Octagonal Hanging Cookware Rack

I suspect that would make it swing pretty widely, which might not be that great for you. I suspect a better solution would be to drop down to a solid piece of wood with something stiff, like pipe or solid rod (or wood), and screw the hooks into that.

Entirely depends on the chain length you choose to hang it with

You certainly could, however you'd need to design and build the device to do that with. The toughest part would be keeping it level, as hanging it from a single hook/pulley combination would allow it to swing and spin way too much. One possibility - Go to Harborfreight.com. They have a bicycle hanging system there that uses a series of pulleys that might work.

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It can be hung anywhere - with reservations: It SHOULD mount into ceiling beams (find them behind the drywall in the ceiling with a stud finder), and you would need to make sure it is not in a traffic pattern or area, or is mounted high enough that folks won't hit their head on the pots hanging from it as they walk underneath.

No, the brackets that attach to the octagonal base are not that tall and they fit onto the large screw hooks that go into the ceiling wood supports. You might be able to have the brackets custom made to fit your application, but you would have to justify the cost in your budget. If not, this unit would only work on 8 ft. ceilings like I have without any issues.

Yes you could, it won't effect it at all. If using chains, the taller the ceiling you hang it from, the further apart the two mounting points should be to provide the needed stability. One proveso if using rods - When fully loaded with pots and pans, it will be pretty heavy, so I would recommend making sure it's anchor points are in the beams in the ceiling (find them behind the drywall with a stud finder).

There are 2 hooks and they are about 16 inches from center to center.

The length is 32.6 , width 15.5 and height is 2.25.

Yes, I place the lids for the pots on the top