Vertical Sheet Storage for the Shop

In this video, I will be creating Vertical Sheet Storage for the shop. Too often when you receive material, you find yourself leaving it on the pallet or leaning it up against a wall. Depending on the size of your shop, this can quickly become overwhelming, especially if you need to store different sizes and types of materials. The goal of this project was to create a nice looking storage solution that maximizes the holding of various materials and minimizes the space required. I hope you’ll agree that it turned out great!
If you are interested in making one of these for your own shop, I have put a link on my website for the plans and CAD files!
www.grunblau.com
Special thanks goes to Brian Donovan for letting me use his laser and CNC for this project as well as Ethan Gullickson of www.okomodideas.com.
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[@philipdaley368]

Glad to see your making content again! Always found myself rewatching your work from time to time! This is a cool idea!

[@Grunblau]

Thanks! It works great. Some people have the room for material racks. This shop doesn’t and it was started to become a problem in need of a solution!

[@jrmorrisjr1471]

@@Grunblau Welcome back.

[@Sam_596]

So it wasn't a dream. He really is back

[@achappel]

Great design! Always enjoy your videos :)

[@LlessurHterag]

Great to see you here Alex. :)

[@davidurdahl6656]

Ahhh Alex is the reason this showed up on my feed. Lol Cool video sir. Question, did you make the audio sound like it's from the 70s on purpose? At first I'm like wtf? But then I saw your outro and logo and it was pretty 70s-ish..

[@MikeOrkid]

Love the "vintage tone" of your voice. Sounds very 40's.

[@nixie2462]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS! This is the good news, alongside a This Old Tony video, I want any day. Just imagining a collab between you two, for the fun of it, makes me shivver. ^^

[@blainebolze1626]

Brian you have some really good ideas to share! Glad to see you back on KZbin. (From your neighbour in Royal Oak)

[@TheDIMONART]

Wow!! Good to see you alive!!

[@ordlay23]

Its been a long time.

[@samiant5199]

Top quality as per usual, hope to see some projects out this new shop

[@mariobrambilla8932]

Amazed by the concept, realization, precision and final result!

[@Grunblau]

Thank you!

[@kevinkillsit]

Brilliant in design and flawless in execution. Bravo!

[@AGlimpseInside]

This is ingenious man! Great 💡 idea!

[@VerbindingMislukt]

Waking up to a youtube notif that you uploaded a video! You know your day is going to be great, no matter what!

[@Grunblau]

Ha! Thanks. I woke up and remembered I posted one and got to read through comments!

[@MappingAmy]

Wow that is probably the most beautiful sheet rack ever! You need to sell these to the big box stores to pretty them up!

[@Khether0001]

From the 600 channels or so I'm subscribed to, I have only 3 marked with the bell. Just got the message you've posted another video! :) So happy to get to see another one of yours!!!!! Thanks, Brian!!!!!

[@Grunblau]

Thanks! I think I have a few long time subs that pre date the bell... hope they find out I started posting videos again ;)

[@waynoswaynos]

What are the other 2 Nelson? Is Jimmy Diresta one of them?

[@Khether0001]

@@waynoswaynos Yup! DiResta and Clickspring

[@Thejakegee]

Just bought the plans! My shop has been struggling with this issue, and this is going to be a game changer for material storage!!!

[@Grunblau]

Thanks! We use it to hold all of the thin sheet goods for the laser cutter and vacuum former! A 3/4”x 4X8 sheet of MDF can keep very thin sheets flat and in their place…

[@RaspyOB174]

Thanks for coming back to KZbin I still go back to your older videos because they were always awesome and wondered if you ever would come back!

[@Grunblau]

Good to be back! Lots of good stuff on the way! (At least I think so)

[@arson8582]

You are definitely a Master Craftsman. 👏🏾

[@KRGraphicsCG]

This is awesome. It's great to see you posting again

[@Grunblau]

Thanks!

[@tracybowling97]

Are you some sort of genius? Everything you do is great! I'm enjoying watching it all!

[@miguelqg2309]

Thanks once again for a great idea. I love your work methodology, processing each idea from the beginning to the end. Every time I do something I try to be as rigorous as you. For me it is a way of not making mistakes later. I always learn something by watching your videos. Great to see you back one more time. Great job. Greetings from Cadiz

[@Grunblau]

Thanks! Architecture school instills in you a sort of methodical approach. Harder for me to be carefree and head into projects with a “let’s see where it goes...” attitude that I am jealous of.

