Pete Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Ive just done a search,and couldn't find anything relevant. I'm after one of those racks that you see in warehouses to keep my control cables on.Can't seem to find anyone or anything related on google. Just to specify more its the ones that have weighted bases and pegs at a forty five degree angle on them. Ideally on wheels. Cheers in advance! (I thought forty had a u?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Storage Direct aka Trade Systems do a lot of racking and warehouse equipment. I've just had a flick through their catalouge and can't see anything exactly but it sounds like the type of thing they should be able to get hold of. http://www.tradesystems.co.uk James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt. Carling Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Build your own, we did in the last warehouse. Scaff tube and a welder, that way its custom built for about £150 and held all our cables, from 125A 3-P to XLR's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 Fancy building me one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Bloke Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 {snip}(I thought forty had a u?)'Fraid not. Four and fourteen have a 'u' but forty does not. Sorry. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart91 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I'll add another vote to the "build your own" lobby. We just took standard steel scaff pipe (rough cost thrupence ha'penny per metre) and chopped it up into suitable sizes. We were able to wedge a long piece between two girders, and get some vertical sections going between that and the floor. Then we cut some short pegs to come out. Probably cost £150 of bar and clamps, and five grinding discs :D The advantage of using clamps rather than welding is that you can move the pegs around to suit cable size, and dismantle the whole thing if you need to move premises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 Hmmm maybe I could mod a meatrack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieR Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Thinking of some new cable racking myself. Was planning to speak to a local metal fabricator to make up some lighter duty frames using that small, square-section steel tube and give it a nice hammerite finish. With some flanges on the rear it can be bolted directly to a spare wall. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 Thinking of some new cable racking myself. Was planning to speak to a local metal fabricator to make up some lighter duty frames using that small, square-section steel tube and give it a nice hammerite finish. With some flanges on the rear it can be bolted directly to a spare wall. Steve Let me know how much it costs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt. Carling Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Thats what we built, it cost no more than £150 (we own a mig welder, grinders etc, so this cut the cost down a bit) I would say not to bother with Hammerite paint, its expensive. We used basic red oxide paint, gave the metal a de-grease and then 2 coats, as the scaff is galv, we didnt paint these. Worked a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete McCrea Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I'm about to do ours out of UniStrut...... Cost TBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 14, 2006 Author Share Posted July 14, 2006 Unistrut,pictures please!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete McCrea Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Unistrut. I've seen the A1000 section used before with the 90 degree links and various other bits for creating the rail system. Ours will have one upright bolted to a wall, with the pegs protruding from the upright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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