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Old 04-06-2012, 01:19 AM
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made this rack to hold my sols.

the rails are made up of 2 clamps. and they are height adjustable and stay at any height.





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Old 04-06-2012, 04:44 PM
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Thats pretty cool. Nicely done.
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Old 04-06-2012, 05:25 PM
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are those adjustable clamps?!
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call me paranoid but I'd double the rail for stability/strengh (notice a bit of bend) or bungee the rail to the clamps just to prevent accidents.
but cool DIY!
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Could you post a closeup of the clamps?
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I've got some nice 1.5" x1.5" aluminum square tubing which would work great to add stability if you want one. Just saying. I know the stock rails for the sol are quite flexible but still very strong.
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they're perfectly strong. the vertical rails are 1/4 solid metal
the horizonal rail is aluminum u channel. it flexes a little but im not worried about it
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