Tired of setting his clamps on the assembly table of the floor dave shively of lafayette indiana devised this mobile combination clamp rack and glue up station.
Wood magazine clamp rack. Browse the plans here or create your own member plan to share with the community. Follow along as we show you how woodworkers from around the country hang and store these woodworking essentials. From the wood store clamps are often found standing in a corner of the shop or stacked in a pile. They re heavy unwieldy and space hungry especially if hung single file on a wall.
As shown in the photo on page 10 we built and placed three racks end to end. Mounting rails spaced along the wall allow glue ups up to 11 long. One wall is dedicated to glue ups. Here are three separate plans for a pipe bar and c clamp rack to alleviate that problem and showcase your clamps at the same time.
Pipe clamps and bar clamps can be a real pain to store in a shop. Pipe clamps and bar clamps can be a real pain to store in a shop. Wall mounted clamp racks are positioned in each corner. February 1985 issue 3 page.
Hang a few clamps on the rack and then adjust the rack to a convenient height. Attach the threaded rods to the 2x4 rack and then to the ceiling joists using the fasteners specified on the drawing. Shop savvy clamp racks clamps are a woodworkers best friend but without proper organization in your shop they can be something you spend more time working around than with. Mount a wood extension to your miter gauge and make the cuts where marked.
Of all the clamp racks i ve encountered over the past few decades this one brightly outshines the rest allowing you to stack clamps a half dozen or so deep saving serious wall space. 800 645 9292 the wall also functions as storage space. They re heavy unwieldy and space hungry especially if hung single file on a wall. You could also lengthen the two parts and cut the number of slots needed to match your supply of clamps.
Measuring and marking tools. Of all the clamp racks i ve encountered over the past few decades this one brightly outshines the rest allowing you to stack clamps a half dozen or so deep saving serious wall space. User menu subscribe woodworking how to. Rails and clamp collars.
We positioned our rack about 3 1 2 above the table surface so taller projects would fit underneath it cut off the rod ends extending beneath the 2x4.