Andrew Perlet

I like to use a 2x10 for my bed dividers — I find this is the most secure to prevent a bucket of baseballs tipping over!! Obviously I was quite confused when I measured the top and bottom, cut the taper with 1/8” clearance on each side and could not get the board into the slots. When I finally got it to go in (after some persuasion) I thought this isn’t right. I found this thread that I wasn’t the only one with an issue. I really didn’t want a 2x6 or to stack 2 2x4’s. So I went off to the drawing board. First I thought I would mount a wedge a little more forward to take the lip out of play. But I didn’t really want to permanently mount anything to the bed. Then I thought about a garage door and it’s track. So I looked at the truck bed again and realized that this will work. I took my board and cut it down Square to 69-3/4”. Then I put in two bolts about 1” down from the top and stuck them out 1” each side. Voila! The board slid right in and out and was “secure” —- I just didn’t like the board banging back and forth in the 2” wide bed slot. So I fired up the modeling software, sketched up some bumpers and 3D printed them to attach to the heads of the bolts and provide a more secure fit. For additional security I added a 3rd bumper to the bottom on only 1 side (remember, I want to get this thing in and out easily) which prevents the bottom from kicking out. I realize that 3D printing isn’t available to everyone, but you could do the same with anything you have laying around, even electrical tape around the head.