Hanging Pot Rack

I've wanted a hanging pot rack for some time and saw one at a friends house a year or so ago that I really liked. It was made of steel hanging from some chains, so I did an inventory of tools and materials, and found I had most of what I needed at hand.

what I used was old bed rails that I got from the local freecycle community (check them out at freecycle.org). and some 3/16 rod from the local steelyard some number 2 straight link chain and some J hooks from the hardware store. for tools I have a small wire feed welder received as a christmas gift a few years ago and dewalt angle grinder purchased at the pawn shop along with the usual measuring and marking tools.

measure twice and cut once, good rule to live by. my bed rails were 3in shy of 72 and I wanted my pot rack 18in by 3ft so I had to cut and weld a 3in piece to get 2 three foot pieces.... or so I thought I could have saved a little time and material (grinder disc and welding wire) by just cutting a 3ft and 18in piece from each bed rail. Oh well better luck next time.

OK I'm no welder, I'm much better with a grinder than a welder but sometimes I do an ok job but most all of my welds get turn with the grinder so as long as I get good penetration I can clean it up

I used rustoleum multicolor textured paint to give it a nice dark gray color and texture to hide my rough work. overall I'm happy with the result and I've got my first project of the year done.
I started on the second and finished and hung on the third day of 2009.