Clamp racks...let's see what ya got.

larry merlau said:

nice rack allen

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You are talking about clamps...right?

Rennie Heuer said:

These must be 'bat clamps' as they are all hanging upside down!

Fascinating, never saw that before!

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I find that they are eaiser to get in & out when the weight is at the bottom.
Less risk of bopping my head.

Bruce Page said:

I find that they are eaiser to get in & out when the weight is at the bottom.
Less risk of bopping my head.

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Actually I think it's a great idea. I can't wait to get home and turn my Jorgies upside down. Can't understand why I didn't think of that!

larry merlau said:

yeah rennie beat me to it,, i have always had mine hagin but never as neat as your are allen, although the thought of havin them mobile is something i might consider, see i dont move as well as you folk and could use them as a cructh in am mergncy. nice rack allen

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Larry,
Would that have anything to do with a tree and some rocks?
Keith

Rennie Heuer said:

Actually I think it's a great idea. I can't wait to get home and turn my Jorgies upside down. Can't understand why I didn't think of that!

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if the cost of 4" aluminum angle doesn`t scare you just wait `till you gotta resharpen the dado blade after cutting all those slots ......ol` bruce has a few "ins" when it comes to metal workin`...

tod evans said:

if the cost of 4" aluminum angle doesn`t scare you just wait `till you gotta resharpen the dado blade after cutting all those slots ......ol` bruce has a few "ins" when it comes to metal workin`...

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If I recall correctly it's 4x6x3/8. I paid about $75 through a friend that owns a commercial machine shop.
Did the slot work myself.

I am in the same situation as Allen. Out of space and no other place.

I have about 20 Bessey style clamps in a small area

Here is my small rack behind the entrance door to the shop is where I keep most of my clamps & another rack for Quick Grip clamps & thanks to Vaughn I have just receiver an E-mail from Rockler that my 8 wood screw clamps are on the way. Hmmm I wonder where I'll put them? I'll just have to consult with my friend Frank Pellow fellow small shop owner.

I thought having a clamp rack behind the door made good use of space normally not usable. Waste not want not.

Allen Bookout said:

I do not like my set up very much because it is not mobile. A lot of walking and carrying of clamps when I need them. It is even worse when I need to put them all back. The reason that I do not have them on a movable rack is that I am out of room. No other option that I can think of.

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Nice setup Allen. I had to wait until I got home to see it. I guess the firewall at work blocks photobucket.

Bruce Page said:

I find that they are eaiser to get in & out when the weight is at the bottom.
Less risk of bopping my head.

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hey bruce one big problem when you need to get you stuff in the shop you have to move al of them as well as that funnt lookin drillin thing back there.. but i was impressed in the alum braket i knewit was gonna be metal..

and i was speakin abut the clamps yup swear toit

larry merlau said:

hey bruce one big problem when you need to get you stuff in the shop you have to move al of them as well as that funnt lookin drillin thing back there.. but i was impressed in the alum braket i knewit was gonna be metal..

and i was speakin abut the clamps yup swear toit

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LOL! sure glad i got that other door!

Here are my racks. I think they take too much valuable space. A mobile unit isn't an option sice it takes quite a bit of space in my limited basement also. One day I'll figure out what to do.



More pics and a write up here.

I'm tight on space and worked real hard at getting my clamps to have easy access and serve double duty with other shop items. In this picture you can see a small clamp caddy and other quick releases on the back of my drill press. The rack on the drill press is removeable to be mounted on the wall in a pinch should I need to back the drill press against the wall. An option tha seemed clever at the time but which I've yet to exercise.


This one shows one of my Bessy racks which also has little shelves behind the vertical bars of the clamps to store the 24 set up blocks for the Bessey's I have.



Same rack but showing lower portion of which which stores Bessey corner clamps. Some behind bars and some are situated below.







Another Bessey rack on other side of garage door from previous rack which has storage for more Bessey corner clamps and also a space for my ratchet case which is stored and slides out from behind the vertical bars of the Bessey bar clamps.



Half dozen 5 foot Besseys set up in what would be a dead space area horizontally. Under clock.



Bunch of misc small hand clamps stored overhead affixed to underside of overhead wood storage area and garage door opener.



Another Bessey rack which is designed to allow band saw to back into for space saving purposes.





The last area is behind my TS for the few remaining that I would seldom need.

Thanks guys!

That's a new one on me Kevin. How clever to make a clamp rack on the back of your drill press. Mobile and efficient.

I remember your's from a while back Bruce. Really impressed me.

Here is one of two clamp racks based on Bruce Page's design. They work great and look neat.

Craig Feuerzeig said:

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i wondered how long it`d take you craig .......two points!

Well that does it...Craigs is the most economical!

Craig Feuerzeig said:

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Simplicity personified.
You gotta love it.

Craig Feuerzeig said:

nail photo

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Nice one Craig, but as good as they are, those things don't work without any clamps at all. So, where are your clamps?

By the way, if you look really closely, you will see two Bowclamps hanging off the right end of my clamp rack (as shown in post #15 in this thread). And, yes, they are hanging from a nail.