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Step 6Cut and Install Shelves
Cut the shelves to length.
We had Home Depot cut our 4x8 sheet into 4 pieces. We did the trimming ourselves with a circular saw. We took off about took off about 3-1/2" on the bottom shelves to make them fit.
NOTE ABOUT PICTURE: Yes we are a bunch of geeks who decided to where our cool Instructables T-shirt on the same day.. and no we didn't plan it.
Installing the Shelves
To install the shelves we simply placed the boards on the MH50s and screwed up through the whole with a screw (with a washer on it). If you want to make it easier (we did) you can tip the entire shelf on it's side and screw that way. Predrilling your holes will help the wood to keep from splitting.
Also helpful is to screw on the higher shelf before the lower (we learned this by experience).
**Make sure your screws are short enough that they don't poke through the top of your shelves.
Note that if you loosen the set screws of the MH50 you can move the shelf up and down.
We had Home Depot cut our 4x8 sheet into 4 pieces. We did the trimming ourselves with a circular saw. We took off about took off about 3-1/2" on the bottom shelves to make them fit.
NOTE ABOUT PICTURE: Yes we are a bunch of geeks who decided to where our cool Instructables T-shirt on the same day.. and no we didn't plan it.
Installing the Shelves
To install the shelves we simply placed the boards on the MH50s and screwed up through the whole with a screw (with a washer on it). If you want to make it easier (we did) you can tip the entire shelf on it's side and screw that way. Predrilling your holes will help the wood to keep from splitting.
Also helpful is to screw on the higher shelf before the lower (we learned this by experience).
**Make sure your screws are short enough that they don't poke through the top of your shelves.
Note that if you loosen the set screws of the MH50 you can move the shelf up and down.
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