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5 Shot Mortar Rack Construction
Materials:
| 1 - 2x8 26" Long 2 - 2x8 13" Long 2 - 1x4 28" Long 5 -World Class 12" HDPE Tubes 20 - 1" Screws 8 - 1 1/2" Screws 6 - 2" Screws |
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With the right size of HDPE pipe hard to find I have come up with an easy way to build nice HDPE mortar racks. With the HDPE mortar tubes that you get out of the kit. For this past years show I launched 10 shells out of this rack without bracing it, piggyback style and it did not even move.
1. Cutting the boards
To begin building this rack you must first cut the 2x8 into three pieces. One 26" long and two 13" long. These will be used for the sides and base.
2. Screwing the Pieces Together
The 26" board is the base. You are going to drill a hole into one end in the left, center, and right this will prevent the wood from splitting. This will make sure that the end are securely attached onto the base. The end with the screws you are going to put on the cut sides of the 26" board. Screw the screws in.
3. Preparing the Tube Bases
For this rack I used 4 World Class Tubes that were 12" long, with the small bases, and one 12" long with the larger base that I had to cut down, to make it fit. Now time to drill the holes into the base for the screws. I used a 5/16" drill bit, I placed 4 holes where each of the corners were.
4. Attaching the Tubes
Now to attach the tubes to the base of your rack make sure you place the
tubes in the center of the board. To attach the tube base to the board I
used 1" screws. Make sure to put a screw into each hole you will need 20 1"
screws.
5. Attaching the Top Braces
Take your 1x4 piece and lay them onto the top of the sides of your rack.
Drill 2 holes into each end of the 1x4 where you want to place the screws.
You are going to use the 1 1/4" screws to attach them to the top of the
sides. This serves as a tray to attach fuse onto.
6. Painting the Piece
To make the piece more difficult to see by your audience you will want to paint it Flat Black.
If you want experiment with the number of tubes and different angles. If you come up with a different configuration please email it to me and I will post on here as soon as possible..