Decades ago, furniture was very hard to come by. This contributed to the fact that home craftsmen made it on their own. Today, in every store of relevant goods, you can find a model for every taste and budget, but to this day it is customary to buy sheet materials that go into the production of cabinet furniture.
The rack is used in interior design quite often. It has functional qualities, and its appearance does not burden the perception of the room. You can buy such a piece of furniture in a store, but its dimensions, shape and color are not always suitable for the buyer. In this case, it is better to start manufacturing the structure yourself, using chipboard, which will save and simplify the work.
Preparing the main material
Before you make a rack, you should decide whether the design should be cheap or stylish. Thickened details can create a feelingmonumentality and massiveness. Such a piece of furniture will look expensive, but it will take twice as much materials, effort and time. Therefore, it is recommended to use 16mm chipboard.
Horizontal planes will need 6 pieces, the size of each of which should be 1200x350 mm. Vertical planes must be cut in the amount of 15 pieces, the parameters of each of them must be equal to 320x320 mm. If you decide to make a stylish chipboard rack, then the number of parts should be multiplied by two. This option will stand on horizontal bars in the color of chipboard, however, they can be replaced with furniture legs selected in a hardware store.
Preparing Consumables
As the main fasteners for furniture, confirmations are used, the dimensions of which are 5x70 mm. If you buy a box of 1000 pieces, you can save 5 times compared to the retail price. In addition to the legs and confirmations, you should purchase a melamine edge with an adhesive base. Vertical planes will be visible from both sides, and it is better to fix the composite parts together with brackets from the working ends. The edge must be purchased wide, the standard 22 mm must be discarded.
Preparation of structural details
If you will be making a chipboard rack, then you will also have to prepare the details of the structure. Laminate board does not make sense to cut at home, unless you have a circular saw with a quality blade. These manipulations are betterentrust to professionals who are engaged in the manufacture of furniture. But you can stick the edge with your own hands, using an ordinary iron to heat the adhesive surface. The regulator should be set to 3/4 of the maximum power.
After that, you need to attach the edge to the end of the parts, heat up and come with a dry rag. Run the rag over the surface several times to make sure the edges are secure. The protruding excess is cut off with a knife and processed with fine-grained sandpaper. Don't bother sanding, otherwise you'll end up with a bevel that's useless on chipboard furniture.
Assembling
When making a rack from chipboard, you need to use confirmations as ties. Through 8 mm holes are made in the plane, 5 mm holes must be made at the ends of the parts, deepening by 60 mm. In order not to encounter difficulties when using manual wrenches, which are sold together with confirmations, you should purchase a hex bit for a screwdriver. In order for the chipboard rack to be original, the vertical planes can be positioned as you like. The main requirement in this case is that the holes for the fasteners match, and the structure itself is stable.
Alternative chipboard shelving: assembly from individual cubes
Do-it-yourself chipboard rack can be made using another technology. It will involve the assembly of individual cubes. Detailing involves the preparation of 20 sidewalls of square-shaped cubes with a side of 300 mm. Large shelves will have dimensions equal to 700x300 mm. They will need 10 pieces, as well as small shelves. The dimensions of the latter will be 500x300 mm. Detailing from fiberboard involves cutting 5 blanks with dimensions that are equal to 695x295 mm. 5 more elements should have dimensions equal to 495x295 mm.
Fastening and fittings
When racks are made of chipboard, photos of such finished structures and a description of the work should always be at hand for the master. So, for example, they will make it clear that the ends should be pasted over with a melamine edge. It is selected in the color of the main material. Confirmations with the above dimensions will be needed to carry out the work. Furniture nails should also be purchased, their dimensions will be 1.5x25 mm. Buy 4x30mm self-tapping screws. With their help, you can pull together the cubes as soon as you make a beautiful design.
Shelving with chipboard shelves can only be made after you see that there is a certain set of tools available, among them:
- screwdriver;
- drills;
- pencil;
- roulette;
- hammer;
- screwdriver bits.
After all the tools and parts are ready, you can proceed with the assembly.
Work Methodology
In order to make shelving, chipboard is often used by home craftsmen. The technology provides for the assembly of the cube, for this, on the sidewall, you need to mark the backand leading edges, as well as the bottom and top. Letters are placed on the plane, this will allow you to navigate. 40 mm should be measured from the back and front, while 8 mm is measured from the bottom and top. This will mark the sidewall for confirmations.
8mm holes are drilled into the resulting marks. The shelves will have the same width and different lengths, their width will need to be drilled. Holes are made in the thickness of the parts using a 5 mm drill, for this you should go deep by 60 mm. To obtain a cube, the shelves are pulled together with the sidewalls. Hardboard can be nailed, it is important to keep right angles. Confirmants' hats are decorated with caps, which can be purchased at the hardware store.
Recommendations for work
Chipboard shelving for the home must have a solid foundation if the structure is to have an impressive height. Before starting work, it is necessary to mark the wall. For load-bearing supports in this case, wooden beams are usually used. If the rack will have the height of the room, then the base is attached not only to the floor, but also to the ceiling. Wooden bars in this case act as an excellent base, they can have a rectangular or square shape. Everything will depend on the final size of the finished structure, the width and depth of the shelves.
The frame is twisted with self-tapping screws, and the corners are reinforced with planks. The base can be fixed to the wall, then the rack will have a high degree of stability. It is important to ensure that the bearing supports are vertical. The transverse side braces willensure the reliability of the rack, which will make the structure rigid. These factors must be taken into account if the shelving will be subjected to high loads.
Conclusion
If the described piece of furniture reaches the height of the ceiling, then it is possible to sheathe finished supports not only with chipboard, but also with MDF. Fastening in this case is carried out to the bars, on the sides, top and bottom. The result is a finished box that does not have a back wall. But if you wish, you can add a rack with it. The simplest design consists only of shelves and bars. After completion of work, the material can be painted.
