Ok, so I'm not a pipe fitter or a plumber, but I built a firewood rack out of galvanized pipe from a chain link fence I just removed. I used the "top rail" 1 3/8" OD, to create an 8' long, three-pipe
Hi Jon, I had not thought about this approach. What do you think, probably should use 4x4 so that there would be enough "interference fit" on the pipe to keep the post from "cocking" on the pipe? I p
Hi Roland, I had not even thought of that (driving the pipes into the ground), but the rack is sitting on asphalt. I could drive it through the asphalt, but then I probably would not want to move it
I think you will have trouble drilling a pipe-sized hole through a 4X4 unless you have a mega drill press or a mortiser. If you want quick, sturdy and cheap, use pressure treated deck boards (6" x 5/
Hi Tony, I thought there should have been something like a 90 degree elbow, but I guess since I was shopping at Home Depot (that will teach me, again), I did not see anything similar. Thanks to your
I was going to suggest the "gate corners", but I was beat to it. I've used them to make a large gate (8 ft.), and they simply clamp onto the fence pipes. They clamp very strongly and should do what y