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EvilMushroom666
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Registered: 11/18/09
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Chicken Wire Test Tube Rack
#15162730 - 10/01/11 02:23 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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I have made several of these racks for different size and style test tubes but I thought I would share it with the community this time around. Here are some pictures of the finished rack holding 20 -40ML test tubes.

It obviously does not compare to a $20-30 test tube rack but it works in a pinch when you need get get some slants made.
I took some heavy gauge chicken wire I had sitting around and cut a good sized square out. I then laid out a grid to figure out how much room each tube needed, and then began to cut out each section. I then bent it so it had a bottom and sides, filed down most of the sharp/jagged edges and bent some wire over on itself to close the rack and give it a bit of structural strength.
I did not made a TEK for this because everyone will be working with different tools and wire, but just wanted to show what an hour and some hand tools can craft.
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Honeydew
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ill have to try this
-------------------- I'm only on this website to role play about mycology I would never actually do that.
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filthydee


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Re: Chicken Wire Test Tube Rack [Re: Honeydew]
#15163041 - 10/01/11 03:41 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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perfect thread.perfect timing.Thank you evil! i knew i had put off getting a tube rack all this time for a reason.
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tripdawg420
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Re: Chicken Wire Test Tube Rack [Re: filthydee]
#15163046 - 10/01/11 03:42 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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EvilMushroom666
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Re: Chicken Wire Test Tube Rack [Re: filthydee]
#15163057 - 10/01/11 03:43 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Glad it helped filthy!
I have been making these for a while myself putting off purchasing a few racks. I seem to always have different sized tubes around so buying a rack for them all could get expensive. At some point I will invest the money I am sure, but until then....
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filthydee


Registered: 10/08/07
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yeah buddy, not gonna spend $100+ on racks. i'm sure they last very long but still, they seem overpriced.
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EvilMushroom666
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Re: Chicken Wire Test Tube Rack [Re: filthydee]
#15164071 - 10/01/11 07:39 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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One word of advice...measure your PC before building 
I had to cut off a row of tubes because it was JUST to big to fit..lol makes me feel a little stupid but thought I would pass it along to you all so you do not make the same mistake I did lol.
I plan to make a few more when I have some time.
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EvilMushroom666
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Took it for a test spin last night, all went well
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scifipirate
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Very nice, I have a pot stand for camping made of that stuff.
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tripdawg420
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Re: Chicken Wire Test Tube Rack [Re: scifipirate]
#15168590 - 10/02/11 07:09 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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filthydee


Registered: 10/08/07
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Quote:
EvilMushroom666 said: One word of advice...measure your PC before building 
I had to cut off a row of tubes because it was JUST to big to fit..lol makes me feel a little stupid but thought I would pass it along to you all so you do not make the same mistake I did lol.
I plan to make a few more when I have some time.
thanks for sharing the mistake so rookies like me don't have to. i think i recognize some of those thinner test tubes on the bottom of that pic.
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EvilMushroom666
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Registered: 11/18/09
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Re: Chicken Wire Test Tube Rack [Re: filthydee]
#15168893 - 10/02/11 08:17 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yah, some great guy hooked them up in a trade;-)
The mouths of the tubes are JUST big enough for me to get my scalpel in so I threw them in with the batch.
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