Originally Posted by
Cotribble
The issue I have is that some of the racks I've bought have never really been truly free standing.
I think you're confused. You title the thread, "Designing a new type of wall mount" then complain about racks that aren't freestanding.
Wall-mount racks aren't freestanding. Freestanding racks aren't wall-mount.
For the sake of clarity, what exactly are you trying to accomplish?