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Discussion on "Homemade" Stainless Steel Wash Rack
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kpaint
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Posted on Thursday, Apr 30, 2009 - 7:24 pm:
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Cyndy, Here are the Pix
This is the stainless steel wash rack. It folds flat against the wall. The cross tie on the "gate" side is just wedged so I could show which end has the horse's head. The concrete is pervious. The water and soap just "goes away" through the porous concrete. I love being able to sit on a stool to groom legs! The holes were drilled into the cement to accept the rebar welding on the bottom of the "gate" legs.
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mrose
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Posted on Saturday, May 2, 2009 - 11:29 am:
Vickie, does the side bar on the right swing over to attach to the gate, and the left side bar and gate swing back against the wall? Does the gate sit on "posts" made from the rebar and if so, are the recessed? We need to redo our wash area and am collecting ideas. Thanks.
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mrose
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Posted on Saturday, May 2, 2009 - 11:31 am:
I just looked again at the first picture and it looks like the left side does swing against the wall along with the gate, but I'm still not sure about how it fastens together. I like the look and love that it's stainless. Where did you find the stainless pipe?
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leslie1
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Posted on Saturday, May 2, 2009 - 7:00 pm:
OOOo I just saw this! Love it, great idea.
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kpaint
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Posted on Saturday, May 2, 2009 - 10:11 pm:
Both side bar pieces are hinged to the wall and are stored flat against the wall--in opposite directions. The sides are 42" tall.
What I call the "gate" is a third piece, so the wash rack has "three" pieces. Husband welded rebar to the bottom of each leg of the gate to create a "pin" which fits into the hole he drilled into the concrete floor--like a sleeve.
The two sides each have a "foot" at the bottom of the pipe which is actually the foot off a stainless steel table (like in a restaurant kitchen). You can see a foot in the third picture.
I pull the left side in, put the gate in the floor holes, and then pin the two together. (Husband welded a hinge to the pieces.)
Bring the horse in, and then "squeeze" the horse over a bit with the right side bar. Attach the lead to the horse (which is actually 1/2 of my cross tie). Then pin the right side bar to the gate.
The wash rack is between my cross ties so I could use the rope. I don't cross tie in the wash rack;I just use the tie that faces the horse.
In the fourth picture you can see the hinge piece on the gate and the right side bar piece.
Our materials came from a commericial demo job we did;however you could get stainless steel piping from a plumbing vendor. I can take close up pictures of the hinges/pins if you need them.
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