[@AndysDogHouse]

Hey Brian. That's a great idea. My metal is piled in one corner of my shop leaning against the wall. It's a 10-minute job trying to find something that I need. Thanks for sharing.🍁👍👍

[@darfjono]

pretty AND functional!

[@GeraldLeenerts]

This is phenomenal. You have some great ideas and your content is always enjoyable!

[@Grunblau]

Hey, thanks!

[@Vassenden_yt]

It's always worth the wait when you upload. Looks great!

[@Grunblau]

Thank you!

[@AndrewWolboldt]

YOU’RE BACK!

[@markavery2888]

Nice

[@aimDiego]

HE'S BACK.

[@iteerrex8166]

Cool looking shelf's. Besides the functional reason for tilting it back, it also adds ecstatic value.

[@bchlan]

I hope there are many videos to come. You were my very first person that I subscribed to (like 10 years ago) when youtube replaced watching TV for me.

[@Grunblau]

Thanks! I worked on two of them today! Trying to decide if I can do a decent cast in this weather... might just fire up the foundry in the middle of a field to see how big the melted circle gets...

[@ejwall]

Looks great! Some expensive material!

[@Grunblau]

Was certainly less expensive then…. I have a whole pallet of Baltic Birch that has probably tripled in value I had slated for jigs etc….

[@Davon234able]

Good to have you back 🙏

[@Grunblau]

Thank you. 👊

[@tobus71]

Eat your heart out IKEA!! :) Fantastic.!

[@Kamal_AL-Hinai]

You're back!

[@joehosie]

Wow Brian! Great video yet again!

[@Grunblau]

Thanks!

[@garbgas]

Very nice solution. Keep up the good work. Thanks

[@pavski]

Glad you're back to making videos- I really enjoyed your content years ago and missed it when you disappeared.

[@Grunblau]

Made the mistake of working at a secretive company for 12-16 hour days... I might not be able to release videos every week (who would want to) but I do have 4-5 videos in the works!

[@allbranbuds]

he's back!!!

[@charickter]

Fantastic stuff, Brian! Always loved your design sensibilities and method. Can't wait for more!

[@Grunblau]

Awesome, thank you!

[@sabrinaflipse7732]

These videos remind of the old filming styles of Charles & Ray Eames :)

[@Grunblau]

What a compliment! Thanks!

[@PrograError]

you can still add stuff to the other end for additional storage if you wanted tho... maybe a pegboard

[@jeffhaskin895]

Why are you so good at everything

[@waynoswaynos]

Awesome Brian, as per usual. Thank you. I do believe this is the first time I have seen you as an extra in your own videos. You might be front of camera talking directly to us anytime soon which would be fine I am sure.

[@Grunblau]

I am trying to get better at being in front of the camera. It limits the size and scope of projects if it is limited to just my hands!

[@downhilldick]

Beautiful. You are next level man!

[@kmyerslp85]

Sad to see the 4x8 mdf cnc machine gone. That build was one of my inspirations to build my first cnc using mdf.

[@Grunblau]

I still have mine! This isn’t my shop. Although I am considering retiring it to make more room in my shop. Glad you built your own! Fun project.

[@donalda777]

How did this video get past my scanners!? Nice to see Brian again!

[@Grunblau]

Don’t worry… no one else saw it either, lol!

[@HenryKamp]

Another beautiful solution! Excited to see it in the background of many videos to come ;)

[@janbeck8269]

Sweet!

[@Mozilafoxx]

Lovely!

[@_AndresPalomo_]

I'm glad to see your videos again, in the past I really enjoyed them, for when will any of you cast?

[@Grunblau]

Thanks! I have a mold sitting here ready to cast, actually...

[@fasousa4798]

welcome back!

[@Grunblau]

Thanks!

[@makingwithsteve]

Beautiful!

[@Grunblau]

Thanks!

[@whiteflag2366]

The presentation is very cool! Good work stranger!

[@Grunblau]

Thank you!

[@n.ibralic728]

Gr8 one......👍👏

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Really great well thought out project 👍 😊

[@carlaneal44]

Amazing as always! Miss you cousin! It has been way too long! -Carla

[@mavos1211]

I am really disappointed that I have not been notified of new uploads. I am however really excited to have 3 videos to watch!

[@Grunblau]

I agree! KZbin changed something and a lot of people don’t get notified of new uploads. Best I can suggest is to hit the bell notification and hope for the best!

