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I used Clays plans for the rat rack(AWESOME) but the only problem is that the tubs slip off the tracks when I slide em in and out. Has anyone found a way to fix that? My idea to to do 20 1/2" instead of 21 1/2" and use different size wood for the tracks for my next rack. What do you think, also, please feel free to post pics of your tracks with the tubs on them so I can get a better idea.
 
how accurate were your measurements when you made your cuts? (and your cuts, themselves)
what is the side to side (inside) measurement?
is the rack square, or is it leaning?

which tub size and model did you use?
 
The cuts were dead on. The rack is as close to being level as I could get it. Each level is 21 1/2" by 29" and I am using the 20" by 28" mixing tubs you get a home depot
 
My guess is that you might have a different tub (Clay specified which model he used, and where he got it) with a slightly different lip size or width. Depending on your plans, it might be worth it to check into getting the other tubs...since you mentioned building another rack, you could build that one around these other tubs so they don't go to waste. Of course, then they wouldn't be the fully interchangeable.
 
These tubs are a few inches bigger than the ones clay used. Both tubs are 20" wide which is why I assumed it was ok to use this other tub. I'm going to play around a bit and see how it turns out. I just burned my arm with boiling milk so probably no work on a rack today
 
but where is that 20" measured. what you really need to be looking at is the width across the outside top, just below the lip, and the lip itself.
 
I do have that problem because we have different tubs. We fixed the problem by adding shims on the rails. Haven't had a problem since.
 
I don't recall the width of the lip on my tubs, but I'd bet that's where the problem lies, the lip on mine is most likely wider than on yours.
Adding the piece to the slides would probably be the easiest solution. Test it on one level before you change them all. There would be a few ways you could do it.
You could take a 1x2 and screw it to the inside of the rail the tub slides on. You may not be able to get one on both sides and the tub still go in.

Alternatively, you can cut a shim of the appropriate thickness and place it between the slide and the upright it is attached to which would set the slide rail in closer. In this case the shim would only need to be the width of the upright and not the full length of the slide.
It would take far less material to do it this way, but would require the removal of at least one slide on every level.

If a 1x2 is too thick, then you could use multiple pieces of lattice strip until you get the shim thick enough to solve the problem.
 
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