Hey guys,
I have a question concerning keeping shelves squared up with the rest of a bookshelf. I think I probably have it figured out, but maybe I could get a different opinion on how to fix it. My problem is that I can make shelves (either angle or square tubing) and keep the shelf itself square. My problem comes in when I attach more than one shelf to the rack. Here is how I have been going about making it. I would make one shelf, lay the verticle supports down on a flat surface. The shelf is verticle at this point and the verticle supports are laying horizontal on the table. I tack the two V supports, flip it over and add two more V supports. I try to keep the shelf square as I tack it by checking it with a carpenter's sqaure. It seems that the more shelves the more off sqaure it gets. I am sure the heating of the welds is causing some if not most of the movement by warping. I am wondering if my cutting might also be somewhat at fault. I try to cut pretty precise with my bandsaw but I may have a difference of 1/16" sometimes. I know it is plenty small enough to fill in any discrepancies with weld metal, but is that what would be causing the twisting as I assemble the bookshelf? Or is it just the heat warping that is causing it to come out not square? Would it work better if I assemble the V supports to the shelf in a X type manner such as assemble the 2 oclock piece and then the 8 oclock piece, the 10 oclock piece then the 4 oclock piece? I have been doing it by just rotating the bookshelf as if I was going 2,4,8,10. If there is a homemade jig idea I would appreciate any help and I am sorry for the long post.
thanks Mark
I have a question concerning keeping shelves squared up with the rest of a bookshelf. I think I probably have it figured out, but maybe I could get a different opinion on how to fix it. My problem is that I can make shelves (either angle or square tubing) and keep the shelf itself square. My problem comes in when I attach more than one shelf to the rack. Here is how I have been going about making it. I would make one shelf, lay the verticle supports down on a flat surface. The shelf is verticle at this point and the verticle supports are laying horizontal on the table. I tack the two V supports, flip it over and add two more V supports. I try to keep the shelf square as I tack it by checking it with a carpenter's sqaure. It seems that the more shelves the more off sqaure it gets. I am sure the heating of the welds is causing some if not most of the movement by warping. I am wondering if my cutting might also be somewhat at fault. I try to cut pretty precise with my bandsaw but I may have a difference of 1/16" sometimes. I know it is plenty small enough to fill in any discrepancies with weld metal, but is that what would be causing the twisting as I assemble the bookshelf? Or is it just the heat warping that is causing it to come out not square? Would it work better if I assemble the V supports to the shelf in a X type manner such as assemble the 2 oclock piece and then the 8 oclock piece, the 10 oclock piece then the 4 oclock piece? I have been doing it by just rotating the bookshelf as if I was going 2,4,8,10. If there is a homemade jig idea I would appreciate any help and I am sorry for the long post.
thanks Mark
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