Nailed Board Coat Hanger
Intro: Nailed Board Coat Hanger
It's a coat hanger made from nails and a board...
STEP 1: You Want to Do WHAT?
So my Son comes up to me the other day and asks; "Do you have a big nail and a hammer?"
"Of course" say I, "what do you need it for?"
"I need somewhere to hang my bag in my room."
So, as you parents out there will know, a teenage boy will take the easiest option, even if it involves banging 6" nails into my walls.
Needless to say, I wasn't forthcoming with said "big nail" and hammer, but I did come up with a cheap, quite funky looking alternative, that won't take big chunks out of my plasterwork.
Materials;
Pallet wood
5 X 6" nails
Tools;
Saw
Drill
Grinder
Hammer
Blowtorch
"Of course" say I, "what do you need it for?"
"I need somewhere to hang my bag in my room."
So, as you parents out there will know, a teenage boy will take the easiest option, even if it involves banging 6" nails into my walls.
Needless to say, I wasn't forthcoming with said "big nail" and hammer, but I did come up with a cheap, quite funky looking alternative, that won't take big chunks out of my plasterwork.
Materials;
Pallet wood
5 X 6" nails
Tools;
Saw
Drill
Grinder
Hammer
Blowtorch
STEP 2: Recycle
I found some pieces of an old hardwood pallet I'd salvaged, and some "big nails".
Firstly I ran the timber through the Tablesaw to clean up the edges and cut it to length (24")
Firstly I ran the timber through the Tablesaw to clean up the edges and cut it to length (24")
STEP 3: Hammer Time
After I'd sized my timber, I marked a centre line and then 5 holes for the nails, and 2 for the mounting screws.
Next I measured the width of one of the nails, and got a drill bit about 1/2mm smaller, to ensure a tight fit.
Once the holes were drilled, I countersunk the 2 for mounting and hammered the nails through the others, using a block to set the depth.
Next I measured the width of one of the nails, and got a drill bit about 1/2mm smaller, to ensure a tight fit.
Once the holes were drilled, I countersunk the 2 for mounting and hammered the nails through the others, using a block to set the depth.
STEP 4: Time to Turn Up the Heat
Now for some hot stuff, I ground off the extra bit of nail sticking through so it was nice and flat.
And then got out the MAPP gas and heated and bent them.
A bit of a wire brush, and some oil on the wood, and we're done.
Almost as quick as just banging a nail into the wall.
And then got out the MAPP gas and heated and bent them.
A bit of a wire brush, and some oil on the wood, and we're done.
Almost as quick as just banging a nail into the wall.
3 Comments
YourMagesty 8 years ago
LOL .... enjoyed the teen/dad/house/alternate-idea fulfillment backstory!
throughthehaze 8 years ago
I try to give a reason as to why I make stuff, and I'm sure people will recognise the age old battle between parents and teens.
YourMagesty 8 years ago