This weekend I went home to celebrate my dad's b-day, and also got a chance to hear his engineering opinion about my project. He had lots of thoughts/suggestions, which all culminated in a lengthy trip to Home Depot to purchase supplies. In a moment I will include updated illustrations that show the proportions of the materials we bought today.
Here's what we got: (It will make a lot more sense when you see how they will all fit together in the drawing. Don't worry.)
- Schedule 40 1" PVC pipe
- Schedule 40 1.25" PVC pipe
- 1" PVC cap (to secure the top of the structure)
- A christmas tree stand
Still to be purchased:
- A bunch of 1/8th" birch plywood
- Paint
I know what you must be thinking. These materials are not flat, and isn't PVC sort of toxic? Well...yeah. Here are my thoughts: The initial draft of this project is a prototype. If I had the time and resources to mass produce these shelves, I would use natural materials and design the base to be flat-packed. At this time, however, these materials will allow me to assemble a very functional and similar version of the final product, and for the most part still meet my three main goals:
- Organic form
- Easy to assemble, disassemble, & reassemble. No tools.
- Flat
With the prototype, I will still fully satisfy criteria #1 & 2, and mostly satisfy criteria #3.
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