MOUNTING part 2.
Here's a reminder on how my Sample Rack is currently mounted. On two custom build rods that I made for this job.
If i am going to mount my MTMMMES up there above the sample rack, I needed a new mount. DIY strikes again!!
When I moved into this house about 5 years ago, there was a dismantled Hills Hoist in the back yard. That would have looked something like this when it was assembled.
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For years I have kept the pipes for some unknown future project much to the dismay of my wife who every year tried to get my to throw them out. Today that project arrived.
I grabbed one of the pipes and tested out my multi directional clamp on it. It fit.
Next I tried one of the clamps currently holding the Sample Rack. It fit easily.
In that shot you can see the existing mount pipe on the right.
In no time flat I had cut two lengths of the new pipe. Again you can see the old one there. I just estimated the extra I needed and added a bit. I can always cut these shorter once everything is attached and adjusted.
The plan was to have these two going up with a piece going across from the top between them.
I headed to Bunnings to see if I could find any L shaped joiner. I did not hold out much hope. I mean what is the chance that this pipe, from this very old clothes line would have a range of caps, joiners etc at exactly the same size?
You can imaging how chuffed I was when I found these..
How good are they going to look when I paint these pipes black??? But I digress.
These L shaped fittings and a whole range of other things at Bunnings all would fit this very standard 25mm pipe I just happened to have under my house for years.
The pipes were old, galvanised and crusty. The did not go into the new L joints.
I this shot it is THIS close but still will not go in there.
I attacked the end of the pipe more and more with the file until finally.
Once I had both the pipes done I lined them up on the bench with the sample rack to measure the size of the cross pipe.
Perfect.
Mounted on the kit from the new mount looks like this.
From the drum throne it looks like this.. Here I attached the mega multi clamp and confirmed that this is going to work. I'll be able to get the left MTMMMES exactly where i need it.
And here you can see the mount with the Sample Rack in approximate location.
I can tell looking at that that the mount can be shorter. That said I need to be careful. I need to be able to get to the Sample Rack so I must mindful that the MTMMMES cannot overlap it.
The mount will look much better when it is painted and cut down to size.