Custom Reversible Display Riser

Discussion in 'Tutorials and How Tos' started by psiwire, Sep 2, 2015.

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  1. psiwire

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    Overcrowding has left all the transformers on the back of my shelves virtually hidden for the past few months, but I haven't been in any mood to spend a lot of time building displays, so, I came up with this. I don't think it's too bad for a couple pieces of plastic, a little spray paint and some stickers. This is my prototype, the next one will have a slightly deeper shelf on top. I think I'll be able to turn a bunch of these out in a couple hours for about $1 (or less) apiece. Not fancy, but they'll get the job done.

    Here's what you need to make your own:

    Bottom: 4" x 4" of .060 Thick Styrene ( Amazon.com: Styrene Sheet - .060 Thick, White, 12" x 12" Shear Cut, 8PACK: Industrial & Scientific )

    Middle: Drink Mix Container ( Check your local supermarket )

    Top: 3.5" x 2.5" of .030 Thick Styrene ( Amazon.com: Styrene Sheet - .030 Thick, White, 12" x 12" Shear Cut, 8PACK: Industrial & Scientific )

    Glue: Plastruct Bondene ( Amazon.com: PLASTRUCT Bond-2 Bondene 2 oz PLSR1000: Toys & Games )

    Paint: Krylon Fusion Silver Hammer Finish ( Amazon.com: Krylon K02532000 Fusion For Plastic Hammered Finish Aerosol Spray Paint, 12-Ounce, Silver Hammer: Home Improvement )

    Stickers: The sticker paper I use doesn't seem to be available right now ( Amazon.com: LD © Glossy Inkjet Photo Sticker Paper (8.5X11) 100 pack: Electronics )

    Emory Board - To roughen up the plastic before bonding.

    X-acto Knife - To cut the squares.

    Nail Clippers - To break the edges off the squares after scoring.


    Later, I switched from cutting squares of plastic to using old CDs and DVDs. Not only is this a huge improvement (as they're stackable now), but it'll also save me a bunch of both the cost and the work. I made five (5) in less than an hour in one afternoon, including painting. However, my printer decided it was done working half-way through the first set of stickers, so I'll have to finish them later.

    That would probably work, but the Pringles cans might be a little tall. These are about 6.5" all together.
     

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    Needs just a little streamlining and cleaning up.

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