More organizing!
I am sure that many of us (because we are mostly old) take prescription meds. Like many others, I save the bottles for storing small parts, hardware, etc. They tend to pile up on the corner of my workbench. They are often in the way, and I have to paw through the stacks to find what I need. As shown below:
I decided to get them off the bench, and more organized. So, I took some scrap PVC from work, and using my CAD skills whipped up a small rack using the available material. I really like making simple things like this from PVC, because it cuts well on the tablesaw, bandsaw or sander and is easy to work with. I glue the pieces together using PVC conduit cement
I suppose I could have 3D printed a spice rack, and in fact spent a day or so looking at options. But at the end of the day I decided to make it. Note the holes on the sides. I (stupidly, as it turns out) decided it would look better with the holes. Unfortunately for me, the hole saw tends to melt through as much as cut, and the small circular pieces jam in the saw. So, drill a hole, spend a minute removing the blank, drill a hole, another minute... After the third or fourth one, I was already regretting my decision.
Not the prettiest, but for a shop it's ideal:
And, just because I tend to be a little compulsive, I labeled all the bottles before putting them in the rack. I think it uses the space next to my cabinet nicely, and yet the bottles are still near to hand.
Forgot to mention: it's held to the steel cabinet with strips of "fridge magnet" material. Industrial grade, discarded at work. I used double sided tape to attach, and to prevent the whole thing from slipping, there's a lip on the top edge that supports the weight.
I am sure that many of us (because we are mostly old) take prescription meds. Like many others, I save the bottles for storing small parts, hardware, etc. They tend to pile up on the corner of my workbench. They are often in the way, and I have to paw through the stacks to find what I need. As shown below:
I decided to get them off the bench, and more organized. So, I took some scrap PVC from work, and using my CAD skills whipped up a small rack using the available material. I really like making simple things like this from PVC, because it cuts well on the tablesaw, bandsaw or sander and is easy to work with. I glue the pieces together using PVC conduit cement
I suppose I could have 3D printed a spice rack, and in fact spent a day or so looking at options. But at the end of the day I decided to make it. Note the holes on the sides. I (stupidly, as it turns out) decided it would look better with the holes. Unfortunately for me, the hole saw tends to melt through as much as cut, and the small circular pieces jam in the saw. So, drill a hole, spend a minute removing the blank, drill a hole, another minute... After the third or fourth one, I was already regretting my decision.
Not the prettiest, but for a shop it's ideal:
And, just because I tend to be a little compulsive, I labeled all the bottles before putting them in the rack. I think it uses the space next to my cabinet nicely, and yet the bottles are still near to hand.
Forgot to mention: it's held to the steel cabinet with strips of "fridge magnet" material. Industrial grade, discarded at work. I used double sided tape to attach, and to prevent the whole thing from slipping, there's a lip on the top edge that supports the weight.
Full of ideas, but slow to produce parts