Anarchy08 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 (edited) needed something to hold up those pretty yellow tubes, so after 2 days,$160 bucks (materials), 1L paint (brunswick green) and 200 screws the final finished products. 2 racks of each size 2/2.5/3/4/6 ''finished with a stencil and a bit of chrome paint for visibility at night Each rack is 400mm long and holds:6x 2''5x2.5''4x3''3x4''2x 6'' so 400mm works out to be a rather perfect size rack for the amateur to own and shoot. Appologies for the file size Edited May 27, 2013 by Anarchy08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nater Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I like seeing racks built to uniform widths. It makes setting them up in the field together much, much easier. How do you plan on supporting them? Kickboards screwed into the ends, ratchet straps, stakes? Good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeee Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Last time I saw that many nice racks I was on a nude beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobosan Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Nice job Anarchy. Would suggest adding carry handles or router out a handhold in the end plates if you plan on carrying them with tubes. Those 6" tubes get real heavy on a hot day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nater Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Those 6" tubes get real heavy on a hot day. Somehow, they manage to get heavier during the day. Seems like I can always set the racks by myself in the morning, but I need help carrying them back to the truck at the end of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobosan Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Somehow, they manage to get heavier during the day. Seems like I can always set the racks by myself in the morning, but I need help carrying them back to the truck at the end of the day. Fortunately, I didn't have to worry about end of day pickup/cleanup yesterday. The show I assisted on was done on a 450' flat grassy lake spillway with only access being a concrete filled rock discharge inclined at about 40-45 degrees. Hell, I was close to being shot by 11am!!! Doesn't matter what part of the day...they be heavy. Moral of the story.....never, never volunteer until all the fine details are known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anarchy08 Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 I have to completely disagree with both of you, mortar tubes seem to become their heaviest at around 12;30 or so just after your new years eve shoot.I'm only in a small city in Aus but be we still get packed down by 230 or so in the morning, so past 1 in the morning and a rack of 3's feels like a rack of 6's. (comercial racks ~10/rack) thanks for the comments guys, their only short in size so you can carry one under each arm by the top rail so i didn't worry. wanted to keep them clean so they take up less space in transport and storage so add on handles wouldn't work. just have to add a tie off screw and they're done.as you can see from the pic's their's still a few virgin guns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobosan Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 as you can see from the pic's their's still a few virgin guns Watch out for those virgins...they'll give ya splinters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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