Project:Basement Boot Rack: Difference between revisions

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ProjectInfoBox Basement Boot Rack

Status:	WIP
Release Date:	12-09-2023
Initiator:	Adam F
Materials Used:	Scrap Bed Slats, M10 Threaded Rod & Nuts, leftover 50x30mm softwood
Tools Used:	Tablesaw, Drillpress, Quick Clamps, Hacksaw, Files, 17mm Spanner
Approx. Cost:	WIP

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 brough 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 thr 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 assmebly 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 didnt 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
Didnt 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.

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 === The gallery of progress photos because reading is hard... ===
+<gallery>
+File:1.started.jpg|I thought this would be enough material
+File:2.scrap found.jpg|I found scrap materials that might work with my idea
+File:3.Pattern and legs made.jpg|new idea and started to make it happen
+File:4.make 'em the same.jpg|scrap was all different lengths, and needed to be cut
+File:5.howwork.jpg|Rough layout, with a second shelf on top
+File:7.stability who.jpg|Another night, more conversations and stability was brought up
+File:8. join one.jpg|attempting to layout the curent idea of joining all the pieces
+File:9. join one not happy.jpg|not happy with the execution of the idea. more conversations needed
+File:10. new idea.jpg|new idea from other conversations. Use threaded bar/ or just rods
+File:11. marking template.jpg|mark up for drilling
+File:12. set speeds.jpg|make sure you set your speed right
+File:13.lots of drilling.jpg|lots and lots of drilling later
+File:14. close enough.jpg|you get holes that should line up... ish
+File:15.cutandfile.jpg|cut thr 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)
+File:16. figure out assembly again.jpg|figure out how to assemble this thing... again
+File:17. rough assembly.jpg|drilled holes in the legs, and made a rough assmebly. found some things to improve through another conversation
+File:18. make the legs nice.jpg|the legs were really rough. I got an introduction to the handplanes and made them smoother
+File:19. Add X but with wire.jpg|after assmebly in my flat with the new changes. it was not stable. Had to use the X, but instead of wood used steel wire.
+File:20. Feet from more nuts.jpg|made feet from the remaining nuts
+File:21. Finsihed rack.jpg|The finished Project
+</gallery>
 === Making it happen... ===