Mortar Racks for 2012

[BluegrassPyro1]

Hey everyone, just wanted to post a video on my mortar racks I built for this year. It's about half of what I planned but with the burn ban going, it doesn't look like I will be shooting for the fourth so no rush in getting racks built. Tell me what you guys think. I used a couple ideas I got off youtube and this website.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8Qv3K533Ok

[SilverBullet Pyro]

What are the dimensions of your base on the 10 shot is it still a 2x3 or did you change it and hey look at it this way if ya cant shoot this year more for next year nice racks i like that 1x3 design i might have to use it

[BluegrassPyro1]

The base is a 1X3 cut to 2 foot length. I debated on going to a 2x3 but Menards doesn't carry wood in that dimension so after some checking it looked like a lot of people were using 1" thick for the frame so I went with that. Maybe a more experience pyro can tell me if I made an error or not.

[Pyro Nation]

Nice build. Looks very clean.. Now time for a fan one..lol

[BluegrassPyro1]

I was actually thinking about doing a fan rack. I was gonna make one of the 20 shot racks into a victory rack (v shape) but decided against it because it was about 105 degrees and I was tired of sweating!

[tarkus4]

If those bases are only 1x instead of 2x they are going to crack from the down pressure of the mortars. The end pieces should also be 2x material.

[Pyro Nation]

Listen to Tarkus... That was one of my first mistakes I made when first making racks..lol

[BluegrassPyro1]

Its one of the things I debated about to be honest. Menards doesnt carry any would 2" thick except 2x4. So I looked online and watched some more of Daves videos and found its about 50/50 on the thickness of the wood between 1" or 2" thickness. I may change that for future builds but for no more than what Im shooting this year I dont think there will be an integrity issue. Thanks for the tips