Dumbbell Rack

Dumbbell rack for 8 pairs of dumbbells.

I started the build by measuring my dumbbells to get a rough estimate of the size of the build. I only had room for a 1100mm (~43 inches) wide rack.

Materials:

- Wood: 48x98mm Spruce. (~2€/m here)

- 6mm birch dowels

- Glue: Titebond III

- Some screws for the lower tray

Tools:

- Miter saw

- Drill Press

- Cordless Drill (6mm bit)

- Cordless Router

- Sander

The structure and basic idea are presented in the pictures above. 2 L-shaped beams make a slightly tilted tray for the dumbbells. The lower tray has 3 supporting links between the beams while the upper one only has 2. All of the joints were made with dowels and glue. The lower tray has 5 screws in it just to make sure it stays intact.

The trays are structurally identical except of the support link in the middle on the lower tray. Also the the upper tray is a bit narrower due to the smaller dumbbells on it.

2 vertical beams link them together. The upper tray is held in place with 8 dowels and Titebond 3 glue. With other glues I would have built another support beam for the upper tray. But since it was able to withstand my weight (100kg/220lbs) additional support was deemed unnecessary.

As it is more of a tool than a piece of furniture I did not coat or treat the wood in any way.

At the moment the lower rack has 120kg (~265lbs) weight on it and upper has 60kg(~132lbs).

I built this about a half year ago and atleast as of now the upper tray hasn't collapsed :)