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This is a discussion on Hammer Racks within the Shop tips and tricks forums, part of the General Discussions category; I want to make a hammer rack for my shop. I've only got three or four hammers I use on ...
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06-14-2006, 08:55 PM
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 Hammer Racks
I want to make a hammer rack for my shop. I've only got three or four hammers I use on a regular basis, but when I need that one I'm tired of digging through my hammer pile. What have others come up with for hanging hammers? Any tips or pics? Cheers, Nick  |
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06-14-2006, 10:09 PM
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I use a wooden saw frame with horse shoes nailed to the top, This way you can hold tongs, hammers, or any other tool that can hang, You can hang the hammers in the front for quick access, and tongs along the back for convenience. These are easy and cheap to make.  -Andrei |
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06-14-2006, 10:14 PM
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Hammers, top tools -( fullers, hot cuts, punches, set hammers, flatter), hot cut hardies, tongs all within easy reach of my anvil.  smaller version for demoing, often used hardy tools go in top ring, least used in bottom ring. 
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06-15-2006, 10:40 PM
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There was one of those in iron in the hat a few months ago. Didn't win deadgummit. It was basically like a wheel with rings on the outside to hold hammers, and you could hang tongs on the spokes.
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06-17-2006, 10:08 AM
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Irn: That is really spiffy.....I am working on a die/hardy/hammer/swage/tong stand/storage thingy that I am just finishing up..will try to post pics once it's finally done... as it is my hammers and tongs are up on one wall with my twisting tooling and some hardies on another wall. This stand will be mostly for hardy/die storage for Julius and Augustus, my treadle hammer as well as for my swage blocks and hammers I am using for a project and tongs.. Got it on 360 degree casters so I can move it about... Nothing fancy but it should be handy... Like that ring arrangement.... JPH
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07-13-2006, 04:06 PM
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How's it look!?
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07-13-2006, 05:09 PM
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JPH The hammer stand BP0166 has a car rim for a base. Just tilt and roll on the rim. I found that is an easy way to move the stand. No bumping into it and having it roll across the room on wheels.
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07-15-2006, 03:38 AM
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Here is my hammer rack. Very low tech. Just a two-by across two studs with a one-by nailed to the wall behind for support. First picture is the rack, second is a detail of the support board on the back wall. Also visible in the first picture is one of my tong racks. Just a piece of 1/4" x 1 1/2" mild steel ran between the two studs of my shed.
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07-22-2006, 09:36 PM
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Howdy!! Oh here is my combination hammer/tong/die/hardy/swageblock/tool holder and wrench rack. It's on casters, has a place on the sides to hold the hammers and tongs I am using for a particular project, a rack to hold my hardies, still need to drill the 1" dia. hols for my flypress dies...one end has an arrangemnt to hold my beox end wrnches I use on Julius, Augustus and my LG for adjustments... The shelves hold die holders and swages... Hope this pic works out ok.. JPH
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