diy: cardboard projects--book rack & side table
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DIY:CardboardProjects-Book
Rackandasidetable
NKSrinivasan
IntroductionCardboardfurnitureisfuntomakeandrathereasy;you
donotneedtousepowertools.Youneedtouseabox
cutter--becarefulwiththis.Youcanassemblecardboardpartsusingaglue[school
whitegluewilldo]anddecoratewithcolorfulpaperor
paintthesurfacewithposterpaintorwatercoloror
acrylicpaints.
cardboardfurnitureisagreenstuff--environmentally
friendlyandrecyclable.Itcostsverylittleexceptfor
yourtime!Itislightandeasytocarry...Itcanbe
quitestrong,asyouknowthatboatsandevenbicycles
havebeenmadeusingcardboard.HereIdescribetwoprojects:a"BookRack"thatcansit
onyourtableoranyshelf;a"SideTable"tokeepcoffeecupsortimepieceor
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books!Keepreadyanumberofcorrugatedcardboardsheets,
takenfromcontainerboxes.MaterialsRequired:1Cardboardsheets[corrugated,2or3ply]2Whiteglueorotherglues.Donotusegluegun.3AboxcutterorX-actoknife4Coloredpaperfordecoration.5Aruletomeasuredimensions6Scissors7Paints--posterorwater-colororacrylic.[Mypreferenceisforacryliccolorpaints.]8Sealingtapeorducttape[forproject2.]Project1--BookRack
Therackhasthreeparts:1Thebaseplate2Thesideplate3Bracketforsupport.Construction:
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1BasePlate
--Makethebaseplateusingthreesheetsofcorrugated
cardboard.--Cutarectangleof16inx9insheet.---Cutout2insquaresfromthefourcornersand
remove.Youareleftwithtwostubsalongthewidth;thestubs
areofsize5inx2in.---Bondthethreeidenticalsheetsoneovertheother,
byusingwhiteglue....smeartheglueusingaplastic
knifeuniformlyoverthetotalareaandpressthesheets
together,afterstacking,usingyourpalms,pressgently;
laterkeepheavybooksontopandallowthegluetoset
for2hours.Nowyouhaveformedthebaseplate.SidePlates
Youneedtwosideplates.Construction:--Cutasquaresheetof9inx9in.
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---Drawaline1infromoneoftheedges.--Onthisline,drawaslotof5inx1/2in,centered
alongtheside.---makeaslotof5inx1/2in,usingtheboxcutter.---makecurvededgesatthetopcornersfornice
appearance.
Note:Theslotwidthof1/2inisarbitrary---itdepends
onthethicknessofyourbaseplate,whichwillbe
insertedthroughtheslot.Youhavetopastetwosheetsofthisshapetomakeone
sideplate.Glueasbeforeandletitsetfor2hours,
underaheavybook.--maketwosuchsideplates.SupportBrackets
Youneedtwosupportbracketstokeepthesideplates
firmlypositioned.Construction:--Cuttwocardboardpiecesof9inx6in.
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---Cutaslotattheedgeofthepieces,oneinchabove
thebottomside;theslotdimensionsare1inx1/2in.
Notethatthesupportbracketslidesintothestubof
thebaseplateandtouchesthesideplatetokeepthe
sideplatesecureandpreventsideplateslippingout.---Makeacurvedshapeforthetopouteredgeofthe
bracket.
--pastethetwopiecestogetherwithglueandpresswith
aweightybook.--Allowthegluetosetfor2hours.Assembly
Nowcomesthefunpartoftheassembly.---Insertthetwosideplatesoneithersideofthebase
platethroughtheslots,keepingthesideplate
vertical.Alignproperlytheedgeofthesideplatenear
theslots;makeminoradjustmentsasneeded.Fillthe
gapattheslotwithlotofglue.
---Insertthesupportbracketoneithersideintothe
stubofthebaseplate,allthewaytilltheedgeofthe
supporttouchesthesideplate.Applygluealongthe
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verticallinesofthebracket.
---Paintanddecoratethebaseplate,sideplateandthe
support.Youcanusepaintsorpicturescutfrompaper
imagesoranyothermethod...feelfreetouseyour
imagination,keepingwithanythemeyoumayhaveinmind
fortherack.--Covertheedgesofthecardboardplateswithsealing
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tapetocovertheuglycorrugations.Theimageoftherackisgivenabove.Ihaveusedwhite
acrylicpaintforthesideplatesandbracketsand
pastedasticker--paperforthebaseplate.Enjoyanddisplayonyourtable/shelf!Project2:ASideTable
Thisprojectusessomeengineeringprinciplessincewe
wantthetabletocarrysomeweightanditshouldnot
wobbleorbuckle.Thetableconsistsofthreeparts:1CentralPillar2Topplateortabletop3BottomplateCentralPillar:Forthis,weconstructacentrallegorpillarwith
triangulartubeconstruction.
Triangulartubes:Youneedsixtubes.Eachtubeisoflength18inandwithcrosssectionof
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atriangle[equilateral]withwidth3in.---Cutarectangularsheetof9inwidthand18in
length.---alongthelength,maketwocreasesseparatedby3in.Youcanmakethecreasewiththebluntedgeofaknife
orcutter.Dothisgently.---Gentlyfoldthesheetalongthecrease,sothatyou
getatubeof3insideandatriangleshapeand18in
length.---Usesealingtapeorducttapealongthelengthto
securetheedgessothatthetubeisfirmlyformed..Makesurethatthetapefirmlyholdsthesidestoform
arigidtube.--makesixtubes.---Thecentralpillarisformedbyplacingthesixtubes
verticallytogether[toformahexagonalcrosssection]
andarigidpillar.Againusetapetosecureallthesix
tubestogether.Wrapthetapetightly,sothatthetubes
arekepttogether.
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TopPlateortabletop
--Cutcardboardpiecesof11inx11in--4
numbers
--Pastethemoneabovetheother,usingthe
instructionsgivenaboveandsettingwith
thegluefor2hours,usingaheavybookto
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pressonthesheets.
---Coverthetopsurfacewithapapersheet
orplasticlaminateoranyboard.
Thebottomplate:--Cuttwopiecesofcardboard9inx9inand
pastethemtogether.
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Assembly;
Nowcomesthefunpart.--Justpastethetopplatetothecentral
pillarandthebottomplatetotheother
sideofthepillar.Liberallyapplyglueto
securethebond..Applysomeheavybookto
presswell.Allow2hoursfortheglueto
set.
--Coverthesidesofthecentralpillarwith
paperorpaintthesurfaceinanymanneryou
like.
---Pasteorpaintovertheexposedpartsof
bottomplate.
Thecentralpillarconstructionandthe
finishedsidetableareshownintheimages.
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additionaldetails/instructionalhelp.
Havefunwithconstructionofcardboard
furnitureforyourhomeorforgiftsto
others.!!
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