I really need to learn how to weld. I just need a project to justify buying a welder.

Thanks for the pictures and your idea. I have also seen another easy to build rack in a Wood magazine article a few years ago. Using Wood’s handy dandy online article index, I see that is was in the Dec/Jan of 2004 on page 36. Here’s the pic: http://woodstore.net/trstforlusca.html

Building another rack out of 2×4’s is still a consideration, so is trying to fix what went wrong with what I’m currently using, My shop time has been extremely limited as of late, and $40 seems like a reasonable price to pay so I can work on one of my actual projects when I’m in my shop.

http://www.shoptours.org/member2/jylumber.jpg

Ok, bear with me, as this is going to be hard to explain w/o a proper picture. I’ll get some next time I’m back at the Garage Mahal.

What you do is cut some 1×4’s or 2×4’s 1 foot-ish in length. Nail/Screw them parallel to the existing studs with gaps between them large enough to squeeze a 2×4 (or 1×4) perpendicular to the stud. You may want to cut your 1 foot parallel boards with about a 15 degree cut at the top and bottom to give them a little extra strength. This will result in your perpendicular boards (the actual lumber supports) angling upwards 15 degrees. After you nail/screw into enough studs to support whatever lumber you wish to store (perhaps every third stud), nail/screw a second stud to box in the area (the 2x or 1x gaps) for the supports. Cut your supports about 2 1/2 feet in length. You should be able to fit 5 or 6 supports on the wall. The beauty of this design is you can change the spacing between the supports at will, without having to take nails/screws out. Just pull out the support boards and move them appropriately.

These are the closest pics I could find:
http://www.garagewoodworks.com/pictures/storage2.jpg