I have a can storage solution for you if you are looking for a for canned food, spices, spray cans, finishing supplies, gardening supplies, paint, and more! This, as with several of my most recent new videos here on YouTube, came to me as an idea from times past. After building a DIY stand for my miter saw, I am left with having two deal with two milk crates full of spray paint cans. The saw used to rest on. As I usually do, I when on looking for inspiration. However, most of the I found were very specific to a particular size or type of can. The issue is that I have all kinds of can in need of organization and storage. I am talking about oil cans, lube cans, spray paint cans, waxes, etc. While most conform to the standard 8" tall and 2 5/8" (203mm x 67mm), I need a can storage rack to accommodate cans larger and smaller than the standard size.

The solution is something I am pretty familiar with, and the inspiration came from my days of living on boats. Small cubby slots with an elastic string across the front used to store life jackets, flare, and other stuff on boats were common in the 80s. That is not something you see much as of late, but that is ok. I know exactly what I need.

At first, my may look a little rough around the edges, but please understand that this is an organizational solution for my small garage workshop. The primary purpose of this can storage rack of to organize all of my oil cans, lube cans, spray paint cans, waxes, and other workshop woodworking finishing supplies. I have several factors working against me. Number one, I will be using wood scraps from my pile of lumber. Second, this can storage rack will be mounted on the wall behind the entry door, away from sight, in what consider a dead space in the workshop.

However, suppose you wanted to make a more presentable like your spices in the pantry, or canned food, like soups and beans. In that case, this design can easily be replicated out better wood for example, red oak or even selected pine. Something else to keep in mind is that my goal is about 30 cans. You can replicate this design to be wider, taller, or narrower to best suit your needs.



To build this I will be using the following materials from Lowe's, but they can easily be found at Home Depot as well:

• 2 1.5 X 1.5 X 36Inch deck balusters
• 1 1 X 2 X 8foot piece of white pine
• 1 12 X 36 X ¼ pieces of plywood
• 3 24 inch bungee cords

We will start by cutting the stringers to equal length. These are the vertical pieces, and I am using 1.5 X 1.5 X 36Inch wood deck balusters. These are usually about 42inches in length and rarely of equal length, so trimming them to size is advisable. We then need to cut the bulkheads. These are the horizontal pieces. I am using a 1X2 by 8foot white pine fern strip, which I cut into thirds. These don't have to be the width of the cans since it is just a ledge for them to hook on. That and the pressure of the bungee cord will keep the cans n place. Now putting weight on the broad side of a pine board without any support will result in the board bowing in just a matter of days, if not hours. That is why we need a vertical support. That is why I am using the ¼ plywood piece. While not very strong on the broadside, it is pretty rigid, or should I say stiff enough on its vertical axis to hold the weight of many cans. The piece that I am using is not long enough to stretch across the entire width of the can storage rack, but that is not an issue as long as you support the bulkheads for about 7080% of its width.

The assembly is quite simple. I use 1 5/8 course thread drywall screws on the bulkheads and 1 ¼ inch brad naik and glue on the vertical support. To hold the bungee cords in place, I cut the end slip them through the 3/8 hole I predrilled, and tied the end with a 4inch ziptied and a dab of polyvinyl acetate (PVA) adhesive (WELDBOND). As with many of the projects here at the Cuban Redneck DIY channel on YouTube, my objective is to inspire you to ! I thank you for watching, and I look forward to seeing you next week with a new project!

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