Thread: Shelf Unit HELP

You Could use a threaded rod to run through the pipe and have a large washer with a dome nut at each end to hold the shelfs together??
regards chowcini

how would that work? how would that secure the middle shelves onto the uprights? and anyways, the uprights are going to be solid, not hollow so tis not really an option....
cheers anyway

My first thought would be to have the 'poles'/'supports' cut at each shelf. You'd then cut a few mm into the shelf at the same diameter as the pole.

From here, you fit your pole into the hole glue / screw etc. For the top of the shelf, do the same thing. Few mm into it, and pop a 'cap' onto it.

It's not technically going /through/ the shelf, but it creates the illusion of it.

My idea was on similar lines, but with holes that are smaller than the diameter of the supports and make the supports slightly smaller in diameter to go into these holes. Each support would have to extend a maximum of half way into the shelf for that to work.

Another idea would be to make the shelf thick enough to take a dowel or a screw with a plug covering it. You would place the shelf correctly, drill for your dowel or screw and then fix it in place. Only problem with that (apart from IMO not looking as good) is that the screw or dowel would then be holding the weight of the shelf - not the support.

Peter

You will need 16 threaded inserts and 16 bolts/screws that fit the thread inside the inserts.
Then you cut the all the posts to the same length plus the short lengths that fit on top of the offset shelves and drill a hole in each end of the posts.
I see you use sketch-up.
I was trying to show you how but, unfortunately,you have submitted a jpg file instead of a sketch-up model so I couldn't work on it.
Post your sketch-up model here and I will see what I can do for you.
It appears your shelves are only 100 mm deep?????
That is goint to toppleover.
Cheers
Wolffie

Originally Posted by Wolffie

I see you use sketch-up.
I was trying to show you how but, unfortunately,you have submitted a jpg file instead of a sketch-up model so I couldn't work on it.
Post your sketch-up model here and I will see what I can do for you.

Yea sorry mate...was not sure how to post the sketch-up model and to be honest Im still not sure. If I figure out how to I will post it.

It appears your shelves are only 100 mm deep?????
That is goin[g] to toppleover

Not 100mm but 190mm. Still to thin I think....so I decided (after sketch-up model was done) to change to 240mm. That should be stable enough and more practical as well.

You will need 16 threaded inserts and 16 bolts/screws that fit the thread inside the inserts.
Then you cut the all the posts to the same length plus the short lengths that fit on top of the offset shelves and drill a hole in each end of the posts.

Thanks mate, that seems like a great solution.
I appreciate the advice

Matt