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geo039
11-17-2008, 11:47 AM
So after moving from a small apartment I finally had some room for a little ski room. That being said I still needed to watch the amount of holes I drilled in the wall and space it took. So here is what I did...
You need:
10 small metal screws
5 Rake Grabbers (you will see what I mean in a minute)
1 piece of 3+ foot long metal
2 wood screws
1 piece of rubber mat

Step one...get the pieces:
The good old rake holders I am talking about. Aprox $2.50 a piece at the local hardware store.
Front:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r64/ggieras039/IMG_4261.jpg
Back:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r64/ggieras039/IMG_4270.jpg
Top:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r64/ggieras039/IMG_4271.jpg
Step 2:
Take those metal screws (small) and that metal piece and attach rake holders spacing for skis.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r64/ggieras039/IMG_4262.jpg
Step 3:
Attach to wall. This is not load bearing so two screws will hold it to the wall. Get at the right height not to hit a binding.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r64/ggieras039/IMG_4263.jpg
Step 4:
Add skis.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r64/ggieras039/IMG_4266.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r64/ggieras039/IMG_4268.jpg
.....easy!
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r64/ggieras039/IMG_4269.jpg
Add rubber mat to not scratch the floor:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r64/ggieras039/IMG_4267.jpg
That is about it. 20 minutes...20 CHF and you have a rack.

(and yes I know the booster strap is for my boots)
bio-smear
11-17-2008, 12:10 PM
Very elegant. Thanks for sharing.
This End Up
11-17-2008, 12:24 PM
Nice,
I wonder if Home DePot has those, or sumthin similar
PowTron
11-17-2008, 12:37 PM
did you pilfer an old LINE display for that aluminum Track? Nice work...
geo039
11-17-2008, 12:49 PM
Nope just a random piece from the hardware store

did you pilfer an old LINE display for that aluminum Track? Nice work...
jm2e
12-12-2008, 08:52 PM
Just got back from the hardware store.
Thanks for the idea
$3.78
jfost
12-12-2008, 10:22 PM
joke #1:

20 congestive heart failures???

that's a hefty price to pay for installing a ski rack...

joke #2:

sure that works well when you have those nice square tails to rest the skis on - probably dont even need to clip the moments in - just stand 'em in the corner or something...

hmmmm not really feeling my own jokes tonight... back to comedy school in the morning for me.
dentedvw
12-12-2008, 10:56 PM
Where are those broom grabber things, where the rubber roller rolls up when you put the handle in, and then the broom won't slide down because the roller is holding it? That would work well too, wouldn't it? I don't know, I just stick them all in a big bucket in the basement.
Flexon Phil
12-14-2008, 03:49 AM
LEss than $10.00 in materials, PVC pipe and insulation:
http://web.mac.com/philpug/iWeb/Site/Library_files/IMG_1710.jpg

http://web.mac.com/philpug/iWeb/Site/Library_files/IMG_1693.jpg

http://web.mac.com/philpug/iWeb/Site/Library_files/IMG_1642.jpg


Mobile version for the car...

http://web.mac.com/philpug/iWeb/Site/Library_files/IMG_1648.jpg

http://web.mac.com/philpug/iWeb/Site/Library_files/IMG_1652.jpg
SpinalTap
12-14-2008, 01:30 PM
Sick. Thanks Geo. I'll have to put that on the to do list.
SpinalTap
10-19-2009, 10:26 PM
I finally got around to building a rack. Super easy to do, cheap, looks pretty good.

Supplies:
1x3 piece of wood
9 broom holders

It looks good and is highly functional. Only problem is it won't hold thinner cap skis and atomic beta skis (I hardly consider this a problem :D).

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee285/bberkovich/SkiRack.jpg

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee285/bberkovich/SkiRack3.jpg

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee285/bberkovich/SkiRack2.jpg

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee285/bberkovich/SkiRack1.jpg
orlowskij
10-20-2009, 09:35 AM
LEss than $10.00 in materials, PVC pipe and insulation:
http://web.mac.com/philpug/iWeb/Site/Library_files/IMG_1710.jpg



I may be missing something, but that looks like a pain in the ass to load skis in and out of. So it pulls apart, you put all the skis in while they're sitting on the ground, and then hang it? And the opposite to get a pair out?
deliberate
10-20-2009, 11:05 AM
I need a rack. I knocked over 3 pairs this morning getting my bike out. I guess I have to make something different than what everyone else made and post pictures of it.
NSOutWest
10-20-2009, 03:13 PM
LEss than $10.00 in materials, PVC pipe and insulation:
http://web.mac.com/philpug/iWeb/Site/Library_files/IMG_1710.jpg

Won't that ruin the camber eventually on the ones that don't touch?