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Quick and Cheap Shop Made Clamp Rack Details - Support of Forum Thread

Project by CessnaPilotBarry posted 189 days ago 1078 views 1 time favorited 10 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Related to the “Clamp Rack – Build or Buy” forum thread…

The attached photos are suggestions for folks with limited time to save a bunch of money on a rolling clamp rack, without expending much time. This one is ~ 6 feet tall, sitting on a 20×36 base. None of the dimensions are at all critical.

I built this thing in one session, of about 1 – 1-1/2 hours. The materials were ultra cheap, 2x, sheathing plywood, deck screws, a few carriage bolts, nails, and some Grizzly wheels. The clamp supports themselves can be unscrewed and changed as the collection evolves. using 8 foot 2x’s yielded cutoffs that became crossbars.

- The base is a simple box, made from 2×6 sides and 2×4 ends, attached to plywood. The base supports the a-frame, and provides easy wheel mounting. I keep weights, band clamps, cauls, pads, etc… in the base.

- The uprights are basic ladders attached at the top with plywood gussets. These attach inside the base with carriage bolts.

Nest the clamps on the crossbars, no special fixtures are required. The whole idea came from the Bessey display at my local tool pusher.

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isetegija

610 posts in 408 days


posted 189 days ago

Clamp rack is OK , well done. But the clamps , so many clamps.
I understand there can not be to many clamps but here I see almost enough clamps .

Thanks for sharing with us.

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a1Jim

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posted 189 days ago

Hey Barry
well done,it should serve you well for a long time.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 189 days ago

Hey Barry;

Nice job.

I cheated with mine, I got the the Bessey Display Unit.

Lee

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Scott Bryan

20596 posts in 715 days


posted 189 days ago

Barry, This is a nice clamp rack. I have one of these on my list as well and this certainly is an inspiration. And I like the price as well. :)

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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Hacksaw

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posted 189 days ago

There will NEVER be ENOUGH clamps :) a rolling clamp rack is a wondeful thing and this one is doubly wonderful becuase it doesn’t cost $150.Nice Job

-- teh most beautiful about a tree is what you can make out of it...even if that is only a fire!I hate raking

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Splinterman

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posted 189 days ago

Good design and cheap….but….when you build boats…......you never have enough clamps.

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.

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Bob #2

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posted 189 days ago

Nice Barry. I made one a few years back and in hindsigt I would have notched the hangers for the clamp heads.
I still might do this today.
The clamps have a tendency to come off the truck whn I ammoving moving it.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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Dusty56

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posted 189 days ago

good job…simple and gets the job done : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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tmiller

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posted 188 days ago

Looks good. Can you post a picture of the whole rack in one photo?

Thanks for posting the project.

-- All trees have projects inside of them, it is your job to get them out.

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CessnaPilotBarry

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posted 188 days ago

tmiller,

I’d be happy to do that, but I probably won’t get the chance ‘till this weekend.

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