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SHOP PROJECT Hanging Brackets ^^The hose reel is designed to hang-securely on the wall. Yet it's easily removed if you need to use your compressor outside the shop. To accomplish this, the hose reel is supported by two hanging brackets. An upper bracket cradles the hanger rod (dowel) at the top of the housing, see Fig. 7. And a loiver bracket holds the base (F) in place. upper bracket. The upper bracket is a simple, U-shaped assembly. It consists of a hardwood back (K) and two end pieces (L) made from V2'1 plywood, see Fig. 7. Before gluing and screwing the bracket together, it's easiest to cut a curved notch in each end piece, see Fig. 7a. When the bracket is screwed to the wall, these notches form a "saddle" for the hanger rod. The upper bracket provides • plenty of support for the hose reel all by itself. But the housing-would tend to "kick" away from the wall on the upward stroke of the crank. That's where the lower bracket comes in. lower bracket. Basically, it's just a hardwood cleat (M) with a FINAL HOOK-UP IWhen hooking up our air compressor, we used a flexible air line with a coupler on the end. It fits over a "plug" that's threaded onto the shaft. 2 To attach the hose, first twist it counterclockwise (looking at the end of the hose) like you're wringing out a towel. Then thread it into the elbow. #& x P/z" Fh WOODSCREW HANGER ROD - HANGER ROD " WALL STUD BACK (3VZ" x 5%" - 3/4"-THICK HARDWOOD) END PIECE (2V2" x 3V2" ' Vz" PLYWOOD) DRILL 5/i6"- DIA. HOLE, Vz" DEEP BACK -----(R) PIN (5/i©" x 1" DOWEL) SHEET ROCK DOWEL CLEAT (V/z" x S" -"-THICK HARDWOOD) NOTE: DRILL3/a"-DIA. HOLE CENTERED ON WIDTH OF BASE TO FIT OVER DOWEL pin (N) glued into a hole in the top edge. (I used a dowel.) When the cleat is screwed to the wall, the pin fits in a hole drilled in the base (F), see Fig. 7b. This holds the housing tightly against the wall as you crank the reel. hang reel. The two brackets make it a snap to hang (or remove) the hose reel. Just lower it clown onto the brackets. Or lift it up and away from the wall. & No. 41 ShopNotes 11 |
