Project:Basement Boot Rack

ProjectInfoBox Basement Boot Rack

Status:	Complete
Release Date:	12-09-2023
Initiator:	Adam F
Materials Used:	scrap wood (bed slats & 50x30mm softwood), M10 threaded rod & nuts
Tools Used:	table saw, drill press, clamps, hacksaw, files, 17mm spanner, plane
Approx. Cost:	see table

This project was born out of the need to reclaim some space in our apartment and our section of the basment.

Currently our dirty shoes and boots take up a lot of space in the hallway or on shelves that are better suited holding other things.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ciaran, Lukas, Keno and Johannes for the conversations and suggesting different approaches that might be best for this project. See below for how it went.

The Process

Inspiration

"Honey, all of your shoes that you brought with you are taking up too much space on my shelves. I had an idea, maybe we get a shoe rack to put in the basement. Oh and since you are not working yet would you want to make one? You could use up that material that was left over after you fixed that other thing! I think something "simple" like my parents have in the hallway would be perfect!"

The gallery of progress photos because reading is hard...

I thought this would be enough material
I found scrap materials that might work with my idea
new idea and started to make it happen
scrap was all different lengths, and needed to be cut
Rough layout, with a second shelf on top
Another night, more conversations and stability was brought up
attempting to layout the curent idea of joining all the pieces
not happy with the execution of the idea. More conversations needed
new idea from other conversations. Use threaded bar/ or just rods
mark up for drilling
make sure you set your speed right
lots and lots of drilling later
you get holes that should line up... ish
cut the rods and file the ends. (there was close to 1m length of M10 rod left and I left it in the worshop to be used by someone else. It is still there as of 11.10.23)
figure out how to assemble this thing... again
drilled holes in the legs, and made a rough assmebly. Found some things to improve through another conversation
the legs were really rough. I got an introduction to the handplanes and made them smoother
after assembly in my flat with the new changes, it was not stable. Had to use the X, but instead of wood used steel wire.
made feet from the remaining nuts
The finished Project

Making it happen...

Looked at the end location
Got some rough dimensions
Thought about how to make it happen
Brought material to the space
Had conversations about project
Looked in the scrap at the CoMakingSpace when I realized I didn't have enough material
Had conversations about project
Thought about those conversations and what to do next
Got new tool intros
Actually did a bit of work
Didn't like some of the work I had done
Had some more conversations
Went to Bauhaus and bought some threaded rod and nuts
Did some more work
Was a lot happier with that work
Started to put things together
Was extremely tedious.... took forever
Had a rough idea of what it was going to be like finished
Had more conversations
Needed to buy more nuts...
Needed another tool intro to make the thing look nicer
Brought it home
Had a conversation with the boss.
Now waiting for the boss to bring more material, as per the discussion.
The boss forgot the materials from home.
I bought those materials from BAUHAUS
I finished the project.

Costs


Item	Description	Cost	Shop
Alles-Kleber	Glue	€2.95	BAUHAUS
M10 Nuts	50 part pack X2	€9.80	BAUHAUS
M10 threaded bar	1m length X2	€4.70	BAUHAUS
3mm Seilkausche	X4 3mm thingys	€2.60	BAUHAUS
3mm Stahldraht	1m Lenghts X2	€2.20	BAUHAUS
3mm Drahtklemme	X4 3mm clamps	€6.00	BAUHAUS
Softwood	approx 1.2m total	FREE	My apartment (leftover from something else)
Bed Slats	Approx 800mm length	Free	Leftover in the scrap bin of the CoMakingSpace