hey folks I'm Dennis today I'm going to show you how to build a clamp rack for
your pipe clamps most of the time they end up propped up in the corner or
laying on a workbench something like that are in the floor thanks for
watching let's get started
this is a pretty simple drawing that I did in Sketchup just kind of an
end-view to show some of the dimensions of the general layout of the project I
had a couple of six inch wide drops left over from ripping some 3/4 plywood on
another project so I used them to build this clamp rack. first I cut two pieces
to 35 1/2 inches long on a miter saw and then I ripped them to 4 1/8
inches wide these are gonna be glued up together to make up the top plate for
the clamp rack I didn't want to use a single ply of 3/4 for the top plate
because I was concerned that over time the weight of the pipe clamps would
cause it to bow so that's why I'm using double thickness I glued these, clamped
them up and set them aside to dry overnight. for the sides I took a couple
of pieces of 4 1/8" wide 3/4 ply and I cut them to 7 7/16" long then
I made a mark 3/4 inches from the edge on the short side and just drew
a 45-degree line and cut that off just to make a nicer edge on the front edge
of the side pieces
I then took a piece of the six inch plywood and cut it to 35-1/2
inches long for the back plate so this panel is six inches wide by thirty
five and a half I apologize for my camera work here in a minute as I
unintentionally took the work just slightly outside of the view of the camera. I mark
each side for two screw holes into the top plate and two into the back plate
since top plates are double thickness I place the marks on the center of the
bottom layer so 1-1/8 inch down from the top edge of the side I didn't
want my screws to end up in the glue line of the top plate you could place
your screws so that one went into each layer of the top plate I also put a
couple of screws to go through the side into the back plate and then drilled all
those holes with a countersink bit. I took the clamps off my top
plate and then using my trisquare I set it to two and three-quarter inches
and scribe the line from one edge all the way down this is gonna help me
locate the center marks for the holes I'm gonna drill that will create the
slots for each pipe clamp so I wanted to end up with four slots at inch and a
quarter wide an inch and a quarter space for my 3/4 pipe clamps and twelve slots
at 1-inch wide with one inch spacing from a 1/2 inch pipe clamps so I laid
the Center marks out on that 2 and 3/4 inch line ascribed down the top plate to
accommodate the number and the size of slots that I wanted you can adjust this
to your needs based on how many pipe clamps you've got and what sizes you got
as you lay yours out just be sure to allow for proper spacing on each end of
the top plate as well as between each slot this will also affect the overall
width of your pipe clamp rack I marked which holes on my top plate were inch
and 1/4 and which ones were one-inch diameter so
I didn't mess up while I was drilling holes then using my inch and 1/4
Forstner bit I drilled the first four holes in the top plate centered on the
marks that I just made law was laying it out
I'll switch my bit to the one inch Forstner and drilled the other 12 holes
in the top plate
using my square again I marked lines from the edge of each hole to the front
edge of the top plate these will mark my cut lines to finish off the slots for
each pipe clamp I clamped a two by six to my miter saw fence so I could step
the top plate out this will make the bottom of the blade come close to the
bottom of the slots as I'm cutting them out
I cut each line and removed the waste to form individual slots for the clamps
can I switch my spacer block to the other side of my miter saw to finish off
my cuts
then I glue, brad, and screw the sides on to the back in the top plate I use
number eight by inch and five-eighths deck screws just because I have a lot of
them right before I did this I ran a bead of glue on the top edge of the back
plate and just put it together with no fastening on to the bottom of the top
plate then I attach the second side using the same method
then about every three or four slots I drilled countersunk holes from the top
plate into the back and I use number eight by two and a half inch deck screws
to fasten that together then I fastened it to the wall into a couple of studs
using some number fourteen screws and filled it up with my pipe clamps so
that's an easy way to build a clamp rack for your pipe clamps and get them out of
the corner off the floor and off your workbench thanks for watching my video I
appreciate it please give me a like below if you would subscribe to my
channel and hope to see you back soon thanks
Không có nhận xét nào:
Đăng nhận xét