homemade air tool rack

[hmardown]

was looking for a cheap way to hang tools & came up with this. it was pretty simple to do & cheap enough. had to enlarge holes in angle iron to insert fitting pass the first groove(nice & snug). then you'll be able to clip it on the skinny groove to hold it from slipping out. then I took 5/16 x 1 1/2 '' washers & opened them up to make a clip. I drilled the 5/16'' center to the dia. of the first groove. then I cut the slot the same size, so I could slide it in. this will pin the tool from sliding out. I also etched the edge of the washers & bent them up. this will give you a grip to pull them out. gotta say it works pretty good. just lift the weight of the tool up & pull the pin. thanks for reading.
Carlo

 

[hmardown]

the first pic shows a slot in the angle iron. disregard that pic. I tried doing slots in the angle piece but it was to sloppy & much harder material. you need to go with a hole so you can lock them in with a clip. it was much easier making clips out of the washers. I used a dremel tool for a precise cut. I even cut them tighter & fine tuned them with a file.

 

[mwoywod]

That is awesome!! I just bought one to drill onto my luxor detail cart for my mini air polishers and blow tools for blowing out my pads, but your homemade rack is much cooler!! I wish I had a creative bone in my body! Thanks for sharing!

 

[oneheadlite]

X2- That is awesome! Very clever, and I like the caps for the air tools to keep anything from settling in them.

Also, good job conveying how it works in action with the pictures!

 

[FlyinLow]

As you gents tend to say... Nice rack! You'd better patent that pretty quickly!

 

[hmardown]

thanks Guy's. when you're waiting for winter to pass these are the things that help.
Carlo