blacksmithtech Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Got a camera for Christmas so here is my demo hammer stand. Holds the swage and piece of rail. I have a mount that lets me put the cone mandrel on also. I need to add another layer of hammer rings to it next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rthibeau Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 I would agree with everyone who said only a few hammers are really needed to do general blacksmithing; however, the accumulation of hammers and other sorts of tools is a natural habit of the trade. I made this rack hoping it would hold almost everything in one place. It replaced 3 or 4 other racks so I guess I did gain some room....somewhere...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 my hammer rack is decieving, there are not that many hammers on it, most are top tools. All my hammers are made by me and most of the top tools too. I try not to collect anything I don't use for the sake of collecting. I have too much that I use now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I made a quick, simple hammer rack for my new shop. I've got more height than floor space to work with, so I took an old free wooden pallet, knocked out a board or two in the middle, and stood it up on end behind a workbench along a wall. I'm using the bottom side out, so I have hammers in the top and in the middle rung. I added wood spacers inside where the forklift tines would go to keep heads from falling through. I need to go back and remove a few spacers, because I seem to have a lot more large handles than small handles. It cost nothing in materials and required no power tools. So far, all of the stakes and hardy tools are piled up on the shelf under the workbench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I like the idea. Can you take photos so we can see it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Bennett Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 This is my new Hammer Rack. Basicly I followed BP166 and then added a few things to fit the needs of my shop. The base is a semi-tractor brakedrum with a piece of 1/4" plate welded to it. The center pole is 1' sch 40 black pipe. The pivots and spacers are 1 1/2" sch 40 black pipe. The bottom rack will hold hardies, Tongs and hammers. The middle rack is made of 5/16" round stock and has room for 32 hammers/hafted tools. It will also has room toexpand one more ring if need be. The top rack is made of 6" and 4" pieces of 2" sch 40 black pipe welded to the 1 1/2" black pipe pivot. This rack is designed for holding Punches, drifts, chisels, Monkey tools and files. The rack is approximately 6' tall and when loaded you can lean it to one side and roll it easily if you want to move it. It's probably over kill but I built it to use for demos this year. I'm trying to make as much of my shop portable as possible. As the last picture shows it will breakdown easily if need be. It did free up alot of space in the forge area of shop also. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hicks Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Some good ideas guys I need something myself I may try something like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Here's the one I threw together with an old pallet: Now to work on filling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skunkriv Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Jacob, that is one heck of an idea. And I just let a pallet go at work last week too....Will be grabbing the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 That's a great idea. I've been trying to figure out what to do with a pallet i've had sitting around. Better than making firewood out of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Thought I'd try my hand at a tool rack to practice my welding and clear up some of the clutter. I used a piece of scrap 10" ductile iron pipe for the stand because it was there. Had to buy a 12"x12" piece of expanded metal and 1/2" angle to make the table top. It holds all sorts of stuff rather neatly and cleans up my main work table rather nicely. But, I'm already seeing some ideas for improvements...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pug}{maN Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 heres mine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Here a few pictures from a few years ago when I first set up my shop the hammer rack I got from a gym that was closing down and my tong rack was a table a neighbor was getting rid of and I added a piece of Bull wire as the top they both work great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I've seen a lot of great ideas for racks. I wish I had room for a dedicated rack but with my limited space, I have to integrate where I can. I made this set-up around my vise pedestal, as I use hammers around my vise almost as much as my anvil. I didn't put the rack around my anvil base because I have to move the anvil in and out of shop (with the forge) when I do forging. That would get a little unwielding with all my hammers ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles McDonald Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I have limited space in my shop so I played it simple with a wall mounted hammer rack that fit between studs. I went with wood and I think I'll continue to do so because I'm a nut about marring up my hammer handles on a metal rack... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Can't figure out how you would mar a hammer handle slipping through two piece of smooth steel pipe like my rack uses. Can you explicate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Yates Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Wow so many racks so lil time . some really awesome ideas . mine are all in the Big tool box of Snap-on and sitting in the shop . all tools have a draw to them selves I know where they are at . I need to make a rack for the ones i use most . Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles McDonald Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Can't figure out how you would mar a hammer handle slipping through two piece of smooth steel pipe like my rack uses. Can you explicate? Well you have a point there with the pipe but i figure something shallow like round bar looped etc. For me at least knowing my nature It would be an issue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Very valid point; we're all alike in that we're all *different*! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damion78 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 My mini hammer rack, probably won't last long as my hammers seem to multiply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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