achem500
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Drying Rack Idea
I've been needing a drying rack for some time, and I finally stumbled upon an idea to make one, so i thought I'd share it. So, you take some threaded
rods and cut them to 8 inches to a foot depending on the length of the glassware. Then you take something known as Plasti-Dip, which is used to put a
rubber coating on tool handles. You dip the rods in, leaving about an inch or so of bare metal. You would then buy some of those little nuts that you
can hammer into wood (Not sure what they are called) and screw the coated rods into them. (Of course, choose a suitable plank to serve as the base).
And voila, you have a drying rack!
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crazyboy
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Or you could just get a piece of plywood, drill some holes in at 45 degree angles and glue some dowels in the holes.
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achem500
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Very true, but I prefer the non-absorbent surface of the rubber compound.
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zoombafu
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I made some with some peg board and then glued dowels in the holes. works perfectly. (Ill post a pic on here in a bit)
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Hexavalent
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An entire thread dedicated to drying racks;
http://forums.homesciencelab.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=53
Personally, I took a large, unused kitchen chopping board, drilled holes in it and inserted lots of wooden dowels vertically, with increasingly large
gaps between the pegs to accomodate a variety of sizes of glassware. Cheap and simple and was made in about 15 minutes.
"Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
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smaerd
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I was fortunate enough to come upon a dish-washer that was broken. Salvaged the racks and they fit perfectly over my utility sink. Think I will go the
dowel route as the prongs on it aren't too good for bigger sized glass-ware.
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