Cheap storage

I’ve been constantly “cleaning” my work space and decided I needed to have a better storage method for my planes than just stacking them in any ‘ol corner.  I’ve seen people make them out of PVC or wood, but I wanted something cheap.  Thinking for a few minutes on it, I figured Dollar Tree Foam would do the trick.  Four sheets of foam would make three plane storage racks.  The sheets are 20”x30”, so I decided a 10” base and 10” sides would be about right.  I started by drawing lines for the base 10” from each side on three of the boards.  Then I drew some lines for the cross pieces on the end ½” from the sides.   From there, I drew lines for ¼” slots every three inches.  One more set of lines for an intermediate cross piece finished off the marking.  




Then I cut 3” by 20” cross pieces from the fourth board.




I scored the board down the middle and folded up the sides.  Then I cut the slots.  The cross pieces were inserted and then hot glue was used to set the end pieces.







The end result makes for a nice, compact storage rack.  Looking at this makes me realize how many slab wing and SIG airfoiled planes I’ve built up.  Three will not be enough for all the 1/2A planes I’ve built the last few years.  I need to go back to the Dollar store and get more sheets for the built-up wing planes I have sitting around.  One will be reserved for the back of my Tucson for ferrying models out to the field.  The 20” width is nice because it fits in lots of corners and shelves, and it’s narrow enough to carry through doorways without dinging the models.




The Clean Mark