Tire rack

[Assmanof]

Just days after completion of my bandsaw stand I was asked to build a tire rack for my brother. It is made of 1x1" 16 gauge square tubing. It has two racks, one on top of each other. The casters are the thread type so they are adjustable for level, although no leveling was needed upon completion

The last pic is a closeup of the wheel setup. Its basically a nut wedged in a triangle then welded up. There is another nut on the caster so it can be locked into place after adjustment. Try not to laugh too hard at the welds, I missed some of the grooves and had to reweld another bead. Anyways here are the pics.

Sorry for the quality had to chop it down so it will fit.

Dave

[myplace46]

that's real nice, dou you think the 16g will hold up ok? I think I would have gone 11g just to be on the safe side,but then I'm told I always over build.
John

[KennyG]

Assmanof,

Your tire rack is very nice. I am curious though. Are the tires different sizes? I wondered why the top rack wasn't more centrally located such that the tires had equal side support for both racks. There appears to be wasted space on the bottom rack. Also, how many tires will it hold?

Thanks for showing us your work.

Ken

[Assmanof]

Yes, the rack is going to be holding different sizes of tires. The specs are what was given to me by my brother. He is putting some 31"s on the bottom and some other set on top with some motorcycle wheels thrown in there too. I think there is too much space on the bottom but I didnt design it, so as long as he's cool with it. The top sides are just there to keep the tires from falling off. I tried it out and it works. Simple yet effective.

The 16g I thought whould be a little skimpy but it is holding up well. I dont know what 2 1/2 sets of tires weigh but with a set of tires on the bottom rack with me (150lbs) sitting on the top, it did not bend or flex. I'd say for its pupose it is sufficient. The box structure holds everything together soild.

Dave

[Michael Albro]

That's got to be the cleanest work shop I've ever seen. Nice rack too

[myplace46]

well Dave, I didn't realize it was only holding a couple sets of tires. I think you did a great job and I think if all my welds looked that good I'd be satisfied.
ya done good son.
John

[Will]

Nice job Dave. I agree with Albro though - you are keeping the shop too clean!

[Assmanof]

Thanks guys! I actually have gotten to the point that half of my welds look decent (not wonderful, but decent) while the the other half looks like doo doo. 50% aint bad. I need to get my welding table together that should help a lot. This welding on the floor crap sucks! I have found that when I am comfortable and can see the joint being welded that the bead starts looking pretty nice, the table should help with that.

Those are real nice words about keeping the place clean. Since I started welding the floor has gone downhill quick. Burnmarks, pits, and paint chipping off. Another reason for the table. I have attached a few more pics of the "shop" (garage).

First is of the parking area. Second is the working side. And third is the transformation into a car shop (shock and sway installation in that pic).

Dave

[thinkharderchri]

Looks great. If I were you I would get your brother to sign a contract saying he wouldnt try to stack anything but tires on the rack. Because if hes anything like my brothers they
would have it loaded down with junk that weighes tons. And be crying to get it fixed after a couple weeks.

p.s. wish I had a shop like that to work in.

[BKC]

Not only do you blatantly rip-off my bandsaw stand design, now you have a smurf-turd in you garage also! I race a Spec Miata in SCCA and NASA. You need to gut that thing, put in a full cage, the spec suspension and race it! I tried to attach a pic of my race car, but they are all over 400KB so they won't load.

[Assmanof]

Not another Miata guy on here! You can load the pics into photo software then resize it to fit. I had to butcher the quality of my pics so the forum will accept them. But its cool with me that you can at least attach pics, I got no problems with this new setup.

Way off welding topic, but I would like to see your spec racer. Mine is just a portly street car with a lot of goodies. I need my creature comforts, so i wont be gutting it out, but its cool to know that people are out there using this car for its intended purpose.

Dave

[Broccoli1]

The only way you're going to get the other 50% of your welds to look good is to dirty up that workspace . Knock a can of oil over for cryin' out loud.

[arcdawg]

shop.... nah it looks more like a O.R. ( i envy you )

good job though..........wishing i had a garage..... i have to do all my stuff out side on a small assed rusty table

dawg

[Assmanof]

Wow I didnt think it was that clean! You guys should've seen it before I bought the house. I wish i took pics of the garage before I overhauled it. Lets see how long it stays this way with all the new projects comng up.

Dave

[Snidley]

That's not a shop - that's a show home garage. My wife better not see these.

A shop is where you have to move stuff out to bring more stuff in.