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Shelves from old futon

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Every 1st of the month is NYC it's futon graveyard on the streets - here's a good project you can do instead of tossing them, make shelves. Gorillapoop writes -

Turn an old futon into some sweet new shelves. Concept by Gabe Nathanson. He's the original "suspension invention" inventor. This particular design/implementation by me.
Ingredient list:

Turnbuckels - 1 per threaded rod
Threaded Rod - i used 1/4in
1 old futon - or other shelf like wood
box of washers
box of nuts (both should fit the threaded rod)

Tools:

drill
dremmel - optional

Shelves from Old Futon - Link.

Comments

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Posted by: amp2003 on March 8, 2007 at 11:35 AM

Nice little project. Although it reminds me of the walkway collapse at the Kansas City Hyatt in 1981.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyatt_Regency_walkway_collapse

It looks like you supported the shelves in the correct way for propper load transfer.

Posted by: LittleGreen on March 8, 2007 at 9:15 PM

we used our old futon parts for lofts in the tree house. other past uses for futon parts: compost bin, wagon, fire wood.

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