Building a dumbbell rack for pressing

[Tapeworm]

I just bought some adjustable oly DBs.  I don't push heavy weight, but getting them into place and getting them down after the set feels like where an injury is going to happen one day, so I want to get a racking system of some kind in place.

I was thinking about using some s-hooks hanging off the barbell in the powerrack, with a "stopper bar" long enough to span between the power rack uprights and packed out off the back of the hooks to the same diameter as the biggest plates.  That would stop the hooks swinging around independently and the DBs would smack against the stopper bar when racking, then just drop 'em down onto the hooks.

If anyone has built or seen something like this before, please give a brief description.  I bet there's a better way of doing it that I haven't thought of. 

Thanks guys.

[BB]

For dumbbell pressing, I can think of 2 1/2 options:

1) Power Hooks- www.powerhooks.com .

2) http://www.newyorkbarbells.com/0320.html , Dumbbell trays, these are somewhat common in powerlifting gyms. Search "dumbbell trays" and you'll see various designs, but that linked style is the most common.

3) The Mills rope concept- Basically wire rope looped around an upright support bar, then it's attached to the dumbbell, so the dumbbell hangs at desired height.

This type of rig was used in the old days to train olympic lifters with barbells, but I've seen it used with some success with dumbbell overhead pressers. Maybe you can find a way to make it work for benching.   

[Tapeworm]

Haha, I never thought of putting hooks on the DBs themselves!

Been thinking of a DB tray type design, but which sits under the collars only so that the tray doesn't have to extend too far forward (and tapping a new hole in the collar to use a flush grub screw), and putting a stop end on the outside so the DB can just ride up against it instead of worrying about hitting the target when racking.

The hooks on the DBs are attractive tho since there's minimal stuff overhead to worry about.  Definitely bears thinking about.

Thanks BB!