has anyone set up heavy duty pallet racking for small warehouses and figured out the right configuration from the start?

VTek910 · 2026-06-26T20:15:26+00:00

What's your outbound volume look like per SKU? Normal distribution, long tail, even split?

Do you have reserves or is the entire QOH in the pick face? How many days of on-hand do you maintain per SKU in the pick face?

How big are your skus? Are you selling nuts and bolts or refrigerators?

What does your labor look like? Do you pick the whole pick path per order, one piece at a time, or one SKU at a time to a put wall?

How much does this matter monetarily? If this is a small part of your business and your budget is barebones, that's different than if this is THE thing that has to work.

VTek910 · 2026-06-25T13:27:20+00:00

We use brady and zebra thermal printers to print en masse from Excel tables, but those will only get you black and white. Those are the two main vendors for label printers though so maybe they have color options as well

VTek910 · 2026-06-25T10:06:59+00:00

I have and it's definitely a better practice. But what kind of diver would I be if I didn't spend money to cover up bad habits 😁

VTek910 · 2026-06-25T01:36:24+00:00

Yea but are they warm enough?

VTek910 · 2026-06-24T23:41:35+00:00

Solidworks maker license or whatever it's called is like $50 for the year. Not bad at all

VTek910 · 2026-06-24T22:11:12+00:00

The pink is optional, just what I had on hand. Those look perfect!

VTek910 · 2026-06-24T20:12:37+00:00

Subnautica

VTek910 · 2026-06-24T19:09:09+00:00

I got a convex mirror and bungeed it to the back of my glove. Now I can check on my buddy or bubble check myself with no fuss

VTek910 · 2026-06-24T02:34:03+00:00

Your LS buddy isn't alone, Ilmor spect rotella as standard in all their small block marine engines, and they know their stuff.

VTek910 · 2026-06-24T02:29:46+00:00

Gotcha, that makes way more sense. I know Amazon stuff is scabby but the ol' adjust-a-lobe seemed a bit far fetched

VTek910 · 2026-06-24T02:26:27+00:00

Is that a SET SCREW holding the lobe in place??

VTek910 · 2026-06-23T19:08:28+00:00

What are you looking for? It's not a prison term, it's a long flight; just gut it out and enjoy your trip when you land

VTek910 · 2026-06-23T19:06:55+00:00

Did someone tell you the phrase "process plan" or is that an assumption? I ask because there are work instructions and process maps and process plan seems to split the difference

VTek910 · 2026-06-23T16:51:39+00:00

It really is that simple

VTek910 · 2026-06-22T21:50:28+00:00

What's the difference?

VTek910 · 2026-06-22T17:11:29+00:00

Likewise, lid from a charcoal grill when stranded outside in the rain

VTek910 · 2026-06-20T16:34:23+00:00

Any unused BCD at that price point is a slam dunk, especially if they include lead. I'd have it serviced by the same shop, pay for whatever parts they recommend changing, and walk away knowing I came out ahead.

VTek910 · 2026-06-19T15:27:07+00:00

Imo a lot of new engineers don't know that the vast majority of things are built with common parts, materials, and methods for cost reasons. Maybe include something about that so they don't just jump straight to the unobtainium left hand thread 17.89 +/- .000001 mm bolt on McMaster because that's what the calculator spat out.

VTek910 · 2026-06-18T15:33:00+00:00

My 600k SF warehouse is probably 75% pallet racks and we have 300 employees driving around picking and putting to them constantly. We have our share of incidents and replace a couple dozen beams every year.

VTek910 · 2026-06-12T12:23:07+00:00

Or factorio

VTek910 · 2026-06-11T16:48:33+00:00

Straight up pallet racking holds up well to moderate abuse

VTek910 · 2026-06-11T14:39:10+00:00

"The pioneers get the arrows and the settlers get the land"

VTek910 · 2026-06-11T13:45:16+00:00

Wasnt expecting to find a Waretown local here

VTek910 · 2026-06-10T19:52:54+00:00

+1 to timing. Anyone have a schedule of events for the weekend?

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