Folks:

I have about 7 Dewey cleaning rods to cater for the different calibers that I own. Would love to purchase a wall mountable cleaning rod rack. Saw one on Midwayusa and one on Brownells's. Any suggestions, practical experience with either or alternates?

I don't have any practical experence, but would a fishing pole holder ( like a very small horizontal rifle rack ) work? They have little clips to hold the fishing poles might work for cleaning rods too, just a thought....lost

Well lostchild has a great idea, head over to your local boating or fishing joint and look for a set of the Berkly Rod holders. They have a moulded plastic frame and the spongy inserts between the notches that should work fine.

Or, simply get you a nice piece of wood 1x2 however long you feel you need, then head over to your local hardware store and pick up a couple of packs of eye hooks that are about the size of the silver ring there on the handle of your rods. Might have to open them up or squeeze them in a bit with a pair of needle nose pliars to get a good fit. Screw them into the 1' side of the wood strip, however far apart for ease of use. Drill a couple of holes in the ends about 1" back to keep it from splitting and screw the board to the wall.

I have a board on the wall with cup hooks that the rods hang from. Shelf has,(along with solvents and oils) suficient auto shop 5 compartment clear boxes (7in x 4in x 1 1/2in) that hold bronze and nylon brushes, jags,bore mops and plenty of patches and with each box labeled for each caliber, all the cleaning gear is at hand and easily axcessible.

Von Gruff.

easy to protect. 2 boards w/ holes in them and then put a piece of 1/2" PVC pipe between. the pipe protects the rods should something slam against them

I use the black, I believe the brand is Tipton ones at Midway. I have about 6 of them all end to end and have about 25-30 rods on them. Inexpensive and they work. Not real fancy or anything.

I have a piece of pegboard on the back of my reloading bench and use hooks to organize all sorts of tools, cleaning rods included.

Here's the fishing rod holders I use. Mounted both on a wall and holds 8 rods horizontally.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas...asJS=true&hasJS=true

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Originally posted by Juggernaut76:
I have a piece of pegboard on the back of my reloading bench and use hooks to organize all sorts of tools, cleaning rods included.

that photo has to be the day after you built your reloading bench!! no matter how big I build them in a week all available space is covered

holly hell! Nice station!

I use peg bord my self but damn man you gone out did me 10 fold!

I have two racks that each hold six rods in a vertical position. It's from Midway. I like the small space it takes up inside closet doors but I have noticed the middle of the rack is starting to sag under the weight of the rods. It is still however functional. I've had it about three years.

I bought an eight-foot piece of 4-inch PVC (maybe it's ABS) sewer pipe and the various caps and plugs to make my cleaning rod case. I have one for my 44-inch .30-cal rods and used the shorter piece for my 36-inch .22-cal rods. Very convenient...

Aluminum angle (1 1/2 or 2 in. wide) from Lowes. Comes is 3 differnt lengths. Easy to drill, mount and round the edges. It is inexpensive to make and looks great.

Like Von Gruff, I used cup hooks. Just screw them in and leave the hook part horizontal so it is like a ring the rod can slide down into, except it is open in the back so you can just slip them in from the back and they hang vertically.

I made my own from a piece of hardwood. It holds 3 rods( I need one with more capacity). First step was to cut a piece of wood about 2 1/2"wide x 9" long. Two small holes at end to mount to door when finished( drilled through narrow edge of board). Then using a Forster drill bit( a bit that drills a flat bottom hole) the same size as diameter of cleaning rod hand, drill about 2/3's through wide side of board, so edge of hole is about 1/8" back from edge. Next drill on through these larger holes with a bit just a little larger than the actual rod diameter. Last cut a slot into the hole for the rod to slip into these holes, and slip down into recess made by the larger bit.

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Originally posted by Mark:
Like Von Gruff, I used cup hooks. Just screw them in and leave the hook part horizontal so it is like a ring the rod can slide down into, except it is open in the back so you can just slip them in from the back and they hang vertically.

Simple things work best.

Von Gruff.

Simplest solution yet, I just drill holes in the countertop on my reloading bench and stick the cleaning rods down the holes. ( hint make sure the holes are smaller in diameter than than the diameter of your cleaning rod handles!)

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Originally posted by kalbrecht:
Simplest solution yet, I just drill holes in the countertop on my reloading bench and stick the cleaning rods down the holes. ( hint make sure the holes are smaller in diameter than than the diameter of your cleaning rod handles!)

I was thinking on that idea, sounds wicked good. thanks! That will make life much easier

Found a 2 piece fishing pole rack at a Kmart last year for $8. Works great keeps my cleaning rods and a spare fly pole out of the way yet easy to grab when needed.

Ted

I have been thinking about this problem in my shop. what about hanging the rod from the celing by the threads [handle down] if I drilled a pice of flatstock steel, plastic and thread it to match my Dewey rods 6" long will maybe hold 4 rods I will make a few anyone who would like to try it call me @260-782-0735 i'll make them free for the first 10 to try. thanks eric sinclair

Proplinker I would hesitate to do it this way only because I am notoriously clumsy and would inevitably knock something against one (or all) of the rods and bend it at the thread/rod junction. For me this would ruin a good rod.

Von Gruff.

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Originally posted by proplinker:
I have been thinking about this problem in my shop. what about hanging the rod from the celing by the threads [handle down] if I drilled a pice of flatstock steel, plastic and thread it to match my Dewey rods 6" long will maybe hold 4 rods I will make a few anyone who would like to try it call me @260-782-0735 i'll make them free for the first 10 to try. thanks eric sinclair

Hey Eric, after you get the first one done, take some photos of it. After looking I d be more willing to tell you if i d go for it.
Keep up the good work!

The rack from Midway is cheap enough and works well. It is what I use.

The Berkeley fishing rod rack idea is a close second, although solvents spilled/splashed on the foam may dissolve it.

Two pieces of 3/4" ply, four screws, some wood stain & a couple of sizes of drill bit produced a good looking rack for my cleaning rods.
I flat out refuse to buy what I can make.

I made up my cleaning rod rack with sections of PVC tubing.

As Andre pointed out, the PVC tubing works well.
With some T's, 90's, etc., glue and little imagination you can make a carrier for more than one rod to be taken to the range, or attached to your truck topper, inside auto trunk lid, etc.