Thread: A Clamp Rack That Works In My Small Shed

Hi,
Like all good ideas that take a lot of thought, it is so simple afterwards.
Good one

Could I please get a close up of the slots you have the clamps resting in.

Originally Posted by Pac man

Could I please get a close up of the slots you have the clamps resting in.

No problems Pac man. The shot with the wider spacing is the top rack and the other two shots are of the lower one. I cut the slots with a dado stack, maximum depth of cut was just right. Because I was cutting across the grain I was a bit concerned about the 'fingers' snapping off so I've glued and screwed a block under every second one so that all clamps are fully supported on at least one side. Thinking afterwards I wondered if it would have been just as strong if I simply drove in a screw from front to back of each finger. Would have saved a bit of time, but it's done now and it seems to work fine so far. In case you can't tell, the whole thing is made of junk, I did have to buy a few bolts and screws though. I'm a hoarder, it should be recognised as a mental illness.

Cheers,
David

Thanks aldav. That will help me to get the clamps off the floor

Hi David

Great idea. Simple ain't easy, and reflects a lot of thought.

By moving your bottom rail to a position just/comfortably below the top clamp screw handles, and restricting that rail to short clamps, then you would have enough room to fit a third lower rail for middles size clamps.

Then you would have to go and buy some more clamps to fill the rails........



Fair Winds

Graeme

Graeme, confirming that the second row of slots would be offset to the other two rails so they would fit between the clamp bars?

Well Graeme you've got Pac man thinking. By the time he's finished he's going to have 500Kg of clamps hanging on the wall!

Collecting more clamps is something I don't really have any problem with. I sell quite a few different styles of clamps so stopping myself from 'reserving' them for my own use is usually the problem. I was actually discussing the 'third storey' option with my wife this afternoon, but she thought it would only encourage my bad habit.

Originally Posted by aldav

...... I was actually discussing the 'third storey' option with my wife this afternoon, but she thought it would only encourage my bad habit.

Please explain; she is discouraging you from being tidy?


Cheers


Graeme

Originally Posted by Pac man

Graeme, confirming that the second row of slots would be offset to the other two rails so they would fit between the clamp bars?

No, PacMan, that would add 50% to the width of the clamp rack.

My suggestion was to make the middle and bottom row identical to the existing bottom row. That is why I suggested reserving the middle row for short clamps only - so the clamp bars do not overlap the clamps below.

But if you went wider then you could hang more than 500 kgs of clamps on your wall!


Fair Winds

Graeme

Great idea on organising your clamps.

I would say using wedges to support the fingers is a better option.

Got it.
I missed the fact that they were already offset.
i also missed that it's a tin shed. At least I'll be anchoring to a brick or stud wall ( when I get on and do it)

Originally Posted by Pac man

i also missed that it's a tin shed. At least I'll be anchoring to a brick or stud wall ( when I get on and do it)

Yes, that's why the racks are mounted to a sheet of ply that sits on a wall brace and has 10 bolts connecting it to the wall. I figured if it fails the whole wall will fall down, but at least the wall doesn't hold up the roof.

Tidyness isn't a habit of mine Graeme, but the previously noted collecting is.