Bought my first rack!

[dynekevin]

Picked up my first rack from menards today. Definitely a great investment.
Next up, a little clip on fan that phil always recommends to everyone
=)

Here it is!

[DKOOISTRA]

One suggestion. Add some 1/2" to 3/4 thick plywood to the rack. Vivs can get heavy, it adds some support to the wire.
I spray-painted mine the rack black so it matches a little better.
Derek

[dynekevin]

thanks for the suggestion! i may actually do that. The rack is rated for 350lbs a shelf but i suppose better safe than sorry. lol!

I cant imagine that tank weighing more than 100lbs though. I lifted it up there pretty easily lol

[Philsuma]

Then you don't get the ventilation ability that makes the Baker's rack a ...well.....a...baker's rack to begin with.

Weight Schmeight.....A rack or two of mine sagged a bit in the middle when I had some deep false bottoms going but meh....no worries.

[dynekevin]

I think the extra $11.50 for wheels was a great investment as well. Next time i bring the shop vac down ill be able to roll it out away from the wall. Makes for easy cleaning.

[Philsuma]

Tools for taming even the most cantankerous baker's rack:

1. Rubber mallet
2. Bubble level on yardstick
3. Black electrical tape

[heyduke]

What's the tape for?


Sean

[Philsuma]

tape is for 'setting' those sucky collars that always seem to upsnap and jump off the bars before you can get all 4 of em just right and get a shelf on em' before they slide.

[heyduke]

Ahhh!!! I have worked in restaurants for 20 odd years....

I have built a thousand of those things... Never thought if using the tape. Oh the rage I could have saved.


Sean

[Chuck Lawson]

tape is for 'setting' those sucky collars that always seem to upsnap and jump off the bars before you can get all 4 of em just right and get a shelf on em' before they slide.

hock:

Wish you'd have said this about four racks ago :mrgreen:

[Stu&Shaz]

Tis a scarey thing experience
Phil ,dude!!!!!! you getting old on us hock: hock:
Stu

[Philsuma]

You're not kiddin' kiddo.......the other day, I sneezed really hard a couple times and it felt like I almost threw out me' back.

[Chuck Lawson]

You're not kiddin' kiddo.......the other day, I sneezed really hard a couple times and it felt like I almost threw out me' back.

lol.. You know you're really getting old when somebody ELSE sneezes hard and your back hurts :-)

[Stu&Shaz]

You're not kiddin' kiddo.......the other day, I sneezed really hard a couple times and it felt like I almost threw out me' back.

:lol: ahh man you're still able to sneeze :roll: ,lucky bugger
Stu

Ps Chuck shhhhh :lol: :lol:
Kevin cool rack man,one day i'm going to get you guys converted to the dark side sorry for the interuption :oops:

[dynekevin]

Haha sorry stu i dont follow. What do you mean by dark side? What do you guys use?

oh btw, i bought a 2nd rack =)