I noodle on the occasional HWS and like something that can handle the lateral force of hand planing…would a single post cut it?
I’d need a reverse-thread on that nut for the cap, right?
If it's well designed and executed I don't see why not. If you sleeved the 3.5'' square main post into the floor, the ends of the T would take hundreds of pounds of force. None of this set-up is a cheap welding/fabrication job, however.
I would never have thought the 4 little tapcons (on a small plate) would have survived the thousands of boards done on my racks, but they have.
Now that I said this, they'll break on Monday.
I really like not having anything down there to kick or trip over, and clean-up is easier too. Less crap to vacuum or sweep around.
edit to add: I bridge my racks with a heavy 2''x 8'' all the time for special projects like foiling a fin or making a template. I've leaned on that 2''x 8'' and what's attached to it pretty hard a few times, FWIW.
I made mine with 15" steel wheel rims, and never had a problem with them moving or wobbling. If I could figure how to post pictures I’d do so.
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I'd need a reverse-thread on that nut for the cap, right?
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Not really, you just need to make sure the bolt seats into the nut well enough. Enough so you can get a little purchase. Screwing the bolt tight into the unit is usually enough to back it out.
I guess you could cut a slit in the whole thing and back it out with a pcs of flat 1/4 in sheet steel. Sort of like a giant screw driver.....or a Boat gas key.
http://www2.swaylocks.com/forums/tos-cam-racks
Just in case anyone doesn’t have a jackhammer… Ha!
What’s with me and lame thread names… then I can’t change 'em… Oh well
These are my Cheap Ass Master racks…
mine are exactly like taylorO's but metal pipes instead... big 5 gallon bucket of quickrete isnt going anywhere except for when i tip it and roll it away for storage. works well if you are low budget or need to move them
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I forgot to tell, but you can see it in the upper right-hand corner of the photo: my fiberglass cloth and tissue dispenser is actually a clothes hanger rack and it's mounted on wheels, too:
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You know, that is a really, really good idea. which I may steal, if you don't mind, and adapt to canvas and Sunbrella ( acrylic canvas) and sailcloth and similar for the sewing area.
Wheel it over to the cutting table when need be, or else wheel it over to a corner. Perfect
I have some pipe and such that could be put on welded-on hooks or U-shaped pieces of scrap steel. Most of those clothes racks are something just under 2 meters wide- perfect.
Thanks
doc...
WTF....I thought every man owned a jack hammer. PM me if you need to borrow one, please specify what size...chipper, rotorhammer, or 80 lb electric pavement breaker?
Should be one of the first tool a man buys! How the hell are you going to demo your kitchen or bath room without a electric hammer.....hummm, maybe a sledgehammer would work?
Doc, glad if I could be of any help here. You have helped me so much in the past, it’s only right if it’s my turn. Just be careful of cheap racks, those come from a clothes shop and they can stand a lot of weight and are very stable.
In a pinch I get by with a heavy hammer and big sculpting chisel, and a grinder w/masonry disk…
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Doc, glad if I could be of any help here. You have helped me so much in the past, it's only right if it's my turn. Just be careful of cheap racks, those come from a clothes shop and they can stand a lot of weight and are very stable.
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Naaah, I'm just bumbling along, just like anybody else. The trick with my ideas is in taking them and adapting 'em to what you have, and I do believe you've done well in that direction. Plus, those bent-metal board racks are a work of - not art, artisanry, which I think highly of.
The real commercial racks- hee- as it happens, if I build one of those for myself, I am gonna have to build one for a dressmaker friend who got me into this whole canvaswork thing. She has been after me to make her something like that for a while now, and I'll bet she has sources for good, used heavy-duty racks like that.
(chuckling ) Life works out, you know?
Best regards
doc....
Removable racks shown by Coxie is great, you can use that and save tremendous space. But, most preferable would be to take the help of some flooring contractor to get some knowledge so that rack doesn't effect the flooring.
check out Bud808's layout he's built the best small space set up I've seen so far and produces some great stuff from a very small area.
I use a B&D Workmate. I have a simple shaping rack that sits in the jaws of the workmate, and another rack for glassing. Takes about a minute to change from one to the other. I have a lot of concrete weights on the bottom to hold it down solid, but it can all be moved quite easily. With the weights, I don't have the extra legs that the other guy shows.
I also use the workmate to hold my belt sander when I want to use it like a bench sander.