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Title: ball racks
Post by: BXTECH on July 02, 2008, 05:08:13 AM
i would like to build my own ball rack and was curious if anyone has do so and if they can give me an idea on the dimensions & materials that they used? thanxs
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: MrNattyBoh on July 02, 2008, 02:04:03 PM
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: 230-n-up-or-bust on July 02, 2008, 02:20:19 PM
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I used some balsa wood that was about 3/4 an inch thick on it all. Ill see if i still have pictures.
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: janderson on July 02, 2008, 03:38:44 PM
Built mine from a pile of discounted/discards 2x3's I picked up at Home Depot or Lowe's.  Had them cut to my specifications, cutting out the bad spots that discounted the wood.  I paid $1.90 per board with each board being about 16 feet in length.

There are four "shelves" with a 12 inch vertical gap between each shelf. Each shelf is made of 4 pieces of wood: Two pieces 5 feet in length and two pieces 9 inches in length.  The smaller pieces act as caps on the longer pieces (so the insides of the longer pieces are 5 inches apart) with both longer and shorter pieces being used standing on end (3 inches tall, 2 inches wide).  The boards of each shelf are glued together.

The four shelves are held together by four "legs" (risers/columns). Each leg is 48 inches tall (3 inches for each shelf times four shelves and and 3 twelve inch gaps between each shelf). The bottom of the feet and the bottom of the lowest shelf are both flush with the floor.

Pre-drilled two holes through each intersection of leg and shelf for a total of 32 holes.  I used a 5 inch bolt with two washers and a wing nut through each hole. Use a level on the second, third, and fourth shelves. This way, you can take the whole unit apart if you want to.  Otherwise, you could use wood screws and glue.

Each shelf holds 5 balls for a total of 20 balls.

Wood, bolts, washers, wingnuts, glue ... All total it cost me about $20 to build.






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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: charlest on July 02, 2008, 04:53:03 PM
I made this one for 2 different friends:

http://www.putfile.com/pic/8375465

Dimensions are 36" high x 31" wide x 11.5" deep

Oak dowels hold the balls. Frame is FAS pine and poplar. Total cost for lumber and screws was $55 - 60. The oak dowels were the most expensive part, of course.
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: janderson on July 03, 2008, 07:45:40 AM
Charlest - I love the old single-slinger sneaking its way into the background of that picture

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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: mumzie on July 03, 2008, 09:56:10 AM
Is anyone a draftsperson?
Can they draw up plans and post them for BR members?
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: MrNattyBoh on July 03, 2008, 10:05:13 AM
I am a draftsman......i will see what I can come up with. Give me a week and I will post the plans!
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: charlest on July 03, 2008, 10:15:45 AM
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Charlest - I love the old single-slinger sneaking its way into the background of that picture

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sorry, but that picture was taken by my friend in his basement. I never bothered to take a picture. I only made it.
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: charlest on July 03, 2008, 10:19:02 AM
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Is anyone a draftsperson?
Can they draw up plans and post them for BR members?
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I'm not a draftsman, but I can do it. Only it's a lot of work, almost as much as making the darn thing. Besides, I doubt if anyone's going to make mine. It's on the expensive side. A rack made from flat 1x2s, 1x3s,and 1x4s would be cheaper to make.
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: thirtyclean on July 03, 2008, 10:33:13 AM
BXTECH,

I have two ball racks that a fellow teamate built for me. He is a carpenter and works installing hard wodd floors. He builds these racks for me when I need them. They hold 12 balls a piece. If you PM me with an email addess, I will send you photos and dimesnsions when I get home from work. I have filled two of them and will be asking for a third from hims soon !




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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: psaunders300 on July 03, 2008, 10:44:25 AM
Hey BXTECH,

There were plans that johns811 had put up here last year in April that I used with good success.

I spent less than $10 to get the lumber and made a ball rack that holds 20 balls.  I have it almost filled so I may be making another one soon.

I uploaded the plans (as an image) to my website here --> http://psaunders.net/images/ballrack.jpg.  

It should provide you with the details you need to make you own, good luck!
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: stormed1 on July 03, 2008, 10:45:16 AM
I've built several. I use 1x6's for the end plates and 1x3's for the rails. If you pm me an email address i'll send pics
Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: Smash49 on July 03, 2008, 11:22:59 AM
I saw one in a pro shop made out of PVC pipes.  Looked sturdy enough.  I just got rid of a Brunswick 5 ft. rack.  Seems when you need them you can't find them and when you don't they are all over the place.

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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: johns811 on July 03, 2008, 11:31:51 AM
Yep, that is the rack I made the plans for. It was about $10 in materials a year ago. Thanks for posting the pictures. It was very simple to make. Less then 2 hrs.

Edited on 7/3/2008 11:32 AM
Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: charlest on July 03, 2008, 02:18:53 PM
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Yep, that is the rack I made the plans for. It was about $10 in materials a year ago. Thanks for posting the pictures. It was very simple to make. Less then 2 hrs.

