Ghetto Parking Rack from Crib Rails
12-19-12, 11:13 PM
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Ghetto Parking Rack from Crib Rails
Check it out!
(I made my rack out of the bottom rails (that the mattress used to sit on); I took this picture this way because I"m trying to get a few bucks for the side rails on CL)
(I made my rack out of the bottom rails (that the mattress used to sit on); I took this picture this way because I"m trying to get a few bucks for the side rails on CL)
12-19-12, 11:31 PM
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You can thank the CPSC for setting standards for the gap between rails so it's just about perfect for mtb tires. (though I don't think that's what they had in mind.
Nice job.
Nice job.
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12-20-12, 08:56 AM
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You Know!? For Kids!
Cool and it is still keeping your babies safe!
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12-20-12, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by FBinNY
You can thank the CPSC for setting standards for the gap between rails so it's just about perfect for mtb tires. (though I don't think that's what they had in mind.
In the pic, the rack part is not even screwed into the base or the stays screwed on yet; since I'm moving I decided to keep it flat-packable and finish it off in the new place. I expect it to be quite sturdy -- and squeeze 3-4 more bikes in there!
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Originally Posted by RubeRad
What's CPSC? Child Protective something? In fact, you see one MTB in the rack there, but for the picture I did have to put in that bike but not another, or maybe it was front wheel not back, because I had a MTB tire that was just a leeeetle bit too big. Probably could force it in though.
In the pic, the rack part is not even screwed into the base or the stays screwed on yet; since I'm moving I decided to keep it flat-packable and finish it off in the new place. I expect it to be quite sturdy.
In the pic, the rack part is not even screwed into the base or the stays screwed on yet; since I'm moving I decided to keep it flat-packable and finish it off in the new place. I expect it to be quite sturdy.
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For anybody that cares to reproduce, the way I made this was to cut some scrap 2x4 in half, use a table saw to nibble out a notches with depth=thickness of bottom part of the rail, so it sits in flush, then I measured for the stays, did some trig, and came out with angles of 32/58 degrees (note 32+58=90). Probably 30/60 would also have worked, I would recommend do the trig first with 30/60, and let the resulting position of the bottom of the stays dictate the length of the 2x4 base.
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Originally Posted by FBinNY
...As long as tires are smaller than babies heads...
12-20-12, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by jsharr
Cool and it is still keeping your babies safe!
12-20-12, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by gcottay
Ghetto? With a bit of refinishing you have an artwork.
12-20-12, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by okane
Great idea....practical, low cost, and no landfill fodder
12-20-12, 05:09 PM
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[QUOTE=RubeRad; use for them! (I also considered ripping the rails into 2 or 3 sticks each and using a doweling jig to make arrow-shafts -- still might do that with the other two...)[/QUOTE]
Now that's recycling!!!!
Now that's recycling!!!!
05-16-13, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by RubeRad
I had been saving those things for 10 years actually. Moved from England to US, flat-packed our crib, and somehow the shipping company managed to lose the headboard and footboard, so I had these three crib rails sitting in my garage all this time. I knew I would eventually find a use for them! (I also considered ripping the rails into 2 or 3 sticks each and using a doweling jig to make arrow-shafts -- still might do that with the other two...)
