Well after putting up with an Ikea cabinet for a few years I decided it was time for a decent rack.
The TNT Flexy is meant to be a quick and easy option but somewhere along the way
my design morphed into something different.
Designed to sort of resemble a Fraim rack the first step was to cut and shape the beech panels.
The legs were next and the aluminium rectangular hollow sections were cut to size. Then sanded to a fine finish.
Then each leg had a piece of wood cut to size and inserted into the leg. Then each piece was drilled.
Round aluminium solid rods were cut to size and sent off to a friend with a lathe for machining.
He also drilled the holes in each piece for the threaded rods.
The shelves were given a quick sand and finished with a coat of polyurethane.
The front legs were then dowelled and glued in place to each shelf. The rear legs were just slid down the threaded rod.
Once the glue was dry it was a simple matter of sliding the pieces together.
The rods were cut to length and a dome nut installed to finish the job.
It took a while to get done, and the silver finish will not appeal to everyone, but it is a heavy, rock solid
rack that does not move or wobble a millimetre.
The TNT Flexy is meant to be a quick and easy option but somewhere along the way
my design morphed into something different.
Designed to sort of resemble a Fraim rack the first step was to cut and shape the beech panels.
The legs were next and the aluminium rectangular hollow sections were cut to size. Then sanded to a fine finish.
Then each leg had a piece of wood cut to size and inserted into the leg. Then each piece was drilled.
Round aluminium solid rods were cut to size and sent off to a friend with a lathe for machining.
He also drilled the holes in each piece for the threaded rods.
The shelves were given a quick sand and finished with a coat of polyurethane.
The front legs were then dowelled and glued in place to each shelf. The rear legs were just slid down the threaded rod.
Once the glue was dry it was a simple matter of sliding the pieces together.
The rods were cut to length and a dome nut installed to finish the job.
It took a while to get done, and the silver finish will not appeal to everyone, but it is a heavy, rock solid
rack that does not move or wobble a millimetre.
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