A tool organizer for clamps

1. How I made my
clamp rack
by Adrian Cortes

2. 1.
What is a clamp rack?
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3. Clamp rack
▷ An organizer where one can hang
clamps on
▷ Can be used to hand other tools
such as mallets and hammers
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4. 2.
Why make a clamp rack?
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5. The clamps in the
AdTech Room are
disorganized and
are just laying by
the window.
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6. Organize!
This rack will be able to store the clamps that are
just scattered in the AdTech room
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7. 3.
What were my inspirations
when making the clamp
rack?
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8. Wall-mounted
clamp rack with a
rod
Rod will allow multiple
clamps of various sizes hang
and adjusted for space
Problem may arise if users
simply hang the clamp
because there is a high
chance the clamp will just fall
off
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9. Wall-mounted
clamp rack with slits
Great idea with the slits so
that user knows wear to
exactly place the clamps
Will have to measure the
dimensions of each clamp to
ensure its fits the slits
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10. Movable clamp rack
Will allow the rack to be
rolled around wherever
convenient for the user
Must account for the
distribution of the weight of
the clamps for it not to tip
over
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11. 4.
How I made my clamp
rack
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12. First design
Consists of three pieces of
wood, one along the top and
two as its legs
The legs will have two round
pegs each that will put
through the four holes on the
top wood so that the rack
will be kept in place
However to be able to use
the CNC wood cutting
machine, plywood can only
be used. There is no plywood
available that will have the
thickness to cover the round
pegs
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13. Second Design
Consists of four pieces of
wood, two that act as the
racks and the other two as
the legs
The legs have square holes
(red holes) where the both
ends of the rack will be put
into
The program VCarve was
used to implement this
design and cut using the CNC
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14. Clamp Rack 1.0
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15. Feedback
Sturdy
Can carry clamps at full capacity.
Can also be sat on by Sir Alcarez to
prove its strength
Balanced
Even if clamps are placed all on
one side, the rack will not tip over
Fit
Clamps fit perfectly in the notches
made
Split
Might split over if the legs move
outwards from each other
Non-portable
Cannot be carried around
Rack Depth
Rack may be too thin and it will
break in the long run
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16. Third Design
Consists of five pieces of
wood, two that act as the
racks, two as the legs, and
the last as the stretcher
The racks have more teeth so
there is a sturdier fit with the
legs.
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17. Clamp Rack 2.0
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18. Feedback
Held together
The stretcher acts as a piece that
will hold the legs together tighter
in the long run
Portable
Handles allow the user to carry
the clamp rack even while clamps
are hanging
Thickness of the racks
Adding more depth will make the
racks last longer and less prone to
break because of the heavy legs
Thickness of the stretcher
It can be made thinner because it
will still serve its purpose while
lessening the wood used
Surface area
The clamp rack covers too much
surface area on the surface where
it is put on
Edges on the top
The square edges are prone to
cause gashes or splinters to users
who touch them
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19. Fourth Design
Consists of five pieces of
wood, two that act as the
racks, two as the legs, and
the last as the stretcher
Semicircle cut at the bottom
to make the rack four-legged
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20. Clamp Rack 3.0
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21. Sources
▷ https://www.woodmagazine.com/
woodworking-plans/shop-
organization/great-wood-clamp-
organizers
▷ https://makezine.com/projects/or
ganize-shop-versatile-clamp-rack/
▷ https://www.canadianwoodworkin
g.com/plans-projects/rolling-
clamp-storage
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22. Thanks!
Any questions?
You can find me at:
https://www.facebook.com/adrianbcortes
adrianbcortes124@gmail.com
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