Rolling Mat Rack Question

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VeluzarStudios

VeluzarStudios

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I am not sure if this should be here or in the "Home made picture framing equipment".
I would like to build a 3 tier rolling mat rack and was wondering if anyone could share the external dimensions and the distance/clearance between the tiers/shelves. I did a search in the forum and found a couple of threads but not a lot of dimentional information pertaining to a rolling mat rack.
Another question to those who have rolling mat racks. How are your mat corners/samples stored on the rack? Is it on its side like an "L" or is it on a diagonal (something like /\)?
Thanks in advance,
Troy

PS.
It would also be nice to see FramerGuy's pics of his home made mat racks but the pics aren't in the post anymore. Here's the link to FramerGuy's post.
 
My hubby built one from oak lumber for considerably less than Cundy's prices.

Dimensions (all boards are 3/4" (aka 1-by) thick):
Left and right vertical supports: 11" x 40"

Each shelf on the rack looks like a long upside-down V made from 2 5-1/2" boards butt-joined and glued. Each shelf is 36" long.

The peak of the top shelf is about 7" from the top of the vertical support. 13" vertical spacing between the remaining peaks of the shelves. Shelves are connected to vertical supports with standard deck screws.

Matboards sit (or I guess they kinda hang) on the shelves just like they would on a standard display rack. To pull a sample from the bottom or middle rack, we rotate the sample up slightly then pull straight out.

Also add 4 industrial casters for easy movement. One thing I've noticed is that the rack is a bit top-heavy so be sure to pull it instead of pushing when moving it around.

You can see the rack in the top picture at this page:
http://www.murphyimages.com/aboutus.shtml
 
I'd like to echo the praise for Cundy's 3-tier rolling mat rack. I bought one several years ago. It is very well made, sturdy, attractive, and absolutely rigid.

I would be concerned about the rigidity a rack made out of 3/4" thick lumber. There is a lot of stress on the joints of a mat rack, holding probably a hundred pounds of samples, being tugged around the gallery on wheels.

When I bought the mat rack I also bought a table-spinner for fillets & the like. It is about 10" square x 30" tall, covered with black Velcro fabric. That is the best possible use of 1 square foot of table space, which in my shop is prime real estate.
 
I'd like to thank my fellow Grumblers for helping me make my new mat rack and fillet carousel by providing me with dimensions/photos/instructons/ etc. Below are the photos. (pardon my saw dust-filled garage)

Mat rack is approx 48" h X 36" w X 17.5" d.
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Here's the carousel, which right now is naked and waiting the arrival of the velcro sheet. It's approx 24" tall and 10.5" square.
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Thanks again,
Troy
 
Troy ...it looks like you've got quite an active creative woodshop. Very artsy ...nice stuff!

:thumbsup:

Dave Makielski
 
Hellloo people...what is wrong with you? Am I the only one with garage/workshopthatisactuallycleanandorganized envy???


and...your rack is excellent! :D
 
Wherdacargo?

:confused:

Dave Makielski
 
Thanks everyone.
My garage is not that organized. I actually did sweep a little and intentionally took the picture facing the clean side of the garage.
The X pattern are leather strings. The X pattern came about because of a design flaw that I made. After I've constructed the rack, I realized that there were no sides that the mat corners can lean on on the two bottom shelves. I still have to test if the leather strings can support the weight of the mat boards. If not, I'll replace them with nylon strings.

Troy
 
Wow, Troy, what a masterpiece! We have a maple 3 tier rolling rack from Showcase Acrylics--we bought it to house only fabric mat samples--3 tiers of them. Cost us a fortune in samples from Raphaels and Franks, but now we have this enormous selection. After that our fabric sales went through the roof! It is very heavy when loaded and we don't move it much--it is butted up against the end of one of our design tables. I've almost toppled it a couple of times by trying to shove it over in a hurry.
You carpenter types just amaze me! Oh, we cover the whole rack every night--I have a good seamstress on staff--to protect our fabric investment.
 
Sa-weet!

And what Steph said...about the envy thing. Never thought a guy would make me experience rack-envy...hehe!
 
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