I recently built a Small Parts Cabinet to keep all of my little odds and
ends in one place. Since the cabinet is located where my old clamp rack
had been, I needed to build two new racks to store my clamps.
Pipe Clamp Rack
I tend to use my
Jet 24 inch Parallel Clamps for most projects, so I
figured I would mount my 48 inch pipe clamps higher up on the wall. They
are out of the way, but still easy to reach when I need them.
To keep things fairly consistent, I sized the pipe clamp rack so it was
roughly the same width as the existing bar clamp rack below. The eight
pipe clamps are fairly heavy so I wanted to make sure the rack was strong
enough to support their weight. I designed the rack with a back and a
lower support bar so the clamps would never touch the drywall. I also
added a small lip on the front edge so the clamps would not fall off the
wall with vibration from the nearby door.
I built my rack using plywood scraps I had laying around the shop. I
measured the slots for the clamps and drilled them out on the drill
press. Then I used my bandsaw to cut out the slots that I could reach,
and cut the rest with a handsaw. Unfortunately, I was not paying
attention and flipped the board the wrong direction when I was cutting
slots on the bandsaw. So, rather than waste the work I had already done,
I just cut the board in half and added a center vertical divider. It was
an unplanned detail, but it actually added a little strength to the rack.
After some sanding and a couple coats of polyurethane, I mounted it to
the wall with 3 inch screws into the studs.
