Had to go to work for a bit today so I hung around in the shop when I was done and slapped together this 12 shot rack. I'm thinking of making a few more like this and making 60 and 36 shot racks. I used 2 in staples and a 1x3/8 in corrugated gun on the bottom and side rails. The sides seemed a hair loose so clamped them and stapled on some bands.... All the wood was scrap from the warehouse and shop. Particle board, plywood and 2x4's used for spacing on pallets that come shipped in ;) Hows it look?
jimmykol
April 19th, 2008, 03:11 PM
how does it look..........??
@#$^%#&#%& BLURRY IF YOUR ASKING!!8o8o
hold that camera still man, or get a new camera.
Cateyes
April 19th, 2008, 03:17 PM
Were those pics maybe taken with your cell phone?
fashionheadhunter
April 19th, 2008, 03:21 PM
Ha ha ha, I agree rrumlow. It's hard to really see the racks in the photos. Maybe ask someone who doesn't have Parkinson's to take the photos.
Besides giving you a hard time, they do look nice for what you can tell from the pics....
rrumlow
April 19th, 2008, 03:44 PM
It is a cell phone pic :)
quickstang1
April 19th, 2008, 03:52 PM
Is that mdf you are using for part of that rack? If so I don't think that's a good idea.
rrumlow
April 19th, 2008, 05:14 PM
Is that mdf you are using for part of that rack? If so I don't think that's a good idea.
The top rails are plywood. Bottom rails are particle board made up of around 3/8 to 1/2 inch flakes that are treated to be moisture resistant What the board is actually used for is the styles of paneled interior doors (later veneered). They are treated to help prevent warping from moisture. I took a sheet and stood around 20 feet back and threw a hammer at it. The board remained in tack minus the whole the hammer passed through so I figured it would work well. Am I wrong?
By the way this was about a 30 min job I made for a prototype to get feedback so I can perfect/alter my style with what I have access to. Then build many more...
Dragon
April 19th, 2008, 08:31 PM
Is that mdf you are using for part of that rack? If so I don't think that's a good idea.
Depends on where you are, but I would guess that the bottom rail would swell up like a tick if you have much humidity. Please note it is a guess and my opinion so it's worth about spit. Also I am unfamiliar with the mosture resistant variety that you have, so it may work great.
pyro29
April 19th, 2008, 10:08 PM
...spacers...
jay2real
April 19th, 2008, 11:21 PM
Even with the blurry pictures it looks as if though you did a pretty good job constructing your rack. I know this has been debated about over and over as pyros all across the lands strive to make the handling of fireworks safe. Although osb for your bottom rails may have been a better way to go. The whole purpose of the osb is to keep the guns standing in the event of a catastophic failure by not transmitting force to the other parts of your rack. I've personally never seen anyone use particle board and I'm sure your not the first. Although it seems like it might be a more brittle material, imo I think if you were to have a high power shell explode in a mortar, that particle board might be stronger than you think. With safety in mind I'd probably make sure these were only used in a wider area of space rather than your backyard. If you haven't already picked up on this here's the link http://www.pyrogear.net/rack_design.htm it's food for thought ;)
rrumlow
April 20th, 2008, 01:33 PM
...spacers...
I based this off of this design:
http://www.pyrouniverse.com/gallery2/showphoto.php/photo/7530/ppuser/1406/sl/b
And added siderail supports from what I read off pyrogears site.
I think I am going to go with this almost exactly... Just looks like alot more time involved...
Look familiar? I think the spacers will be nice to keep everything together tight (no more green banding :)) I am curious if this design could use some reinforcement on the siderails though?
I've looked at tons of 1.3 designs and they all have the spacers. I would think they know best... Of all the racks I've seen in 1.4 however I would say 95% of them do not use spacers... The only part I am curious about yet is using the particle board for the botton rail??