The bottom arm of my quarantine rack is literally folding in on itself... I could have literally died if it gave out since I sleep literally right next to it.
Well that’s not good.....
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I can't make out what is going on in the photo,is that an airline tube and did you build the rack yourself?
It is an air line tube however that is not the main point of the picture. If you look at the wood and the metal you will see the metal is going inward.
I did not build the rack myself, if I did it would have been stronger than this crap.
I did not build the rack myself, if I did it would have been stronger than this crap.
Well that's good to know,I know nothing about whatever carpentry skills you may have so I couldn't help asking.Could you move back and take a full photo of the rack?
Really hard to tell what's going on. I've never trusted that stuff. I've seen alot of people say they work but it scares the crap out of me. Apparently for good reason.
I'd be safe and get the tanks off of it, at least off of the shelf that's warping. Especially if you sleep next to it. Maybe you can add some kind of brace to the bending shelf to firm it up? I would only use that as a temporary measure and then either build or buy a new rack as you will never relax now worrying it's going to collapse on you while you sleep.
It’s hard for me to see too. Definitely not good though. I also don’t trust those shelves. I remember my parents having them and seeing them start to bend under constant heavy loads. I think they had stacks of marble tile on them.
Glad you noticed it before it got too bad!
Glad you noticed it before it got too bad!
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I would stack something like bricks or 4x4 square wood posts or whatever you have, even 2x4 's. under the bowing section. I would make two stacks, one on each side of the bending part. Place the stack it so it is close to or just touching the metal frame. CAUTION- what I just described is a risky maneuver and only a temporary emergency type thing. The idea is to place something so the metal cannot go far if it moves some more.
I do not think you should try to jack up the rack or force a wedge in with the brace. Once that sort of bending starts it can go quickly even with just trying to jack it up or driving a wedge in place.
Before you try anything remove as much weight as is possible and consider anything you do to brace it as an emergency move. once some sort of shoring is in place then take it all down.
PS- My guess is the fold is at or near the center of the span of the metal. That is where my guess takes me from some bridge building activities in classrooms. We would add weights to varying length spans of building materials. The short lengths held better than the longer lengths. As the length gets longer the material would bow more and it took less total weight to cause a failure. The failure was usually near the center of the span.
Good luck and good move in spotting the flaw.
