Easy Build Clamp Rack

How to make a simple clamp rack.

When you have a small shop like mine we have to use every bit of wall space available so I built this simple clamp rack behind my Drill Station. I make a horizontal clamp rack by cutting down a 2x4 and drilling 1/2 inch holes at an angle to except 4 x 1/2 inch dowels spaced at 2.5 inches, i used a dowel jig to cut the dowel to size and then hammered the dowel into the holes without any glue then screwed them to the wall of my workshop.

I made the jig out of a piece of scrap wood making repeated passes on my table saw

Using a sled I set the jig to 4 inches and clamped it on then raised the saw blade to the correct hight approx 1/2 above the sled.

Insert the dowel length into the jig and push it through to the end i used my finger as a stop

I cut 24 dowels at 4 inches in length

I used my drill press with the table set ant an angle and i had to pivot the drill to the right yo clear my workbench.

Place two pieces of wood either side of the rail to be drilled for support.

Tap the dowels in with a mallet in both rails and screw the finished rails to the wall making sure that thy are parallel.

I screwed the rack up as high as possible to keep the workbench clear.

for a more comprehensive view of the build please click on the video below.