Build a shelf with plexiglass

What you need:

• 4 rods made of plexiglass or alternatively made of aluminum or brass
• The corresponding number of Plexiglas plates for the intermediate floors
• 4 shelf brackets per intermediate shelf
• 4 shelf supports
• Screws
• drilling machine
• Hole saw

Plexiglass and its properties

• Plexiglass or acrylic glass is a thermoplastic. These are plastics that can be deformed as often as required under heat.
• The many advantages of Plexiglas include its low weight, its stability, its color fastness and that it is very weather-resistant.
• A very special property is its transparency. That's why you can work wonderfully with different lamps or indirect lighting on a shelf or another piece of furniture made of acrylic glass.
• The plexiglass panes or plates are available in a wide variety of colors, shapes and surfaces. Nowadays they are available in a thickness of up to 180 mm.
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• Acrylic glass can be processed with normal tools, only the attachments should be adapted to the material.


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How to build a shelf out of acrylic glass

1. First measure the place where the Plexiglas shelf will later be and determine the dimensions for the shelf.
2. Now make a plan of how the shelf will look afterwards and calculate the size and number of the individual parts. You can now also get plexiglass panes or rods that have already been cut to size.
3. Mark the marking points where you will then drill or should be sawn. Plexiglass plates are usually covered with a protective film. Leave them on as long as possible. Firstly for protection and also you can make the necessary markings wonderfully without drawing directly on the workpiece.
4. Now the shelves are first provided with holes. To do this, use a hole saw to cut a hole in each corner of the panels, large enough so that you can easily slide them over the bars. The best way to do this is to lay the plates on top of each other.
5. When drilling plexiglass, however, make sure that the drill does not get too hot. If necessary, it must be cooled with water.
6. Now drill the holes for the shelf brackets in the four rods at the correct distance.
7. First, the bottom plate is screwed tightly to the rods with the help of the shelf brackets.
8. Now you can slide the remaining shelves over the bars and your Plexiglas shelf is ready to be put away.