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Re: [TowerTalk] rack for aluminum tubing

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] rack for aluminum tubing
From: jimlux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:25:00 -0700
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On 9/23/18 5:19 PM, Jeff Blaine wrote:
Looking for ideas on a rack system to hold aluminum tubing.

I have reciently put up a building and have a length of wall for
it but can't think of a great way to organize the tubing.  Like to build some
sort of wood rack(s) thing that would serve the purpose.



https://www.materialflow.com/p/Economical-Material-Racks

$60 for a pair of verticals with 7 arms on each is a pretty good deal. I don't think you could buy the parts for this as cheaply, although if you have a lot of scrap lumber and some time, you could duplicate the function.

I find that by the time you put the diagonal bracing in to keep the cantilevers from sagging, wood isn't as easy as metal. If you have front posts to hold the horizontal members, then it's hard to put long tubes on the rack, unless you feed them in at an angle.

If you've ever wanted to learn to weld, this would be the ideal project.. If it goes on a bit crooked, you can just bend it<grin>



here's some more commercial items:
horizontal:

https://www.uline.com/BL_156/Cantilever-Racks

vertical:
https://www.uline.com/BL_749/Vertical-Bar-Rack


and more than you can possibly imagine:
https://www.materialflow.com/c/Rack-Systems/Bar-and-Pipe-Racks

among which is:
https://www.materialflow.com/p/Horizontal-Storage-Racks






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