Ok, I know a lot of you guys are serious fabricators, but this was a simple easy thing I found to store some heavy extension cords and ropes out in the shop. I took a section of 1/2" EMT and bent the end into a nice U shape with a conduit bender. I bent the basic 90 it is designed to do, then shifted the bender a few inches and made a slight bend several times until I had a nice U shape on the end of the tube. Then I whacked the long leg about 8 inches longer than the stub and with my chop saw. By positioning the two support plates on my hydraulic press, and applying force I got a nice flat to screw to the wall or whatever. A few quick punches with the drill press and they were ready to go. Not something I would use in a nice home garage, but they are really handy and look great in a working shop building. The only thing I couldn't do with other tools probably is make those neat U bends in the conduit. In my case I had an area with several metal storage shelves that set back out of the way, so I just shot tech screw into them to mount the hooks. A word of warning. I would not do this to free standing shelves. Mine are screwed and secured to the cross perling of the building, and can not over balance with any amount of weight I could safely put on the hooks. If they were free standing, and you were to put several heavy extension cords on them it might not be safe.
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15 years ago