Torsion Box Shelves
I have my shop in a the very small space of my single car garage. In order to make space for storing some infrequenty used equipment I build a set of shelves and attached them to the ceiling behind where the garage door is located. I used some salvaged quarter inch OSB and some scrap pine to construct the shelves. Below is how I use the OSB to make some torsion box shelves.
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| The pieces of OSB were 2' by 4'. I decided the shelves would be 49" long and 21 " wide. The 49" length came about because the shelves are attached to the ceiling joists. There is a slight overhang of the pine strips to accommodate this extra inch in length. The pine 'frame' was held together with nails and glue. |  |
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Generous amounts of glue are applied to the frame and then the OSB skins are stapled to the frame with my air stapler. |
| The shelves are glued and screwed to the vertical supports. The units are ugly but functional. |  |
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