March 10, 2012 6:30 AM
1. ACQUIRE ACRYLIC
This functional light-up shelf for a basement rec room adds wall-mounted storage for such playtime miscellany as Ping-Pong paddles, balls, darts, and boxing gloves. Acrylic panels, lit by an LED strip, add style to seldom-used materials. To get started, obtain two pieces each of 1/8-inch- and 3/8-inch-thick acrylic, cut by the supplier to about 6 x 12 inches. With a router or table saw, shave off 1/4 to ? inch (depending on the width of your LED lights) from the long side of one of the 3/8-inch-thick pieces.
2. MAKE A SANDWICH
Form a "sandwich" by inserting the cut 3/8-inch sheet between the two 1/8-inch pieces. Square up the pieces so there is a 1/4- to ?-inch-deep pocket on one side of the sandwich. Use acrylic plastic cement to bond the pieces together. Practice cementing acrylic using welding solvent and a slender applicator called a hypo.
3. INSTALL LEDS
Drill holes for table tennis rackets, darts, and balls, as desired, on the sandwich piece. Drill two 5/16-inch holes in the edge and insert a 5/16-inch-diameter acrylic rod to make hanging pegs for gloves. Install an LED strip in the pocket of the acrylic sandwich. An adapter plugged into a wall outlet can power the LED.
4. MOUNT THE RACK
Cement the sandwich to the other 3/8-inch piece of acrylic. Reinforce the perpendicular joint with a ?-inch-square acrylic tube. Drill holes in the rear face, then secure the shelf and bracket to a wall using screws and wall anchors. Plug in the light?and enjoy!
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