Issue 193
Great Ideas for Your Shop Space-Saving
Clamp Rack Y
ou can never have too many clamps, but organizing the countless shapes and sizes they come in can be a huge problem. Until now. Build the unit as shown, or customize it to fit your wall space. It’s made of inexpensive 1×2 and 1×4 pine; numerous “shelves” support even large clamp collections. In addition to 1×4 shelves, it also has dowels for hanging spring clamps and other small C-clamps. To anchor the unit firmly to a wall, screw 1×2 cleats to the 1×4 uprights, and center the cleats over studs.
Project design: Rod Cox, St. Paul, Iowa
#8 x 1¾" F.H. wood screw
3½"
59½"
1x4 12¼" #8 x 3" F.H. wood screw into wall stud or hollow-wall anchors
1x2
¾" 11" 3½"
24"
8½" 3½"
11" ¾ x 1½ x 35" mounting cleat
12¾" 35"
¾" counterbores 3⁄8" deep, centered
¾"
15¼"
¾ x 1½ x 35" mounting cleats
35"
1x2
5⁄32" shank hole, countersunk
12¾"
#8 x 1¾" F.H. wood screws ¾" dowels 11¾" long
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Clamp Rack Y
ou can never have too many clamps, but organizing the countless shapes and sizes they come in can be a huge problem. Until now. Build the unit as shown, or customize it to fit your wall space. It’s made of inexpensive 1×2 and 1×4 pine; numerous “shelves” support even large clamp collections. In addition to 1×4 shelves, it also has dowels for hanging spring clamps and other small C-clamps. To anchor the unit firmly to a wall, screw 1×2 cleats to the 1×4 uprights, and center the cleats over studs.
Project design: Rod Cox, St. Paul, Iowa
#8 x 1¾" F.H. wood screw
3½"
59½"
1x4 12¼" #8 x 3" F.H. wood screw into wall stud or hollow-wall anchors
1x2
¾" 11" 3½"
24"
8½" 3½"
11" ¾ x 1½ x 35" mounting cleat
12¾" 35"
¾" counterbores 3⁄8" deep, centered
¾"
15¼"
¾ x 1½ x 35" mounting cleats
35"
1x2
5⁄32" shank hole, countersunk
12¾"
#8 x 1¾" F.H. wood screws ¾" dowels 11¾" long
Find dozens of FREE project plans at: woodmagazine.com/freeplans
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