Stamp Rack

[ArtS]

I made myself a new stamp holder this weekend. I wanted to make something light weight that I could take with me to classes in March. I can put a cover on this. I haven't done that part yet. I've cut a piece of Plexiglas for the cover and will do some sort of snaps and leather to attach it to the sides. You can see the groves I cut into the side wood pieces for it. So far so good. This will fit right into my tool bag.

Art

[MADMAX22]

Very cool man, thats a good idea.

[hidepounder]

Great rack Art! (that sounds funny!). Great tool rack Art! Nicely done...can't wait to see the cover for it!

[Dags3777]

Boy is there some tools there, please excuse this dumb question, why so many swivel knives? Darryl

[ArtS]

They're all different blades. This way I don't have to change them out. I got most of them at a really good price so I figured what the heck I had the blades already.

Art

[sodapop]

well that sure looks a helluva lot better then my ghetto 4 x 4 with a bunch of holes drilled in it

darryl

[Bree]

Super Idea! Looks great!

[Hennessy]

hey bree really neat rack,i did mine by color coordinating my tools ,bevelers blue, background black etc etcmakes it easy for me to locate a tool.adios peteoops sorry art your rack is neat too adios peter john

[ArtS]

hey bree really neat rack,i did mine by color coordinating my tools ,bevelers blue, background black etc etcmakes it easy for me to locate a tool.adios peteoops sorry art your rack is neat too adios peter john

Great idea. How did you color your tools - some kind of paint?Art

Super Idea! Looks great!

Thanks. I wanted something more light weight.Art

[TrooperChuck]

That rack looks great. I've only been involved in this forum for less than a week, but already I've gained so many new ideas that my head is spinning! Thanks for sharing. Now, I gotta go buy some plexiglass. LOL

[Big Papa Leather]

Hey Art,

Hope this is cool but I wanted to share the rack I built yesterday. Maybe I should have started my own thread but???

It is made from UHMW plastic sheeting I bought on eBay a few years back to make a worktable top. When I moved I unscrewed it and took it with me. I had routed channels for jigs and guides in it. I have since started cutting it up using it for other projects.

If you look at the ends you can see the counter sink holes I had in the sheets to mount it to the workbench in it's former life!

This stuff is great. You can use it as a cutting surface, it machines like wood, easy to clean and most of your stains and dyes wipe off rather easy. I am buying another sheet soon to do the top of another workbench.

Eventually I plan on doing a leather cover that will use snaps on the base piece like the Stohlman case in

Making leather cases Vol. 1

Allen

[TwinOaks]

Nice looking job Allen. What'd you use to glue the blocks on the end?

I like the idea enough that I'm currently eyeballing my 12x18 poly cutting board really closely.....

[Big Papa Leather]

It's not glued. I used screws to attach the pieces. I drilled a pilot hole and then ran the screws in. I used sheet rock screws on the bottom and tapered machine screws on the top. If you look closely to the left between the first two paint brushes you will see screw top and to the right side, just behind the swivel knife you can see another screw top.

I actually have the spacing far enough between each row if I ever (should say when) enough tools to fill it I can add rows and stagger the holes in between the existing ones. This thing is WAY overbuilt. I placed it on the floor with no tools in it and could stand on it without it breaking, it barely flexed! I imagine a thinner material would work just fine. This is what I had on hand though.

Allen