Today I went from Build My Own to covered Milk Crates to Build My Own... this is what I've decided to do.
On the milk crate idea... I had considered these previously but I was concerned about stability. I went to Music School Cafe who said I could borrow the 23 crates I'd need from their stash... Unfortunately, they'd been recently collected and had none... I called Capital Chilled Foods who collect them and they stated categorically that they do not lend them out... that I should try Scholle, the company they purchase them from... I checked their website... it became too hard so I went to Bunnings instead.
So, design-wise...
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| Plinth design sketches/calculations |
Four sides plus a top at about 1200 high, 30-40cm wide... I found the following at Bunnings:
Dressed Pine: 1200 x 290 x 19 = $13.18
((6 x 4) + 2) x $13.18 = $342.68
Melamine White: 1200 x 295 x 16 = $7.30
((6 x 4) + 2) x $7.30 = $189.90
2)
New Design... 3 sides, one top...
Melamine White: 1200 x 295 x 16 = $7.30
((6 x 3) + 2) x $7.30 = $160.60
Worried about stability, being weighted wrong...
3)
Only two sides but a top and bottom with brackets for bracing...
((6 x 2) + 4) x $7.30 = $116.80
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| Decided design |
Now, that's only for the panels, not screws and brackets... But it's looking much more affordable.
Just want to run the design past a few others before I start construction... hopefully tomorrow.