[@MaltandMake]

What a great concept, going to give this one a go! Thanks for making plans.

[@chiraz111]

Really cool! Nice work Brian! (From your other neighbor in Lake Orion)

[@Grunblau]

Looks like I am surrounded...

[@mrfochs]

Just the other week I was cleaning up my channel subscriptions and thought... hmmm, I wonder if he is going to post again or if he simply made his kayak and retired to the water. I decided to keep being subscribed to you channel because you have yet to make a video I did not enjoy and learn something. Great to see this pop up in my feed.

[@Grunblau]

I have a few of them that are getting close... everything waiting on one last thing.

[@fernandobales5786]

New shop?! Looks great!

[@WreckDiver99]

HE LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Grunblau]

Everyone assumes I died between every video release...

[@WreckDiver99]

@@Grunblau Well...maybe we just need to put it in our calenders...9 months, better start checking for a video from Brian. LOL

[@PunkR0ckz09]

The biggest plague in any workshop is those pesky lower than 8 feet garage door rails. I have a 9'x7' garage door and my rails are at around 7'4" if I remember properly, so I cannot load a sheet vertically close to the door unless I dance with it (lower it to get through the garage door, than turn around and then raise it again.) and to unload it is even harder in the winter, as you have to take into consideration the 4' you need to get it out of the storage system, which means you then need a 8'6" diagonal clearance at minimum. This is a very clever idea though, putting the sheets at an angle to reduce the footprint... still an issue if you have a garage door in the way though :(

[@Grunblau]

This storage was primarily to store thin sheets for a vacuum former. If you look closely, I think I acknowledged how much floor space it takes to get it out of the system as a lot of people miss this. Same with ripping on a table saw! So far, it has been great addition to the shop using vertical space that is usually wasted. But this only works with a floor to ceiling of greater than 8’.

[@PunkR0ckz09]

@@Grunblau Yes indeed, you mentioned the footprint required to take the sheets outs on a regular setup. However, you didn't mention that you need an unobstructed 8+ feet of vertical space for your design to load it easily. In my example, I was refering to the tracks of a standard 9'x7' garage door, they are generally at around 7'4", which is lower than 8', which means it wouldn't be easy to load it... but still doable, need to angle the sheet before loading it. This isn't specific to your design though, it was just an observation for others to think about as I was looking over other people's design to see if anyone had came up with a solution to less than 8' high tracks that gets in the way heh.

[@4TheFellas]

9 sheets of 3/4 BB??? Sheeesh ! Thats a $1000, sheet goods rack

[@Grunblau]

$45 per sheet out the door from the before times…. I would not use precious BB now. Used to be 1/2 the price of a nice veneer plywood. No longer the case.

[@4TheFellas]

@@Grunblau it's nearly unreasonable to use now

[@12345.......]

The video description is almost as entertaining as the video :)

[@Grunblau]

Cheers!

[@vwegert]

I really like this design. It only has one problem... ...my workshop is too small :-(

[@Grunblau]

...maybe the laser cut version then?

[@thomaspower7483]

Everytime I watch you videos I think why didn't I think of that... Then I remembered I'm not Brian

[@Everfalling]

whoa hey there long time no watch

[@catch_me_outside_how_bout_dat]

Love it

[@Grunblau]

I don’t know how you typed this that fast, lol!

[@molitovv]

Bots are quick.

[@catch_me_outside_how_bout_dat]

@@molitovv how dare you I take offense good sir.

[@catch_me_outside_how_bout_dat]

@@Grunblau im on a Pixel 3a guess I have developed good muscle memory from texting love to family a lot..

[@molitovv]

@@catch_me_outside_how_bout_dat Precisely what a bot would say.

[@Tachikomaster]

He is back!!! Very nice design, now I have a great inspiration for metal sheet storage ;) I like your video format, its clean and fast, could you please share your workflow creating video like this? The thing I struggle with any workshop video is how to keep your actual work from taking twice as long as when you wouldnt record it. Do you have any tips for that?

[@tluanem]

👍👍👍

[@sabrinaflipse7732]

Ps great project :)

[@Grunblau]

Hey thanks!

[@if333]

Turned out great. Good to see you back! Will the next video be the final version where you cast it in aluminum?

[@Grunblau]

I have a pattern ready to go that I want to cast, but there is like 2’ of snow outside! Soon... I can quench the part in a snow bank!

