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Title: New storage rack.
Post by: Gary Dowler on December 28, 2021, 11:13:59 AM
Hobby room at the new house isn’t real big, so trying to make efficient use of space, I came up with this.  Each level hinges up/down.  Keeps my shoestrings and Akromaster all in a pretty small space.
Title: Re: New storage rack.
Post by: kevin king on December 28, 2021, 01:08:48 PM
I like it.
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Post by: Trostle on December 28, 2021, 01:45:17 PM
Neat.

I particularly like the wood chips on the shelf below the rack.

Keith
Title: Re: New storage rack.
Post by: Peter in Fairfax, VA on December 28, 2021, 02:09:44 PM
Nice concept.  How is it hinged?
Title: Re: New storage rack.
Post by: Gary Dowler on December 28, 2021, 02:33:05 PM
Nice concept.  How is it hinged?
Title: Re: New storage rack.
Post by: Peter in Fairfax, VA on December 28, 2021, 04:17:09 PM
Gotcha.  I see the 3/4" PVC mounting bracket, and now understand it provides adequate friction to keep the plane up.  The relief in the upright to accommodate the elbow is a nice detail.

Thanks!

Peter
Title: Re: New storage rack.
Post by: Will Hinton on December 28, 2021, 05:12:29 PM
Pretty cool, Gary, I, too, like it. 
And Keith, you have some pretty sharp eyes there. :o
Title: Re: New storage rack.
Post by: Gary Dowler on December 28, 2021, 07:43:14 PM
Pretty cool, Gary, I, too, like it. 
And Keith, you have some pretty sharp eyes there. :o
Agreed! I didn’t know if anyone would catch that either, and I forgot to mention it.    Also, notice the PVC cement at the joint of the elbow and crossmember. Played with it without this, and it allows slop in the alignment of the poles because there are two joints that can slip or come loose.
It’s solidly locked together now.  You just have assemble it on a flat surface (the elbows onto the cross piece) because that glue works fast, and you have only a few seconds to make sure both sides are parallel!   Trust me on this issue.

Gary
Title: Re: New storage rack.
Post by: GallopingGhostler on January 02, 2022, 05:16:12 PM
Very practical, Gary, love the use of inexpensive materials: PVC pipe, fittings and the electrical conduit straps to make a very compact but practical storage unit, planes don't take up much room to boot.
Title: Re: New storage rack.
Post by: Dennis Adamisin on January 02, 2022, 05:34:00 PM
Well done.  Now you get to fill all that space you saved with more airplanes!
Title: Re: New storage rack.
Post by: Gerald Arana on January 02, 2022, 05:46:48 PM
Neat.

I particularly like the wood chips on the shelf below the rack.

Keith

I wonder which plane those are from?!  LL~ LL~

Just kidding! I like it too.

Jerry