Christopher M Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 This is a pic of my first potrack.It is made from 3/8" square mostly.What do you think???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hicks Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Very Nice Hangs on wall Good job Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feukair Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Yes, very nice. I like all the S hooks. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Thomas Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Christopher: I think you should mount it inside or a lot of the pots and pans will get rusty. That looks nicely done. I like your tooling and proportions. Here are some suggestions I have from my experimentation with wall-mounted potracks: 1) Instead of S-hooks, consider using hooks with right-angle bends at the top. That way, the hooks leverage against the rack more firmly and the pots and pans don't swing around as much. You can also do very interesting things with that part of the hook, including tooling designs so that they become an integral design element of the bar itself. 2) You might have done it, but try to line up the mounting holes so they wind up at 16" intervals. That way if the pot rack is mounted on drywall (fairly common) the hardware will screw into studs. Honestly, it looks like you already thought of this, which is very good. 3) Don't be afraid to really pronounce the split scrolls at the end. They look cleanly done, so maybe you can split and scroll another few inches to get them more attention. I note with satisfaction that you elegantly solved a common problem. If you didn't have that middle hanger, the bottom scrolls on the end would dig into the drywall (or panel) and over time do some damage as the pots and pans pulled down. Your hanger fixes that dilemma. Well done! Thank you for sharing this very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Thomas Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Christopher, Very nice, I like the way you used two pieces of square bar wrapped and collared together to make the main body instead of a single piece of flat bar. It takes more skill to do that than splitting the ends of a flat bar. Well done. I would sugest that you use decorative fasteners to hang it it up instead of purchased hardware. Excellent job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher M Posted January 9, 2007 Author Share Posted January 9, 2007 Thanks you guys for the compliments. Ed I that bit about the hooks I did that on my second rack with using right angle bend on top. I'll try getting some pics of that one up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Varia Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 looks great Christopher! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_sandy_creek_forge Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Christopher, I really like the wraps/collars that you used around the doubled square bar. Most of the time I think of wraps, I think of round stock tightly wrapped. Way to push the envelope. I also agree with Mr. Thomas's number 3. If you can make that nice and even of a scroll, show it off! -Aaron @ the SCF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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