threaded rod étagère

After making the solid acrylic shelf, I still had a considerable amount of spare acrylic left over, which gave me the opportunity to use the threaded rod connection option I had previously considered. I milled another five 25 mm acrylic circles with holes for the nuts that would secure the threaded rods in place. In order to create a flat top, I ensured that the threaded rods did not pass through all of the plates. This resulted in some stability issues, which I resolved by gluing the top nuts in place. This also made it clear that I would have to assemble it from the top down, gluing all three rods to the top plate. This means that it is not possible to fully disassemble it, which is something that I will plan better next time. In terms of quality and design, this was one of my first projects, and I am not happy with the finish quality of the plates. I learned that achieving a high-quality finish takes time and effort, obviously. Nevertheless, I learnt a lot from this project, and that motivates me for future projects. I couldn’t resist adding a small, 12-point star to the bottom of the lowest plate. I engraved it using a CO₂ laser and it is mostly invisible when the étagère is standing up properly. However, you can see it better in the last picture, where the étagère has been tilted to the side.