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awemawson:
Pete, yes I also remember something of the sort - I've a feeling that it used AC electro-magnets though rather than permanent ones  :scratch:

wgw:
The only simple system I've seen has the sheets stored on edge. A cage with enough room between the uprights to be able to separate the sheets and pull out the one you want. The base a few rollers to help in sliding the sheet out. Then a plate clamp to lift it Use your forklift or loader?

awemawson:
WGW I think probably in the end this is what I'm going to adopt. Certainly the rollers on the cross pieces will make individual sheets easier to pull (so long as they don't all decide to come at the same time rolling on the roller  :bugeye:)

It's the width / length ratio that's the issue - really need to approach from the narrow end, in which case there's 8 foot lengthwise on a fork that's only 42" long. Perfectly possible if there are 'fork pockets' that the tines engage in.

At the moment I have in mind a cage arrangement 8 foot long, 4 foot high and perhaps 2 foot wide on sizeable castor wheels and fork pockets. I can then stack the sheets on edge safely, and put the whole sheebang lengthwise into a storage container that I have spare at the moment, and when I need a specific sheet out I can lift the cage with the forks into the welding shop, withdraw the sheet I want, and post the cage back to storage.

All just theory currently, so please don't stop making suggestions - it's all been very helpful and plans might change  :thumbup:

awemawson:
It's amazing what some people think up - how about this way of shifting sheets that I found on the Interweb:

wgw:
I recently used a similar idea to get some sheets up onto the roof, except I cheated and used an electric winch . Cheap 12v winch ( £50 ) ladder with little wheels at the top and G clamp. Might modify for 8x4s ?

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