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This project was inspired from glass jars from DM drogeriemarkt. When I first saw them, I knew they'd be useful for something, because they have a rim that widens to the outside – making them perfect to slide into some sort of "jar holder" from the top.
This project was inspired from glass jars from DM drogeriemarkt. When I first saw them, I knew they'd be useful for something, because they have a rim that widens to the outside – making them perfect to slide into some sort of "jar holder" from the top.
{{ProjectInfoBox|project title=Spice-Shelf|image=Spice Shelf (02).jpg|status=ongoing|initiator=[[Björn]]|materials=[[Plywood|Plywood]]
[[Acrylic Glass|Acrylic Glass]]
<br/>[[PETG|PETG]]|tools=[[Laser Cutter]]
[[3D Printer]]}}


Apart from the jars, the shelf is made from acrylic (lasercut), 3d-printed fixtures (PETG) and 12mm birch plywood (holes cut with a hole saw). I modelled the fixtures in a 3d-software, and to my own surprise they don't bend and can hold the weight really well (so far, so good...)
Apart from the jars, the shelf is made from acrylic (lasercut), 3d-printed fixtures (PETG) and 12mm birch plywood (holes cut with a hole saw). I modelled the fixtures in a 3d-software, and to my own surprise they don't bend and can hold the weight really well (so far, so good...)
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The project still needs a little bit of work before it's completely finished:
The project still needs a little bit of work before it's completely finished:


* collect some nicer lids (the "fake wood" look isn't that great)
* collect some nicer lids (the "fake wood" look isn't that great)  
* different lid colors for different spices and herbs to some sort of "categorise" them (green = herbs, etc...)
* different lid colors for different spices and herbs to some sort of "categorise" them (green = herbs, etc...)
* paint a nice and wide vertical "brush stroke" onto the jar surfaces with glass paint (again: colour-coded into categories), then use the [[lasercutter]] and engrave the spice-name into that brush stroke. (I've done a test, but without the painted brush stroke, the engraved writing is hard to read).
* paint a nice and wide vertical "brush stroke" onto the jar surfaces with glass paint (again: colour-coded into categories), then use the [[lasercutter]] and engrave the spice-name into that brush stroke. (I've done a test, but without the painted brush stroke, the engraved writing is hard to read).

Latest revision as of 22:20, 13 January 2023

This project was inspired from glass jars from DM drogeriemarkt. When I first saw them, I knew they'd be useful for something, because they have a rim that widens to the outside – making them perfect to slide into some sort of "jar holder" from the top.

ProjectInfoBox

Spice-Shelf

Spice Shelf (02).jpg
Status: ongoing
Initiator: Björn
Materials Used: Plywood

Acrylic Glass
PETG

Tools Used: Laser Cutter

3D Printer


Apart from the jars, the shelf is made from acrylic (lasercut), 3d-printed fixtures (PETG) and 12mm birch plywood (holes cut with a hole saw). I modelled the fixtures in a 3d-software, and to my own surprise they don't bend and can hold the weight really well (so far, so good...)

The project still needs a little bit of work before it's completely finished:

  • collect some nicer lids (the "fake wood" look isn't that great)
  • different lid colors for different spices and herbs to some sort of "categorise" them (green = herbs, etc...)
  • paint a nice and wide vertical "brush stroke" onto the jar surfaces with glass paint (again: colour-coded into categories), then use the lasercutter and engrave the spice-name into that brush stroke. (I've done a test, but without the painted brush stroke, the engraved writing is hard to read).