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Step 5Marking, cutting and preparing the steel rods
Mark your threaded steel rods so that you cut them into lengths 330mm long. I found a Sharpie was best for this.
Clamp against something solid to stop them rolling around then chop them up with a hacksaw. You'll need 9 lengths for a stand 4 tiers high (4 pairs plus a brace across the back of the legs). Careful on this part, go slow and steady and you won't end up with the end of your rods mangles, this could make threading the nuts onto them harder.
Grab your nuts (no not those you dirty bugger) and thread one onto the end of each of the threaded rods until they're about 30mm from the end. These are the nuts to hold the two wooden frames apart.
Clamp against something solid to stop them rolling around then chop them up with a hacksaw. You'll need 9 lengths for a stand 4 tiers high (4 pairs plus a brace across the back of the legs). Careful on this part, go slow and steady and you won't end up with the end of your rods mangles, this could make threading the nuts onto them harder.
Grab your nuts (no not those you dirty bugger) and thread one onto the end of each of the threaded rods until they're about 30mm from the end. These are the nuts to hold the two wooden frames apart.
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