My homemade rack

[Chandonnet]

Finished up my homemade rack recently. Built from 1.5” square 80/20 anodized aluminum extrusion and 1/4” aluminum for the brackets. Built it mainly for when I need to haul my kayaks around but will be good for just about anything I need to carry.

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[Deleted member 9167]

Jesus. Lend me your tools pls?

 

[Chicago Mike]

Ya gonna powder coat that beaut?

 

[OXHB619]

 

[Jakb]

Nice, but boy howdy is that a lot of 80/20. Hopefully you have scrap lying around or a good source as that probably added up quickly.

What I really mean is, I'm jealous.

 

[Timothyd]

Jesus. Lend me your tools pls?

Not cheap but 80/20 doesn't need a lot of tools. You can buy it painted but that anodized aluminum is good for the weather.

 

[Phil0110]

Great job! Well done!

 

[Maverickman74]

Turned out great! I would load it up fairly heavy(like more than you expect to ever haul) and give it a good shake. Just to decide if you want to add any more sheer strength.

 

[jsteward]

Great job. Very impressive.

 

[Chandonnet]

Ya gonna powder coat that beaut?

No plans to. The aluminum extrusion is already anodized, so no sense to remove that and powder coat it. I would have preferred black and put this was laying around so silver it is.

 

[Chandonnet]

Nice, but boy howdy is that a lot of 80/20. Hopefully you have scrap lying around or a good source as that probably added up quickly.

What I really mean is, I'm jealous.

Thankfully it was left over from a previous job, so I didn’t have a purchase any. Only cost was a bit of hardware.

 

[Chandonnet]

Turned out great! I would load it up fairly heavy(like more than you expect to ever haul) and give it a good shake. Just to decide if you want to add any more sheer strength.

Oh I’ve already had plenty of weight on it and plenty of shake tests. The rack is completely rigid. I tend to over engineer just about everything that I build.

 

[FirstFord]

Thankfully it was left over from a previous job, so I didn’t have a purchase any. Only cost was a bit of hardware.

Yeah, I gotta think thay if you were paying for the materials, you might not be saving any money here.

 

[gofoilCorey]

do you have a source for those awesome bent brackets to the existing inside rail system? Did you buy blanks then clamp and drill? Here is my plan once my truck arrives. https://m.facebook.com/MavRack-101177019308692/

 

[Mavonorder]

Awesome rack... Since you bought the materials in the past, can you provide the name of the company which makes the rack materials? I'd like to price out the current costs to build a rack for myself. Thanks!!

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