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   gottlieb | May 04, 2006 06:51pm | #1

   Woodcraft had a special last month on a rolling clamp rack. It included 9 clamps for the price of the rack itself. I'm very satisfied with it, and recommend it.

   Gottlieb

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   doorboy | May 04, 2006 06:58pm | #2

   I'll look into it.
   Muchas gracias."Kinky for Gov. of Texas"

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   wchips | May 04, 2006 09:23pm | #3

     Hi doorboy.

      I came by a old wheelchair. a couple years ago. 1   I took the seat off. 2 i took some oak 2x4  dunage from construction site.  3 Jointed it on 2 sides ran it through my planer 4 drilled eather 1'' or1 1/8'' holes along the edges every2 inches or so.  5 got some electrie conduet fasteners the same size as the frame on the wheel chair. 6 fastend the 2x4s to the bottom frame of the chair with the holes up.   stick the ends og your pipe clamps in the holes. This rack will hold about 35 clamps and i have room for some more .   Works  real nice.

                             Have a nice day Lee

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   forestgirl | May 05, 2006 06:32pm | #4

   I believe the Woodcraft rack is an A-frame style.  That's the most appealing to me.  Norm has a plan on his site somewhere, but I couldn't find it yesterday with a quick search.

   Someone out there might also remember which mag has the tall cube-style design, on wheels.  It was probably Shop Notes, a few years ago.

   I'd suggest staying away from those plans that have the clamps riding horizontally, right at shin/ankle level.  Alway laugh at those.  CAn't believe the makers never get a crack in the shin as they're walking around the shop.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   

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   Buster2000 | May 05, 2006 10:32pm | #5

   Tauntons Workshop Idea book shows a metal garbage can on wheels...  A bunch of pipe clamps sticking out of the top.

   I agree, for a mobile cart an A-frame is great.  A workshop that I occasionally go to has one.  It's heavy, it holds all the big bar clamps on one side, and on the other it has a plywood board to hold all the smaller clamps.  There is also some bins on the top to hold C clamps and such.  It's a great design.

   Buster

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   Rennie | May 09, 2006 06:33pm | #10

   Here's the link for Norm's version mentioned by forestgirl

   http://www.newyankee.com/getproduct3.cgi?0207Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral. Frank Lloyd Wright

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   Moksha | May 06, 2006 03:27am | #6

   Made this one a few weeks ago, it is a simple design with the idea that one can put clamps inside as well; thereby, increasing the capacity.
   The box in the bottom holds glue, paper towels, glue blocks etc. Have used it about three times and it seems to work Ok. It is to early to recommend this; however, it might give you some ideas.

   
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   loucarabasi | May 09, 2006 12:40pm | #7

   moksha, where did you get the blue clamps? I bought a few at a yard sale and like them better than my bessey's. Nice rack!!! (Clamp rack I mean). Allmost Pulled a Vito.

   -LMC

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   Moksha | May 09, 2006 04:06pm | #8

   Loucarabasi, The blue clamps I purchased in Germany for about three or four Euros each... incredibly cheap for a very high quality clamp. Was employed by a German company over there for many years and when I retired - I moved back to the states with my clamps. Have never seen any like them here in the USA. Moksha

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   Ecbntmkr | May 09, 2006 04:33pm | #9

   Go with the a-frame style and build your own. I built mine a while back out of 1/2" sheeting ply and 2 x 4's ripped to size. There is a shelf in the middle for the longer clamps and room on the bottom for long pipes and more clamps. At the top, I built a trough that holds band clamps, pads, and various homemade clamping jigs. Plus, as you can see, I use the edge of the trough for spring clamps, etc. My casters are a little small (I underestimated) so some day when it is virtually empty I will put bigger ones on to make it easier to push. This design works very well and it is nice to push the clamps to where I need them. The rack is about 60" high and 48" long, but I have a lot of clamps so you could downsize if you need to. Of course I still don't have all my clamps on there, I ran out of room for the f-clamps so they are thrown on the bottom of a materials cart.

   Eric

   "When it comes time to die, make sure all you have to do is die." -Jim Elliot