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Clamp Rack

Project by TheGravedigger posted 518 days ago 889 views 5 times favorited 17 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This is my version of the mobile clamp rack that Norm built on “The New Yankee Workshop”. I was prompted to make something when I ordered a set of the inexpensive bar clamps that Lee Valley had a month or so ago. Being too cheap to buy the “measured drawing and materials list”, I started from scratch and built it to my own dimensions. I used 3/4” birch plywood (none of the cheaper stuff at Home Depot was flat enough”, and all pieces were cut to a 10-degree angle. The clamps simply hang on 2” strips of plywood that are screwed in place. This allows me to modify the placement later if I desire. The center A-frame member allows me to have different lengths of clamp side by side.

I included one picture with my ugly mug to give an idea of scale—I’m 6’4” tall. Yes, it’s a big rack, but I’ve got a big shop area. The extra space also gives me room to add additional clamps later on.

-- Robert from Raymond, MS. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is therefore not a practice, but a habit." - Aristotle


17 comments so far

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Douglas Bordner

3423 posts in 958 days


posted 518 days ago

Looks good Robert. My, what a big rack you have (sorry, couldn’t resist the easy joke).

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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ryno101

248 posts in 559 days


posted 518 days ago

I’ll second that…

Nice Rack!

-- Ryno

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lew

4486 posts in 650 days


posted 518 days ago

I feel sooo insecure- my rack isn’t nearly that big! ;>)

Nice job!

Lew

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lazyfiremaninTN

528 posts in 848 days


posted 518 days ago

I get all “Excited” seeing a rack that big. Makes me feel insecure about mine.

-- Adrian ..... The 11th Commandment...."Thou Shalt Not Buy A Wobble Dado"

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Napaman

3488 posts in 972 days


posted 518 days ago

this is really nice…looks like it will move easily to where you need it…and room to add more clamps…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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jockmike2

7314 posts in 1141 days


posted 518 days ago

I need a new rack for my clamps but I know my insurance won’t cover it, nice rack though.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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DaveH

372 posts in 673 days


posted 518 days ago

Clean, simple, and all plywood. I like that. Mind if I copy your ideas?

-- DaveH - Boise, Idaho - “How hard can it be? It's only wood!”

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moshel

478 posts in 578 days


posted 517 days ago

is that a rack in your pocket? (sorry! sorry!)

-- The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep...

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FlWoodRat

582 posts in 804 days


posted 517 days ago

Robert, nice job. The rack looks wonderfully functional. Having seen your mug, I have one question: Are you a relative of Jedd Clampet? Just kidding. LOL.

-- I love the smell of sawdust in the morning....

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TheGravedigger

211 posts in 919 days


posted 517 days ago

Jeez, Mom! I’m surrounded by comedians! <chuckle>

Dave, copy away. I got mine from Norm.

-- Robert from Raymond, MS. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is therefore not a practice, but a habit." - Aristotle

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Chris

1469 posts in 886 days


posted 517 days ago

Nice job… I am just now getting to a stage were I need to consider something like this. Thanks for the inspiration and perspiration.

-- Chris

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Texasgaloot

467 posts in 595 days


posted 517 days ago

Great. Now I have rack envy.

That’s looking suspiciously like organization…

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

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Dominic Vanacora

504 posts in 764 days


posted 517 days ago

Can you say Nice Rack to a guy. Well it is a nice rack. I was going to build one for my garage play room shop with some leftover 2 X 4”s but yours look’s so good and the rack will be around for alllll time I think you have switched me over. I like Norms rack as well and I have it TVO’ed. You noted that yours it cut to 10 degrees and Norm’s is at 5 degrees. I’ll have to work out my best angle. I’m also your 5’ 11” tall. That may be the differents.

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.

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TheGravedigger

211 posts in 919 days


posted 517 days ago

I chose the 10 degree angle on purpose. I did a mockup, and 10 degrees kept the clamps in place better when rolling the rack around the shop—less fall-off when hitting cords, etc. This way, they would simply ride without needing to be clamped on or requiring use of individual hangers. Yes, this makes for a larger footprint, but room isn’t as much of a consideration for me.

-- Robert from Raymond, MS. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is therefore not a practice, but a habit." - Aristotle

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Beginningwoodworker

4173 posts in 568 days


posted 288 days ago

Nice clamp rack.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

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Neodogg

88 posts in 322 days


posted 221 days ago

nice rack! I like your thinking on the 10 degrees, makes sense. Also…at what age will I begin to pull my socks all the way up? :P

-- If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem!

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johnpoolesc

246 posts in 255 days


posted 221 days ago

i don’t think norm will go hungry. a lot of us don’t order the measured drawing and materials list. good looking shop, nice rack

-- It's not a sickness, i can stop buying tools anytime.

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