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| Weller WES51 Soldering Station |
Question that comes up when a new toy arrives: Where am I going to store it? This is something that I use quite often for working on electronics, so I need it accessible and ready, but I have pretty much all my shelf space around my workbench used. Or not? I have some empty space on top of my water softener, and I think there is enough space for a couple of shelves.
Since I always keep leftover lumber from previous projects, I had a few pieces of 2x2s and a big piece of plywood that could be useful for the shelves. I started by cutting the 2x2 with a circular saw to fit the empty space.
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| The 2x2s are cut to fit the space |
I used zinc plated wood screws of 1-1/4 length for fastening the 2x2s to the sides.
Then I cut the plywood to serve as the actual shelves, again with a circular saw.
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| The 2x2s with the pieces of plywood |
Note how the plywood shelves are surrounding a PVC water pipe used by the water softener. I made this opening by using a 1" spade on a drill.
These shelves were fastened to the 2x2s by using three wood screws on each shelf.
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| Drilling pilot holes for screws |
I used a level at all times to ensure the shelves are properly leveled. Note the 2x2s that support the plywood are at the front of the shelves, so the back of the shelves are not supported yet. For supporting the back of the shelves I used "L" brackets that are fastened to the bottom side of the shelf and to the sides, see photo:
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| Use of "L" brackets for shelf support |
Once the shelves are properly secured, it's time for painting!
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| Final look after painting |
And this is what it looks like ten minutes later:
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| Shelves are getting full already |
Already need more space!
