Got my workbench upgrades done.  It didn't seem like much before I started but this did in fact take a little time.

I made 20 brackets for hinge points.  All from scraps which was nice.  I used 5/4 hard maple.  I want this thing to be stout.

Then I made the arms.  More scraps.  Ran out of maple though so I used red oak for the double-arm sections.  I took the time to make smooth rounds on the ends, 1/8 round over on all edges, and a light sanding.  Same for the brackets above too.

Then for the hinges I used 1/2” x 13 all thread.  I just picked up a 6ft section and used my grinder to cut pieces to length.  1/2" washers and lock nuts all around.

I got both sides mounted

Super sturdy!  Now let's try the folding mechanism.

Crap!  Maybe if I turn them around?

Double crap!  At this point I decided I'd just undo the middle bolt any time I needed to fold it.  Other option was to mess around with the hinge point but I didn't want to spend the time on that.  Objective 1 (Rack-be-gone) was met, so I decided to push on and wrap it up.  I really need my workbench back.

I ordered some wing nuts so I can more easily disassemble the brace joints to fold it up.  But for now, it's done!

Next project - attempt repair of the spindle sander...