[@mrskwrl]

That was really cool but I guess this didn't address the storage of a 24" stack of baltic birch type plywood?

[@Griswald2000]

Looks good. Would this work freestanding or does it need the wall for support to prevent it from tipping?

[@Grunblau]

It is free standing… it is like 3 inches off the wall and doesn’t need any extra support!

[@n0rth3rnlight]

Got damn it that was smart. But i kinda hoped to see a custom cnc similar to your old ones only xxxxl and not a shopbot ;)

[@Grunblau]

Thanks! I actually designed a full size machine, but never released it. The Shopbot is not mine, but it is nice to be able to process full sheets! I’ll still be using my Platform CNC in my own shop.

[@m007mm]

What's the biggest sheet that you need to store? Like 1meter wide?

[@Grunblau]

4X8 generally. This is what I plan for anyway. When I get a 60”X60” baltic birch, for example, I almost immediately rip it to 48”X60”

[@ufuk54h1n]

Mr. How to design this? Plase share a video about it.

[@Grunblau]

Really depends on software. I basically developed the non tilted version, then tilted it and adjusted the geometry. I use Rhino 3D. The drawings were done in Rhino and exported to Illustrator. Hope this helps!

[@bradley3549]

I suddenly feel really stupid for making my 'vertical' sheet storage in the landscape and not portrait orientation. I could have fit twice as many sheets in the same floor space.

[@TeamStevers]

Is your mic the one they used in the originalPeanuts cartoons?

[@Grunblau]

Considered recording this voice over again and reposting. Was a Rode mic but the codec baked the sound a bit.. using Adobe Audition now and the work flow is better…

[@EcoMouseChannel]

Are you gonna put up some DXF cut files for this someplace?

[@Grunblau]

www.Grunblau.com Has this project and a few others. (Looking to add more).

[@jacoenslin9403]

Hello brian could i get 'n coppy of your stich and glue kayak

[@Grunblau]

Yes, eventually!

[@jacoenslin9403]

I will buy it

[@The.Talent]

I was thinking about this just yesterday. Our problem is that our most annoying sheets to store are 3m x 9m hardened 20mm plate steel. We usually have about 10-20 in stock at any time. I’m looking for any design that could work for that.

[@Grunblau]

My mind went to a heavy duty rack with a drive over crane, lol! Those must be heavy!

[@The.Talent]

@@Grunblau we make tilt slide tow trucks. We use these for the flat bed and the combing rails. We are designing a new factory and are trying to make this more efficient than our current tactic of just laying it flat on the ground in the yard.

[@jake_a_g]

Okay I knew Brian had to be sexy. 3:29 but I didnt think he'd be THAT sexy

[@mbahmannz]

is he morgan freeman sons ?

[@paska68]

No idea why KZbin wanted me to see this

[@quinnfoster4671]

You are a waste'n space

[@Grunblau]

Ha, thanks!

[@lucianolizana446]

What with this guy and the quality of the stuff he makes?

[@Grunblau]

Thanks! I think...

[@christophertstone]

Nice shorter video; and great looking design. What's with the audio quality on the voiceover? Sounds like you need a new potato.

[@Everfalling]

damn 9 sheets of 3/4" baltic birch ply? that's one expensive storage solution.

[@Grunblau]

Not really. If IKEA had it for $360, I’d consider it (about what this cost). Now it you went with walnut veneer faces and edge-trim....

[@Everfalling]

@@Grunblau where do you live where a full sheet of 3/4" baltic birch only cost you 40 bucks?

[@m93sek]

Seems a little overengineered

[@joshclark44]

Face reveal!!

[@Grunblau]

Same channel thumbnail for like 100 years! Oh and Instagram... I do tend to make faces while I work that I don’t notice until the final edit and then I have to leave it out completely, lol!

[@joshclark44]

@@Grunblau haha could make a blooper reel 😂

[@JoeMalovich]

That's over $600usd of materials alone.

[@Grunblau]

You must buy your plywood at Rockler? :) Even full retail on 3/4” Baltic Birch is little over $40/sheet...

[@JoeMalovich]

@@Grunblau who is your supplier? The closest I've found are 2 hours away and $65 to $80 per sheet of 3/4

[@Grunblau]

All American Plywood, Detroit MI

[@Rob_2002_NCAA_Champion]

Feels like a waste of time and effort when you really think about what you are storing and the easier alternative ways of storing them

[@Grunblau]

Like on a pallet?