DIY drying and storage rack, any carpenters out there?

[formernuke]

I'm making a drying and storage rack. The idea is rinse in the rinse station and then move to the drying rack for drying and storage.

I'm getting a little too much side movement for my liking so I'm adding support brackets in.

My question is how high up do I go and at what angle do I cut the 2×4 to attach to the uprights to support the uprights without taking up a lot of floor space. The long end where they go is 4 feet long.

 

[The Chairman]

Is the play end to end?

 

[formernuke]

Is the play end to end?

Yes, opposite where the supports are already in. The rod is already screwed in and that helped a lot but it is still more than I like (I'm a bit of a perfectionist).

The new brackets will go toward the center.

I'm 6 foot 2 inches tall dive both wet and dry and use a stainless BPW. The uprights are 85.5 inches from the bottom plywood.

 

[The Chairman]

Triangulate. Triangles are more stable than a rectangle: no racking. I would put in two 2x4s from about 18" high to the bottom of the opposite post. I would also attach the two brackets together as they cross each other as well.

 

[formernuke]

Triangulate. Triangles are more stable than a rectangle: no racking. I would put in two 2x4s from about 18" high to the bottom of the opposite post. I would also attach the two brackets together as they cross each other as well.

That would work very well, and at 18 inches won't interfere with the hanging suits, thanks.

 

[formernuke]

one last question. Would a 30, 60 90 triangle with the 30 angle at the top work?

 

[The Chairman]

You have a round rod at the top and any angles up there would interfere with hangers. You'll get some great stiffening with just the two angles on the bottom, but screwing/bolting them together where they cross will really stiffen it. It should be all you need.

 

[formernuke]

You have a round rod at the top and any angles up there would interfere with hangers. You'll get some great stiffening with just the two angles on the bottom, but screwing/bolting them together where they cross will really stiffen it. It should be all you need.

Thanks a bunch, now I'm off to play with the miter saw some more

 

[formernuke]

@The Chairman

I'm pretty sure this is what you meant, if not you still get credit for it.

When I referenced the angle above I meant the angle for the ones going to the bottom.

I wanted to caulk and prime today but its getting late so time to call it quits for the day.

 

[The Chairman]

Close enough. I was thinking a bit stronger...

But, if it's stiff enough for you now, I would stop fiddling and start diving!

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