I have minimal counter space in my new apartment and had a hanging pot rack at my previous place that worked out great, so I used makerpipe connectors and some other goodies to make one to fit the custom space on my counter. I like the idea of combining the EMT with some other pre-made materials to create a custom solution.

First, I mocked it up in TinkerCad, just to try different options:

Then figured out what cuts and connectors were needed. I also ordered some marine grade shrink tubing to wrap some of the pieces with as an experiment.

Here I tested the frame for height. The black bracket on the wall was the old, very small, very weak, existing shelf.

Instead of being limited to that original shelf, I used 10X15 baking racks as shelving to fit the span across the rack. $8.00 for two off of Amazon.

Here is the final rack. The black parts are the shrink tubing, I went with 3/4 and that is fine for the tube, but if I wanted to wrap the connectors I would go much bigger for the shink tube, either 1" or even 1.5", .75 doesnt really cover the connectors all the way, it didn't conform to the curves enough and just ended up splitting.

Final rack and lots of reclaimed counter space!

I hung sheet pans with magnet hooks and can attach other things magnetically. I have enough pipe and connectors for an additional shelf I may add, going to try this for a while and see how it works.

Rough costs:

EMT
4 sticks @ $11.78  = $47.12 (for 3/4 10 foot)

10 foot 3/4 inch cuts:
4 X 60” = 240”
used 2 X 10 foot

4 X 30”  = 120”
used 1 X 10 foot

6 X 14 = 84
from last 1 X 10 foot

90° connectors
8 * $5.95 = $47.60

T connectors
4 * $3.74 = $14.96

 $14.96+47.60+47.12+7.99 = $117.67

I had never built anything like this and never used makerpipe before. The biggest challenge was keeping things square, but cutting was very easy and assembling single-handed was a little bit of challenge, would be easier with the 5 foot spans with two people. Need to get a level to help keep things square. I have plans for some more stuff, maybe a bookshelf, bathroom shelf and a small table. The shrink tubing changes the look a lot and really like it, however I have since found a place that sells colored emt, including black and purple, so I would only have to shrink tube the connectors to give it a less industrial look.