Edited on 7/3/2008 11:32 AM


$10???
where did you find the wood? where the screws or nails free?
$10??? that does not compute??

My hardest part was not finding wood, but finding relatively straight wood.
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: johns811 on July 03, 2008, 02:37:11 PM
4 2x3" 8' About $2 each
1 2x6" 8' About $3 each

It was over a year ago. I know the 2x3" were under $2 each and the 2x6" was probably $3 somthing.

I did have a scrap 2x4 for the legs and did already have the screws. Should still be less then $15.

Probably Lowes, maybe home depot

Edited on 7/3/2008 2:38 PM
Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: luv2C10falll on July 03, 2008, 02:47:22 PM
Wow Psa300...next time my wife b$tch's I have to many balls,I'll just show her that picuture
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: johns811 on July 03, 2008, 03:19:52 PM
Actually that is my basement. I have a 21 ball ball rack also filled.

That doesn't include what is my bags!

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Wow Psa300...next time my wife b$tch's I have to many balls,I'll just show her that picuture
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: mrteach3 on July 03, 2008, 03:20:45 PM
John,

Stop trying to talk people into going to Lowe's.  You know that damn rack cost you over 100 bucks after you continually cut the pieces too short.    And I hope that picture is psaunders', and not yours.  If you drilled that many balls, I would say that you still haven't learned your lesson.    Take that one as you wish.   j/k big man.

ETA, Ebonite makes a nice wooden rack. A bit expensive to buy one, but if you can get a hold of one to measure, you would be able to copy the specs very easily. Holds 12 balls.
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: azguy on July 03, 2008, 03:28:08 PM
If you want really cheap wood ( cost of getting it home) go to K Mart or Wal Mart and ask the Garden Center folks for the wooden racks the bulbs come in on. They throw them away, here. I got over 20 of them, made my grandkids toy shelves, book racks and 4 ball racks. True, you have to tear them apart, but free is hard to beat ! They are 1x4's and some 1x3's, mostly.

I took one at a time home in a Sundance hatchback, but a truck would have been easier.
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: Joeyd on July 03, 2008, 03:41:41 PM
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I used some balsa wood that was about 3/4 an inch thick on it all. Ill see if i still have pictures.
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Ummmm you may have meant "balsam" wood, no??

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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: johns811 on July 03, 2008, 03:46:38 PM
Measure once, cut twice. It was really $10. Honest. I needed an extra rack for balls that did not fit right.

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John,

Stop trying to talk people into going to Lowe's.  You know that damn rack cost you over 100 bucks after you continually cut the pieces too short.    And I hope that picture is psaunders', and not yours.  If you drilled that many balls, I would say that you still haven't learned your lesson.    Take that one as you wish.   j/k big man.

ETA, Ebonite makes a nice wooden rack. A bit expensive to buy one, but if you can get a hold of one to measure, you would be able to copy the specs very easily. Holds 12 balls.
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Edited on 7/3/2008 3:26 PM
Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: mrteach3 on July 03, 2008, 04:17:18 PM
Hmmm, now why didn't they fit right???  
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: BXTECH on July 03, 2008, 05:05:44 PM
thanxs for the advice & pics... I now have my next task for the weekend ahead.
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: mrteach3 on July 03, 2008, 05:13:47 PM
BX,

John and I like to tease each other about things.  His design is a good one in this case.  Try it out!!!
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: Moon57 on July 04, 2008, 06:46:14 AM
I made my ball racks from 2 x 10's. Simple shelves and end pieces. I use pet food dishes I get at the dollar store to hold the balls. I never liked the idea of putting all the weight of the ball on 4 small contact points like using rails does.
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: BOWL119 on July 05, 2008, 10:12:38 AM
I have made shevles out of PVC pipes before and noticed that the longer the shelf is, the more the middle would bow with weight. I found that getting a dowel a smaller diameter then the hole (1" pvc, use 3/4" dowel) and slide it in will help with the bowing of the PVC.


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I saw one in a pro shop made out of PVC pipes.  Looked sturdy enough.  I just got rid of a Brunswick 5 ft. rack.  Seems when you need them you can't find them and when you don't they are all over the place.

Smash49
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: Fatboy8 on July 05, 2008, 10:18:41 AM
I built one out of 2x4's a couple years back. Lost my measurements I was going to go by, so played it by ear. It spans the whole foot of our king size bed, and holds 16 balls.


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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: rackattack on July 05, 2008, 10:55:51 AM
[quoteIt spans the whole foot of our king size bed, and holds 16 balls.] [/quote]

Man if I built that I'd have to add a roll out cot cause that's where my wife would have me sleeping. Sixteen balls in the the bedroom is NOT gonna happen.
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: charlest on July 05, 2008, 11:25:16 AM
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It spans the whole foot of our king size bed, and holds 16 balls.]


Man if I built that I'd have to add a roll out cot cause that's where my wife would have me sleeping. Sixteen balls in the the bedroom is NOT gonna happen.
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Title: Re: ball racks
Post by: JOE FALCO on July 05, 2008, 11:52:18 AM

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