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If you want to build your own, here are the steps and specifications we use to build ours. |
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DIY Lab information |
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Our labs our constructed of heavy gauge steel Unistrut, and 3/4 Electrical Metal Conduit (EMC). What you need: Yeagerlab Material list: 13 pieces: 10-0 x 3/4 EMC 3 pieces: 10 Unistrut 4 three hole unistrut angle bracket 4 Base Plate for the unistrut 8 End caps for unistrut 32 end caps for EMC
Harware: 8 1/2" x 3 Bolts/nut and washers 4- 1/2 x 2 1/2 Bolts/nut and washers 8- Unistrut nuts with 1 bolts 32 3/4 conduit clip mounts for unistrut
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1. Getting the material |
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We use a horizontal metal band saw for clean straight cuts. Remember: measure twice cut once. The Unistrutis quite expensive Cut list: You can of course change this to suit your particular space needs. 10 pieces: 8-0 x 3/4 EMC 6 pieces:4-0x 3/4" EMC 4 pieces: 4-0 x 4 Unistrut 4 pieces: 5-8 Unistrut
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2. Cutting the steel |
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3. Clean up all sharp edges |
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Cut metal is sharp. Use emery cloth and a deburring tool get rid of anything that can cut you. There will be lots of hands on the lab. Make it safe.
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4. Ready for powder coating |
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We have everything powder coated. Paint scratches off and the lab looks ratty after a couple of uses moving C-clamps around.
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5: Mount base plates |
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Drill 212 hole to match the base plate bolt hole oattern in the end of each of the 452 pieces of unistrut. Use a drill press and vise as this is heavy steel. Next bolt the 4 base plates to the 4 pieces of 52 unistrut using the 3 bolts.
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6: Mount angle brackets |
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Use unistrut bolts to mount the angle brackets to the strut at your desired grid height.
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7: Mount side pipes |
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Mount the top rails of the unistrut to the angle iron with the channel facing down. Next determine where you want the side pipes and attach to the unistrut with the conduit clamps. |
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9: Layout grid |
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Determine where you want your grid pipes and place open conduit clips at positions in strut track. |
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8: Determine lab width |
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Determine how wide you want your lab to be. Stand up the assembled side supports. Cross measure your inside corners to check for square. Our standard is 82. This gives 6 of grid pipe extending on each side. |
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10: Mount grid pipes |
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Slide 8 pipe through clamps and tighten.
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11: Safety caps |
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Push on high visibility safety caps on strut and pipes. Your head will thank you later. You are now DONE!!! Step back and admire your new lab. Now you can add lighting, soft goods or whatever you want. |
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Kenton Yeager YeagerLabs 2201 Tomassee Drie Knoxville, TN 37920
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To contact me: |
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E-mail: kenton@yeagerlabs.com Phone: 865.368.1564 |
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