SetBuilder Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Work is slow right now so getting projects done around the house. I have a bunch of shelves to put up with hidden hardware, so I thought I would show how i have done them in the past. Once I found the center of the stud, I drilled a 5/16 hole about 3in into the stud. Then I threaded 3/8 thread rod into the hole, using vice grips. Then I use a long drill bit and drill into the shelf about 3/4 of the way through. And you just slip the shelf over the threaded rod. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SetBuilder Posted January 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 I have a long run of shelves to do on this wall next. One of my small strokes of genius was to make a stud map before all the dry wall went up, since we did a gut renovation on the house. We took pictures of every wall and printed out the pics and marked measurements on them. So when ever I have to drill into a wall or hang a picture etc. I know exactly what is behind the drywall and have a good idea where the studs are. Some are always off a little, but at least I know I will not hit pipes, electric cable etc. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theultimatehic Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Smart thinking. Cameras are a beautiful thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Nice, smart, simple, I like it.... I use my phone camera for everything like that, model and serial numbers get a picture, even have apps available to take a pic and type in your measurements 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SetBuilder Posted January 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 2 hours ago, KnarlyCarl said: even have apps available to take a pic and type in your measurements Really? Would you mind sharing a few app names for for me to look up? Thats sounds pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 8 hours ago, SetBuilder said: Really? Would you mind sharing a few app names for for me to look up? Thats sounds pretty cool. Search for Bosch Toolbox app to download. I don't have personal experience with it myself tho... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevep2204 Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Nice n easy. I like it! Great idea with the pics too. I'm sure that stuff comes in handy A TON. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Such a cool idea!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Wiswell Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 I did the same thing while we were building our current house. I took a ton of photos and lots of videos. It's surprising how much you use it if you have the photos at your figure tips. The measuring app (Bosch) is a heck of an idea. I'll definitely giving that a try on the next house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 On 1/2/2017 at 10:44 PM, SetBuilder said: I have a long run of shelves to do on this wall next. One of my small strokes of genius was to make a stud map before all the dry wall went up, since we did a gut renovation on the house. We took pictures of every wall and printed out the pics and marked measurements on them. So when ever I have to drill into a wall or hang a picture etc. I know exactly what is behind the drywall and have a good idea where the studs are. Some are always off a little, but at least I know I will not hit pipes, electric cable etc. Genius idea dude. Love the shelves too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SetBuilder Posted January 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 I had some time today and made some progress on the shelves. I started by modifying a 3/8 dowel jig so I could drill into the center of 1in shelving. I spray painted the end of the threaded rod so I knew how deep to thread them into the studs. I just used a drill to drive them in :). When I drilled all the holes I put them in at a little bit of an angle to try and compensate for the weight pushing them down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SetBuilder Posted January 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 This is how I used the dowel jig to drill straight holes into the shelving. Since I was using 4 foot shelves I drilled them with a Kreg jog to attach them to each other. As I slid them over the studs I would clamp them together and put the Kreg screws in. Next I made some simple boxes to sit on top. Next I just need to add more threaded rod level it all out and screw the boxes to the shelves. It should be plenty strong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SetBuilder Posted January 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Thats 210lbs on there and I still needed to pull on it to get the shelves straight. Then I added 3 pieces of threaded rod for the top of each box. I did the same thing and put them in on a bit of an angle and had weights on them as I screwed them together. They should be pretty bomb proof even if loaded with all books. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foneguy Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Nice !!! Very very nice !!!! love the one wall picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric - TIA Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Nice job. I love that idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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